You can tune and play along now.
Here's a good song to start. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands".
Four steps:
1. Tune Guitar (click here if you're not in tune)
2. Learn A7 chord (Just 2 fingers, easy as it gets.)
3. Learn D chord (same 2 fingers moved over 1 string plus add another finger.
4. Strum at each "/" mark over a word, and at each chord symbol, and Sing (that's it, you're playing).
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Ps. 24:1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it!
Want to play guitar?
There must be 999 ways to learn guitar, but using Christian Sing-Along Guitar Book One and Tape One is the best for Christians, because:
1.You start by just playing and singing worshipful songs rather than memorizing theory. You learn quickly as you see the songs and hear the songs and play along.
2. Singing Christian songs you know and love while you strum guitar chords is the easiest style of guitar playing and the greatest for sing-alongs.
3. It's fun! It's joyjoyjoyful!
4.Beyond music, Christian Sing-Along Guitar Book One is chock full of Christian encouragement and perspective. It's like having a special devotional book and guitar lessons all in one. You'll feel good as you achieve success with the guitar and grow in the Lord.
Free excerpt from lesson 1of Christian Sing-Along Guitar:
The secret is to be able to keep the song going "in time" when you change chords. At first you'll have to think about where to put your fingers and you'll probably want to look at the fret board when you change chords. As soon as you can stand the thought of it; don't look. You'll know if you don't get it, you'll hear it. Smooth chord changes happen automatically when you know the fingering for the coming chord. You don't have to think about it. You strum confidently on the first beat of the next chord. This can only be achieved with considerable practice. In the meantime you must have faith that it will get better. It will.
The "/" mark means strum here. Play slowly at first so you can keep the rhythm going steadily. The beat is really the most important thing. You can keep the beat without even playing the guitar if you want to. You can keep the beat by tapping your foot or by tapping your fingers on your guitar. Keep the singing going steadily whether you can make the chord changes fast enough or not. One more thing, notice that this song doesn't start on the downbeat. Play the D chord first, then start singing.
I find that it's best to focus on the singing and let your strumming follow your singing. To get the beat started right I sometimes sing in my head before strumming. This isn't a music theory book, it's a how-to-do-it book. With some things it's best to just do it without thinking about it so much. Feel the song. Feel the beat. Tune your heart then play it again.
Isa. 12:5
Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.
