Thursday Tips
Guitar TLC, Tender Loving Care For Your Acoustic Guitar!
TLC, tender loving care, is not limited to people, our guitars need TLC too! Yes, we polish the body, oil the neck and change the strings, but what other ways can we share the guitar TLC? The simple answer is humidity*.
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear about my experience with extreme weather conditions and guitar TLC recommendations, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
How to Play All You Need Is Love
February is Heart Month and Valentine’s Day, so I thought you might like to play All You Need is Love by The Beatles*. The chords are: G, D, Em, Am, D7, D6, A, B7 & C, and the rhythm includes a couple of time signatures within this song, so start with a basic strum and then embellish from there.
All You Need Is Love by The Beatles chords/lyrics
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear about the song’s history and how to play this song, listen to this week’s podcast episode by clicking here!
Songs with 100 in the Title!
Today marks a podcasting milestone, the release of my Tips for Guitar Playing Success podcast show’s 100th episode ~ whoa-hoo!
In honor of the occasion I thought it would be fun to share a couple of ‘100’ themed songs* for you to play.
1. 100 Years by Five for Fighting chords/lyrics
2. 100 Years Ago by The Rolling Stones chords/lyrics
Enjoy and cheers to the next 100!
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear about these ‘100’ songs and playing suggestions, listen to this week’s podcast episode by clicking here!
The Best Guitar Tuners for Acoustic Guitars
Tuning your guitar is obviously super important. I find that the clip-on electronic chromatic tuners are easy to use and very accurate, so here are a couple of brands/models that I like:
Snark: 1. SN5 basic tuner (pictured), 2. ST-8HZ includes a metronome
D’addario: Small/compact 1. Micro Headstock tuner, 2. NS Micro Soundhole tuner
Wegrower: 1. Basic tuner with a rechargeable battery
As far as tuning apps, GuitarTuna and Fender Guitar Tuner are good.
BTW ~ What’s the difference between a guitar and a fish?
A: You can’t tuna fish!
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear a more details about these tuners, listen to this week’s podcast episode by clicking here!
The Secret to Achieving Your Guitar Playing Resolution
With the new year upon us and (hopefully) your guitar playing resolution on your mind, I thought it would help to share a couple secrets* for success:
1. Keep your goal simple, like learn the F#m chord rather than learn all bar chords.
2. Be realistic about your time frame, like 6 months from now rather than by next week!
3. And ~ the ‘secret sauce’ ~ after 1 month review your goal, time frame, & plans, then adjust your time frame as necessary. After all, you still have 352 days left to make it happen!
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear a more detailed description of the secrets, listen to this week’s podcast episode by clicking here!
Listen to the 5 Most Loved Episodes of 2021!
In case you missed them or want to listen to them again, here are the top 5* most listened to podcast episodes of 2021 ~ see if any of these were on your list of favorites!
#1 Acoustic Guitar vs Electric Guitar
#2 July 4th Patriotic Songs to Play
#3 Easy Christmas & Hanukkah Songs
#4 How to Play the D Scale on Your Guitar
#5 The Best Woods for Acoustic Guitars
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear a recap of the top 5 episodes, listen now by clicking here!
15 Guitar New Year’s Resolution Ideas!
It’s a good time to reflect on your 2021 playing year and set your guitar goal(s) for next year. To help inspire you here’s 15 guitar resolution ideas:
1. Practice
2. Memorize a song
3. Learn a new music style
4. Learn note bending
5. Learn a new strum
6. Study music theory
7. Play tablature
8. Use a metronome
9. Play with others
10. Learn alternate tunings
11. Learn solo improvisation
12. Learn scales
13. Expand your chord knowledge
14. Understand song formatting
15. Write a song
Happy New Year!
Play on…
Marlene
*For more about these ideas and setting a 2022 goal, listen to my newest podcast episode by clicking here!
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