4 Things Every Beginner Guitarist Should Know
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Published 2021-02-26
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0:00 - Intro
We're all beginners at some point. And there are many things on the guitar you can learn right from the beginning that will help avoid future roadblocks. Ayla Tesler-Mabe shares FOUR things she wishes she knew when she was a beginner guitarist.
0:58 - Tip 1: Practice Minor Pentatonic Scales
One scale worth knowing that you can immediately incorporate in your playing is the minor pentatonic scale. Ayla explains how to play them and how they can be moved around to use in any key.
4:34 - Tip 2: Practice Vibrato
Adding vibrato is like adding a layer of expression and overall takes your playing to a whole new level. Practicing this technique helps you find your voice on the instrument!
6:07 - Tip 3: Practice Major Scales
Playing major scales is a great exercise for dexterity, but more importantly, it helps you understand how the guitar is laid out. Ayla gives a quick lesson on what intervals are and how they apply to the major scales and the guitar.
10:44 - Tip 4: Practice Music
The main reason you picked up the guitar was to play music, right? Ayla’s final tip is to find a song you love that uses a technique you want to learn and learn it!
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All Comments (21)
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She is honestly the most friendly person i've ever seen on camera. She's a great teacher.
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Honestly this lady is not just a teacher but a real mentor. Her way of explaining really is inspiring
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I've been playing guitar for more than 20 years and I have to say this young lady gave the best tips for a beginner ever! Straight to the point, clean and easy. Great videos, keep rocking! =)
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You are an excellent communicator. I started playing guitar when I was 15. I’m 52 now. I can play a decent rhythm and take a lead, but felt like I hit a roadblock a long, long time ago. Your videos inspire me to practice and improve. You are the best guitar teacher I ever had. Thank you.
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As someone who’s taken many guitar lessons over the past 40 years, the advice for beginners in this video NAILED IT better than it had ever been presented to me, and I’ve had a few famous teachers.
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My guitar teacher made me name my notes outloud when playing sheet music. That really helped me learn theory.
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Learned more about guitar playing in half-an-hour watching a few of Ayla's excellent videos than I have in 30 years of struggling to play. Best teacher EVER!
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The hardest thing for me personally was figuring out WHAT to practice and HOW to properly practice it.
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I love how she supports and tries to teach beginners, instead of bashing people for being beginners 😩
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3:35 Okay now I'm never forgetting this scale ever 😂😂. Also besides that, this has to be one of the most informative yet simple beginner guitar videos I've ever watched and having Ayla's warm energy is a plu
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Ayla is such a great human being. I've been watching her since the first guitar covers, then Calpurnia, then Ludic and now she's on her solo career and I wish the best of luck for her in the music scene. But she's a natural teacher, I hope she never stops enlightening us! ❤
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I just wanted to thank you for this video. I am 66, took up guitar again after 40 years. I have most of the basics down but never really learned the pentatonic scales. After watching this and how easy you explained it, I am getting better every day and have started to play lead . Thank you.
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I really like how calm you are and the fact that you take your time showing everything. So many teachers on here start off slow then all of a sudden take off leaving you wondering “what did he just do? What? Wait, let me rewind.” I like your style, thank you!
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I've 'owned' a guitar since I was a child...now in my 60's...always played chords...recently learned my Am pentatonic...and play along with backing tracks...whole new world opened up. Never thought I could play lead. That's what guitar is...learn...plateau...learn...plateau. Great video...thanks
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Everything is beginning to make much more sense since I’ve started watching your videos. I cannot wait to implement this all! Thank you so much 🫶🏼
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She is the real deal. A stunning talent that will only get better and better. Wonderful teacher too.
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Wow this girl is a great teacher. Most of the guitar teachers on YouTube make everything too complicated. She explained everything so clearly and gave me some more ideas for my playing too. This is the way to teach!
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I really appreciate your very laid back approach to teaching guitar. Also how you are able to breakdown complicated and/or confusing musical concepts and make them much easier to understand. Thank you and keep up the good work!!
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she’s my favorite teacher on youtube. she’s got such a great way of keeping me at ease and paying attention. i took a lot away from this and i feel like it’s really giving me direction and goals to work towards.
