Tomorrow is my first guitare lesson and I'm so excited. Will I understand? Is it hard? I've heard people who know talking about playing guitar and I couldn't understand a bit and I'm kind of afraid.
2007-01-04 09:25:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
dont be , you will love it, its easy .. ish.... just a matter of practice practice practice..no pain no gain, your fingers will hurt for a while but they will become hard and then its plain sailing....
2007-01-04 09:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by chris w. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything you do with your body your body will adapt Think of it like riding a bike. You'll feel strange for a while trying to hold the pick,pushing down on the neck of the guitar.. It's like riding a bike except over and over and over each time a different kind of feel . Don't give up My first time was exciting too I'm sure ,but I can't recall exactly when that was, because I'm having more satisfaction then ever and it just keeps getting better. So hold on, go for it and also sometimes you might want to just leave it alone .That's OK. Because once you had the feel ,that's when a beautiful friendship begins you'll never break up! You'll be glad you decided to hang through the rough times,because the good times only get better. Oh yeah and think of patterns .For one song you play you visualize a snapshot of all the places you will put your fingers on. That always helped me. Hey .remember you can do it! Nomatter what you think about yourself You have the right to rock!
2007-01-04 09:52:25 · answer #2 · answered by JACK 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you don't understand then that is why you are going. i have been playing guitar for over 3 months now, and it is a little awkward being around some guy who can play a ton of cool stuff when you suck. i didn't prepare. in fact, i barely ever touched the guitar before i went. it starts out easy. he'll probably give you some tabs to "work up your chops" and the music that you get in the book will start out really slow and easy. if you really want to prepare then i suppose you could just play around. pick up and down, move your fingers around, press them and get used to the slight pain. good luck and have fun!
2007-01-04 09:33:49 · answer #3 · answered by Konrad 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I can think of that you need to do in advance is to make sure the fingernails of your left hand are cut fairy short - or you won't be able to make the chords properly. If you have a good guitar teacher they should explain everything else and take you step by step. It will be hard at first but you will get great pleasure out of it if you perserve. Good luck - enjoy it!
2007-01-04 09:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your teacher will take you slow and/or at your pace.
You're not in a race.
He/she will teach you the notes and frets and give you a few chords to practice.
You can see guitar chords at this site. Go to Guitar room.
chordhouse.com
You can see the fingering and frets for each finger.
Your digit finger =1, middle finger=2, ring finger=3, little finger=4.
CUT YOUR NAILS SHORT. Very short.
Prepare for calluses and a little pain over about a month.
Good luck.
2007-01-04 09:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont worry about it! Just relax, and if the teacher says something you dont understand, tell them! They'll be glad to go over it again with you. At first it's a little bit weird making the chord shapes, but you'll get used to it after a week or so. Good luck with it!
2007-01-04 10:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by Caroline. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure that the nails on your fretting hand (if you're right-handed, this is your left hand) are short, or you won't be able to play anything because you won't be able to press the strings down.
A good teacher should guide you through everything - how to hold the guitar, how to tune up etc, so don't worry.
2007-01-04 09:31:07 · answer #7 · answered by Mr P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
firstly i play GUITAR and bass and there fairly easy to learn all u hav to do is practice alot then when your finger tips hav hardened thats when u hav learned the basics
2007-01-04 09:30:54 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't fret!
get it? hehe!
it's nothing to worry about and you will thoroughly enjoy it, my first lesson was a blast, i remember thinking.. "I wish i had done this 10 years earlier."
2007-01-04 09:38:28 · answer #9 · answered by andylefty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your fingertips hurt alot then you know you had a good practice.Keep it up,they will hurt less and less as time goes on and you learn chords
2007-01-04 09:34:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋