Kirk Downing

Basic Guitar Chords Primer

The Need to Learn Guitar Chords You must be able to learn guitar chords to be able to play songs. You cannot play an entire song on a single string; you must know chords for that. Single string play is what kids who have no idea about playing guitar ... Read >

Guitar Basics - Tuning and Playing a Guitar

Playing Guitar Fundamentals - Proper Tuning is Important There is more to playing guitar than just learning the basic chords and strumming along to your favorite tune. If you have the talent, determination, and ability, you can make playing guitar a ve... Read >

How do Beginners Learn How to Play Guitar?

Questions to Answer before Learning to How to Play Guitar A number of questions pop up when it comes to learning how to play the guitar. These questions are natural, as happens when you are about to start off something anew. They range from finding the... Read >

Online Guitar Lessons or Private Guitar Instructions

Guitar Lessons - Pre-classroom Blues Once you have arrived at the decision of taking guitar lessons, it is a time of answering questions that keep popping up, one after the other, inside your head. Where do I find a good guitar? How often should I take... Read >

Preparing for Your First Beginner Guitar Lessons

Beginner Guitar Lessons - An Introduction To learn the guitar, you must have a guitar first. The best thing to do is buy one. You need to buy a guitar because learning guitar requires constant practice. You can buy either a second hand guitar or a bran... Read >

Beginner Secrets for Learning to Play the Guitar

Before discussing how to play the guitar, let us first talk about the precursors to the actual exercise. Many of us see rock stars wielding the guitar at concerts and in music videos, and are awe-struck by their skill, speed, and dexterity. We wonder how ... Read >

Guitar Chords for Beginners

Learning to play guitar chords is one of the most important aspects of guitar playing. The reason guitar chords are so important is they are the "root" of songs and are the "center" of the building of a melody. A guitar chord is comprised of two or three ... Read >