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Learn Guitar Lesson: The Quickest Way To Learn Songs – So Simple It Will Seem Like Cheating
Do you spend hours trying to learn songs only to be frustrated yet again when you next pick up the guitar to find that you have forgotten the song(s) you have spent countless hours trying to memorise? Well, you are not on your own, 95% of newbie guitarists feel exactly the same way.
But what if there was another way to learn and instantly recall songs and information you have already practised? The great news is there is… the trick is to learn via connected learning, whereby new information is related to information you already know.
Here’s how to apply connected learning to your guitar playing:
Step 1: Study popular chord progressions – instead of learning random chords study which chords work together e.g., the G – Em – C – D chord progression has been a popular chord sequence for many years, hundreds of hit songs have been based on this progression
Step 2: Learn via chord templates – once you find a chord progression you like keep your eyes and ears peeled for this chord progression in the music you are listening to. Check out how different songwriters use variations of this progression. Read the rest of this entry »
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Chord Progressions – Build Your Mind’s Library
As you learn guitar you naturally memorize the chord progressions of songs you play. But did you know you can benefit from learning the chords of songs you don’t play?
When you learn the chord progressions of songs you hear but don’t play you develop your musical ear and teach yourself a lot about song structure. That will help you become a better guitarist.
Songs You Know
As you go about life you hear hundreds of songs. You can almost certainly hum along to many tens of these, maybe more, without much trouble. But do you know the chord progression you are humming? Probably not, except for the few songs you actually choose to learn and play.
But with the Internet you can easily look up the chords for songs you are familiar with and learn those too. You don’t have to learn how to play all the songs, simply memorize the chord progressions of songs you frequently hear on the radio or in your music collection. This takes less effort than actually learning to play them all. Read the rest of this entry »
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