Xmas pressie Guitar HELP

[RFC]

WOW thank you Adam
the things i have been picking up from trying myself and the prog i have started out good
a friend gave me a tuner and a book with the scales but you have made it a lot easier
give me a few months and if you dont mind i will PM you thx

[AdamM]

 

[AdamM]

Just over a month now

how's it going so far? any problems? Mastered it?

[RFC]

Just over a month now

how's it going so far? any problems? Mastered it?

Not too good 

i have tried the   ... stick to one tune .. no joy
so now im back to the basics
im going to learn all the scales and practice them for a while to see if i can hit a note :-}
thx and i will need your help later as its seems than sooner
gave myself a year so plenty of time   :-}

[danafish]

I'm not sure that fretboard roadmap theory stuff will necessarily be that useful to you...

I'm a semi-professional musician, by which I mean I busk on the Tube, I taught myself to play guitar when I was 15 because I wanted to play songs to myself in my bedroom, which I'm guessing is what you want to do, strum popluar ditties and the like... Scales and things are useful if you want to play lead guitar, but I recommend you get a learn-to-play-guitar book - any one will do - or look somewhere random on the internet, just to find out how to tune and hold the guitar. Then all you need is a chord finder (you can get a book, or this one's pretty good - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hippy/chords/), some chord charts for songs you like (in my experience the tab sites are all the same) and a bunch of time to practise. Playing guitar is actually a really unnatural thing for your fingers to do, it takes years to get all the muscles and joints used to it, and there's no substitute for playing every day until it just clicks and it feels natural. Teachers can help, it's true, but very often you won't understand what you're learning until you feel comfortable with the instrument anyway. I remember when I was at school I learned some music theory, and I learned it off by heart to pass the exam, but then forgot it instantly; I certainly was never able to apply it to anything practical. But just from constant playing over 12 years I've picked up a bunch of theory so I can intuitively play along with other people and with songs I've never heard before.

I've also given myself a repetitive strain injury...

[tikay]

I'm not sure that fretboard roadmap theory stuff will necessarily be that useful to you...

I'm a semi-professional musician, by which I mean I busk on the Tube, I taught myself to play guitar when I was 15 because I wanted to play songs to myself in my bedroom, which I'm guessing is what you want to do, strum popluar ditties and the like... Scales and things are useful if you want to play lead guitar, but I recommend you get a learn-to-play-guitar book - any one will do - or look somewhere random on the internet, just to find out how to tune and hold the guitar. Then all you need is a chord finder (you can get a book, or this one's pretty good - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hippy/chords/), some chord charts for songs you like (in my experience the tab sites are all the same) and a bunch of time to practise. Playing guitar is actually a really unnatural thing for your fingers to do, it takes years to get all the muscles and joints used to it, and there's no substitute for playing every day until it just clicks and it feels natural. Teachers can help, it's true, but very often you won't understand what you're learning until you feel comfortable with the instrument anyway. I remember when I was at school I learned some music theory, and I learned it off by heart to pass the exam, but then forgot it instantly; I certainly was never able to apply it to anything practical. But just from constant playing over 12 years I've picked up a bunch of theory so I can intuitively play along with other people and with songs I've never heard before.

I've also given myself a repetitive strain injury...

Nice Post Dana.

Dare I ask what caused the RSI.......?

[danafish]

Nice Post Dana.

Dare I ask what caused the RSI.......?

Well thank you very much.

I will not rise to your insinuations. The RSI is apparently a combination of something genetic involving the collagen in my body being super-bendy, and me unwisely playing the banjo for 14 hours a day. It's called Hypermobility Syndrome. The doctor said it's very rare and I should be proud of myself. 

[tikay]

the collagen in my body being super-bendy

The Doc said THAT? Medical Science must have moved on since I qualified. "super-bendy". Only a girlie could say that. Tsk, tsk.

[RED-DOG]

the collagen in my body being super-bendy

The Doc said THAT? Medical Science must have moved on since I qualified. "super-bendy". Only a girlie could say that. Tsk, tsk.

Because when men are bendy, it's not super?

[tikay]

the collagen in my body being super-bendy

The Doc said THAT? Medical Science must have moved on since I qualified. "super-bendy". Only a girlie could say that. Tsk, tsk.

What is thr collective term for banjo players? Banjo-ers? Banjo-ists? Banjo-plonkers?

I must add that Dana is a superb Banjo-whatever it is-er. But I'll never forgive her for pinning a label to my tie when I stayed at her place one night before catching the early train home. I never realised it was pinned to me untill I was woken up at Derby. "Please wake him at Derby. Remove drool,frequently".

[danafish]

That was Jen!

[tikay]

That was Jen!

That's it, blame your best mate.

So how do you explian how your fingerprints came to be on my chest?

[danafish]

That never happened at all!

I think you should know, my boyfriend looks at this forum and he's really big and butch and he can beat you up with his guns. Just so you know.

[RED-DOG]

That never happened at all!

I think you should know, my boyfriend looks at this forum and he's really big and butch and he can beat you up with his guns. Just so you know.

SNOOPY! She's cheating on you!

Some bloke with big guns apparently.

[RioRodent]

Just over a month now

how's it going so far? any problems? Mastered it?

Not too good 

i have tried the   ... stick to one tune .. no joy
so now im back to the basics
im going to learn all the scales and practice them for a while to see if i can hit a note :-}
thx and i will need your help later as its seems than sooner
gave myself a year so plenty of time   :-}

Not too late to give Mr Weedon a chance... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Burt-Weedons-Play-In-A-Day-Guitar-Guide-Chord-Book_W0QQitemZ110085171355QQihZ001QQcategoryZ2235QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem