thisisaRiot Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 well, i'm teaching myself guitar. and i mean i'm not doing too bad. but i was wondering if any one had suggestions to help me get better. or if they taught themselves and how they did or something? thankss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgi Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I taught myself. Get yourself some cheapy beginner guitar books from either your local music store or even sometimes there are some in charity shops or something, learn the base notes and get the feel of how and where you put your fingers. Go up a few easy scales such as C or F major and get used to major chords, barre chords and power chords. -this sounds easy, it does take a while, but it's reet fun. If you're not interested in learning notes, pick your favourite song (within reason- it has to be fairly easy to begin with - i reccommend stuff like Greenday or early Metallica with easy power/chords) and go on to a guitar tab site (ultimate-guitar.com or 911tabs.com are rad) and print off the tabs for the song you want to learn. They don't involve notes and just tell you where to put your fingers on the strings/frets, so they're quite lovely if you just want to learn songs. Blargh. I wrote alot. Guitar is rad go have fun. EDIT: Sorry, for some reason as i was typing this post, i remembered yours as saying you'd only just started or you want to start or something. I've probably just been really patronizing. Apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defiance Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 just make sure your enjoying what your doing or you will get frustrated and bored and go off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clowdiaa Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 yea just persist, cuz its gonna be a pain in the ass in the beginning. if you have a musical background i highly recommend learning notes and such. and learn scales, always helps for soloing and such. i dunno how it was for you guys, but for me it felt very natural when i started. now i feel like i've hit a road block in my playing, i havent gotten better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limelight Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 im teaching myself to play piano!! i actually just started its haarrrd haha. and plus im trying to learn how to read sheet music. jeez thats a pain! so hopfully that will keep me occupied while i save up money for my bass haha. idk what this has to do with anything bahaha sorry lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Night Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 ^ i know how to read sheet music...i don't play piano but i sing and i believe it's the same thing lol....if you want help i tried teaching myself guitar once but gave up because i couldn't play ANYTHING and it hurt my fingers like crap good luck though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limelight Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 ^ ooo i might just ask you for a little help with the sheet music later on haha cause its dang confusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Night Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 haha i've been taking chorus in school for 5 years now so it's pretty easy for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 just make sure your enjoying what your doing or you will get frustrated and bored and go off it. Thats the greatest advice yet on this thread.... Jorgi you were much too intimidating lol, I wouldnt know what that would have meant. Anyway, You dont need books or anything to play guitar, Be like me and just start doing random crap! ( Take jorgi's path, That seems much more better) Edit: Anyways...Chords! Fingers have memory too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus&Bacchus Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Do what I did Give up and play drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgi Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I continued guitar and learnt drums. ...win ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus&Bacchus Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Can you play all of Reign In Blood on drums though Haha yeah you win, I picked up bass now, which isn't half as good as guitar, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgi Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I doubt it I tried Bass for a while, still pick it up every now and again. I agree like, it's pretty boring. I know someone who's properly, properly good at playing bass, but i'd never have to motivation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus&Bacchus Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Oh man, if you really are good at bass it's fucking unreal! This one local band plays instrumental now and then, and theres bass solos in there that are better than sex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgi Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Funk and Jazz Bass. Oh my. I would marry it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus&Bacchus Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 lol image of a girl and a bass at the altar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisaRiot Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 haha thanks guys. i did get 2 books. and i love it. i learned how to play pressure. only im' not really good at transitioning between chords...and btw chords and single notes grr its hard haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 It just takes long...Its not hard at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Practice, practice, practice really...I try to spend at least half an hour a day practicing...but I've only been playing 5 months and I'm still not a great player...but some players took years to get good. Also, I get Total Guitar magazine, since they usually have these novice lessons and exercises in it, and they've helped me a lot as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisaRiot Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 ooo thanks! ^^ i haven't heard of that mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Well I think it's only a European mag, and if it comes out in the USA it'll be behind the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisaRiot Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 oh. haha dangitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clowdiaa Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 theres guitar world on this side of the pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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