The first barre chord to learn on guitar is what we're going over in today's guitar tutorial for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on what I think the first bar chord to learn on guitar is. When it comes to learning barre chords on acoustic guitar or electric guitar, most people start out by learning E shape and A shape barre chords that are actually more difficult than this first barre chord to learn on guitar. Rather than starting with E shape & A shape barre chords, you can tune down to Drop D tuning & play a D shape barre chord using just your 1st, 3rd, & 4th fingers. This is the easiest barre chord for beginners to start with and you can start using it today to play & write songs easily,

Chapters:

0:00 - The first barre chord to learn on guitar introduction

1:28 - Tune down to Drop D for the first barre chord to learn on guitar

2:26 - Easiest barre chord to start out with

3:42 - Using one barre chord shap...

Learn these chords BEFORE barre chords & learning barre chords will be a lot easier. PLUS these chords sound awesome & you can begin using them right now to put together your own songs. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you. In today's guitar tutorial for beginners I"m going to show you some awesome sounding, easy to play chords that you can learn before barre chords. Or if you prefer to spell it 'bar chords' that's fine, too. These chords are still going to sound awesome, build up your hand to make bar chords easier, & give you some great sounding options that you can start using right away to write your own songs.

►► You deserve to feel like a rock star even if you're just starting out. Download my FREE guide on The Top 10 Things to Learn on Guitar First to start making real music on guitar faster (this is not for you if you would rather learn more boring exercises) → http://simpleguitar.com/top10

Chapters:

0:00 - Learn th...

How to play Swing, Swing by the All-American Rejects is what we're covering in today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on a simple version of Swing, Swing that you'll be able to play in no time at all. This guitar tutorial will show you a simplified version of Swing, Swing that you can play easily by using power chords in Drop D tuning. This is an easy guitar song for beginners because of doing that & having a list of easy songs to play on guitar like this help you feel like a rock star even if you're starting out because it's playing real music & not nursery rhymes like Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Pick up the tab for Swing, Swing by All-American Rejects for free by going to http://simpleguitar.com/swingswing

Chapters:

0:00 - How to play Swing, Swing introduction

0:37 - Get the free tab for Swing, Swing by the All-American Rejects

0:54 - Tuning to Drop D to play Swing, Swing by the All-Amer...

How to create your own strum patterns is the subject of today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SImpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you. "I need to learn more strum patterns" is something I hear from people all the time. In today's guitar tutorial for beginners I'm going to show you how to make your own strum patterns so you'll never run out of new strum patterns to play on your acoustic guitar or electric guitar. We're going to go over how to use destructive creation to come up with all kinds of different guitar strumming patterns. Once you have your new strumming pattern put together, you can still adjust it by playing it faster or slower, swinging the rhythm, playing fewer strings...there's a lot you can do with these guitar strumming patterns for beginners that you can create yourself. 

Chapters: 

0:00 - How to create your own strum patterns introduction

0:14 - Where to start with making your own strumming patterns

0:38 - C...

What are arpeggios? How do you practice arpeggios? That's what we're going to answer in today's guitar lesson for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with another beginner guitar lesson for you going over arpeggios on the guitar & some ways to start practicing them so that you can actually use them. Learning your arpeggios all over the guitar & how they relate to other guitar arpeggios nearby them is one of the best ways to learn your fretboard. Also, having a solid grasp on these arpeggios will help you sound better when you solo because you'll understand where to play the notes that match whatever chord is being played. So today I'm going to briefly explain arpeggios for you & show you some simple exercises you can do to start using in your practice to really get these guitar arpeggios under your fingers.

You must be an awesome person to still be reading this description about arpeggios on guitar. I like you. Have an awesome day!

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:...

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about how to turn guitar scales into solos. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you to help you start to turn scales into music that actually sounds good. A lot of guitar players start learning their scales all over the guitar & then are confronted with the question of, "How do I turn these scales into actual solos?" So today I'm going to give you a few of the tips about things you can use along with your scales to start getting musical & sounding like you've been playing solos forever.

Only the coolest people read this far in the description. I like you for having that level of perseverance. You must be awesome!

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:27 - How Phrasing will help your guitar scales turn into solos

2:19 - How Scale Sequences will turn your guitar scales into guitar solos

5:35 - How using rests & rhythm will make your guitar solos stand out

7:28 - Bonus tip on playing a note more...