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5 Things That Make Learning Barre Chords Easier

playing technique Nov 05, 2020

These 5 things that will make learning barre chords easier is a run down of the process I normally take students through so that when we get to barre chords in the guitar lessons, it feels easy and natural to play.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - Tip 1

5:05 - Tip 2

7:15 - Tip 3

9:31 - Tip 4

14:32 - Tip 5

15:43 - Review

Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another guitar tutorial. Today's guitar tips and tricks topic is barre chords made easy. Most guitar players just dive into learning barre chords the hard way, but it doesn't have to be that way. Before you play barre chords (or bar chords as some folks say), you need to get your fretting hand used to the position it will be in. Whether you're playing acoustic guitar or electric guitar, barre chords are a totally different technique than just playing open chords like most people play when they first learn guitar. Subscribe to the channel for more guitar lessons for beginners to learn how to play guitar...

Guitar Phrasing For Beginners

playing technique Oct 22, 2020

Guitar phrasing for beginners is a topic I never new about as a beginner, but as I've helped hundreds of students as a guitar teacher it really is the secret to how to make your playing interesting & you can start working on your phrasing from day one.

Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with another guitar lesson for beginners for you today. Phrasing on guitar is what separates the okay players from the really great players & it's never too early to start developing better guitar phrasing when you play lead guitar. This won't matter if you're playing an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar, too. Even acoustic guitar players need good phrasing! But paying attention to HOW you play notes with phrasing is a big first step to learning how to solo on guitar.

Basic Rhythm for Beginner Guitar Players

playing technique top 10 things to learn on guitar first total beginners Sep 17, 2020

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, it'll improve your rhythm guitar playing and lead guitar playing.

These rhythms for beginner guitar players apply to all styles of music whether you play rock guitar, alternative rock, blues, jazz, country, folk...it doesn't matter. Same with if you're playing acoustic guitar or electric guitar. Starting out strumming whole notes & half notes before you dive into quarter notes & eighth notes is how you get good rhythm. It's simple, but this overlooked idea will help you develop rhythm that sounds amazing.

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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 & these guitar tips & tricks will help make learning guitar for beginners easier as your finger position on guitar will make it easier to learn guitar.

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 sound good together & are super easy to change between.

Hey guys, I'm Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com and today's easy guitar lesson we're going to cover some of the best sounding open chords that are actually easy guitar chords for beginners to use. Usually when changing chords with open chords on guitar, you have to change 3 or 4 fingers to a completely different shape. But with these cool sounding chords on guitar you only have to change 2 fingers so your changes can be smooth really quickly.

These open chords will be useful for the acoustic guitar, and you can use these open chords on the electric guitar, too. Doesn't matter what kind of guitar you're playing. As long as you're in st...

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 you learn to play guitar by paying attention to your guitar picking hand as much as you pay attention to your fretting hand, it keeps everything in balance.

Hey guys, I'm Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com and I'm excited to give you today's free guitar lesson for beginners. As usual I'm bringing you a guitar tutorial and guitar tips and tricks to help make learning guitar simple. If you pay more attention to your picking hand you won't have to do as many picking hand exercises in the later stages of your guitar playing. As a guitar teacher for the last 11+ years I've learned what's important to play on guitar for beginners and beyond. This will apply to playing rhythm guitar, lead guitar,...

How to Play the Easiest Scale to Learn on Guitar with Only Two Fingers

playing technique Sep 05, 2020

Today I'm going to show you how to play the easiest scale to learn on guitar with only two fingers! A lot of beginner guitar players will learn the A minor pentatonic box scale first, but this version of the major pentatonic scale & minor pentatonic scale is actually much easier to play & will make you look like a pro as you play all over the fret board easily. No music theory required, just easy scales on guitar!

Guitar scales are crucial when you learn guitar. My name is Brad Litton & you can swing by my website SimpleGuitar.com. My goal is to show you how to play guitar & make it as simple as possible. This guitar tutorial goes through the easiest scale of all the guitar scales I've learned over the years. One of the best things about this first scale to learn on guitar is that it's a great guitar scale for soloing even if you're a total beginner.

Don't forget, though, even though I'm playing an electric guitar in the video, these are also easy scales on acoustic guitar th...

The Easiest Chord for Beginner Guitar Players - How to Play 12 Chords with 1 Finger

playing technique Sep 05, 2020

The easiest guitar chord for beginners only needs one finger! On top of that, in this free guitar lesson for beginners we'll go over how you can use this one finger chord to play 12 CHORDS all along the fret board.

Instead of being in standard tuning, we're going to tune your low E string (6th string) down to a D that will put you in Drop D Tuning. And then we're going to play power chords! Power chords in Drop D Tuning is one of the easiest, most fun things you can do when starting out on guitar. Because you only need one finger, they also make for some super easy guitar chord changes that are smooth.

After this free beginner guitar lesson you'll be able to use these Drop D power chords to play real songs & even write your own easily. These are easily the best guitar chords to learn as a beginner and should be one of the first guitar chords to learn.

How To Use a Capo on Guitar For Beginner Guitar Players

playing technique Sep 05, 2020

How to use a capo on guitar can be a big question for a lot of beginner guitar players. In this free beginner guitar lesson, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com goes through how to use a capo to change keys, how to use a capo on electric guitar, and it also applies to how to use a capo on acoustic guitar.

The guitar capo can involve a lot of music theory, but when you know the basics of the best way to use a capo, it goes from being that 'guitar clamp thing' to being a valuable tool at your disposal. Using a capo on guitar typically is thought of for rhythm guitar playing because most people use it for their guitar chords.

Capos can be used on electric guitar or acoustic guitar, it doesn't matter which. But this beginner guitar lesson will help you learn to play guitar more confidently because you'll understand the proper use of a capo instead of being confused by it.

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