So you bought a new guitar! If you’re like me, you were during barbecues for years, have a couple of beers and watching your friends sitting around with their guitars, the songs you’ve known for years and who like to play! So you finally spent the money and I bought a guitar - now?

You want to learn quickly - so you can join in. For this article, I will assume that you are a beginner who wants basic proficiency.

I researched this subject, as it was when I was, and I found a link between people who want to “act quickly” and those who already play but just want to play “faster”. The connection is very simple but very profound.

Thanks to what I discovered, I think there are two parallel tracks:

1. Studying techniques which will make all your playing faster, and
2. Re-orient your practice sessions on basic concepts that beginners learn, you will become fast player.

It is a useful acronym that you can use to help guide your practice and improve your game: MOST

M for Memorization

You can have the best in the world “ear”, but if you do not remember:

a) notes and round
b) Large and small key scales and chords,

it does matter how good your ear. The most frustrating about learning a new song is finding that the rope or a note that you know you’ve learned but can not remember! It’s funny this song writers you do not have time in the middle of their parts to see that Aminor agreement, or work if an agreement D minor works in a song B, and then if it does, where he is on the neck!

If you are a beginner - Learn handle and store!

If you are more advanced - Learn the handle and store! You might think you already know, but you can skip a note or a rope to another instantly without even thinking?

O for observation

Human beings work best when all the senses work in unison. Try plugging your ears with cotton and trying to play a song. Not very good-you. (People like Ray Charles and Beethoven amaze me).

Your sense of sight, sound and touch among all others to play the guitar. When you play a song very well, you can even taste the applause (just kidding..). The more you play, the more your fingers to put in the right places, your muscles retain a memory of these posts. You begin to see patterns and relationships that race. You hear you play the correct note and the agreements and that gives you confidence, which is essential to play quickly.

The memory is the basis for observation and observation is the key to training your mind and hands to work together automatically.

S for strength and T for Training

It’s not bodybuilding! It’s really dexterity training. However, with dexterity means that you have the strength in the fingers for playing the chords you need to play when you need to play.

Beginners often find it difficult to maintain agreements and ladders to play with four fingers. Consistent and correct practice is the only way to build strength, muscle, memory and dexterity.

The same problem arises for intermediate players - the most likely culprit for the slow play is a lack of strength, dexterity and / or technically correct.

Practice your finger exercise and make absolutely agree - do not settle for “you do” or “fairly close”. You want to train your fingers to go to the right place in the right way every time! Sloppy exercises will not help.

In conclusion, the key to learning guitar faster - as well as play faster - based in monitoring the M-O-S-T formula. It is really all get the basics right from the start!