The majority of people who pick up the guitar are doing it for mainly two big reasons: they love rock music and they want to be rock stars or they simply learn it because someone in their family wants them to play in instrument. The second part usually happens when the person is much younger and in school. Now unfortunately music lessons are becoming more and more scarce in public schools so kids no longer can learn how to play the guitar for example for free and that’s a huge shame as music, as it has been proven, kids who play a musical instrument are far more social and have better results at school than the other children. Besides this music can be a driving factor in someone’s life, it can provide you with discipline you otherwise wouldn’t get.

Many rock stars that a lot of kids idolize and want to be like have said in countless interviews that their lives was saved due to the fact that they picked up a musical instrument, more especially the guitar.

If you are a kid who loves rock music and wants to pick up the guitar so one day he could play his favorite songs there are quite the things you ought to know beforehand. A lot of beginners have this idea of the guitar being the easiest thing to play of all the musical instruments and this is, of course, a very false notion. Of course, many people can make it look like a walk in the park, but never be fooled by them. They might play sins with their eyes shut and solo like John Frusciante himself but beneath those skills and that virtuosity there are hundreds if not thousands of hours of practice. Because no matter what techniques you’ll adopt, or lessons and videos that you’ll approach, you will never get anywhere if you don’t practice. This is why you should always stay away from scam sites or online programs that promise you things like mastering the guitar in one afternoon even if you haven’t held one yet.

The more you practice your instrument the easier it will become for you. If you already own a guitar I’m sure you’ve experienced the following problem: at first your fingers were in great difficulty when trying to reach across the big fret. This usually happens if you play the acoustic guitars which have a far bigger fret than the electric guitar. It’s not that easy as it looked now, is it? Of course, it also depends on whether you were born with longer fingers or not. Usually a person with smaller fingers will have far more difficulty playing the guitar than a luckier person from this point of view, someone who has long fingers. But no matter how difficult it might seem at first trying to move your fingers up and down that big fret you shouldn’t give up as with time and practice your fingers will gain great dexterity and things will become much more easier and enjoyable. Trust me; I’m a person with pretty small fingers so I’ve been there.

Another issue that can be disheartening for any guitar player is the soreness of the fingertips. This also greatly depends on the type of guitar you’re using. If you’re using a guitar with nylon chords your fingers will not be as sore as with the chords from the electric guitar which can cause serious discomfort for your fingers in the beginning. The usual remedy for this would be to organize yourself a nice rehearsal schedule and limit yourself to it. In the beginning make sure to not over-play the guitar as it can lead to things you wouldn’t want like ending up hating the whole experience. It’s not worth playing it if you’re not feeling pleasure. It’s all about having fun, no matter how much theory and lessons you’ll learn.

In this tutorial I will talk a bit about the CAGED system. What is the CAGED system more exactly? You should know that those 5 letters are each a chord name, the most basic chords that you could play, the building blocks for every other chord.

What you should know about this famous CAGED system is that it’s a method of visualization that is essential for you to learn how to use either the electric or acoustic guitar and this CAGED system is a universally accepted as being the most helpful way through which a student could learn how master the guitar. The system divides the neck of the guitar into five pieces that are related to those five open chords that we were talking about: C, A, G, E and D. CAGED.

All of the scale modes and arpeggios will fit into these shapes, all you need to do is to learn them and learn them well because once you’ve got them memorized you will never forget them. It’s like riding a bike. Of course, to know how to use this system and to be able to maneuver it you are required to know all the 5 chords. If you know how to play C, A, G, E and D then it’s highly recommended you follow these pretty basic steps. There are many diagrams on the web, next to this you have a few in which you can see more exactly what this system is about. Be patient, don’t rush and be relaxed. Always place the thumb on the back of the neck and never in the top of it. This is highly recommendable as you will hold the neck more easily.

Now start looking into their bar forms and here is a tip: always try to envision that the nut of the guitar (search it on Google if you don’t know the parts) is a bar when in the open position. So, if you were to place your fingers upwards you would have to re-hold the chord, am I right? But what you would get is another chord that you can move around the fret to almost any key there exists.
Also, this is a fantastic left hand exercise no matter if you’re playing the acoustic or electric guitar. The last thing to do with these chords is playing them in five different positions. Of course, to be able to do that you will have to find out each chord’s root.

Of course this can be pretty difficult to execute at first and there is only so much you can learn from article tutorials and pictures. You might want to consider using video tutorials. The web is full with them and they range from basic and elementary tutorials for beginners to very advanced stuff. Just make sure you approach the whole deal in the correct way and never over do yourself to the point that you don’t want to play your guitar anymore. There are many barriers that you will have to overcome at first but once you got past the hard part you will find out that there is nothing like playing this amazingly popular instrument.

Learning those 5 basic elementary chords is all it takes to start playing some songs you might love. There are a lot of songs from very popular bands out there, starting from Coldplay and ending with The Beatles, and you can give them a try with this new technique called the CAGED system. Keep in mind this technique, and also make sure you know those five chords, the C, A, G, E, and D by heart. Those are the building blocks to your career as a guitar player. Fore much more information head out to the Internet, search for terms like learn to play guitar, learning guitar, or how to learn guitar, go through them, memorize them, practice them until you’re in full control of all the knowledge.

If you feel that the Internet is restraining you from learning some important stuff then maybe you should consider hiring a guitar instructor. Because this is how someone learned to play the guitar before the Internet came along: sitting in a room next to another person who showed him everything, from how to hold the guitar to how to strum and pick. Plus there are that many things you can learn off the Internet and it’s always wise to having someone overlook your progress, homework and correct your mistakes before they turn into habits.