Just got a guitar, know nothing of playing instruments
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[QUOTE=mzathemind;29959065]That's the basic outline yeah, but I am really interested in getting good.[/QUOTE]
You'll become skilled, if you stick at it.
[QUOTE=Pasalaqcua;29940074]Well I guess I better buy a car before I learn to drive one.[/QUOTE]
You stupid fuck, how is he going to learn to play the guitar, without buying one.
And you do the same with a car, you get driving lessons to learn to drive, by learning to drive, in a car!
Were you born this fucking moronic or do you wake up each day and actively try to be mind bendingly retarded.
Personally I started learning guitar by using tabs, then eventually through people, videos, research and common sense I started picking up some things and eventually I got really into it.
If you really want, you should get a teacher, it's highly recommended unless you're really impatient and if you're not planning to be a brilliant guitarists then there's no point. People like James Hetfield (metallica's rhythm guitarist) is self taught, but lead guitarist Kirk Hammett was taught extensively (by legend Joe Satriani). As you can tell, James can play guitar, but is not of the same caliber as Kirk Hammett.
[QUOTE=bravehat;29960211]You stupid fuck, how is he going to learn to play the guitar, without buying one.
And you do the same with a car, you get driving lessons to learn to drive, by learning to drive, in a car!
Were you born this fucking moronic or do you wake up each day and actively try to be mind bendingly retarded.[/QUOTE]
It's Pasalaqcua, he's that fucking moronic.
I'm self teaching myself just with youtube and my uncle teaches me a thing or two. I'm in no rush.
[url]http://justinguitar.com/en/TB-000-TheBasics.php[/url]
I just used that site. Friends help a lot too, a girl started teaching me how to play and I got the hang of it pretty quickly ( faster than how my bros teach me), maybe its just a personal thing.
Acoustic Rendition Master of Puppets
Yes, Mazzida, because that is the easiest song you could possibly play
Exactly.
[editline]21st May 2011[/editline]
It's better the ode to Joy
[QUOTE=Pasalaqcua;29940019]Why on earth would you buy any musical instrument without having a moderate knowledge of how to read music, play chords, etc.[/QUOTE]
Why the fuck would you want to go to school if you don't know all of it already?
Have a look at the site [url]www.Songsterr.com[/url] if you want to learn any song, they're some of the most accurate tabs I've seen, and you can listen to the song easily on there. Only downside is that unless you pay, you have to copy out by hand or print screen the tab.
I didn't have any knowledge when I got my first guitar. I just played random stuff, and eventually learned Stay together for the kids by Blink 182 and then just kept going
First song I want to learn is Put your Records on, such a sweet tune.
[QUOTE=Pasalaqcua;29940019]Why on earth would you buy any musical instrument without having a moderate knowledge of how to read music, play chords, etc.[/QUOTE]
Dumbass.
Basic guitar is easy, even I can play that and make it sound somewhat "good" :v:
What truly takes skill is to be creative.
Don't waste money on books, videos, or lessons, unless you want to spend countless hours learning fundamentals before playing (I'm going to be honest: this is better for you. You won't be as sloppy and you will sound much better). What I personally did was sort of trudge through the fundamentals (learning chords, reading tabs) [b]very[/b] slowly because I didn't have a teacher. This is probably the hardest part as I can vaguely remember. You will feel like you are getting nowhere but you won't realize even as you are screwing up your fingers are getting stronger and your dexterity is improving. After chords in self learning you probably want to try learning some songs, extremely simple ones. Practice good picking, and things like that. There are some great videos on Youtube that will help you learn some of the most important bad habits that you want to eliminate early. There are so many things you have to do "right" if you want your playing to sound good. Paul Gilbert and John Petrucci are some great teachers, the way they word things and they are incredible guitarists. They will teach you how to pick properly, exercises that will strengthen your fingers and scales to practice for learning different songs. After you get good with fundamentals (should be about 1-3 years depending on how fast you want to learn and how much you are devoted to learning, 3 years is a long time for fundamentals). After this you should be itching to learn cool things like percussion guitar or sweep picking or tremolo picking or all of these little nifty styles, depending on what general style of guitar you want to play (by then you should be settled in and sort of pointed in a direction. You should have learned some songs in the genre you liked and followed the guitarists of the bands you were learning from, things like that.) The problem with being self taught is the fact that you can get into bad habits and look over the boring parts of guitar that are the most important. After you are comfortable learning songs and have learned some different techniques, you might want to look more into things like music theory, songwriting, and even more advanced techniques. Try and take a break from just learning songs and really take a look at your playing. Are you sounding sloppy? Are you still doing things you were when you were a beginner? Could you be playing a chord more cleanly? This is also a time to further your dexterity. Go back to the basics and practice scales, preferrably more advanced ones. Once you get pretty good at the guitar, you will realize all of the pros are good because they spend so much time on fundamentals and dexterity.
Now of course, this will probably mean nothing to you but I wrote a lot so it probably has something of use to you. You may not even need this, but I know when I picked up my first guitar I felt so lost.
I've had my guitar since I was 9 years old, 7 years later I still haven't gotten around to learning it. Should I?
[QUOTE=Jasun;30028107]I've had my guitar since I was 9 years old, 7 years later I still haven't gotten around to learning it. Should I?[/QUOTE]
Yes.
When I first learned guitar I immediately started learning power chords, and the same day I was playing Brain Stew by Green Day. One month later and I can play most Green Day and Blink-182 songs. Haven't even learned normal chords yet, just power chords.
[QUOTE=Big Bang;29956231]Okay, by experience, I'd say that you should learn some basic picking mechanics and some flexibility going on both hands before you go playing any song. You don't wanna be one of those douchebags that think they're hot shit because they can play Master Of Puppets while downpicking all the time.
First off, practice alternative picking. Get it done right, second, get used to playing some chords. If you wanna play rock music, then go ahead and learn the power chord straight ahead so you can have some fun right away, otherwise, I suggest you learn all major chords.
From there, I'd say you learn pentatonic minor scale or, if you really are dedicated, the major and minor scale modes.
As for how to actually learn all that stuff, try Google. If you don't really like self-teaching, get an actual teacher, you'll learn MUCH faster.[/QUOTE]
I don't care if I'm picking up or down, as long as I get the job done.
But then I'm also not one of those people who want to impress others by replicating famous songs.
I can't play a single song written by someone else.
Well to be honest I haven't written any songs of my own either.
I just improvise and jam along to myself with a loop station.
Also, I'm getting carried away here.
[QUOTE=Mort and Charon;29963280]Have a look at the site [url]www.Songsterr.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Wow, I've been playing about three years now, and I'd never seen that site before. There are a lot of tabs that I haven't been able to find on other sites - this is awesome. Thanks for posting it.
G B♭ C
G B♭ D♭ C
Instant pussy
[QUOTE=mzathemind;29956397]Just some average acoustic or rock stuff, stuff I can entertain ladies with like coldplay or jason mraz.[/QUOTE]
You start playing an instrument to get bitches?
What?
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[QUOTE=Corbis;31595234]lawl you fail dude[/QUOTE]
Thankyou for this useful first post of yours.
you can kill people with a car, can't kill people with a guitar
just leave it at that
I learned by looking up the tabs to all of my favorite songs and playing along.
After a while I decided to take lessons, and since I already had the basic motor skills involved, it was just a matter of learning things like theory and chords and scales.
It made it a whole lot easier.
[editline]8th August 2011[/editline]
oh this topic is months old...
[QUOTE=Joazzz;30040215]You start playing an instrument to get bitches?
What?[/QUOTE]
you'd be amazed by how many people do that
[QUOTE=Vedicardi;31596527]you can kill people with a car, [U]can't kill people with a guitar[/U]
just leave it at that[/QUOTE]
yeah you can
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;31624742]yeah you can[/QUOTE]
Let's rephrase that.
If you can't drive, and drive anyways, there is a big chance something will go wrong, putting other people in danger.
If you can't play the guitar, and still does anyways, there is really no other consequence than that people won't like what you play.
1. Start basic. Open chords and basic songs like Brown Eyed Girl or Smoke on the Water. Develop basic fretting and picking skills. Do it on an acoustic guitar if possible (the bigger strings will help your technique develop more than electric strings will). I find the lessons on about.com to be a good place to
2. Learn some theory. Start with basic major and minor scales and the pentatonic scale. Learn what a "key" is and understand it. (now would be an ideal time to seek professional lessons, but you can find this information online easily)
3. Continue learning songs and working on your technique and scales. Just try to broaden your musical knowledge. One thing that is important is to start learning other people's solos. This will help you learn to "speak the language" of whatever genre you are playing. You don't learn how to play a rock solo by simply studying theory, you learn it by learning Page/Clapton/Hendrix/etc. solos and studying how they apply the scales and theory to create their own classic licks.
Above all, have fun and play whatever you feel like playing.
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