PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
Sorry but that apostrophe was doing my head in.
Anyway, as you were...
Anyway, as you were...
What is your playing style? Tabs are always a great place to start, but I would also spend time memorising open chord shapes (open being all chords played without barring the fretboard like the D chord Duckmeister displayed) so you don't need to reference a tab chart. Once you get these down pat, learn their barre chord equivalents so you can play Smells Like a Teen Spirit/Smoke on the Water etc!
Definitely get the guitartabs app if you have a tablet device thingy. It is my library of any tab/chord chart for any song, a remarkable resource!
Sorry if you have already done this and this information is useless! Good luck! I love the guitar.!
Im self taught and have now been playing for over 11years so my music theory is pretty basic, but what I have leant is never to give up. I've seen so many of my mates borrow my guitars in the hope of busting riffs out over night, but they tend to give up after a month because they can't get it to sound good. So if you really like the guitar don't stop playing! Play everyday so your fingers tips get hard and their dexterity better.I have no idea what my playing style is as yet, as I have only really just started. I've mainly been beating the crap out of my guitars just to get the feel with navigating the fret board, picking etc, wasn't worrying about learning what they were or anything, just mainly getting the navigating and picking part of it done.
In terms of picking; I went from using picks and now just use my fingers for picking (Edge of them, so tips/finger nail area)
I'll have to check out that app.
I've done a bit of playing by sound, nothing too extreme though, just mainly beating a long the fret board and seeing what sounds I like/dislike etc.
So true. I've been playing on and off for 20 years and am at a point now where I wonder why I bother after leaving it for so long.Playing guitar is worse than cycling in that you can easily get addicted to the gear and you lose your competency almost as fast as fitness levels.... You take a break and before you know it. Wham, you are a blundering noob.
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When Steve Vai joined Frank Zappa's band he transcribed a number of tunes which became a book that can be purchased (though only second hand now). I believe he undertook this exercise for learning purposes.One of the best teachers of guitar is transcription. As in, the ability to hear something and be able to notate it. The other (easier) form of that is to hear something, then be able to play it.
Ask any guitar player worth their weight how to play blues (for example), they'll tell you to buy an Albert King record and learn to play it.
As convenient as tabs are, they won't develop much ability to further your playing. So along with learning tabs of your favourite songs, be sure to incorporate lots of 'playing by ear' in your practice time too. The time spent working out what chord is being played is invaluable.
This is the best advice you can get. No ifs, buts, or maybes.Love to say it, there is no substitute for an experienced teacher, one that breaths air, not an app.
Apps can't tell you that your technique is wrong.
Get a few lessons to start you on the right track.
Cheers, I do understand what your saying. I do plan on sussing out some lessons via the local music shop, pending on time available I agree this would be most beneficial.Love to say it, there is no substitute for an experienced teacher, one that breaths air, not an app.
Apps can't tell you that your technique is wrong.
Get a few lessons to start you on the right track.
For Bb I barre with my fore finger and then pick up the rest of the chord with my ring finger, slightly releasing it to open up the top E string...Self taught for about a year (ableit very slack) and can comfotably do most chords bar a few of the slightly uncommon ones (Bb for example).
Question to you gurus is how does one learn to play tabs? I can read them and I can play them, but stringing together a few is the hard part. I never know what shapes to make to make transitions easier. The only way is if someone shows me on youtube.
For example, learn the first bit of stairway to heaven - tried to do it through just reading tabs and was liek wtf. and then looked up a youtube tutorial and it taught you the shapes. How do I know what finger shapes to use?
But that will eat into my mtb budget .Stirk is correct, get a teacher, a proper one that is interested in your long term playing.