Do you find it really hard sometimes to learn some Blues songs on your guitar? Even when you are able to learn something, it still takes you a lot of time while for some people it tends to be a lot more different. Why can some people, who are also beginners, learn the same songs that you are learning a lot faster than you can? What are they doing differently? There's always a right and a wrong way of doing things.
Like I've said, there's a right and a wrong way of doing things. If it's taking you so long to learn a particular song on your guitar, then maybe you are doing something wrong. Here's how I believe you should learn guitar songs (this does not apply to only Blues songs, but to any other music genres as well):
1. Out of the thousands of songs that already exist, I'm sure there are many out there that you love and some others that you absolutely dislike. It's the same thing for everybody, but here's what I need you to do. I want you to get a little piece of paper and to write down a list of 10 songs that you really like. They don't necessarily have to be your favorite songs of all time, but instead just some songs that you really appreciate.
2. Once you've written your list down properly, go do some research about them. What I mean here is; Go found out the chords that are used to play these songs. There are many websites that can provide you with some help, for example ultimate-guitar(dot)com, chords(dot)com and 911tabs(dot)com. Some of the songs in your list will be easy but some others will be be a bit tougher. When you finish looking into them thoroughly, re-arrange your list of songs into an order which shows the "easiest" song to learn first on the list down to the "hardest" song to learn last on the list.
3. So now that you have a list of 10 songs, it's time for you to get to work. If you've been learning the guitar for quite some time now, you must probably already know some of the basic guitar chords. Take your list and start learning the first song on the list (the easiest one) and STICK WITH IT until you know it COMPLETELY. Don't just learn half of the song and move on to another one, that's a huge mistake!
4. Once you've finished learning your first song on your list, move on to the other one. If you are finding it hard to learn the songs on your list or it's taking you more than 1 week to learn each one of them, then the songs that you've chosen are a bit too difficult. In this case, what I would advise you to do is to create another list but this time, go find some songs that are easy to play and that you like as well. Learning songs on your guitar has to be quick and enjoyable at the same time. It is extremely important that you create a list of the songs you want to learn though, as it will always remind you that you HAVE to finish the songs on your list before you can move on to something else.
5. Don't forget to practice a lot! There's a saying that goes like that; Practice Makes Perfect, and that is so true! Practice everyday and see how quickly your guitar skills will improve. And also, when you finish learning about 5 - 6 songs on your list, do go back and practice the first few ones again, just to make sure that you still remember them.
That's it! I hope you'll find many of the tips written above to be very useful. Apply them and I'm sure you will see some great results in no time! Besides this, if you are looking for a way to speed up your progress even faster, then I might have something for you. It's a very special tool that you can use while learning songs that will hugely boost your learning process. Believe me, you don't want to miss out on that one, so keep reading!
Like I've said, there's a right and a wrong way of doing things. If it's taking you so long to learn a particular song on your guitar, then maybe you are doing something wrong. Here's how I believe you should learn guitar songs (this does not apply to only Blues songs, but to any other music genres as well):
1. Out of the thousands of songs that already exist, I'm sure there are many out there that you love and some others that you absolutely dislike. It's the same thing for everybody, but here's what I need you to do. I want you to get a little piece of paper and to write down a list of 10 songs that you really like. They don't necessarily have to be your favorite songs of all time, but instead just some songs that you really appreciate.
2. Once you've written your list down properly, go do some research about them. What I mean here is; Go found out the chords that are used to play these songs. There are many websites that can provide you with some help, for example ultimate-guitar(dot)com, chords(dot)com and 911tabs(dot)com. Some of the songs in your list will be easy but some others will be be a bit tougher. When you finish looking into them thoroughly, re-arrange your list of songs into an order which shows the "easiest" song to learn first on the list down to the "hardest" song to learn last on the list.
3. So now that you have a list of 10 songs, it's time for you to get to work. If you've been learning the guitar for quite some time now, you must probably already know some of the basic guitar chords. Take your list and start learning the first song on the list (the easiest one) and STICK WITH IT until you know it COMPLETELY. Don't just learn half of the song and move on to another one, that's a huge mistake!
4. Once you've finished learning your first song on your list, move on to the other one. If you are finding it hard to learn the songs on your list or it's taking you more than 1 week to learn each one of them, then the songs that you've chosen are a bit too difficult. In this case, what I would advise you to do is to create another list but this time, go find some songs that are easy to play and that you like as well. Learning songs on your guitar has to be quick and enjoyable at the same time. It is extremely important that you create a list of the songs you want to learn though, as it will always remind you that you HAVE to finish the songs on your list before you can move on to something else.
5. Don't forget to practice a lot! There's a saying that goes like that; Practice Makes Perfect, and that is so true! Practice everyday and see how quickly your guitar skills will improve. And also, when you finish learning about 5 - 6 songs on your list, do go back and practice the first few ones again, just to make sure that you still remember them.
That's it! I hope you'll find many of the tips written above to be very useful. Apply them and I'm sure you will see some great results in no time! Besides this, if you are looking for a way to speed up your progress even faster, then I might have something for you. It's a very special tool that you can use while learning songs that will hugely boost your learning process. Believe me, you don't want to miss out on that one, so keep reading!
About the Author:
Alfredo Menezi is an outstanding guitar player with a very huge understanding of blues music. His "blues backing tracks" web-site is already a huge success with hundreds of new visitors each and everyday. Come and check it out to learn more about his web-site and also about that very special tool that he wrote about.
