anybody who plays guitar.please help me?
i kinda asked this question already but i wana get some more answers and i kinda added some more i wana know
im 14 and i wana learn how to play guitar(for fun).i wana do it cuz i LOVE guitar, and also because i wana try something new and i can have fun with it.can u help me figure out how to start? idk where to begin!!
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learning online vs. taking lessons?(wat are some pros and cons)
--how did YOU learn?
what guitar should i get?(i wana get an electric guitar.but for my first one, i wana get one thats pretty decent so i wont get over it too quick and i want it to last)
--am i gona need amps to hear it if i get electric??(idk how it works k!)
do u need to know how to like actually read music for guitar tabs?
(i was curious so i looked up some guitar tabs to see how they were and they looked weird to me..how do you read them?!)
i never played anything like the guitar, so how do u think ill do?
ive only played piano(kinda) and the recorder(lol in elem. school:P) but i picked it up quickly and was always a fast learner..
--how about you?
i live in the dc area, so if you know a place that can help me in any way ill appreciate it
srry for adding another question but, where is the place to start: acoustic or electric guitar?
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June 1st, 2009 - 10:45
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buy an inexpensive used guitar ($100) to see if you like it and can play. take 4-8 lessons to learn basic chords and strums
June 3rd, 2009 - 13:20
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I took lessons for a little while and it really didn’t do anything for me. Lessons definitely aren’t for everyone. I learned by people I knew showing me a few things, but mostly I looked up basic chords online and just learned things little by little.
I’d recommend getting an acoustic for your first guitar. They’re simpler, and cheaper. You don’t need any equipment for them, and they’re better to learn the basics, chords, rhythm, etc. Then go for the electric. But that’s just me.
And no, you don’t need to know how to read sheet music to read guitar tabs. After you’ve been playing for a bit, tabs will be easy to read. Each line represents a string, and the number is which fret to press down. I only know how to read a little bit of sheet music and I’ve been playing for a long time.
If you just work at it you’ll do fine. Anyone can learn it it’s much easier of an instrument to play than people think. It is intimidating at first with all of the strings and frets but you’ll be okay. If you learned piano you’ll do just fine with guitar.
June 6th, 2009 - 11:49
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I’ve been mostly self-taught from books and online. I never took professional lessons, but I did get some help from friends who have played the guitar for much longer than I have.
I’d recommend buying an acoustic guitar to start off with. It might seem less fun, but it’s better for learning because an acoustic guitar will help build finger strength and dexterity more than an electric guitar (the strings are harder and the frets are further apart). Also, good acoustic guitars are generally cheaper than good electric guitars.
However, if you do buy an electric guitar you will need to buy an amplifier to hear it. I recommend the Roland MicroCube. It’s a small practice amp that has enough features to let you play around with a guitar.
June 7th, 2009 - 14:42
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Online stuffs O.K if you don’t mind not getting actual one on one teaching as there is no contact it can be difficult for some people. If you like things yo be explained then you would probably be better of going for a teacher then you will get that individual contact.
Me: I was taut by my dad who is a player of over 35 years so I didn’t need either really. But mainly I teach myself and if I get stuck I ask him so i’m in a unique position really. But many people learn just on there own.
A good guitar for a beginner would be a Yamaha Pacifica there reasonably cheap and are considered one of the best starter guitars.
You don’t need an amp for the guitar but it is advised you can pick up microamps which will do for starters. Marshall do one which isn’t bad for what it is.
Guitar tab is very easy to read once you have learnt the absolute basics of the guitar you will understand. As all tab is, is the number refer to the frets and the lines are the strings. Thats all you need to know for starters but you will find things like bends etc on tab but you’ll get it easy once you start.
I’m 17 and been playing for a year and a half and the only other instrument I had played before was the piano at school and I was rubbish but I’m good at guitar now so you should pick it up fine.
The main thing is just to practice as often as possible.
Can’t help you on the last one I live in England XD
Hope that answers your questions.
June 8th, 2009 - 00:17
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Nadine, please consider the following suggestions if you want to learn to play the guitar:
1. Buy an acoustic guitar–not an electric. You don’t need an amplifier to lug around having all the distortions, fuzz, echo, and reverberation choruses that will distract you from learning the basics.
2. Visit your local music store and get the book, “Hal Leonard’s Beginning Guitar Method #1.” Inside are instructions in tuning, caring and maintenance, basic chords, and basic music theory with exercises. Don’t concern yourself with learning tablature because it can never take the place of learning how to read music notation.
3. Buy a decent electronic tuner ($20) and an acoustic in the range of $300. Alvaraz, Ibanez, Fender, and Yamaha are good guitars for beginner and intermediate players.
4. Practice every day for an hour. Your first hurdle will be obtaining the necessary calluses on your fingertips. They will hurt very much, but they will test your true motivation and determination to play guitar. If you can’t get past the sore fingertips until the calluses come, you will never become a guitarist.
5. Focus heavily on music theory. Tablature is all right for short-term fretboard knowledge, but learning to read notation will open a world of music information to you.
6. Get a good chord book having about 2,500 chords in it. Always check how the notes on the treble clef should appear for each chord. That will help you understand the written chord as they appear.
7. At age 14 you should be mature enough to establish good practice routines and stick to it–provided you really want to learn to play the instrument. If you believe that you will become proficient in just one week’s time then do not start to play. It takes years of heavy focus and concentration to gain expertise on the guitar.
I’ve been playing for 52 years and there are still new things to learn–probably because, at my age, I tend to forget what I learned years previously. Don’t give up simply because the fingertips will hurt. Move beyond the temporary pain and assume the challenge of perfecting yourself with the instrument.
You can do it!
June 10th, 2009 - 00:30
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haha frgt those long answers. I have been playing 5 years and advanced level. You know…. Buy Blink 182 records listen to all songs. Play barchords follow them. Then u get the Idea…. then u just progress learn scales and solo from those scales. And scales are easy to remember start of with pentatonic then blues. BUT remember first Blink 182 then the rest. If u want to be a guitarist with good sound quality… blink is the start.
June 11th, 2009 - 00:20
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Try visiting your local guitar type store for help from a professional to figure out what to buy. Acoustic is harder for your fingers, but people like it because you can kind of play it anywhere, and you don’t need an amp. I personally like electric because I can play heavy rock and metal on it.
This site has free streaming video guitar lessons.