2006-10-30 22:10:35 · 16 answers · asked by mickydconnolly 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Practice.
2006-10-30 22:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you get lessons from a professional. They will be able to point out any flaws you have in your technique and help you improve in general. Unless you're playing at Jimi Hendrix level you will definitely benefit from a few lessons. Don't just go anywhere though. Get some recommendations and get a really good teacher.
2006-10-30 22:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by arbolito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PRACTICE. And I don't mean sitting there playing f--king scales. Play songs, play along with records, experiment with different tunings, learn all the chords you can, read guitar magazines. And, if all that fails, take lessons (I play guitar, bass and drums- all by ear.)
Listen...the hands down, f--king best guitar player I have EVER heard happens to be my best friend (and I'm not saying that just 'cos he's my friend, either...this guy has to be heard/seen to be believed...his name's Matt Beaubien, plays electronic music now, lives in Calgary) He's been playing since he was about twelve, so eighteen years now. He can out-Hendrix Hendrix, tap faster than Eddie Van Halen and zip up and down the fretboard so fast he makes Joe Satriani sound like he's got arthritis, okay? No hype here; I'm serious. Add to that he can play all those impossible jazz chords you need like nine fingers to play, and he's had this amazing ability since he was sixteen. He took lessons...at the Alberta Conservatory, no less, and quit when it got the point that he was teaching his guitar teacher more than his guitar teacher was teaching him. And how did he gain this ability? You never saw the f--kin' guy without that Strat ('54 Strat, no less, got it from his dad) in his hands. Even took it in the bathroom with him, even played while he was cooking. Unreal.
So, there's your answer: just pick the damn thing up and PLAY. And don't worry about trying to outdo every other guitarist out there. My friend might be the best I've ever heard, but he's also the most modest motherf--ker you'll ever meet.
2006-10-30 22:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by J.A.R. 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You could get tabs. These are really easy books that show you which frets to hold+what the chords are called. You can get loads of really great books, from music+book shops. I taught myself guitar at 7yrs old, and won a scholorship to a music colleg at 9yrs old. Keep up the practise, you'll be a pro in no time xx.
2006-10-30 22:17:16 · answer #4 · answered by siany warny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practise and watch other people play. Starting really slowly and then working it up to the right speed.
2006-10-30 23:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by KT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always find playing with different people very beneficial, you can learn all the different styles and tec's, if you pick up all the tricks they know, you will improve your own playing.
2006-10-30 22:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've probably heard this before ......
1, Practise
2, More practise
3, Even more practise
4, Watch dvds of guitarists & see how they play
2006-10-30 22:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try hiring a tutor for a few lessons and you should improve.
2006-10-30 22:12:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take said guitar out of its case first!
2006-10-30 22:17:40 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Practice and take lessons from a good teacher and perform live.
2006-10-30 22:19:16 · answer #10 · answered by OU812 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋