Acoustic Guitars

Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. This means that when a guitar player gains an understanding for how the notes move and how they work, that knowledge can expand out to chord tones and scale tones and the knowledge will become more refined. It is best to play power chords using down strokes and palm muting to keep it sounding tight.

At this stage of learning how to play guitar chords you can focus on changing between these easy chords and maintaining the beat of the song at the same time. For the most part you’ll notice that these are all altered dominant chords of some sort. As a guitar beginner starting out with chords, you just need to listen to the song and count the beats.

Every Rockschool Electric Guitar Grade has been designed to give you a solid understanding of musical theory, enabling you to confidently articulate your musical talents. This new version of Guitar Pro is the result of several years’ worth of development, and aims at meeting the expectations of our users by focusing on the specific needs of musicians.

This is one you should quickly become familiar with and it is very useful in learning to play the guitar. Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, check out the Guitar articles on our blog. Here’s a video of Tina, 14, covering Eddie Van Halen‘s Eruption” guitar solo and absolutely shredding it.

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