If you want to learn to play the guitar, you need to ask yourself what your intentions are.  Are you going to learn to play the guitar just so you can strum it and entertain yourself or your family?  Do you want to get good enough playing guitar to actually join a band and perform?  Knowing exactly why you want to play the guitar is important.

No matter whether you want to play just for yourself and your family or hope to sell out a stadium by being part of a band, eventually, you’re going to have to learn scales.  Even if you have a very good teacher, or training materials, most of them fall short when it comes to Read the rest of this entry »

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