Learning the guitar has always been something I have wanted to do, but I have never found the time to truly invest myself in learning the skill. When I was in grade 11, I had taken a guitar class and was able to pick up a few chords. However, because I did not have a guitar of my own, I was not able to continue. So I have decided to pick the guitar back up and teach myself how to play once again.
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Because I do not have a teacher to instruct me on how to play. I have had to turn to the internet to gain the knowledge needed to start back up. I decided that the best place to start was on Youtube to learn the basic chords. I found that this video on Youtube has helped me start to learn some basic chords (G, C major, D major, F major, E major, A major, A minor and E minor) needed to play a variety of songs on the guitar. I have not fully mastered them yet, but I am hoping that by next week I will be able to film a video of me playing them and link it to my Blog (this will also provide me with the chance to test out the recording quality of my computer).
I have also come across a website, called Ultimate Guitar, which is a free website and app that allows you to search up different songs and it will provide you with the chords needed to play the song. Also, it provides you with the strumming patterns needed to properly play each song you choose. This will be a useful form of media for me to use once I start playing songs. I have decided that for next week, I am going to start learning how to play Island In the Sun by Weezer using a Youtube video and the Ultimate Guitar Tabs and record my process via video.