Saturday, February 25, 2006

T-BONE'S GUITAR TIPS

First of all playing guitar is fun but to get better at guitar u need to practice consistantly. A good strengh exercise will make ur left hand strong for producing a nice guiter sound and vibrato.
For ur left hand always use ur Finger Tips to press down on the strings. This will help u to in time play fast and clean.

Guitar left hand press exercise - Warm up ur hands first with some scale work. Go slow enough to make sure u play on the tips of ur fingers. Then do this practice exercise which conditions u to play on ur finger tips and will help strengthen ur left hand. On the low E string press ur 1st finger Tip down on any fret and press down and hold that for three to five seconds or so. keep 1st finger pressed down and add 2nd finger to the next higher fret and press it down the same way, while keeping 1st finger pressed. Do same with 3rd and 4th finger so they are all pressing down at the same time on 4 frets in a row on the low E string. Keep them pressed down while moving first finger directly below and pressing 5th string keeping the other 3 fingers still pressed down on 6th string. Then move 2nd finger to 5th string and then add 3rd then 4th so they are all pressed down on 5th string (keep all 4 fingers always pressed down at the same time). Then 1st finger to 4th etc. 4 fingers should always be kept pressed down at same time while moving vertically down strings. End with 4th finger on high string E. Shake ur hand out and rest it for a few minutes or so and repeat exercise 3 times. Do it everyday. If u start on low E string 1st fret the notes ascending would be F,F#,G,G# then to 5th string A#,B,C,C# and so on ending on high E string 4th finger 4th fret or G#.

Do it each day and it will stregthen ur hand and improve ur sound. Practice scales and chord slowly on finger tips. U dont want ur fingers to get in the way of the other strings. Position left and thumb in about the middle behind the fret board and curl hand around guitar neck to be in position to come straight down an scale notes or chord fingering, instead of reaching across the strings to finger chords and scales. U want ur left hand in a position to play cleanly and change chords using no wasted motion. Practice changing chords back and forth to develop a quick and smooth transition from chord to chord. Go slow creating the best possible chord sounds. Never sacrifice sound for playing fast.

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Friday, February 24, 2006

Intro to T-BONE

This blog is for beginning guitar players. I've played for 20 years off and on. I've taken a few guitar lessons here and there and picked up tips to help u learn guitar quick. So, check out this blog for real guitar tips and tricks.

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