Fender Guitar Giveaway - AmazingGuitar contest

Just a 'heads up' to let you know that Andy Koblick, who runs the wonderful 'Amazing Guitar' website, is holding a Giveaway with a Fender Guitar as first prize.

Just click on the link to enter: WIN A FREE FENDER GUITAR - ENTER NOW

Also a word to the wise on the most complete and comprehensive guitar course I've ever seen online, check it out at GuitarSecrets.



P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Using Pedal Effects to improve your sound

Chris Elmore ( who runs a great Guitar Tips site and the fantastic Guitar Songs site, has supplied yet another useful tip for the November newsletter - www.guitarsongs.info/news201105.htm and for my Blog readers, this time round he teaches you how to improve your sound by creative use of Pedal effects.

Click on the link: http://www.guitarsongs.info/using-pedal-effects Click HERE to visit Chris's GuitarTips site

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Quest for the perfect Guitar Tone

Chris Elmore ( who runs a great Guitar Tips site and the fantastic Guitar Songs site, has supplied another useful tip for the October newsletter - www.guitarsongs.info/news201005.htm , this time round he teaches you how to achieve the tone that best suits you and your musical style. Chris!!

Click on the link: http://www.guitarsongs.info/Perfect-Guitar-Tone Click HERE to visit Chris's GuitarTips site

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Extend the life of your Guitar Strings

My good friend from 'down under', Chris Elmore ( who runs a great Guitar Tips site and has recently launched a fantastic new Guitar Songs site, has supplied another useful tip for the newsletter, this time round he shows you how correct stringing can double the lifetime of your strings. Thanx Chris!!

Click on the link: http://www.guitarsongs.info/Re-Stringing-your-Guitar Click HERE to visit Chris's GuitarTips site

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http://www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Transposing Guitar Songs

Transposing is where you take the chords for a song, and change them all to a higher or lower key, keeping the relationship between the chords intact.

The main reasons for wanting to do this are:

- The key doesn't suit your singing voice

- The song is in a key which produces difficult-to-play chords ( e.g. a flat or sharp key ).

I've written an article which gives you a simplified way of transposing song chords, and understanding the concept behind it, you can view it at:

http://www.guitarsongs.info/transpos.htm

After you've done this a few times, it will become instinctive, so that you can read a song in the key of Eb, and transpose it to D or E without having to stop and think about it.

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http:/www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Playing Chords with Open Strings and Barre Chords

You might be surprised to hear that open strings can play a big part in playing great solos, and barre chords will add an extra dimension to playing power chords.

Chris Elmore, GuitarTips has written a great multimedia article for PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics which will be of interest to lead guitarists interested in playing nifty lead solos, and rhythm guitarists who want to embellish the chords.

Check out the article HERE
Check out Chris's great GuitarTips site HERE, and his multimedia GuitarSongs site HERE


Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http:/www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Learn to play Power Chords

Chris Elmore, GuitarTips has a great multimedia lesson showing you how to play Power Chords, which he created especially for visitors to my website PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics - www.guitarsongs.info

Click this Power Chords link to see the lesson.

P.J. Murphy
www.guitarsongs.info
pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Learn to play a solo

There are few things more satisfying than playing a guitar solo. The anticipation as the song moves closer to the break... a moment of anxiety just before you play that first note.... then the rush as you lose yourself in that moment.

Chris Elmore, GuitarTips has written a great multimedia article for PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics which takes you thru the steps you need to get you to that place - including tips for writing your own solos.

Check out the article HERE
Check out Chris's great GuitarTips site HERE, and his multimedia GuitarSongs site HERE


Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http:/www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Playing Harmonics on your Guitar

Harmonics add a distinct, really cool sound to a guitar riff or solo - listen to songs by Pink Floyd, U2, Nirvana - all of the top rock bands use harmonics to enhance the guitar sound within their songs.

Chris Elmore ( GuitarTips) has designed a lesson, specially written for PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics, to show you how they work, and how you can easily add them into your own repertoir of guitar skills.

Check out the article at: http://www.guitarsongs.info/harmonics.htm

You'll soon be adding that professional sound to your own songs, or getting your cover songs to sound like the real thing.

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics
http:/www.guitarsongs.info
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com


pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Guitar Tip - Fingerpicking

For the early learning guitarist, fingerpicking can be the most frustrating technique of all to learn, but it is also the most rewarding.

Practice, practice and more practice is the only way to make the transition from a tangled mess of fingers and strings, to that 'nirvana' when the left hand actually does know what the right-hand is doing, while the brain concentrates on maintaining the rhythm.

My good friend and partner, Chris Elmore from GuitarTips helps to get you started in this great Guitar Fingerpicking article, which as well as explaining the basics, also teaches you to pick your way thru Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters". This article was written specially for www.guitarsongs.info, and my Blog readers:

www.guitarsongs.info/fingerpicking.htm

You can find hundreds of tips at Chris's Guitar-Tips.com website, just click on the link below:

Guitar Tips

Enjoy your music!

P.J. Murphy

www.guitarsongs.info

Learn to Read Guitar Tabs

Many learning guitarists are put off by what seems to be a difficult complex set of numbers and squiggles that is the tablature found on many guitar sites today.

It's actually not that difficult, as Chris Elmore explains in this short article, written for my Blog readers: http://www.guitarsongs.info/tips/readtab.htm

You can find hundreds of tips at Chris's Guitar-Tips.com website, just click on the link below:

Guitar Tips

Enjoy your music!

P.J. Murphy

www.guitarsongs.info

Tuning Your Guitar

As a learning guitar player, you may not always create the sounds you'd like to! One sure way of creating the wrong sounds is to play a guitar that isn't in tune.

Learn how to tune your strings relative to each other - this article includes an online audio tuner you can use to make sure you are in concert pitch before you leave the house!

Click here to read the full article on Guitar Tuning, and put an end to those bum notes for good!

P.J. Murphy
www.guitarsongs.info

Choosing an Amp

Choosing an amplifier is one of the most important decisions you will have to make as a guitar player. It's a balance between what you want, what you need, and what you can afford!

Click Here to read the full article, written for PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Elmore, GuitarTips


P.J. Murphy
www.guitarsongs.info

Learn to play the Major Chords

Chris Elmore, GuitarTips has a great multimedia lesson showing you how to play all of the Major guitar chords.

Click Here to see the lesson.

P.J. Murphy
www.guitarsongs.info
pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info

Choosing Guitar Strings and ... Sore Fingers!

What Are The Different Types Of Guitar Strings Available Today?

Strings:
Your guitar may come with steel strings or nylon strings, depending on what style of guitar you have bought. The following information will outline the key differences between Nylon and Steel strings. All strings vary in sound. Therefore, it is best to try out different strings before you settle down with one particular brand.

Nylon strings are generally used in classical music although some jazz players use nylon strings for their finger style techniques. Some folk guitarists use nylon strings as well. Nylon strings are great for beginners because they are easier on the fingers than steel strings. They are also cheaper than steel strings.

Steel Strings are generally used in Rock, Country and Folk music because of their twangy resonance and versatility. Steel strings come in different gauge sizes. "Gauge" is the term to describe the thickness of the string. Therefore you can have 'light gauge' strings or heavy gauge strings. Lights are recommended for beginners, as they are thin and soft.

Also available today are strings that combine both silk and steel together. The sound of these strings is very bright and clear. They are also extremely easy on your fingers. So when you are choosing your strings, keep in mind that the differences in brands are very slight. In fact, more expensive strings are not necessarily the best.

Also a good point to keep in mind is that every time your fingers touch the strings, they pick up dirt and rust. This causes your strings to loose their sound and life. So after playing your guitar, give your strings a wipe with a DRY rag but not damp one.

Your fingers will also get a little sore when first starting out. Don't worry, as this will all go away. Try to soak your fingers in a bit of vinegar before you play, or even rub them in aloe vera afterwards. This will reduce the soreness.

The aim here is to develop a hard layer of skin on the tips of your fingers so that it doesn't hurt to play after that. A friend once told me that learning to play the guitar is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Thus, if you want to become an unreal guitarist, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, and PRACTICE. That's the biggest secret!

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Click here to see how you can get maximum life out of your strings

P.J. Murphy
Guitarsongs.info

Choosing Your Guitar

How to choose the Guitar that suits you best?

When it comes to choosing the right guitar for you, the most important thing to keep in mind is: "What kind of music are you going to be playing?"

Click here to read the full article

P.J. Murphy

www.guitarsongs.info

Reading and Understanding Tab

Response to a mail request from Karl Anderson:

Karl,

Most guitar sites you will find feature guitar tablature
( tab ), which is the series of numbers, dashes and symbols you
attached. I try to stick to just the chords and lyrics, as my
site, PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics is mainly intended for the learning guitar player.

Tab is just a method of showing exactly how lead guitar is
played for a song, note for note. I have a guide to reading
and understanding tab at
http://www.guitarsongs.info/guitar-tabs-guide.htm - you might
find it useful.

Enjoy your music,
PJ
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P.J. Murphy,
Webmaster, PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics -
http://www.guitarsongs.info/
eMail: pjmurphy@guitarsongs.info
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