#6 Practicing the Diminished Arpeggio

Hi guys!

Today, I'm going to explain about the diminished arpeggio, which is kind of like what I posted last week.

Last week, I posted about practicing the chromatic scale, which was a basic practice before learning the guitar. (Even for intermediate and advanced level guitarists!)

I think that many of you had a hard time practicing the chromatic scale. But if you guys practiced enough, try practicing today's lesson too.

The specific explanations are in the video, but to make it short, practicing diminished arpeggios is one of the best ways to get your fingers flexible.

Take a close look at the left and right hands of the man in the video, and try to mimic it as well as you can.

Even if you feel it's really hard for you, don't change the ways of playing, but work harder to do just exactly as the man does.

Even experts practice the chromatic scale and arpeggios VERY VERY often, so get used to them, and you will be able to do a really good job later!!

#5 Practicing the Chromatic Scale

The "Chromatic Scale" is one of the most basic step before learning the guitar. Even famous guitar players practice it everyday, to make their fingers more flexible and well-prepared.

By practicing the chromatic scale, you are gonna be able to perform hard tricks and the accuracy your fingering will improve. In other words it's a real good way to improve your skills!

But aware! Too much practice of this might make you lose interest in playing the guitar!

Alright first of all, "chromatic" means semitones. So practicing the chromatic scale is just like playing all the notes in the piano starting from C.

This is the guitar TAB explaining the chromatic scale.

The basic steps are explained in the video that I posted, so look at it and practice it!

Everyone can become great guitarists! 

#4 How to Tune the Guitar

Hey guys! It's kind of my bad that this post should have been posted earlier before explaining basic chords.

This part is the most basic and fundamental part of learning a guitar, because knowing how to tune leads to playing the guitar in clean and right notes.

Prior to learning how to tune, let's go over the syllable names.

As you might know, there are basically 7 types of notes in music: Do, Re, Mi Fa, Sol, La, Si(Ti).

In other ways, we say this as C D E F G A B C (In the same order)

These are more modern ways to express these, and u MUST remember these in order to learn the guitar.

Alright. Now we go to tuning. Basically, there are 6 strings in the guitar, and from the thinnest to the thickest, we label them 1-6. So the thickest is string 6, and the thinnest will be string 1.

The following are the sounds each strings should make.

6: E

5: A

4: D

3: G

2: B

1: E

Since the orders of the strings are 6 to 1 when you hold the guitar, I wrote it like that. Also, it is more stable to tune the thicker strings when tuning, so first tune string 6 into E.

As you see, if you turn the key counterclockwise, the strings are tightened, thus making a higher sound. If you see the tuner, tighten them until the hands reach the middle. So for string 6, you turn it till E.

Same thing for string 5. You turn it counterclockwise to get "A".

For string 4, same thing. Get "D" by turning the key counterclockwise.

For the left 3 strings located on the right side of the head, you turn them clockwise. So for string 3, get "G"

Same thing. Get "B" for string 2.

Last, string 1. Same as usual, turn it clockwise to get "E".

There is one thing you must be careful of , because if you turn the key too fast or strong, the string might be cut off, so you must be careful.

With a tuner, everyone can tune the guitar, and if you do not, there are a lot of free smartphone apps you can use to tune the guitar, so good luck everyone! 

#3 Basic Notes and Chords for the Guitar

Hi everyone! Today I'm going to talk about basic guitar chords. Well, since there are a numerous number of guitar chords, I'll sort them by their major notes (ex: A chords, G chords, C chords, etc.)

 If you see this hand, there are numbers for each of the fingers. I put these numbers to explain which fingers to put in each flats when you finger the guitar.

The first chords I'm going to show you are the 4 basic A chords. (respectively, A, Am, A7, and AM7)

 This time, it's B chords. B, Bm, B7, BM7. What you have to look closely here are Bm and BM7. The numbers 2 3 4 below means you put your fingers starting on the 2nd flat.

Next, it's the C chords.

Same thing, for Cm, you should start fingering from the 3rd flat.

These are basic D chords: D, Dm, D7, DM7

E chords: E, Em, E7, EM7

Next are F chords, and a lot of people say it is the hardest chord to make a nice sound.

There are F, Fm, F7, Fm7

Finally, it's the G chords. G, Gm, G7, and GM7

These were some basic chords of the guitar. It could be really hard at first. Your hands will hurt, and the sound might be weird. But if you tolerate the pains, you'll get used to them and will later be able to perform really fancy songs.

These are the basic chords so take time and try practicing them. Have a good day everyone :)

#2 Choosing Your Own Guitar

Hi guys! Today, I'm going to talk about what kind of guitar you should buy. (This post is especially for people who are beginning to learn the guitar.)
Well, first of all, because I assume that people who read this are beginners, I will exclude expensive guitars from our choice.
Actually, the best way to buy a nice sweet guitar is to go buy one together with someone who knows about guitar well. But it's pretty hard to do so, so I will tell you some simple ways to tell if it's appropriate for you or not.

1. Buy it in a Professional Guitar Shop.

There are a lot of places where to buy guitars. But I would highly recommend you to not buy it in the internet. It's because you can't make sure in what condition the guitar will be delivered. 
Also, in department stores or big marts, there are only a small number of choices, and most of them are just for views. So the best way is to find a Professional Guitar Shop near you, and          (This is the picture of my guitar)
go get your guitar.

2. Look at the appearances of the guitars.

This is a pretty important part. Check if there are no scratches, and also check if the adherend is clean too. Additionally, check the spaces between the fingerboards. Sometimes there are some guitars with fingerboards that are asymmetry. So check those, and lastly check the spaces between the strings too. If the spaces are too big, your hands might hurt too much while playing, especially if you are a beginner.

3. Setting the Guitar

Once you get your guitar, you must set it. Here, "setting" refers to adjusting the height of the strings, adjusting flats and neck of the guitar, etc. If a guitar is set well, it gets really comfy to play it. You get to set your guitar where you buy it, or there are some places for doing this job too.


Well, these were some basic things to consider when buying your first guitar. I guess the nice price will be about $50~$200. Good luck guys and have a good day!

#1 Starting Guitar!

Hi everyone! I'm Seung Hyun, (but call me Michael) Everyone have probably seen someone playing the guitar and thought it was pretty cool. I think it is really nice to know to have a instrument to play, and I recommend you guys to try playing the guitar. 

Well, there are generally 3 types of guitars: acoustic, electronic, and classic. From these three, my blog is going to talk  about acoustic. 

Today, I will not talk about it a lot. I hope anyone who is interested in playing the acoustic guitar will visit my blog often! You can practice and play it to your friends, families, or maybe someone you have a crush in.

In the next post, I will be talking about how and what kind of guitars you should buy and prepare before starting to learn the guitar!