| Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:27 | ||
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| What do I need to start playing guitars? | ||
| Posted: 07 Mar 2009 13:12 | ||
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umm. well you need arms. hands. a head. a pair of eyes. a guitar. a pick. and you also need a guitar.
(: jst get a guitar and learn some chords first off. then try to follow some tutorials. (: |
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| Posted: 13 Mar 2009 00:33 | ||
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Im 23, been playing the piano for 17 years and get understand the guitar one bit. Feel like Im gonna get some type of nerve or wrist damage from all the twisting. How can someone get used to this?
Also, how can I avoid hitting nearby strings when using the pick? That is a technique I would like to acquire. Lastly how long would it take an average player to learn every chord and scale? |
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| Posted: 18 Mar 2009 09:08 | ||
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| I have pretty good luck on youtube looking at the way people hold their guitars. It should be in a comfortable position for you with your elbow bent and under the neck with your left thumb in the center back part of the fret board. As far as learning ALL the chords, forever, there are so many variations of the same chord. If your into scales and such, seeing that you play piano, your best bet would be to take a few lessons. If you want to learn on your own, learn the basic chords and you'll be able to play a good number of songs. Fingerpicking single notes will come later on. For right now use the pick just on the bass notes of each chord. If you play long enough you'll get an idea of the spacing on the strings. Your fingers will hurt, this is normal. You must build callus on the fingers. Get some "Witch Hazel" and rub the finger tips with it after your done practicing. | ||
| Posted: 03 Jun 2009 14:40 | ||
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| i taught myself how to play, start with something simple and build on it. Say the A minor chord. You can play it, then pull up your first finger (i'm not really sure of the chord name but its easy) and play that, then move to E minor then put down your first finger, first fret, second string and play that, once you have that down you can start with other chords, one thing that i found was really easy to play in a progression is D,Cadd9,and Full G. They flow really well, and if you wanted to put a minor twist in there, play E minor after the Full G. | ||
| Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:13 | ||
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| hands lol and a lot of practice learn thumbscratch | ||
| Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:23 | ||
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Just got me a Fender fat strat to learn. I hopr this was a good choice as it was not cheap lol. Let me know what you all think?
Thanks Brian |
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