Take your acoustic to a luthier for a proper setup. They will look at the neck relief and string action. My low E is 7/64 at the 12th fret and works ...

Yes you can! There are no excuses for not being able to change chords.This amazing guitarist play with his feet! No joke.Every new guitarist goes thr...

I think it is normal to lose the initial enthusiasm as the we slug through trying to improve our skills. I found that viewing my favorite performances...

Hijack... ...F to G - but I omit the 1st finger on the open G and always use the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers. You must have some long fingers! My ring...

I did the mini barre to play songs that had the dreaded F chord early on. I used the index for the e, B middle for G and ring for the D and my thumb ...

I started playing this January as well and have yet to take a real lesson. I'm not "self taught" because I have learned a lot from the internet and Yo...

Go and spend more than you want on another guitar. Be sure to order a guitar stand with it.Place new guitar in a place you spend a lot of time. (next...

Nuno,Thanks for the encouragement. I do have chords for Hotel California but it was a version that didn't use the Bm. It did have a F but I was usin...

I started playing guitar this past January and purchased a starter Yamaha starter (F325) $180. I didn't want to spend too much in case I gave up on i...

What is a reasonable amt of time from starting to take lessons, til you could actually sit and play a couple songs..(not basics like Ode to Joy, etc )...