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Guitar Lessons: Beginner
The fastest way to learn to play guitar by ear is to read music - find out why.
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Question:
How
to play guitar and how to read sheet music on guitar?
Answer:
That's an excellent question!
Actually learning to read music on the guitar is one of the
biggest stumbling blocks (and incidentally without a doubt one of
the most important subjects) guitarists encounter.
There's no shortage of guitar books however the vast majority
never teach you how to learn to read music.
Here's why:
(1) The typical music shop / sheet music outlet are basically
*paper merchants*(they're are in the business of selling books /
sheet music), they are NOT involved in EDUCATION that is not their
role.
(2)The type of "Learn To Play Guitar" widely available
via internet / offline music shops etc contain the same basic
kiddie tunes and songs you do not want to play! They essentially
contain these songs because they are *public domain* songs i.e.,
you do not have to pay copyright royalties to the original writer
of the song.
(3) Almost all of the books attempting to teach you how to read,
do not take the guitarist beyond the fifth fret on the first
string.
So in summary, I commend you for your question and I encourage you
to learn to read music on the guitar (it has been an invaluable
skill during my 36 years of playing).
If you are interested in learning to overcome these sight reading
hazards, I've written a book to get you there fast.
It's called Sight Reading Magic - A Pro's Approach it's part of
the Express Guitar course available from
http://www.GuitarCoaching.com
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