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M$3 March 25, 2009 12:01 AM

Whats a good resource for learning how to play the electric guitar?

About 3 years ago, I started to learn how to play the acoustic guitar and then bought an electric guitar. Unfortunately, life took over and I haven't touched it since. Are there any good resources for beginner electric guitar players?

Videos would be preferable and I do prefer tabs over chords, although both are ok with me. I have some idea of the basics, but I would love to have something to see, watch, or hear to help me along.
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March 25, 2009 12:35 AM
  1. Homespun videos have some great DVD's for you to learn electrict guitar. From beginning to advanced, they have a video for you. I have purchased a couple of their videos to learn fingerstyle guitar and they were great.  Link is below in the "sources section."
  2. GuitarTricks.com is a great online source.  Lots of lessons and videos.  I bought a 3 month subscription for my niece and she seemed to get quite a bit out of it.
  3. Gibson has a section on their site with lesson from Arlen Roth
  4. Another online source is JamPlay.  I have never used them but have heard enough for it to deserve a mention.
With that said, you might want to look into a guitar teacher in your local area as well.  At least to give you feedback on how your doing. That is the only thing that these videos can't do, is give you feedback.
Source(s):
http://www.homespuntapes.com/shop/category.aspx?id=342
http://www.guitartricks.com/
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Lessons/?s_kwcid=online%20guitar%20le...
http://www.jamplay.com/
25 years of playing the guitar.

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• Excellent, I'll check out those sources.


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March 25, 2009 12:17 AM
Quite honestly youtube is a fantastic source, whether it be a specific song you're trying to learn, or baby steps from the beginning. There are tutorials from beginner to advanced. If you want to learn tablature you can go to this website http://www.taborama.com
They have a "how to read tabs" section and a huge assortment of songs to choose from. Now this is all if you wanna do it on the cheap.

If, however, you are willing to drop some cash to improve your skills look in your local newspaper for guitar teachers (many of which will come to YOUR house) and give you the one on one teaching experience you just can't beat.
Source(s):
http://www.google.com/search?q=electric+guitar+lessons&ie=utf-8&oe=...

http://www.taborama.com


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March 25, 2009 02:49 AM
To buy and free electric guitar instruction multi-media items and link searches:

AMAZON.COM VIDEOS FOR PURCHASE (fyi a few non guitar items showed up in my search, also, to expand your search use electric guitar and not the words how to in search box at amazon.com then click on media from left hand box)

electric guitar how to dvds sorted by top rated by customers first
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1237946490/ref=sr_nr_i_6?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=electric%20guitar&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aelectric%20guitar%2Ci%3Advd

electric guitar how to vhs sorted by top rated by customer first
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1237946877/ref=sr_st?keywords=electric+guitar+how+to&rs=404272&page=1&bbn=404272&rh=n%3A404272%2Ck%3Aelectric+guitar+how+to&sort=reviewrank

electric guitar software
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1237948004/ref=sr_st?keywords=electric+guitar&rs=229534&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aelectric+guitar%2Ci%3Asoftware%2Cn%3A229534%2Cn%3A%21491286&sort=reviewrank

emedia My Electric Guitar software
http://www.amazon.com/emedia-EG09073-My-Electric-Guitar/dp/B000VPPUA4/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1237948549&sr=1-25

emedia guitar software sorted by best customer rating first
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1237948673/ref=sr_st?keywords=emedia+guitar&rs=229534&page=1&bbn=229534&rh=n%3A229534%2Cn%3A%21491286%2Ck%3Aemedia+guitar&sort=reviewrank

FREE VIDEOS (as far as I could tell)

truveo.com over 5,000 videos electric guitar how to
http://www.truveo.com/search.php?query=electric+guitar+how+to&uqs=

My Guitar Tabs Universe - electric guitar Videos
http://www.myguitartabsuniverse.com/videos/index.php?search=electric+guitar

guitar tabs AOL Video
http://video.aol.com/show/guitar-tabs

graspr.com Electric Guitar Bass videos
http://www.graspr.com/videos/Music/Electric-Guitar-Bass/

electric guitar search on LIVEVIDEO.com
http://www.livevideo.com/media/tag/electric-guitar.aspx

metcafe.com electric guitar how to
http://www.metacafe.com/tags/electric_guitar_how_to/

GuitarTube electric guitar
http://www.guitar-tube.com/electric_guitar/

How to Play the Electric Guitar Expert Village Video Series
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/270_electric-guitar-basics.htm

WonderHowTo.com electric guitar video
http://www.wonderhowto.com/music-instruments/electric-guitar-video/

electricguitarnews.com electric guitar videos
http://www.electricguitarnews.com/videos/

WHERE TO SELL CDs OF YOUR PLAYING - ONE EXAMPLE:
http://www.cdbaby.com

RELATED MAHALO ANSWER FYI
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/electric-blues/best-book-for-learning-blues-guitar
Source(s):
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.cdbaby.com
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/
http://www.truveo.com/
http://www.myguitartabsuniverse.com/
http://video.aol.com/
http://www.graspr.com/
http://www.livevideo.com/
http://www.metacafe.com/
http://www.guitar-tube.com/
http://www.expertvillage.com/
http://www.wonderhowto.com/
http://www.electricguitarnews.com/


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