Every year thousands of people attempt to take up learning a new instrument, and one of the most popular instruments to learn is the guitar. The reasoning behind this is probably because it is quite a rhythmic instrument that allows people to play complete songs without the need for any accompaniment. However, because the guitar provides the heart and soul of any song, there are a number of companies that are now supplying guitar backing tracks that help to make peoples playing experience even better.
It is amazing how much difference having guitar backing tracks can make to your overall playing. Obviously the first thing that guitar backing tracks will help you with is rhythm. One of the main features of the backing track would be the drums which will enable you to regulate the speed of the track throughout the duration of the song. If you play without a backing track then you may not realise fluctuations in the tempo in which you play.
The more you play with a backing track the more likely you will be able to obtain a natural internal rhythm and the more likely you are to maintain a fluid, good tempo when playing solo.
Another key aspect of using guitar backing tracks is that with the other instruments from the song playing, you can really get a sense of the part that you are playing to make the song complete. There is a huge amount of satisfaction that can be obtained from filling in the missing blank in a song. If anyone has ever played Guitar Hero on a Playstation, Nintendo Wii or Xbox360, you will know the satisfaction that you can achieve by hitting the right notes and filling in the gaps in the music.
The last key aspect of having guitar backing tracks is that you could perform a mini gig, if you so wanted to. With a professionally made backing track, you can get up on stage and strut your stuff with a guitar and microphone, while the backing track provides you with a full orchestra on stage. Who knows performing like this you might even get noticed, from there the sky is the limit. You could end up finding yourself playing backing guitar in a band or even heading up your own band. The possibilities really are endless, but unless you get out there and try, you really never will know.
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Dominic Donaldson is a music tutor with many years of experience in the music industry. Find out more about guitar backing tracks at http://www.licklibrary.com/Distributed by Content Crooner
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