| Sometimes trying to learn guitar is compared to | | | | of your favorites but it's a great way to learn the |
| learning a new language but this is really not true. | | | | chords G, C and D. |
| You can't start off learning a language with the | | | | If you start your collection of guitar songs with |
| shortest words or the funniest phrases but an | | | | songs that you personally are fond of you may |
| easy way to learn guitar songs is by starting with | | | | be making your progress as a guitar player more |
| the ones you most like and the songs with the | | | | difficult than it needs to be. With a collection of |
| simplest chords. | | | | easy folk guitar songs that have been chosen |
| So what is the best way to get a collection of | | | | with the gradual introduction of the guitar to a |
| guitar songs to learn? There are plenty of books | | | | student in mind, you have teaching material that |
| available for you to buy on line or at your local | | | | will get you playing the songs you like in a short |
| music store that contain anthologies of guitar | | | | amount of time. |
| songs belonging to a wide range of musical | | | | Using easy guitar songs in this way might diminish |
| genres. The trick is to use your own tastes as a | | | | the enjoyment of learning the guitar a little but it |
| guide only - but not to make the final choice. | | | | won't put unnecessary obstacles in your way. So |
| An anthology of folk songs containing numbers | | | | you still get to have fun while you learn guitar |
| like Nine Hundred Miles, Where Have All The | | | | without risking becoming disillusioned with yourself |
| Flowers Gone?, Worried Man Blues, Little Boxes, | | | | as potential guitar player. |
| Foggy Foggy Dew and Clementine may be too | | | | If you can choose a collection of easy guitar |
| old fashioned for your musical tastes but the | | | | songs, your learning experience will be much more |
| muscles responsible for changing chords aren't | | | | enjoyable if you can then find on YouTube some |
| going to know about that. | | | | free video clips of guitar players performing some |
| Collections of folk songs are compiled by guitar | | | | of the songs you've chosen. Failing that you can |
| instructors who are following a plan of learning | | | | look for audio of the songs to buy or borrow. |
| groups of chords over time using several songs. | | | | Whatever you do is don't belittle the collections of |
| This enables a guitar student to get used to chord | | | | easy guitar songs that you see online or in the |
| changes involving a definite number of chords | | | | stores. They may not have lasting interest for |
| before moving onto another group. For example | | | | you but they will help you to learn guitar. |
| the song This Land Is Your Land may not be one | | | | |