How to play rock guitar

Napoleon Dynamite – Well, nobody’s going to go out with me!
Pedro – Have you asked anybody yet?
Napoleon Dynamite – No, but who would? I don’t even have any good skills.
Pedro – What do you mean?
Napoleon Dynamite – You know, like numchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.

I can’t teach you how to use nunchucks or hunt with a bow but there is one skill that can help you get girls that’s fairly easy to fake: playing guitar, specifically playing power chords in a punk rock style.

Let’s set the scenario to see how this skill can help: You’re at a party and someone has an electric guitar and amp. Maybe it’s some guy who can really shred, in which case I can’t help you, but more likely he just screws around with it. You can see that if you only knew how to play you’d be the life of the party and all the girls would flock to you. Well that’s where this lesson comes in. I’m going to show you how to play a few simple power chords that sound good enough that people will think you can actually play.

What is a power chord?
I’m not going to get technical here; for our purposes a power chord is simply a chord played on two adjacent strings. Power chords are very common in rock music and are very easy to play.

Here are some power chords in the key of E Minor:

I II iii IV V vi vii I
E|————————————————-|
B|————————————————-|
G|————————————2—-4——–|
D|——————– 2—-4—-5—-0—-2——–|
A|—–2—-4—-5—-0—-2—-3——————|
E|—–0—-2—-3———————————|

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Play like John Lee Hooker

One song I’ve always wanted to be able to play is Boom Boom Boom by the great John Lee Hooker but I’ve never seen any really good instructions on how to play like him. Here’s a great little video lesson that teaches you how to play a simplified version that sounds great and is relatively easy to play. It’s in standard tuning and is confined to just two strings and two chords you already know, the E and A chords.

One word of warning: this is really fun to play but be careful! I haven’t played my electric in a while and my fingers aren’t used to bending strings. I practiced this for about an hour today and developed a huge blister on the tip of my left middle finger so I’m out of commission for a day or two. If you haven’t developed callouses, remember to practice in short bursts until your fingers toughen up. It’s really easy to lose track of the time and shred your fingertips so make sure you take breaks!

Spanish Fandango lesson

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog but lately I’ve been getting back into playing and I’ve found some great stuff that I want to share.

YouTube is an amazing resource for the novice guitar player. There are literally thousands of short lessons available. Spanish Fandango is a song that was popular in the late 1800s. It’s in Open G and was so popular that Open G became known as Spanish Tuning. If you’ve never played around with open tunings it’s a great place to start because it’s really easy to play. I think the open tunings are great to learn finger picking because you can practice your right hand without fretting with your left and it sounds nice.

Keni Lee Burgess breaks Spanish Fandango in three parts and does a great job of making it easy to digest for the novice player. The hardest part of this song is the picking pattern but you can practice that by playing the first 4 bars over and over.

This is a great first song to learn because its easy yet the finger picking makes it sound complex. Give it a try and upload your own video to YouTube!

8 tips for choosing a guitar teacher

Most guitar novices will decide to take lessons but how can you choose a good teacher when you don’t know anything about the subject? With that in mind I put together a list of things to look for in a guitar teacher.

1. Location - It’s important that your lessons take place in a location that’s convenient for you. Some teachers will make housecalls, others operate out of their home or a music store. If you have to drive 30 miles in heavy traffic you’re more likely to drop out. Also, a good teacher will provide recording equipment, music stands, stools, etc. If you show up for a lesson and you have to sit on a couch and lay the sheet music on a coffee table, you might want to find another teacher.

2. Technique and posture - It seems like many guitar teachers focus more on teaching chord fingerings and strum patterns than the fundamentals. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to really break down the left hand fingerings or right hand position. It wasn’t until 3 or 4 lessons in that my teacher bothered to correct my posture, showing me how a footstool could save me from bending over all the time. In my opinion the first lesson should always cover posture and basic technique. I think many guitar teachers forget how truly ignorant we can be, don’t be shy about reminding them.

3. Styles - If you want to learn how to play Mississippi John Hurt-style country blues don’t be afraid to say so. Just because you’re a rank beginner doesn’t mean you can’t be ambitious. If you want to play classical don’t waste everyone’s time by sitting through power chord lessons. Let your teacher know what you want to play so he can structure the lessons accordingly. Conversely, if you have no idea where you want to go it’s ok to admit it. Your teacher can help provide that direction.

It’s also important to find a teacher who knows your chosen style. A classical player may know all kinds of theory and have great technique but he’s probably not the best choice for teaching Delta Blues with a slide in open tuning.

4. Practice - Talk to your teacher about the best way to practice. My teacher would just give me material to work on and since I’ve never really practiced an instrument I would practice while watching tv or listening to talk radio. It wasn’t until later that I realized practice means shutting out all distractions and focusing intensely on my lessons.

5. Cost - Let’s face it, cost is the main reason most of us don’t take lessons. If weekly lessons are too expensive, talk to your teacher about bi-weekly or monthly lessons. Keep in mind that the most expensive teachers aren’t always the best and the cheapest can be very good as well. Sometimes you can get lessons at very low cost from college music students but caveat emptor. I would say try to stick with students in a formal guitar program. Self taught teachers, especially the very young, could pass on some very bad habits.

6. Respect - Look for a teacher that will respect your opinions and in return give that respect back to your teacher. If you have to cancel a lesson make sure you do it well in advance so your teacher can book another lesson. Cancelling at the last minute deprives him of your lesson fee and also the chance to recoup that loss with another lesson.

7. You’re the boss - This isn’t high school or a job, you’re paying the teacher and that makes you the boss. If you don’t like the direction things are going, speak up about it. If your teacher is arrogant or not receptive to your ideas or if it’s just not working out don’t be afraid to switch teachers.

8. Ask questions - Ask questions while choosing a teacher, don’t just take the first name out of the phone book. Ask questions during and after the lesson. Most teachers don’t mind if you email questions during the week but be reasonable. Your teacher has a life outside of your lessons and can’t be expected to hold your hand through every practice session.

A good guitar teacher is an invaluable guide on your road to learning the guitar. If you’re lucky enough to find a great teacher at an affordable price make sure you stick with the lessons. You’ll learn a lot more than you would on your own and you’ll learn it a lot faster.

Chicchi!

Chicchi is an 8 year old Japanese girl with ridiculous guitar chops. Check out the video of her jamming on Secret Agent Man with Nokie Edwards of The Ventures. I’ve been trying to learn this song myself and seeing a little girl play that well is either really inspirational or really depressing.

My favorite part of the video is Nokie just staring at her like he can’t believe what he’s seeing. Then when it’s his turn to solo he knows he can’t just play it straight so he pulls out a crazy solo.

More videos of Chicchi playing Ventures tunes here. If you happen to read Japanese you can check out her home page here.

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Apache by The Shadows

I’ve always been a fan of 60’s instrumental surf music and one of the earliest and most influential instrumental acts was The Shadows. Their 1960 hit Apache was one of the first tunes to feature what would become the signature surf sound of dual guitars and lots of reverb. Sometimes referred to as a British version of The Ventures, The Shadows were a great band in their own right.

As cool as Apache sounds it’s actually quite easy to play. That is, the notes are not difficult. Making it sound just like The Shadows might be a bit more difficult. Ultimate Guitar has a number of different versions, this one is probably the easiest but I don’t think it’s 100% accurate.

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Technique counts!!

As a begining guitar player one of the things I struggle with the most is technique, i.e. posture, arm angle, hand positions, etc. A good teacher helps but you can’t have a teacher hanging over your shoulder all the time. Recently I’ve been having trouble reaching across 4 frets with my pinky. It shouldn’t be hard, I have fairly large hands, but for some reason I just couldn’t do it. Then I read some of the excellent advice at Guitar Principles and found that a simple arm angle adjustment did wonders. There’s a ton of good information at this site, including some really detailed instructions on how to play favorites like Sweet Child of Mine and Back in Black.

There’s also some instructional material for sale but since I haven’t tried any of it yet I can’t offer an opinion on that. I will say that everything I’ve seen in the free area of the site has been very helpful to me. Definitely a good site to bookmark!

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Conquering finger pain

Sore fingers can be a real impediment to learning the guitar. Most people who’ve never tried to play don’t realize just how painful it is when you first start playing. In my case I could only play for a couple of minutes when I first started. I wasn’t able to play long enough to even learn the basic chord shapes or play a scale. This was incredibly disheartening, it seemed like an impossible task. But so many people play guitar without problems, how do they do it?

The answer, like everything else with the guitar, is practice and repetition. A lot of people will say to stop playing if you feel pain and in the case of joint pain or back pain I agree but if you stop playing when your fingers start hurting you’ll never get anywhere. Play til they hurt, then play until you can’t stand the pain. Then play a little more. Seriously, the more you play through it the faster you’ll build up the callouses on your fingertips. After a few weeks of this I could play for quite a long time and now several months down the road finger pain is no longer an issue.

So my advice to anyone who is just starting out is to keep at it, it absolutely does get better. This applies to everything, not just finger pain!

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Jimmie Rodgers

As I learn more about the guitar one of the things that amazes me is how some of the simplest songs can have so much impact. The true master at making a simple song sound emotional was the great Jimmie Rodgers. The man basically invented modern country music and could be called the first true rock star. Tragically, he died young of tuberculosis, leaving behind over 100 recordings and a few short films like this one.

When learning the guitar I think it’s helpful to pick a style that you’d like to emulate and work towards it. Of course you can and should learn many different techniques but it’s very rewarding to learn a few tricks from a particular player. For me that player is Jimmie Rodgers. Watching this film clip you can see that what he’s playing isn’t that difficult but it sounds great and the songs sound fun to sing, even if you can’t yodel.

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