• Registered: 2009-06-28
  • Posts: 7

Topic: Teaching a newbie

My girlfriend wants me to teach her how to play the guitar, i have been playing for 14 years.
i was wondering where would be a good place to start and how you yourselves would go
about it,

would be interested to know.

Thanks guys

Tom

2 Reply by cytania (edited by cytania 2009-07-02 08:43:30)

  • From: Nottingham, UK
  • Registered: 2006-08-08
  • Posts: 690

Re: Teaching a newbie

First 3 chords E A & D, then a simple strummed song that uses just them. Next lesson 2 more chords G and C. Plenty more songs that use just those 5. Few lessons in introduce Em and Am chords, more songs open up. Build confidence and maybe even try singing along before revealing B7 and F. After that a basic clawhammer/travis fingerpick but I'm probably getting way ahead there...

'The sound of the city seems to disappear'
  • Registered: 2009-06-28
  • Posts: 7

Re: Teaching a newbie

i like the idea of the chord progressions, im going to try that
thanks alot cytania. smile