Learning to play guitar Archives

August 28, 2022 In Practice Tagged as jamming Learning to play guitar By Dan Thorpe

How to Get Confident Enough to Jam With Others

Here’s something I know many guitarists want to be able to do (at least deep down).

January 17, 2022 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar Learning to play guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Maps, Legends, and a Big Goal Setting Mistake)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including reading music like maps, a big goal setting mistake, and more. Here we go…

May 24, 2021 In Legends Tagged as Chris Cornell jamming Learning to play guitar The Beatles Guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Chris Cornell – My Biggest Hero, a Lennon Documentary, and Jamming With Yourself)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including remembering Chris Cornell, a Lennon documentary, and more…

March 29, 2021 In Practice Practice Techniques Strumming Tagged as Learning to play guitar Practice Methods Strumming patterns By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Fun Strumming Patterns, Cramming, and Learning a Few Notes at a Time)

Welcome to a new Monday post on 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including fun strumming patterns, cramming, and more…

October 28, 2020 In Practice Practice Techniques Tagged as Goal setting guitar practice Learning to play guitar By Dan Thorpe

The Map of Your Guitar Playing World

As I discussed recently, there are two crucial aspects of guitar playing which are key to creating a guitar learning plan and being successful.

These are:

August 10, 2020 In Fretboard and Theory Practice Tagged as enjoying the journey Fretboard learning guitar Learning to play guitar By Dan Thorpe

The Terrible Woes of Trying to Learn the Notes on the Fretboard

This may be a familiar story to many of you.

One day, you tell yourself:

“Right I’m going to learn the notes on the fretboard once and for all”.

August 30, 2017 In Podcast Tagged as Frustrated beginner Guitar Doctor Feedback Guitar lessons Guitar teacher Learning to play guitar By Dan Thorpe 5

Podcast #3 – Finding A Guitar Teacher and Should You Even Get One?

Welcome to the 3rd instalment of the Guitar Domination Podcast. In this podcast, we talk about finding a guitar teacher, and more specifically, if you should actually get one, how you find a good teacher and what to look out for in a teacher.

April 13, 2016 In Practice Techniques Tagged as Big brother theory Learning online Learning to play guitar Selt-taught By Dan Thorpe 4

Learning to play guitar the right way – be wary of others!

Kentucky Knife Fight playing at Plush on August 4, 2012 for their Misshapen Love 7″ release. by Abby Gillardi, licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0)

I recently had a big debate over at Reddit with a fellow guitarist. This debate could have been infuriating but it actually was quite useful as it highlighted a certain flaw that experienced guitarists have when sharing their knowledge with less experienced players.

If you are learning to play guitar or you still consider yourself to be a beginner, you’ll find this post very handy – especially if you learn from others, either in person or online.