Month: November 2020

Good Time and How to Keep It

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Tom

Good time means good rhythm and you will need it. I write about getting started in a previous post entitled, Learn To Play Guitar For Adults, and touch on this. One topic comes up most frequently and that is how to play rhythm well. We dedicate one entire courses at Just 2 Play Guitar to […]

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Getting Good at Guitar: How Long Will it Take?

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Tom

Getting good at guitar or anything takes time. But how much time? You might be surprised at the answer: It depends! You don’t want to hear that but it is true. Your level of “good” is a function of just what you are trying to play. For most of us, it is not really that […]

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How to Learn Fingerstyle: 16th Century Greensleeves

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Tom

I taught myself how to play fingerstyle guitar at an early age. I’m not great at it, it is not the most orthodox approach but it gets the job done and I have been able to build on it over the years. As one friend said to me recently, if your method works then it […]

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