Acoustic Guitar
A Beginner's Guide to Learn The Important Techniques of Playing Acoustic Guitar Like A Pro
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Table of Contents
Introduction
So you want to be a badass guitar player. You'd like to go down in history as one of the greats, like Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton. Or maybe you just want to impress a significant other with your guitar playing skills, giving them eargasms as you play some really unique chord progressions, while you serenade them with sweet love songs. Whatever your reason is for getting this book, it's all good. There's no instrument as cool as the guitar. There's no faster way to up your cool factor than to walk around with a guitar. But you've got to learn to play it, though.
The guitar is a little over 150 years old. It didn't just spring out of nothing, though. There are a lot of instruments from way back, over thousands of years, which the guitar is modeled after, with a fretboard that has strings stretched across it and played with your fingers. The guitar sure has come a long way in terms of its evolution.
In this book, you're going to learn a lot about the basics when it comes to playing the guitar. We'll go over what the guitar's anatomy is, and the way that guitars work. We'll talk about the number of strings and frets, as well as tuning your guitar. You'll also learn how to really ramp up your guitar playing, by learning the proper posture and positioning of your hands. I will also walk you through everything you need to know about buying a good guitar. By the time you are through reading this book, you should have a good grasp of the basic major chords, as well as the minor ones, and 7th chords as well. In addition to chords, you'll learn all you need to know about strumming, versus picking single notes, as well as how to play with some style.
I'm going to assume that you don't just want to learn to play the guitar; you'd also like to play some songs, and maybe even write some of your own. If that's the case, then you're in luck! I'm going to teach you everything you need to know about writing your own music for the guitar! You'll be able to find and unleash the songwriter in you in no time. As you read along, you will learn how to make your song stand out, and the right way to write verses and choruses. You will find this book on the acoustic guitar to be one that is well rounded, covering all that you need to know. I want to stress one thing though: You've got to practice. You've got to earn those calluses, my friend. I personally am madly in love with the guitar. I still remember when I had my first one, and learned my first chords. I would keep going until my fingertips began to bleed! Now, that was extreme, but there's no reason your guitar learning journey should be that painful. That's why I've written this to make your path that much easier. Without further ado, let's get started.
Chapter One: Your Guitar Body, and Sound
There are all sorts of guitars out there, way too many to count. Some of them are fancier than others, whether it's in color, shape, or build. That being said, there are several features that are common to all guitars, and we're going to go over that. We're also going to talk about how to tune your guitar. Tuning your guitar is a necessary skill you must learn so that it doesn't sound like a banshee is dying every time you play Wonderwall.
The Body of Your Guitar
There are two basic kinds of guitars: Acoustic, and electric. In this book, we will mostly concern ourselves with the acoustic guitar. Where electric guitars often have a lot more going on with them in terms of components, acoustic guitars are a lot more to the point, stripped down, and basic. Yet, for some reason, it's way easier to make an electric guitar than an acoustic one! This is why your acoustic guitar can cost the same as an electric one. For the record, assume that from here on out, when you see the word "guitar," we're specifically referring to the acoustic guitar.
The basic parts of the guitar include the headstock, tuning machine, nut, neck, fingerboard, frets, sound hole, pickguard, bridge, body, sounding board (top), and end pin.
The back of the acoustic guitar is a part of the body. Its job is to keep the sides in place. It's usually made up of about two to three pieces of wood. The body of the guitar itself is a box. This box is what serves as an anchor for both the bridge and the neck of your guitar, and it gives your right hand the room it needs to play. The body also has a chamber for amplifying the sound, and that's what gives each note that is struck its vibrant tone.
On an acoustic guitar, you also have the bridge, which is made of wood. This is the plate that serves as an anchor for the strings, keeping them connected to the body of the guitar. The end pin is the bit of metal at the bottom of the guitar where your strap is supposed to be connected, so you can hang your guitar around your neck. If your acoustic guitar happens to have a pickup built in, then you'll find that the pin isn't just for your strap, but also as the output jack for you to connect your guitar to a mixer or speakers.
You've also got your fingerboard, which is a board made of fingers. Yes, I know, I have no career in comedy. The fingerboard is a piece of wood that's kind of like the plank, and it's on top of the guitar's neck. You place the fingers of your left hand on the board, to create various chords and single notes, depending on where and how you place your fingers. The fingerboard is also often called the fretboard, because it's always fretting. Okay, another terrible pun. It's really called the fretboard because it has frets which are embedded within it.
What are frets, you wonder? Well, those are really thin bars or wires of metal, which are placed perpendicular to the strings of your guitar. They help to reduce the vibrating length of your strings, so that you can produce different notes or pitches as you play.
