Olly’s Guitar World

You may have already heard the term Barre Chord or, as it is more commonly known as, Bar Chord. It is a very common term amongst guitar players and learning Bar Chords is the next logical step.

The previous chords we have been working on are called open chords. This is due to the fact you are using open string (strings with no fingers on them!) These chords are not movable. They can only be played in this one place. Try moving the G chord up to another fret and, unless you are very lucky, it will sound naff. Read the rest of this entry »

I have spent thousands on guitar books trying to find the secret of becoming a better guitar player. Of course, there is no secret it just comes down to hard work and dedication. That’s not to sway some helpful guidance does not help.

If you are looking to by a guitar book or guitar books you will probably have already seen the blurb on the back of these books promising all sorts. Out of the hundreds of books I have bought only a very small minority have actaully helped.

There is one set of guitar books that I myself still use today. Not only have t Read the rest of this entry »

Ok so I am sure you are getting the previous chords down brilliantly and already you have the ability to strum along to hundreds, if not thousands, of songs.

Now it is time to increase your repertoire of chords which will allow you to play pretty much every song.

It is important to first get every note of the chord sounding perfect then work at slowly changing between one chord to another ensuring that quality is always there. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m sure you are coming along great with the chord progressions that we were discussing previously.

There are several other chords you really need to know but for now I am going to show you a lovely chord progression that is very easy to play and a perfect first song to learn. Wonderwall by Oasis

Take a look at the chords below then we will go through it. Read the rest of this entry »

I am sure you are practicing hard with the chords I wrote about yesterday. I wanted to briefly mention about rhythm and timing.

Timing is basically about when to change or strike the chords. Rhythm is how many times and what speed you play the specific chord before you change.

With your four chords you are learning I want you to do two things. It involves counting to four. Firstly I want you to play each chord once and count to four before Read the rest of this entry »