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The pick should be held lightly between the thumb and the first finger (index) as shown in the pictures below.The easiest way to find the correct way to hold a pick is to imagine it as an extension of your index finger's nail.

When you are playing guitar your fretting (holding the strings down) hand holds the chords and the notes on the guitar neck, while you strumming hand either finger picks or plays with the pick over the body

I had been playing guitar for about a year and a half - And I thought I was really good too... I could play chords, strum, play lots of songs - and I'd seen guitar scales... But, you know how it is - at the time learning guitar scales didn't seem to do me any good, so I ignored them... Boy was I wrong...

Did you know Jimi Hendrix could learn a bands entire repertoire by ear. Do you want to have the same ability?

Most guitarists learn to play lead guitar through repetition and imitation. They spend many frustrating hours learning and playing the solos and riffs of their heros and eventually they learn to improvise their own solos.

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American Pie is a folk song from 1971 by Don Mclean. The title comes from the name of the plane that Buddy Holly was in when he died.

It's just a simple acoustic guitar tutorial on how to play the percussive effect that John Lennon used when he played Stand By Me.

Add to your repertoire and reinforce your technique with this collection of blues songs. Bring these songs to life by listening to the recordings on the companion CD, which features short versions of each piece, played slowly and up to tempo.

Did you know that Jimi Hendrix only got hold of his first guitar when he was 14? This video lesson from You Tube is top notch and teaches how to play that staccato rhythm style nicely.