At the same time.
Guitar with your hands and [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7CeoUZbW3Y]piano with your feet[/url].
No I didn't pay for this guitar, it's been lying around our house for 12 years and I just recently became interested in playing it.
Should probably change the strings then unless that's already been done.
[QUOTE=Pink Spy;24138142]I could burn myself with a lighter, tried but hurt too much[/QUOTE]
I forgot to mention it's painful as shit and leaves scars.
Also, I agree with bravehat.
Well, get new strings and get the guitar tuned properly.
One thing that can kill motivation is having a bad sounding, and hard to play instrument...
also, try to learn some theory.
Memorize the notes on the 6th and 5th string. starting early with this shit, can save you a lot of worries later, I wish I did this when I started to play the guitar.
Learn to identify octaves across the fretboard.
Do some chromatic exercises, so you can gain agility and strenght in your fingers.
learn how chords are made, scales, etc...
Be sure to :
Have a proper posture
Proper technique:
Fretting the strings with the tip of your fingers, holding the pick properly, etc...
You can't learn all of this shit in a day, that's for sure, but try to keep on a schedule, and just practice the fuck out of that guitar :buddy:
How much would it cost to have the guitar restrung at a local music shop? Just an estimate I know you all don't know the exact price.
...you do it yourself
Your technique is probably really bad if you have to ice down your fingers.
I know most people would do it themselves but I don't want to screw anything up.
Then bring it to a guitar store and they'll do it for you (at some charge likely). Have them actually show you how to do it, it's really not hard at all
How does Yamaha compare to other acoustic guitar brands? IS it ok for guitars? I think it looks and sounds alright but I might sell it to get something better, I would rather have electric I'm thinking but I'm not sure. I'll definitely keep with this until I find out if I even want to keep playing guitar in general.
[QUOTE=Pink Spy;24121478]I just don't even know if it's worth it is the thing, so many people know how to play the guitar so well me being able to play one song on it would never make a difference.[/QUOTE]
Don't play guitar then, you might find it easier to start by playing the bass.
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Also get lessons from a tutor, it helps motivation alot.
I think your problem is you're playing on a 12 year old acoustic. Age is never kind to an instrument, and I'm going to have to guess the action on it is higher than Cheech and Chong.
[QUOTE=Pink Spy;24149874]How does Yamaha compare to other acoustic guitar brands? IS it ok for guitars? I think it looks and sounds alright but I might sell it to get something better, I would rather have electric I'm thinking but I'm not sure. I'll definitely keep with this until I find out if I even want to keep playing guitar in general.[/QUOTE]
Yamaha's usually sound nice and bright, and if you can't stick with acoustic, there's no way you could commit to an electric.
musical motivation = natural love for music.
You can't just want to be good, you have to want to get better
Remember that its going to suck at first, but you'll grow to enjoy practicing.
I've picked up 3 instruments and that's how it is for me
I would find I band or a song that I like that's really simple, It might motivate you to play music that you enjoy.
Going to a music store tomorrow, should I pick up some strings while I'm there? What should I ask/look for?
if you think of it as practice you aren't going to have fun and if you aren't having fun you're not going to want to do it again
so don't think of it as practice
think of it as just playing guitar
and if that isn't fun to you, go do something else
Seeing Live DVD concerts gets me easily motivated. It just makes me go "I want to play for a crowd like that one day!"
When I started out, I just learned the songs I liked. Then a year afterward, I took Guitar I in junior year and my teacher pushed me to the limit of what I thought possible, i.e. learning to play in musical notation rather than tab and general appreciation for genres outside of what I was comfortable with.
Too bad for me, the class moved too slow for my pace and I eventually grew bored. If you can't get somebody to teach you, you're going to have to want learn all you can get your hands on so you won't become unmotivated.
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