Beginner Guitar Lesson - How to Play Barre Chords

If you're new to the guitar, playing and remembering chords can be a daunting task. Fortunately, there's a simpler way to play chords, without ever having to change the position of your fingers!

These are called barre chords and are played by using your index finger as the barre of the chord over all six strings while the rest of your fingers play all of the other notes. Once you have this fingering position set up on the fretboard, you can simply shift it up and down to play different chords!

Barre chords are a useful substitute, especially for the beginners, to playing standard chord shapes. As they require you to hold your index finger over all six strings, they also help you to develop finger dexterity, and the ability to hold chord positions for a longer period of time.

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How to Read Piano Sheet Music Made Easy!

Here is a great video tutorial which breaks down and simplifies reading sheet music specifically for the piano! The teacher in this video shows you exactly how you can read sheet music and visualize it on the piano before you apply it and actually begin playing. This is a must for anyone new to piano or sheet music staff notation and one of the best lessons I've seen on the subject!


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How to Play "Let it Be" by The Beatles for the Beginning Guitarist

For beginning guitarists it can sometimes be very difficult to find a good first song to start learning. You want to pick a song that uses the same chords in both the verse and chorus. This way you only need to memorize a few basic chords.

Here is a lesson on playing "Let it Be" by The Beatles, a very simple and recognizable song which lends itself well to the beginning guitarist. This song uses the chords C, G, Am and F in different variations throughout. He shows you how to play each chord along with the proper order for the verse and chorus. Next, he plays some background music of "Let it Be" which he uses to demonstrate when to change chords in the song. Finally, he shows you how to strum each chord along with the chord changes to play the entire song!

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Learn How to Play the Piano in 10 Minutes

If you're new to the piano, this is a great introduction to get you started in minutes! Learn all about locating the Middle C on the piano and then finding notes and chords. Before you know it, you'll have a few chords under your belt with a good understanding of how to play songs on the piano!



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