Das Pop - Fool for Love (SebastiAn Remix)
If you are a beginner acoustic guitar player I hope what I say will help you out. If you have already made your purchase let's get to playing. If you haven't ever played a note let's start with you picking hand. Make sure that you are not holding the pick too tight. You don't want any extra tension in your hand or arm. Keep a firm grip, but not to tight.
Let's start on the high E string. This is the skinniest string located on the bottom of the guitar. It's called the "high" E because it is the highest sounding string. We are going to first play it open, which means that we will pick the string towards the floor. Next play the string from the bottom, with your pick going towards the ceiling. The motion of picking both ways is called alternate picking.
One thing to keep in mind when doing this is to move your hand as little as possible. Just get to the other side of the string. Now play the open string using alternate pick 8 times. Then add the first finger of your fretting hand to hold down the string on the first fret. Play this 8 times. Add you second finger to the second string and 8 more times. Do this until you have your pinky playing the 4th fret.
Then next step is to be able to do this without any pauses between frets. It may take a little while but you will get it. T this point speed is not your goal. Your goal is to be playing evenly and to have good clean notes.
Once you have got everything sounding good, move onto the second sting and then third sting until you are practicing every string everyday. At first it may take you a while but after a week or so this whole exercise is only going to take you a few minutes each day.
Don't be tempted to get all of the strings done in one day. Be patient and consistent and you won't be a beginner acoustic guitar player forever.
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