Beginners Acoustic Guitar Lesson
Hey, guys, today I am going to show you this awesome fingerstyle guitar lesson for beginners. I personally love this guitar lesson because it is simple but enjoyable to play!
It isn’t easy to find beginner acoustic guitar lessons that are easy and fun to play, so I am constantly trying to write new things to help you improve your guitar playing while having fun.
I called this lesson Spanish Dance and the melody would be played mainly on the first string of your acoustic/classical guitar. As always, make sure you take things to step by step and don’t forget to record yourself from day one so you know how much progress you’ve made over a week/month period.
Let’s get started, guys. Below you will find the video lesson and all the info you need to learn and understand this awesome beginner’s acoustic guitar lesson.
Spanish Dance video lesson
Watch the video lesson several times to learn how to play this beautiful fingerstyle guitar lesson. Below I will analyze the melody so that you can learn more about this beginner’s acoustic guitar lesson.
The melody
This small fingerstyle exercise is based on a straightforward melody that can be easily played on one string. It is pretty common for beginners to start learning a melody on one string as it comes pretty easy and fun to play. However, there are a few things you really have to consider when you start learning this Spanish melody.
We are in a key of E minor, and the chord progression is straightforward. As you notice, we only have one chord at the beginning of the song where you actually play four strings simultaneously. You will only play what we call the “bass and melody” guitar part, which is obviously the melody with one bass note at each bar’s beginning.
- Red color: Guitar melody on mainly one string. You can practice that separately without the bass.
- Yellow color: The bass note will be played at the beginning of each bar. The chord progression is Em, Am, Em, D, Em, D, and Em. Pretty simple, right!
The hand position
It is essential, guys, that you practice this short song using the correct hand position. I have other posts where I show you how to position your hands of the neck and pluck the strings, so make sure you go back and watch that so you don’t pick up bad habits.
The right-hand position should always pluck the strings following a 45 degree to achieve a beautiful tone and effective plucking articulation. Beginners acoustic guitar players need to learn this approach from day one so that you can get the most out of each single guitar session you’ll in the future.
Look at the picture to learn the correct right-hand position over the strings and follow the picture to readjust your right hand.
The left-hand position is also critical. There are three things you should do to position the left hand on the fret-board effectively.
- Keep the thumb positioned straight behind the neck.
- Keep the palm away from the bottom neck.
- Stretch the left-hand fingers to avoid “buzzing.”
Follow these few tips, guys, and you will be able to play this awesome Spanish melody easily and quickly.