How to teach a child to play the guitar
Balance guitar
Asking a child to learn how to tune the instrument before they start learning to play is unrealistic. Learn to tune the guitar yourself instead and make a habit of tuning it on a daily basis. Things will sound better, and they'll want to play more.
Learn to read chord schedules
We will use basic chord cards to explain how to play different chords with songs. Take a moment to learn how to read those diagrams.
Print some blank chord sheets
We're going to learn to play a few chords, and this will allow you to write them down in a way that children will understand.
Learn to read guitar label
Guitar tab is the notation method we will use to illustrate how some notes on the guitar are played in these lessons. Don't worry. it's easy.