i kno guitar seems to look so easy but with all the cords and frets and whatever this is really hard....i am not giving up because i always wanted to play gutiar and will HOPEFULLY get a teacher but anyways i play an acoustic can u give me any tips?
2007-05-19 02:40:48 · 10 answers · asked by Dorothy 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
i was 15 when i really wanted to learn guitar, but i didnt want to go have lessons, so i picked up a book called "Guitar For Dummies." This book gives you a step by step approach to guitaring and explains frets, cords, etc. The book comes with a cd, and a dvd is also avaliable separately. i suggest you pick up this book as it helped me SO MUCH. Good luck!!!!
2007-05-19 02:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by sunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sound intimidated by the instrument. The first thing you have to do is to get beyond that. There are only 6 strings, each a different "thickness" than the others. Just strum a little, then try to pick out the different strings individually. Pretty soon you'll start to be able to feel the differences and it will become less daunting.
As for the frets, there are a lot of them, but they're your friends! They let you know where to put your fingers, ie right in front of them! Frets are almost like a built-in "cheat sheet" so that you know where to put your fingers and hit the notes square on. Fretless instruments---like a violin or upright bass, for example---make you guess where the proper position is, just one more thing to learn. With the guitar, you don't have to worry about that. So, it's actually a pretty user-friendly instrument in that regard.
I would start out by buying a chord book that will give you fingering charts for the basic chords (and a lot more), and a beginners guitar music book. The Mel Bay series has been around forever, is constantly updated and is as good as any.
This should give you a head start, but you will have to PRACTICE! Good luck, it's worth it.
2007-05-19 03:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by mrm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give up, it takes a while to learn just start out playing a few cords a day and make the changes until they sound smooth and feel comfortable to do. You didn't say if you use a pick or your fingers, I like using fingers. If you do a little each and every day for at least twenty minutes I promise in about six months you'll be surprised at how much easier it will get . Just start out slow, don't try and do too much at one time, maybe once a week add a new cord, and when you can make a C and D, G, F, Am, D7, E, E7, Dm, and D7 you'll be able to play thousands of songs. Start out with the C, D, and E, and when you can make them easily try adding one cord more a week. Get a good beginners book, you didn't say if you were also learning to read music with this, try it , it's lots of fun.
2007-05-20 17:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by chessmaster1018 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would definitely recommend getting a teacher; it's best to interact with people that can pick up on the little things you miss. if not though, books or videos that teach you the basic chords and scales are ideal. also, though, there's a really good free site called e-chords.com. i can guarantee it will help you, it's got a ton of different tools. a personal tip though, especially for acoustic: put all the chords you know in a hat or something, and randomly pick like 2 or 3 out, then just practice going from one to the next at an even pace, even if that means playing really slow at first; i've played for two years, i play lead guitar in a band, i've done several shows, and i still play really slow when i learn a new song. there's no shame in it
2007-05-19 19:45:36 · answer #4 · answered by jordanwj19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 15 years old and ı have been playing guitar for 4 years. I think you should start with classical guitar first it makes your job easier. If you want to be professional learn notes but if not, you can start with chords. practice transitions between simple chords like C major or A minor. Make finger practices then learn rhythms like 4 times 4.
2007-05-19 02:49:01 · answer #5 · answered by hazel-eyed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-the best thing is to not give up if your really interested in it . I have grand-kids your age that are learning and for some it's so much easyer than others. but we all have fun playing along and making up songs to sing with the few chords they all know , like on acoustic we play c f g /am c d e / and practice practice practice have fun
2007-05-19 02:55:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughters started out with books and videos for beginners. These books start with basics of finger placement and terms to make it simpler. Books can be bought at music stores or department stores. Hope you catch on fast!
2007-05-19 02:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by Breezey is saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn the basic scales and practice them over and over and over.
It's as boring as hell, but it's the best way to learn the guitar.
2007-05-19 02:45:48 · answer #8 · answered by elsewhere_for_eight_minutes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USE GUITAR PRO--
GO to this link
http://www.guitar-pro.com/index.php?affiliate=kundan1
download the trial version of the program
and use it.
if you then like it buy it. its the best software for guitar
2007-05-20 17:48:14 · answer #9 · answered by sapkota_kundan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dnt teach urself. it takes more time to learn stuff.
2007-05-19 05:09:27 · answer #10 · answered by thegodofguitar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋