I'm starting to learn how to play guitar, any tips?

Answer 1

Hi Steph,
First try to learn some basic chords.
Check out this website:

http://www.chordguide.com/

Try to learn these basic chords first:

C Major, D major, F major, E minor(Abbrivated asEm), A minor (Am), G Major, B minor, A major, and B major.
If you learn these basic chords then you can play a billion songs.
The notes of the strings are:
E (6th String [top string])
A (5th String ]
D (4th String)
G (3rd String)
B (2nd String)
E (First [bottom string)

An easy way to remember tthat is Every Awesome Drunk Gets By Easily. And if you are under 21 Then please remember Every Awesome Dude Gets by easily!

Here is a website that will teach you how to tune a guitar:
http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/

Answer 2

Well firstly, tabs may help you timing, but if you really want to be a good all-rounder musician, LEARN TO READ real music, as tabs most of the time arent even the ACTUAL thing you hear in the real song. But apart from that, if you cant afford to have a teacher, search a lot of guitar thigns on youtube. Like i know if you search guitar expert village, they go through ALL of the basics which is what you need to grasp a good understanding of the guitar. The guitar consistes of 6 strings (E,A,D,G,B,E) in standard tuning and whenever you hear the guitar its either chords or single notes which consist of certain scale patterns 9major, minor, pentonic,etc) and chords in those scales. As i say you might want to buy "Dummies guide to music theory" as this will make what i jsut said make sense. One you get the theory understood then all you really need to do is see a video of photo of a professional player and imitate, and to double check even post a photo of you holding a gutiar and ask if people would check the position. So with the thoery, VERY vague technique out of the way, you will need to look into dynamics, the equipment/amp itself (Settings/A bit of a recording engineering basics) and then your ability to read music, and msot importantly- TIMING (play to a metronome or other instruments) which brings me into the best way of improving, joining a band. I hope this has helped. Alfie x

Answer 3

Practice son, Practice

Answer 4

Yeah maybe you should get one of those books Guitar playing for dummies

Answer 5

Don't give up when your fingertips start hurting.... you'll need to build up callouses.

Answer 6

Yep, and a very good one. Before you start plucking around, give everybody in your house ear plugs.

Answer 7

ha i tried 2 teach myself: practice often dont just let ur guitar sit there
& uhhhm tune it b4 it gets so bad tht u cant tune it urself...

Answer 8

gonna need alot pf practice