Playing Guitar Is Simple. If You Know How…
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Hi, I’m JB.
This new site is dedicated to helping beginner and intermediate guitar players find the easiest, fastest and direct way to your guitar playing dreams and goals..
So whether you’re a total newbie or are stuck in a rut and want a fresh look and new inspiration, stick around.
Grab a Free Play Guitar Tips Membership and check it out. I’ll be giving you lots of tips and ideas that will make a big difference to the way you look at guitar and how you go about learning it.
Grab your free membership now and I’ll see you on the inside. (You’ll be notified when lessons and videos are available.)
Best regards,
JB
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September 6, 2008 am30 8:16 pm
I am having a hard time with the pentatonics i don’t quite the fingering process
September 6, 2008 am30 8:31 pm
free rock jamtracks and instrumental soundtracks could helpfull ear exercises for me
September 6, 2008 am30 9:18 pm
Hi
I need help with timing
and
what to do with the right strumming hand
and
knowing what cords to play and when to change cords without writen sheet music
at presant if i watch someones else hands i can play along with them but this makes me slower
if i knew ahead of time when to change to the next cord
I belive this would help some with my timing?
my struming now doesn,t sound good.
sorry i can,t afford to take lessons retired with fixed income.
I like the older style country music
at presant i don,t feel like i am making any inprovements
thank you
Tom
Tom
September 6, 2008 am30 9:26 pm
I think I have most of the theory and chords down pretty good. I’ve even written my first song. I’m finding he soloing part difficult. how can I build finger/brain coordination and which scales should I learn first?
September 6, 2008 am30 10:10 pm
Hi ok i know the pentatonic and minor major scale but what are they good for.
And i really like to know how can i develop my ear
September 6, 2008 am30 10:19 pm
Hi Everyone,
I’m as much of a beginner as a person who just picks up a guitar …. clueless. Need help in all areas. I think the site is going to make a huge difference in the lives of those who dreamed of playing guitar but, was to overwhelmed by all that they have to learn … Like me!
Thank You,
Karen
September 6, 2008 am30 10:20 pm
please!!! where i can download the pdf and video files?
September 6, 2008 am30 11:13 pm
user name i think should not be case sensitive, i screwed up and had a hard time remembering how i did my first name with a capital, and my last name with a lower case.
anyway this site will rock..
i wish there was a place where i could learn easy songs all the way through and not just licks , and you are left to struggle the rest yourself so you never do.
Jumping jack flash, acdc fun stuff, ventures , i am open to anything as a begginer that i could learn the whole song.
i would have the time of my life if i could play like 20 songs completely.
thanks for everything,
Jeff
September 7, 2008 am30 2:16 am
I love guitar. I had attended classes 15 years ago. I had a great start with classical guitar but stopped the learning after 2 years because bored and found no good progress with the teaching method in the class eventhough that was one to one lesson.
I hope to find another start on my guitar lesson. I am looking for a way to start from begining to refresh myself.
Hope this blog/forum helps. By the way, which website allow to download guitar song while learning. It is very important to make sure that I got the right tune and timing. Whithout listening and make comparison I may be wrong somewhere.
Thank you. Edward
September 7, 2008 am30 4:51 am
PlayGuitarBlog.com
When will you post the Guitar Lessons PDF e-book as mentioned above?
I think it is a great idea to start this site for total beginners. I am teaching my sons to play at the moment and they are looking forward to follow your advice on this site. Please do let us know when you will provide the four items listed above for members.
We greatly appreciate your work.
We look forward to hearing from you in this respect
Kind regards,
Luc & Sons
September 7, 2008 am30 7:11 am
demonstration of some blues riffs.
September 7, 2008 am30 7:57 am
I have been downloading John’s Pdfs of seven weekly tutorials on guitar Secrets and I really have appreciated the time and the effort that has gone into providing these fantastic tutorials to all of us out there that cannot afford proper guitar lessons. Thank you very much John for your help.
I have been playing guitar since I was a young 12 year old, and I am now in my 50’s and still have a desire to learn even more.
I am now at a stage where I want to learn scale patterns as I have grasped all areas of bass runs pull offs, hammerons etc. Through the Pdf’s provided by John I now understand what I must do to master improvisation.
A lot of people are sometimes confused as to actually where to really begin mastering the scales and it should be made clear and understandable. I am looking forward to this blog and again my thanks for providing all your hard work for us
guitar loving people.
Thankyou from guitar girl Ramona
September 7, 2008 am30 6:30 pm
Hi JB,
I have been playing electric guitar now for just over a year so I guess I am still a beginner.
I have learnt all the open chords and barre chords and have also been doing a bit off soloing over some pentatonic scales.
What i would like to see some easy intermediate chords that are further up the guitar neck, that would not only help me but others as well to get away from the first four frets.
I am looking forward to see your new site take off during the coming months,
pip.
September 7, 2008 am30 9:10 pm
Hi John, a few ideas, like download mp3 and backing track mp3 to play along to, and some video to watch as we try to play along.
chord diagrams, fretboard diagrams, which can help beginners play slow as they can see what they are playing, then they can speed up in their own time.
reviews on new technology to help pick up the guitar, like guitar pro, and effects, guitars, the list goes on.
as you know i have been a member with your other site for a while and i think it’s great, but you did ask about the new site.
keep up the good work mate
all the best
Phil.
September 8, 2008 am30 2:12 am
just beginner, like to strum 3 chord songs on backporch… help
September 8, 2008 am30 4:35 am
thanks for the instructions upto chords 7.really appreciate it.maybe this is a stupid question but do you have any instructions on bar chord/capo style playing?thanks once again.
September 8, 2008 am30 10:33 am
Great to hear about your new website.
I’d love ideas for chord progressions to enable me to play full songs. It would be great to impress the family with some nicely rounded pieces, rather than them put up with me running through scales and riffs all the time!
Looking forward to learning more,
Adam
September 10, 2008 am30 3:42 pm
I need help counting complex rythms. tom
September 10, 2008 am30 10:36 pm
I have been playing for guitar for about16 months. I know the basic chords D Dm G E Em A Am C “Country C” some power chords and moveable chords but I seem to be stuck with no fresh routines to play with. I can play parts of a lot of songs but not very many that I can play all the way through. I am looking forward to seeing and hearing somehting new. It seems like I dont Practice more than an hour or two a day before I get bored with the same old same old thing. I have been practicing 3 diferent scales and still find them hard to make the different patterns sound like much. I have good calouses and try hard yet Im stuck. PLease helppppppppppppppppp I cant find any thing here today is there any thing here yet? Steveyrockr
September 11, 2008 am30 6:27 pm
hi
I just want to restart with guitar and want to know where to begin? I also need a song or two.(something from hollywood/south africa)with a funky beat
thanx!!
September 18, 2008 am30 12:24 pm
Hello Mr.John, I want to learn all the techniques for guitar playing from you. all the techniques that you can teach…I want to learn it all from you…please teach me all you know about guitar playing…i know all the basics and I really want to polish my skills….thank you very much and God Bless….
September 22, 2008 am30 10:44 am
hey i am an intermediate guitar player and i request to add some cool guitar lead lessons.I havn’t found any great lessons yet on web………so plz help me out with some cool leads….
September 28, 2008 am30 6:03 pm
i have really learnt alot from your pdfs that i got last year about the blues and i must thank you for that. I am looking forward to more from you.Danke!!!!!!!
October 23, 2008 am30 12:04 pm
I’m a beginner as well. I really enjoy the guitar and as all my family members play it would be nice to take part. I’m a drummer actually but you can’t lug your entire kit to a beach party or camping so guitar it is :o) .. My biggest hurdle so far has been chord transitions .. I’d like to see some simple runs to use when switching chords and I mean really simple .. Willie Nelsons “Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain” comes to mind for some reason …
October 24, 2008 am30 12:31 am
Everybody above is in for a treat. I came over from the JB’s Fretboard Domination site and JB at one time or another has answered or written articles about all of the questions above, especially the questions on pentatonics. I have benefited from JB’s lessons for a little over two years now and I can’t say enough about the information he shares with the public. I don’t know how this site is going to fully work so that will be a surprise for me as well as to all of you. I don’t know if JB is going to shut down his Free Guitar Chord Site.
if it’s still open it will be sort of a preview of what you will receive here. The Free Guitar Chord E-Book is a must for every aspiring guitarist. Remember slow and steady wins the race.
Vance
October 24, 2008 am30 3:47 am
JB,
I have always known there was an easier, faster way to learn the fretboard! Have been playing for a long time but never learned much more than chords to play in small band years ago. I am ready to get started! Thanks
October 27, 2008 am30 2:33 pm
I don’t know what “JB on Special Signup” is and I am not able to access it. Can you explain?
October 27, 2008 am30 3:31 pm
I just signed up for the 30 day trial. I know I will take lessons after that. My question is I went through the first months lessons and want more intermediate stuff. I blew through the first lessons pretty easy since I have been playing guitar for over 15 years. How can I get into the harder stuff?
November 2, 2008 am30 5:03 pm
John, I can’t get your blog to let me set a new pass word or user name.
Is your deal still on for your lessons
Jim
November 2, 2008 am30 8:04 pm
Jim, I sent you an email explaining how to do that.
1: Login
2: Click the ‘Site Admin’ link
3: Click ‘Profile’ or ‘Options’ and change your password there.
Have you done that?
You cannot change your username.
I will make a video showing how.
November 4, 2008 am30 3:32 pm
i’m a fresher, hungry to play guitar for the Lord in the church,could yiou send me videos to make my dream come true ina shortest possible time, your ebook has helped a lot but still need to see videos to see fingering styles. thanks JB
Dare( guitar07
November 4, 2008 am30 6:32 pm
HI DEAR,
USE METRONOME OR ANY BEAT SEQUENCING SOFTWARE WHILE PRACTICING GUITAR, DETERMINE WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY, PLAN IT FIRST AND THEN START PLAYING. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE A CHORD SCALE LIKE “C Dm Em F G Am Bdim” OR YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN DRILL. WHAT R U WAITING FOR, START PRACTICING WITH ANY DRUM BEAT YOU LIKE AND TELL ME IF YOU R UNABLE TO NOTICE WITHIN NEXT 20 DAYS. BUT YOU NEED TO PRACTICE AND PRACTICE. TAP YOUR FEET WHILE YOU R PLAYING WITHOUT METRONOME.
I M SURE IT’LL HELP YOU A LOT…
TILL THEN…… KEEP PRACTICING AND KEEP PRACTICING…
November 5, 2008 am30 5:47 am
let meknow the musical notation symbols and the explanation for the same and also need relative chords for all the major chords and the minor chords
thanks
robin
November 6, 2008 am30 5:33 am
i don’t know how to go get a lesson. Thanks
November 6, 2008 am30 5:43 pm
hi JB,
i really appreciate this great work adn sacrifice you have put in to help people like us who really didnt know anything about guiter to get the hang of it for free, i know you may not be getting back half as much as you have put in but i want you to kwno that you are being apreciated even down here in Nigeria, we really lvoe your work and we say thanks and keep up the good work. someday you will be bountifully paid… i meant quite soon. lol