anyone know any free online lessons/ebooks on starting to play guitar?
learning guitar..
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Just do what a lot of people do. Learn basic chords, and learn how to read tab. Then wow everyone by being able to play only the first part of songs. Then when someone catches onto your scheme, deflect the awkward conversation by starting up the beginning of another song. Preferably, something catchy. Repeat.
Hopefully you can memorize the start of many songs, so that you'll always be prepared if you're at a party with a lot of hot chicks and there just so happens to be a guitar laying around. If you're good enough, and classy enough, you'll only need to know the start of a song, because ladies will be jumping all over you before you have to start the first part of the song over again.
Hopefully you can memorize the start of many songs, so that you'll always be prepared if you're at a party with a lot of hot chicks and there just so happens to be a guitar laying around. If you're good enough, and classy enough, you'll only need to know the start of a song, because ladies will be jumping all over you before you have to start the first part of the song over again.
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been there before craw?
Allow me to introduce you to OLGA....
http://www.olga.net/
I learned to play by taking two lessons, and following chord charts and guitar tablature. The OLGA (Online Guitar Archive) has tablature to thousands of songs. It also has a tablature tutorial and such so you'll know how to follow it.
I am no master guitar player by any stretch of the imagination, but I can play a decent rhythm, and a few leads here and there.
Play till your fingers bleed. Once your fingertips have developed some nice callouses it will be easier to fret the string. And practice alot.
What kind of guitar did you get? What style are you learning?
http://www.olga.net/
I learned to play by taking two lessons, and following chord charts and guitar tablature. The OLGA (Online Guitar Archive) has tablature to thousands of songs. It also has a tablature tutorial and such so you'll know how to follow it.
I am no master guitar player by any stretch of the imagination, but I can play a decent rhythm, and a few leads here and there.
Play till your fingers bleed. Once your fingertips have developed some nice callouses it will be easier to fret the string. And practice alot.
What kind of guitar did you get? What style are you learning?
The method that is revolutionizing playing and learning is from Line 6 and it is called "Guitar Port".
You buy a little piece of hardware (guitar port) for $100 (pretty cheap) that has USB and plugs directly to your computer and guitar. Once plugged in and a member, you have access to hundreds of tones for downloading and sharing along with downloadable songs, tabs, lessons and more. There are active forums as well.
It is pretty cool.
Check it:
http://www.guitarport.com/
Read all the info and watch the demo vids and all that there is.
You buy a little piece of hardware (guitar port) for $100 (pretty cheap) that has USB and plugs directly to your computer and guitar. Once plugged in and a member, you have access to hundreds of tones for downloading and sharing along with downloadable songs, tabs, lessons and more. There are active forums as well.
It is pretty cool.
Check it:
http://www.guitarport.com/
Read all the info and watch the demo vids and all that there is.
well hey...i just bought a little ebook package off ebay, seems pretty cool. heres the email:
i just got a starter kit from ion, pretty simple kit, pretty nice 40" guitar. heres a pic...Ciaran said:
some specs are here too: http://www.ion-audio.com/home/products/guitar_kits/iAGP04.html
dude man screw guitars bget a banjo, that is what I am planing on gettin
I agree Line 6 rocks!!SLAYER2003 said:
I have a POD XT Live and a GPonline subscription. What a great resource of tones, lessons and backing tracks for $7.99 a month.
I highly recomend any of the POD or Guitar Port hardware.
www.wholenote.com
http://riffinteractive.com/
there is way too much online stuff, IMO.
learn the names of the strings.
starting from the low E
the one closest to your face as you hold the guitar)
Every
Acid
Dealer
Gets
Busted
Eventually
learn all your open major chords. (A, B, C, D, E and F which is barred, and G)
Learn the two main Barre chords, based off the low E and A strings.
have fun and start playing with other people as soon as you can. don't worry that anyone is better then you. if they are cool, they will help you get better, if they suck (as in, have a horrible attitude, then you know to not play with them again)
http://riffinteractive.com/
there is way too much online stuff, IMO.
learn the names of the strings.
starting from the low E
the one closest to your face as you hold the guitar)Every
Acid
Dealer
Gets
Busted
Eventually
learn all your open major chords. (A, B, C, D, E and F which is barred, and G)
Learn the two main Barre chords, based off the low E and A strings.
have fun and start playing with other people as soon as you can. don't worry that anyone is better then you. if they are cool, they will help you get better, if they suck (as in, have a horrible attitude, then you know to not play with them again)
you shore do have a purty mouth.Curiouscaptian01 said:
You Would Be Better Off Just Playing The Guitar!!!!
That"s How John Lennon Did It!
That"s How John Lennon Did It!
Ha! This pretty much describes my playing, minus the girls. That's what happens when you have ADD and aren't in a band. Oh yeah, and when you're a little short on the whole "talent" part, too, like me. But seriously, playing guitar is an awesome outlet you can do just about any time or place, and it can reflect your mood or be a release. Just worry about enjoying yourself and the playing part should show up in due time.Craw said:
That's next for me, too. I'm too uncoordinated to play a mandolin. I have to wonder, though... What's in the water down there for high school dudes to be wanting banjo's? Banjo's don't get ya laid anywhere outside Appalachia.Curiouscaptian01 said:
I think nothing beats having somebody to play with you. You learn the most in the shortest amount of time that way. A program I used to learn is Emedia guitar method. If you go to www.techbargains.com you can find it for around $30 I think. The program is pretty sweet and I feel it's well worth the money. It's helped me tremendously, most of the lessons are play along so you can tell if you got it right.
Could it teach you how to play Slip Knot? Thank God for Slip Knot....
SLAYER2003 said:
you have to learn Teen Spirit, of course, 'cause everyone who swears up and down they can play guitar will undoubtedly play Teen Spirit within the first 5mins of picking up a guitar.
i tried learning by looking at, and listening to, Monte Montgomery songs. didn't get very far. there were a couple NOFX songs i could handle.
i tried learning by looking at, and listening to, Monte Montgomery songs. didn't get very far. there were a couple NOFX songs i could handle.
of course you must learn Radiohead's "Anyone can play guitar"
sultans of swing is a must
Percussionist here, I gave up the guitar a long time ago. It just wasnt for me. However, as with any musical instrument, I reccomend taking a few lessons so you can learn the basics fast.
ALso, alternate picking... I dont know much about Guitar but I know that crap is IMPORTANT to do from the beginning.
ALso, alternate picking... I dont know much about Guitar but I know that crap is IMPORTANT to do from the beginning.
Here's a good website for finding the fingering for pretty much any chord you want to learn.
I suggest you either take some lessons (they're not really that expensive), or take the time to buy some music books on basic music theory. Sure, you can just memorize tabs and play by ear, but to really learn and grow as a musician, you need to know how to read music and understand the dynamics of it all. Keys, chord structure, chord progressions, modes; once you understand basic music theory, you can pretty much play just about any instrument competently in a very short time.
You may ask yourself, "why do I want to learn how to read music and learn music theory when all I want is to look good and score hot chicks?" Well my friend, once you understand song structure, it's pretty easy to fake it with just about any modern rock or pop song, or at least pick it up and play along after hearing it just once. There are a bazillion trillion songs out there, but most songs you hear on the radio follow some pretty basic progressions.
No shortcuts brah, learn it from the beginning.
I suggest you either take some lessons (they're not really that expensive), or take the time to buy some music books on basic music theory. Sure, you can just memorize tabs and play by ear, but to really learn and grow as a musician, you need to know how to read music and understand the dynamics of it all. Keys, chord structure, chord progressions, modes; once you understand basic music theory, you can pretty much play just about any instrument competently in a very short time.
You may ask yourself, "why do I want to learn how to read music and learn music theory when all I want is to look good and score hot chicks?" Well my friend, once you understand song structure, it's pretty easy to fake it with just about any modern rock or pop song, or at least pick it up and play along after hearing it just once. There are a bazillion trillion songs out there, but most songs you hear on the radio follow some pretty basic progressions.
No shortcuts brah, learn it from the beginning.
Wow, is that what you kids are playing these days? When I learned (I'll be 36 in a few months, learned to play when I was 14), the first songs we'd strum out were Owner of a Lonely Heart, Stairway to Heaven, and Iron Man. If my girlfriend weren't in her early 20's, I'd feel pretty ancient right now.the Inbred said:
maybe it's just me and my musical tastes, but i've listened to plenty of skilled musicians and great instrumentalists would likely wouldn't know a bass clef from their arsehole.
then again, i've got records from Half Japanese, The Shaggs, and Beat Happening in my collection.
then again, i've got records from Half Japanese, The Shaggs, and Beat Happening in my collection.
A lot of what I write just comes out and then I try to figure out just what it is on paper later. The sound is the most important, but to tweak a song to make it just right, it sure helps to know music theory, and it's especially important for someone who is trying to discover whether they have musical talent or not. I do know a lot of musicians who let the academic side of music interfere with the artistry of music, and they forget that music is an art, and that sucks. To create art, you're right, you don't always have to know what key it is or why it works. There are many talented musicians who can't read a lick, or could tell you if they're playing a Gmaj9, or a Bm7, but they know it just sounds right in the song. People who know music, but don't know theory, are just gifted artists. That's a rare person to find. For the majority of the population, it's important to understand more than just what sounds good.narlus said:maybe it's just me and my musical tastes, but i've listened to plenty of skilled musicians and great instrumentalists would likely wouldn't know a bass clef from their arsehole.
then again, i've got records from Half Japanese, The Shaggs, and Beat Happening in my collection.
So, that said, unless this guy is the second coming of Jimi Hendrix, he needs lessons and some theory books.
El Jefe said:
when I started out to learn the guitar, I wanted to know everything. I wanted to know WHY I was playing something, not just how to play it.
I learned sight reading and music theory. Now when I play with other guys, they look at me like I'm crazy or an asshole.
I agree with El Jefe - learn as much as you can. A few lessons from a good teacher will go a long way... if for nothing else, it can prevent you from forming bad habits that a hard to break...
Ah... olga... great site...
Ah... olga... great site...