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Kids Guitar Lessons - Learn About Whole Steps and Half Steps 1 year 38 weeks ago

Half Steps and Whole Steps:
No, we are not talking about walking here. We are talking about distances between notes on the guitar. They are also known as intervals. But I prefer to use the terms half steps and whole steps, because it is less confusing.

Also do not get these terms confused with Whole Notes and Half Notes. We are talking about something completely different here.

Half Step or 1/2 Step:

How to Buy a Guitar Capo 1 year 47 weeks ago

Guitar Capos:
After you have been hanging around a few guitarists for a little while you will hear the words “Guitar Capo” mentioned. If you have no idea what that means, read on….

What is a Guitar Capo?
The Guitar Capo is just a device that allows you to play in a higher position on the neck and in other key signatures without having to know any additional notes.
Simply imagine it this way. A Guitar Capo is like having a movable Guitar Nut (see that in our guitar parts glossary article).

Kids Guitar Lessons - Learning the Left Hand Finger Positions 1 year 46 weeks ago

The First Position:
With playing guitar, you will be playing in what is called “positions”. This is not a difficult thing to understand once you get the hang of it.

If you look at your guitar, you notice that you have either 12 or 14 frets before the neck joins the body of the guitar. Now all of these frets are not for decoration. They serve a useful purpose.

We can play what musicians call “up the neck”. What this means is that you play notes on the upper frets, or in other “positions”.