Sheet Music or Tablature – Which is Best?
Posted by Guitar on
April 6, 2009
This is a question that is hotly contested among players of all levels. Some say that to play the guitar, you have to only read sheet music. Others say that to play the guitar, you can use only tablature. So which is best to learn and why? Let’s take a look at each one, and then you can decide for yourself.
Sheet music
Sheet music is the most comprehensive way to learn to play a SONG on the guitar or any instrument for that matter. This is because of the completeness of the piece of music. By that, I mean that all the features of the song are represented on the notation. Things like:
1. Note duration. Quarter (1 beat), half (2 beats) and whole notes (4 beats) are visually identifiable. The same with rests.
2. Key signature. Read the rest of this entry »
Learn Rhythm Guitar Today
Posted by Guitar on
March 23, 2009
Rhythm guitar
is as specialized as playing guitar solos. If you want to learn rhythm guitar you will need to become expert in a few key areas of guitar playing. Your basic job as a rhythm guitar player is to keep the song moving even if the bass player, lead guitarist and drummer have simultaneous heart attacks.
You will need to be able to play to a beat coming from outside yourself. Most people think that they can play okay without a metronome, but this is almost never true. You won’t have a drummer or bass player to jam with every moment of the day so your metronome will be there to keep you in time. You can buy a metronome but the free ones you can download from the internet will be quite enough to help you to learn rhythm guitar.
The next most available way to keep in time is to play along with some music. You can buy or download free backing tracks or play along with a group with simple rhythmic songs like AC/DC. AC/DC’s Malcolm Young is also a great guitarist to listen to and get pointers from. Another great guitar player with a strong rhythm sense is Read the rest of this entry »
