On Learning Guitar - Where's the Guarantee?

On Learning Guitar - Where's the Guarantee?
By Frank Foxx

What a place the world wide web is. So much information. So much knowledge. So much, um - stuff � to wade through.

To look at the many commercial guitar websites out there, you�d swear a Satriani was being born every minute. The sites scream out at you � �play like a pro�, �insider secrets revealed�, �master guitar in 30 days guaranteed�� Amazing. In fact, all the guitar systems out there seem to be �guaranteed�. But �guaranteed to� what? Have you play like a pro? Have you play a song start to finish?

Actually, they�re guaranteed to the extent that if you return them within a specified time-frame, you�ll be refunded your money. That�s it. That�s all. There�s no actual guarantee that you will play guitar. There can�t be. You�re a human being. There�s no guarantee on anything.

That�s not to say that you shouldn�t aspire to learn guitar. It�s the most wonderful instrument in the world. Go into any local music store and watch the wizards wail, on electric or acoustic. Will you get there? That�s not certain. There are so many variables.

your natural musical inclination

your manual dexterity

your musical ear

Those are some of nature�s gifts (or lack of) which will affect the outcome. Then there are the more physical, down-to-earth factors:

your budget

your time constraints

the rest of your life outside guitar

Everyone would love to play the guitar at some point in their life. That�s a fact. The ultimate level of one�s success on guitar is dependent on all the above factors and more. Lessons are never a bad idea, if you can afford them. Practice, of course, is the only way to improve. Teaching aids such as those found on the internet can be a help. Watching guitarists (and musicians generally) in action can be an eye-opener and motivator. What it all adds up to is � there�s no guarantee.

But what about those novices or frustrated players who just can�t seem to find the zone? Where the very basics of the instrument seem to be a hindrance. All of the books, all of the coaching, all of the websites and their systems and aids, that don�t seem to help. Where progress is limited. Those are the ones I love to pick up. I�ve seen them all. From housewives, to six year-olds, to frustrated veterans, even good guitarists who just want to get better. I�ve got the way that is actually different.

My site has the same guarantee as everyone else�s � if you don�t like what you bought, return it and you�ll get your money back. What I also am able to guarantee is that my system, Guitar-eze, is truly easier. Especially at the outset, when most of your chords are played with one finger. Guitar-eze focuses on open-D tuning. You build from there; there�s way less to memorize, and less fingering technique to master upfront. It�s easier. Guaranteed.

Frank Foxx is a semi-professional guitar player and part-time guitar teacher who plays exclusively in the tuning of open-D. He has written a guitar method book, extolling the virtues of what he considers to be the most versatile and easiest of all guitar tunings, entitled Guitar-eze A Simpler Approach to Playing the Guitar. His website is http://www.easierguitar.com. He keeps a blog at http://open-d.blogspot.com dedicated to helping guitarists and aspiring guitarists see the light.

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