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The Parts of the Guitar for Beginners - Total Beginner Guitar Lessons

total beginners Oct 01, 2020

Here are the parts of the guitar for beginners. Hey guys, I'm Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com. In today's free guitar lesson for beginners we're going to go over the parts of the guitar explained. Understanding the parts of the guitar will help you when you are talking with other guitar...
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Why to Learn the Entire Song, not just the riff

Uncategorized Sep 26, 2020

Why to learn the entire song on guitar? So that you don't kill the vibe when you're playing for people! The fastest way to kill the mood when you're playing guitar for your friends is to get to the bridge of the song & not know how to play it. That's why you need to learn the entire song,...

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Guitar Amps Explained For Beginners

Guitar amps explained for beginners is the topic of the day! Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with an electric guitar lesson for beginners about how to use a guitar amp. One of the keys to getting a great guitar tone on electric guitar is knowing how to use your guitar amp settings.
 
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How to Get Out of a Guitar Rut

How to get out of a guitar rut when you have a bad day? Every guitar player goes through this at one point or another...and often several times through their guitar playing journey. But the key to getting past a guitar rut or hitting the guitar wall is to learn to love the process of learning...
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Basic Rhythm for Beginner Guitar Players

Basic rhythm for beginner guitar players can be a bit tricky at first, but this free guitar lesson for beginners with Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com is aimed at helping you with one of the most basic, overlooked rhythm that a lot of people skip over. If you can get these basic rhythms down,...

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How to Set Guitar Goals For Beginners

How to set guitar goals for beginners can make or break you when you hit your first guitar playing rut. Most guitar players set guitar goals completely wrong & it hurts their guitar motivation keeps them from getting better faster. If you know how to set guitar goals right, it makes having...

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Acoustic Guitar Vs Electric Guitar for Beginners

Acoustic Guitar Vs Electric Guitar For Beginners. What guitar is the best to start on? In today's free guitar lesson with Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com we're going to look at what is the best guitar to start with when you first start learning how to play guitar.

Choosing the best guitar to...

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Where Should My Thumb Be When Playing Guitar?

playing technique Sep 05, 2020

"Where should my thumb be when playing guitar?" is a question I've heard a lot throughout the years from many students. In today's free beginner guitar lesson we're going to go over what the best thumb position is when starting out on guitar.

My name is Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com &...

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Easy Guitar Chords for Beginners That Actually Sound Cool

playing technique Sep 05, 2020

In today's video we're going over easy guitar chords for beginners that actually sound cool. The open chords that most beginner guitar players learn in guitar lessons can sound kinda boring after awhile. In today's free guitar lesson for beginners I'm going to show you some open chords that...
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Guitar Picking Hand Trick to Keep Your Picking From Sabotaging Your Guitar Playing

playing technique Sep 05, 2020

This guitar picking hand trick to keep your picking from sabotaging your guitar playing is here to save you from a common problem that plagues many guitar players. This free guitar lesson for beginners will help keep your right hand picking (or left if you play lefty) from under developing. When...
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A lot of the advice on what to do when you start learning guitar comes from the thinking "That's how I learned, so everyone must learn that way", but that isn't always the best advice.

I'll help you with 10 kinda counter-intuitive things you should learn on guitar first that will give you the most bang for your buck so that you can go from being a beginner to feeling like a confident guitar player that wows your friends in less time.