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Start Playing Rock Guitar - 5 Easy Steps To Get You Rocking Out

If you love rock music, and have always B -||--|--|--|--|--|--
wanted to be able to play some of your G -||--|--|--|--|--|--
favorite songs on the guitar, but maybe D -||--|--|--|--|5X|--
you've found it difficult to get started, A -||--|--|--|--|4X|--
then here are 5 steps to help get you get E -||--|--|1X|--|--|-- (lowest-sounding)
going. In this diagram, the X's show where to
Step 1 - Choose Your Guitar & Amp put your fingers (of your left hand
Of course, you can learn to play the usually) on the fretboard, and the number
guitar using any type of guitar, acoustic shows which finger to use where. So in
(classical/folk) or electric. this case, the first finger will go on
However, if you particularly want to the lowest string at the 3rd fret, then
start playing rock guitar, then an the 4th finger at the 5th fret, then
electric guitar is probably the best finally the 5th finger at the 5th fret.
choice. The main reason for this is that When forming this pattern, try to make
guitarists in most rock bands use each finger rest just behind the fret
electric guitars, so from the start it's marker, and not be right in the middle,
going to sound more like the music you as this makes the notes sound more
want to play (after all, you're not clearly (with less 'buzzing'). Try
looking to play 'Greensleeves', but more strumming the bottom 3 strings with your
'Green Day'). right hand, while holding down this
Another reason, which some people may pattern on the fretboard with your left.
debate, but I think that it's just easier That is a G power chord. If your guitar
on the fingers to start learning on an strings are in tune as in step 2, and you
electric guitar, and that's less likely have a distortion sound, then that should
to put you off when you're just really sound like a rock chord.
beginning. Step 4 - Shift It Around
As for the amplifier or 'amp', to start Now for the best bit - to play some songs
off, you don't need a huge stack, or a right away you can use this same pattern,
particularly powerful amp. A small but play different chords with it. So,
practice amp (e.g. 10-20 Watts) can be keeping your fingers in this pattern
sufficient to begin with. Most of these (1st, 4th and 5th fingers), try sliding
will have at least 2 different modes - it down 2 frets to play an F chord:
'clean' and 'distortion' (or this second E -||--|--|--|--|--|-- (highest-sounding)
one may be called 'drive'). The B -||--|--|--|--|--|--
distortion mode is really the one you G -||--|--|--|--|--|--
want to use, as this is used to some D -||--|--|5X|--|--|--
degree by many rock bands, and is the A -||--|--|4X|--|--|--
definitive 'rock guitar' sound. Even if E -||1X|--|--|--|--|--
at this point you don't know how to play (lowest-sounding)it's the same 'L' shape
anything, just plug the guitar in, select pattern as in Step 3, but you've just
the distortion channel, and strum the shifted it further down the fretboard.
open strings - chances are it sounds This is now an F power chord.
'rock like' already! And now for another chord:
Many music stores sell starter packages E -||--|--|--|--|--|-- (highest-sounding)
which include an electric guitar, B -||--|--|--|--|--|--
practice amp and case, which can be great G -||--|--|--|--|5X|--
value when starting out. D -||--|--|--|--|4X|--
Step 2 - Tune It! A -||--|--|1X|--|--|--
An out of tune instrument can make even E -||--|--|--|--|--|-- (lowest-sounding)
the best guitarist sound awful. Get into In this one, we've taken the original
the habit of always tuning the guitar power chord from Step 3, and just shifted
before you start playing or practicing. it across to start on the next string.
There are many different ways of tuning This is now a C power chord. When
the guitar, but the most common one is strumming this one, try not to sound the
called 'Standard Tuning', and this is the bottom E string.
one used by most rock guitarists. In all cases here, the pattern stays
On this diagram of the guitar neck: exactly the same, we've just changed
E -||--|--|--|--|--|-- (highest-sounding) which fret the 1st finger starts at, and
B -||--|--|--|--|-X|-- on which string (E or A). Since the frets
G -||--|--|--|-X|--|-- on the guitar aren't evenly spaced,
D -||--|--|--|--|-X|-- you'll have to adjust your fingers
A -||--|--|--|--|-X|-- slightly when moving it up or down.
E -||--|--|--|--|-X|-- (lowest-sounding) This diagram shows where you have to
The lowest-sounding strings are shown at start with your 1st finger to play
the bottom, and the highest-sounding at different power chords:
the top. The diagram shows the names of E -||--|--|--|--|--|--|--
the notes for each string in Standard (highest-sounding)
Tuning. Don't worry if you don't know the B -||--|--|--|--|--|--|--
names of the notes, or can't read music. G -||--|--|--|--|--|--|--
The most important thing to begin with, D -||--|--|--|--|--|--|--
is just to tune the guitar strings A -||Bb|-B|-C|C#|-D|Eb|-E
relative to each other. Let's say we'll E -||-F|F#|-G|G#|-A|Bb|-B
tune relative to the highest E string (lowest-sounding)so, for example, if you
(top one in the diagram). wanted to play a D chord rather than a C
Play the B string on the 5th fret (X in as we did above, then just start with
the diagram) and at the same time play your 1st finger on the A string at the
the open E string. In Standard tuning, 5th fret.
these should be the same note, so if they With this chart, and the chords to your
don't sound the same, adjust the B string favorite rock song, you can use the one
tuning until they match. Then carry on pattern to play it all the way through!
with the other pairs of strings. In each Step 5 - Practice!
case you play the 5th fret on the lower It will still take some practice so that
string, against the sound of the open you can form the pattern shown above, and
upper string. The only exception is the G move it around easily between frets.
string, where you play the 4th fret note However, for now, there's only one
- see the X's in the diagram. pattern to learn, and you can concentrate
Step 3 - The Power Chord on making the notes sound clearly by
Okay, now the guitar is in tune (at least holding them down firmly behind the frets
with itself), so you can start learning with your left hand on the fretboard, and
some rock chords. Most people start off trying to strum only the strings you're
by learning the open shape chords (C, D, holding down.
G chords, etc), then move on to barre and Once you've got the hang of this shape,
other more complicated chord patterns. and can play it easily at different
This is a perfectly acceptable way to frets, then you should be able to play a
learn, but to play most songs, you few different rock songs. From there, the
usually need at least 3 different chords, sky is the limit, there are many more
and the most frustrating thing is trying techniques and things to learn as you
to switch your fingers from one chord progress with your guitar playing.
shape to another. With some practice, I know that this technique works well, as
this becomes quick and easy, but there is recently my 11-year old son came to me,
another way to approach it, which only and wanted to learn to play a song on the
involves learning one pattern. guitar called 'Teenage Kicks'. He hadn't
That pattern is the 'Power Chord' really played guitar at all until then. I
pattern, and this can be used to play a showed him the power chord shapes here,
large proportion of rock songs out there. and within half an hour, he was playing
Let's look at the G power chord pattern: the basics of this song, much to his
E -||--|--|--|--|--|-- (highest-sounding) delight!




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