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The Parts Of The Guitar

Welcome to video four in the Beginner Guitar Quick-Start Series. In this lesson, we’re going to learn about the parts of the acoustic and electric guitar. Knowing these parts is really important because you need to be able to communicate clearly with other guitar players about your instrument. There are two main sections on the guitar. These are the Neck, and the Body. The acoustic and the electric guitar have many of the same parts. However there are a few differences that I’ll point out here. The Neck Of The Guitar The Headstock: At the end of the neck is the headstock, which is broken down further into more parts. Tuning Keys & Tuning Pegs: We’ve got the tuning keys, which are used to tune the strings of the guitar. Connected to the tuning keys are the tuning pegs, or string pegs, and that’s where you attach your strings to the guitar. The Nut: Working our way down from the headstock, the narrow white strip is the nut. The strings rest on the nut before they go to the tunin
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Fingers, Frets, & Strings

Welcome to video three in the Beginner Guitar Quick-Start Series. In this lesson, we’re going to go over the 3 numbering systems for the guitar, including the system to use for your fingers, the frets on the guitar, and for the guitar strings. This lesson may seem very easy to you, but it’s an important lesson. Knowing these systems inside and out makes all of your future guitar lessons a lot faster. Fingers Your index finger is your first finger, middle finger is your second finger, ring finger is your third finger, and your pinky is your fourth finger. I’m sure this seems simple to you, but when you begin reading chord diagrams, scale diagrams, tabs, and sheet music, you’ll need to know which finger to use right away. Finger Numbers Frets The frets on the guitar are the metal strips placed along the fretboard. The first fret is the metal strip closest to the headstock of the guitar, and then it counts up from there. Fret Numbers Strings Most people think the string closest to the
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How To Hold The Guitar

Welcome to the second video in the Beginner Guitar Quick-Start Series. In this lesson, we’re going to go over how to hold the guitar. Knowing how to hold the guitar will give you good posture and help you avoid suffering from injuries and fatigue. It also ensures that every practice you have goes as well as possible. We’re going to talk about three basic ways to hold your guitar: the casual method, the classical method, and standing up with a strap. The Casual Method If you’re right-handed, set your guitar on your right leg. The first tip I have for you is to use a footstool. Footstools range from $15-20 in a music store, and I recommend getting one if you plan on holding your guitar based on the either the casual or classical method. The footstool elevates your leg and brings the guitar to a more comfortable position, especially when playing for long periods of time. One mistake I see newer guitar players make when using the casual method is slouching the guitar in towards them. Th
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Your First Step to Learning Guitar

Welcome to the first video in the Beginner Guitar Quick-Start Series. I receive a lot of emails from people who want to learn how to play guitar but don’t know where to start, and that’s why I’ve made this series. This series of beginner guitar lessons is for people who have always wanted to play guitar, but just haven’t done it yet. There are many people out there who doubt that they have the ability to play guitar, so let me tell you right away: your hands aren’t too big or too small, you’re not too young or too old, and it doesn’t matter if you want to play electric or acoustic. Everyone has their own challenges, but I’m confident that if you practice and put your mind to it, you can play the guitar. Throughout the Beginner Guitar Quick-Start Series, we’ll include the most important things you need to know be successful at playing guitar right away. First we’ll cover basics like how to tune your guitar, how to hold your guitar, and the parts of the guitar. After that, we’ll get i
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