Guitar is one of the most popular instruments for Americans to just pick up and play. However, the fret board can be a lonesome and confusing place if you don’t know what you’re doing. Fortunately for us, the internet is full of resources to help you get started, and to learn some of your favorite song. In this article, I will name a few of the top sites for guitar tablature and interactive guitar lessons.
The best site that I have found thus far for strictly guitar tablature is a site called Ultimate-Guitar.com. Ultimate-Guitar is a site that is filled with guitar tablature from some of the most famous bands of all time, as well as a surprisingly large selection of guitar tablature from artists who are not as well know. What this means is that if you were looking for guitar tablature from a late great band like Led Zeppelin, then there will be hundreds of songs to choose from to start learning. Also, if you are looking for guitar tablature from a more Indie themed band, or a band who isn’t signed yet, there is a good chance you will find it on Ultimate-Guitar.com.
Another impressive site that I have found for guitar tablature is GuitarSolos.com. The coolest feature of this site is that it’s an interactive web site that will give you the guitar tablature for the piece you are playing, as well as an audio or video file to go along with it. There are no downloads necessary, everything loads right there in your browser, and you can play the audio or video along with the guitar tablature so that you’ll have an idea of what the song should look or sound like when playing. While there is not nearly as large a selection of guitar tablature at this site as there is on Ultimate-Guitar, the fact that it’s an interactive web site makes up for it. Guitar greats like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are the main artists that you’ll find on this site.
The last site that I will mention in this article for guitar tablature or interactive guitar lessons is a site called JamCenter.com. This site is excellent for learning the basics of guitar theory, and has guitar tablature to go along with all of the scales that you can learn. This is a wonderful website that has resources to teach anyone the basics of string theory, what sounds good together, what leads to play over certain choruses, and what key most people play in for different styles of music. This, used in conjunction with any of the sites that offer loads of guitar tablature, will be the gateway to not only knowing how to play your favorite songs, but also understanding why those songs are played the way they are. And, once you have learned all your favorite songs for the guitar using guitar tablature sites like Ultimate-Guitar.com, you will be able to take what you’ve learned from the interactive sites like JamCenter.com and create your own tunes.
So, those are a few of the most useful and well organized sites for picking up and playing guitar. Hopefully, with the help of these websites, and your own will to practice, even you can become a real life guitar hero. Happy Rockin.
