Rhythm guitar lessons are just as important as learning how to solo or
play lead. In fact, many noteworthy guitar players agree that learning to play
solid rhythm guitar is an ideal foundation for an aspiring lead guitar player
who wishes to bust out screaming hot licks and nasty pinch harmonics. There are
many rhythm guitar lessons available today and many music schools offer a rhythm
guitar course. But if you don't have time to go to your nearest music school for
guitar lessons, you can find a rhythm guitar lesson online or sign up for a
rhythm guitar lesson on the internet. It is easy to find websites that offer
guitar tutorials; and if in the old days guitarists learned by ear or from tab,
today's guitarists will learn faster on video.
But how does an aspiring guitarist really put into action what has learned about
playing rhythm guitar? How can he further develop his guitar playing abilities?
Here are four simple tips on how to support what you have learned from your
rhythm guitar tutorials. These are meant to hasten your guitar playing abilities
and shorten your journey to being a guitar god.
Take Group Lessons- Learning guitar in a group is a great way of developing your
guitar playing skill, plus you can share what you have learned from your rhythm
guitar lessons online. Learning guitar alone can sometimes be difficult for a
beginner, and having someone to show you how to do something the right way is a
big plus.
You are also able to have a small circle of guitar enthusiasts for jam sessions, with group participants learning, exchanging ideas, and enjoying the music.
Play Along With Favorites: One of the best ways to develop your rhythm guitar playing ability is to learn rhythm guitar parts of your favorite songs and jam along with the song as if you were part of band. This not only develops your ability to play by ear, but also teaches you how to learn songs by ear, and easily catch chord progressions. Learning as many rhythm guitar parts possible also teaches you different rhythm guitar riffs that you can put to use in your own songs, or to simply show off to your guitar learning buddies.
Keep Learning New Riffs: You have to keep learning new riffs. You can start out by simply finding these on the internet and practicing them at home, or from guitar magazines who offer riffs for popular songs.
Practice and Improvise: Learning rhythm guitar will take time, and how fast you learn also depends on how much time you devote to practice, and how much patience you have since you may end up doing the same riff over and over again to really master it. Once you get used to it, let the creative side of you take over and try creating variations to the original riff, and master it until you can do it beautifully even with eyes closed.
If you are just starting to learn how to play rhythm guitar, remember that your fingers will ache and your fingertips will get calloused. However once you master rhythm guitar playing, it won't be long until you take it to the next level, of lead guitar playing.
Rick Napolitano is a musician and song writer who has paired up with some of the biggest names in rock particularly Don Lappin, Adam Ross, in order to teach others how to learn guitar. Check out their huge database of video guitar lessons at http://www.learnguitar.net.
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