Thursday, June 12, 2008

Find Guitar Tablatures Online

By Fabian Toulouse

Stringed instruments go way back in history. From the first time someone discovered you could get a nifty sound out of a stretched out piece of sheep's gut, people began inventing all sorts of stringed instruments. Almost every people group in the world has a variety of instruments that can be bowed, plucked, struck, or strummed.

An exhaustive list numbers in the hundreds, ranging from the very simple Kleenex box ukeleles of the preschool set to the most beautifully crafted violin. Because of rock music, the string instrument most people want to learn today is the guitar.

Whether acoustic or electric, learning the guitar means learning to read guitar tablature. This is a musical notation designed for string instruments over five hundred years ago. It was thought up as a sort of musical shorthand to make it more convenient to teach chords and pass along songs. Musicians still use it for the same reason. It is used world wide and simple to comprehend because, unlike traditional music notation, guitar tabs accurately tell you where to put your fingers for each chord.

Learning chords can often be mastered without lessons. It takes some time, and your fingertips will be very sore until they become callused, but if you want to learn to play, you have to pay your dues! Of course, playing guitar is way more than just getting the chords memorized. There are all sorts of techniques and skills to master, and there everyone could use some help.

One fantastic source is Guitar World. The online site has all you could wish for to get you playing like a pro. There are guitar tabs to hundreds of songs from a variety of artists posted by both users and professional musicians. You can take advantage of lessons online to learn how to perfect your skills, and there are good articles and videos, too. Anyone with a love for rock guitar should see this site.

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