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So You Want to Learn to Play Guitar?

The Guide to Learning to Play Guitar You've always wanted to learn how to play guitar, but now you feel it's time. You've listened to the records of Hendrix and Clapton over and over, and now you want to aim to be as good a guitar player as them. Maybe you've already bought yourself a[…]

4 December 20237 minutes to read

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How Youth Can Learn the Guitar in Simple Steps

Guitar Lessons for Kids "As long as you’re excited about what you’re playing, and as long as it comes from your heart, it’s going to be great.” -John Frusciante Playing a musical instrument as a hobby is a fantastic way to reduce stress, explore your creative side, and expand your knowledge of the music world.[…]

25 July 20227 minutes to read

How can you learn bass on a budget?

Becoming a Bassist on a Budget

Advice for Learning to Play the Bass on a Budget “The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours.” - Suzi Quatro We used to spend a decent amount of time and money on our hobbies. With the 2020 pandemic and subsequent[…]

23 October 20207 minutes to read

How can you learn to play bass guitar?

Learning to Play the Bass Guitar

How to Learn to Play the Bass Guitar? “One good thing about music—when it hits you, you feel no pain.” - Bob Marley Music is surprisingly robust. Listening to music can help us get through difficult moments. We can all agree that life has a fair few of those. It can help even more if[…]

21 September 20206 minutes to read

Do you want to learn guitar?

Our guitar teachers have prepared many articles to help you progress in your guitar lessons and practice. Discover the world of guitar and how to master this instrument across all disciplines, rock, classic, jazz etc.

Superprof is the go to place for guitar tutors with over 5,000 of them across our websites. Consult their profiles today to take guitar lessons near you. Take face to face or online guitar lessons with one of our qualified teachers in London, Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham or Manchester!

 

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Analysing Guitar Grades in the UK

How Many Guitar Grades are there in the UK? "Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm sort of tripping around, trying to figure my way through life." -Slash  What would a rock band be without the wicked sounds of a guitarist? Can you imagine The Beatles without George Harrison,[…]

15 September 20207 minutes to read

How do you become a professional guitarist?

Becoming a Professional Guitarist

Everything You Need to Know About Becoming a Professional Guitarist “The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.” - Brian May According to a 2018 study by Consequence of Sound, those who learn to play the guitar tend to do so mainly for fun and play songs for their enjoyment[…]

19 March 20207 minutes to read

How do you play guitar?

Preparing for Guitar Lessons

What to Do Before You Get Guitar Lessons “The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar.” - Jimi Hendrix You might feel like you’re at a crossroads when it comes to starting to play the guitar. You need to choose your guitar[…]

30 January 20206 minutes to read

What is a bass guitar?

The Bass Guitar Guide

What You Need to Know About Bass Guitars “The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.” - Charlie Haden Learning to play bass doesn’t mean just playing the[…]

30 January 20207 minutes to read

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Types of Guitar

Can You Play These Different Guitar Types? Humans have a deep, instinctual need for music – from the sound of the wind soughing through the trees or man-made music, produced through various instruments. While each musical instrument has its strong points and even banging on a drum can have therapeutic effects, no instrument is quite[…]

1 January 20208 minutes to read

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How to Learn Some Different Kinds of String Instrument.

Look Beyond the Guitar: Learn Some Other String Instruments. The guitar remains one of the most popular musical instruments in the world – and that doesn’t look like it’s going to change any time soon. However, in a world in which the guitar – electric guitars as much as the classical guitar – is only[…]

23 December 20197 minutes to read

How do you play the bass guitar?

How to Play Bass

Advice on Playing the Bass Guitar! “Bass guitar is the engine of the band.” - Suzi Quatro Knowing how to play the bass is initially simpler than playing the drums or the guitar. Nevertheless, a bass guitarist is an essential part of every band and has to understand rhythm and melody in order to unite[…]

1 June 201914 minutes to read

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Guitar Lessons Near Me: The Best Guitar Courses Across the UK

Find Britain's Best Guitar Classes Here The guitar, quite simply, is a wonderful instrument. Thanks, essentially, to the way the history of music has gone, the guitar has become one of the most common and most versatile means of making music all over the contemporary world. You’ll find it in every genre and style of[…]

5 March 20199 minutes to read

How can you play scales on the guitar?

Basic Scale Theory for Guitarists

Become a Guitarist by Learning Your Scales “Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.” - Robert Fripp Music is a part of almost every Brit’s daily life. When we’re happy, we play happy music. Or is it that playing music makes us happy? In either case, your guitar playing should be your main[…]

30 January 20198 minutes to read

How do you play the guitar?

Getting Started Playing the Guitar

What Do You Need to Know When You Start Learning how to Play the Guitar? "Who the hell needs a drink & drugs when you've got music?" - Tomo Milicevic There are an estimated 50 million guitarists in the world of which 16% are professionals. With this many guitarists, some of them, surely, must be beginners[…]

31 December 20187 minutes to read

How do you become a good guitarist?

A Guide to Rhythm for Guitarists

How to Have Rhythm when you Play Guitar “To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?” - Michael Jackson Although musicians don't need to use a particular technique to move their audience, they do need a sense of rhythm.uk[…]

31 December 20186 minutes to read

How can you learn guitar for free?

Learning to Play Guitar for Free

How to Play the Guitar without Spending Money “Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.” - Thom Yorke Science has been shown to improve the productiveness of workers. Additionally, many people enjoy music and the guitar is one of the most popular instruments for people to learn. So[…]

19 November 20186 minutes to read

How can you learn to play guitar online?

The Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started with the Guitar

Which Are the Best Tools for Learning to Play Guitar? “Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.” - Igor Stravinsky Video streaming accounts for half of all music listened to online and YouTube is the first place people[…]

22 October 20186 minutes to read

Why should you learn guitar?

Reasons to Play the Guitar

How Do You Become a Guitarist? “Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.” - Aretha Franklin A lot of Brits play a music[…]

11 October 20186 minutes to read

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Music Genres for the Guitar

How to Play Different Styles of Music on The Guitar “Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.” - Keith Richards There are an estimated 50 million guitarists in the world of which 16% are professionals. This means that you’re not the only person in the[…]

2 October 20186 minutes to read

Which are the best guitar websites?

Where to Learn Guitar Online

Become a Guitarist with the Internet “If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you’ll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you’ll get to where you want to be.”[…]

1 October 20187 minutes to read

What you need to know before you start learning guitar.

Why Not Take Guitar Lessons?

The Beginner’s Guide to Private Guitar Lessons. To truly learn how to play an instrument, we recommend taking lessons, as much to master the instrument as to understand the various subtleties of a piece of music. The same goes for the guitar: even if an instrument seems simple at first glance, it is essential to[…]

20 February 20186 minutes to read

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Start Playing the Guitar Today. Here’s How.

How do I Begin Learning the Guitar? So you’ve decided to play guitar. You’re just starting to delve into the details and combing the internet with searches like ‘online guitar lessons’ and ‘how do I start?’. (You've probably done that already, honestly - hence why you are here!) The research stage might last for a[…]

20 February 20187 minutes to read

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Pro Tips for Progressing with the Guitar

Don't Learn How to Play the Guitar the Hard Way. Learning to play the guitar is not always an easy path. However, you will find that it will all be worth it when you are a guitar player with a great knowledge of music theory, able to play all the different guitar chords - from[…]

20 February 20187 minutes to read

When should you learn the guitar? anytime!

Learning an Instrument: When Should One Start Playing the Guitar?

Learning Guitar: A Question of Timing and Age? You've always wanted to play the guitar, and now you feel it’s the right time. Yet there is lots of contradictory advice about how best to become a guitar player. Is it best to get a guitar teacher when you are very young? Is it preferable to[…]

20 February 20186 minutes to read

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How to Manage When Your Kid Wants to Play the Guitar: Some Tips

How Do You Introduce Music to Children? Your child wakes up one morning full of enthusiasm, and tells you all about their sudden passion and determination to learn to play guitar. Good God - what do you do? How do you begin? Have they succumbed to the siren call of music already? What do you[…]

20 February 201811 minutes to read

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The Guitar is More Than Just a Simple Musical Instrument.

Everything You Need to Know about the Guitar. Guitar instruction isn't only about playing the instrument. Even absolute beginners should also learn a bit about the general history and culture of this famous 6-string machine. Because electric guitars and acoustic guitars - and the other types of guitar - are not just tools or objects.[…]

20 February 20188 minutes to read

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The Eight Essential Skills in Learning the Guitar

Do You Have What it Takes to Learn Guitar? So you want to learn to play guitar like your favorite guitarists. You want to be a guitar player that sounds like Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton. You've taken it on, but you just don't know where to start. What is this thing called[…]

20 February 20188 minutes to read

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Guitar Prices: How Much Are We Talking?

How Much Does a Guitar Cost Then? How does one acquire a guitar? Whether you want to play blues, rock, pop, flamenco, jazz, gypsy jazz or a French variety, you will first have to go through the process of purchasing a guitar. However, it’s sometimes difficult to know how much to spend on this string instrument[…]

20 February 20188 minutes to read

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So You Want to Buy a Guitar? Here’s How.

The Everything Guide to Buying a Guitar and  Actually Playing It. Wanting to learn how to play the guitar is one thing. But first, you have to know the basics: how to choose your guitar, tune your strings, and the necessary accessories that go along with playing the guitar. Learning to play the guitar cannot[…]

20 February 20186 minutes to read

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The Electric Guitar: All You Need to Know.

Everything An Electric Guitarist Needs to Know about Their Musical Instrument. Easel, microphones, mechanics, strings, winding ... Electric guitars are composed of dozens of elements - sometimes unknown by the general public and even by amateur musicians. And this concerns all guitars: the Telecaster, the Stratocaster, the Cort, the Gibson, Jumbo, Yamaha ... However, these elements[…]

20 February 20188 minutes to read

Learn The Guitar

Do you want to have the same groove as Ben Harper, a rhythm worthy of the Rolling Stones, or play a solo by Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin?

Why not start guitar classes today?

The guitar is considered one of the easiest instruments to learn; with three basic chords (the minor, C major, and E major for example), you can easily start playing genres like folk rock and American guitar songs.

You’ll quickly run into difficulty, however, when you start playing genres like Spanish guitar or Gypsy Jazz guitar styles.

The guitar is over 4000 years old, played with a pick, with six vibrating strings stretched along a soundboard and pinched on a fretted neck. All current and past music uses the guitar.

Legendary songs, such as Forbidden Games, Come As You Are, Stairway To Heaven, Stand by Me, Nothing Else Matters, No Woman No Cry, Sweet Home Alabama or Another Brick In The Wall and Californication are systematically included in all possible musical arrangements by guitarists who want to start or improvise their playing.

To learn how to read tablature, master a specific rhythm, an arpeggio, tapping, fingerpicking, understand the musical theory – notably solfeggio – and play any style of music, you will inevitably have to take private guitar lessons to supplement your learning.

Take Guitar Lessons and Choose Your Tutor

It is possible to learn the guitar alone. But you’ll eventually realise that in order to take your guitar learning to the next level, you’ll need to take guitar lessons with a private tutor.

Each guitar teacher will tell you: to learn to play the guitar, you have to want it, that way you’ll always be motivated.

At Superprof, private music teachers have many years of experience and the ability to pass on their methods to help you become a great guitarist. Every music teacher responds to the needs and tastes of the learner.

You’ll be playing like Hendrix and Clapton!

But before that, you have to learn the guitar basics.

Why Choose Superprof For Guitar Lessons?

Superprof provides guitar lessons for all ages and quality music training offering: musical theory – solfeggio and improvisation -, technical help,  major and minor help and the pentatonic scale, chord dictionary tuition as well as those quirky extras including how to play left-handed. You can discover all of these methods in your guitar lessons.

You will be able to choose your guitar teacher according to their experience, level, musical styles and preferences, pedagogy, hourly rate, location or the type of guitar they play.

So take guitar lessons today! Hundreds of students trust us to provide the best range of music tutors.