Anyone Play Guitar????

Question

Hey, I just started playing and was wondering what method anyone used to learn to play. I'm tryin on my own and i'm not doin to good. Please help.

Answer 1

I answer this question so often, get started the correct way, if you can't afford a teacher go to a music store and ask the clerk what is the best method book and go from there, learn the strings and the notes, or go on line and find a site for beginners and see what books they offer. It's like typing just do the notes over and over until they become familiar, it takes a couple of months but in the long run you'll have a life time of something that you can enjoy. If that becomes boring while your learning learn a few cords like, D, C, Am, F, G, G7, A, E, with a few cord down you could strum tons of songs. Be forewarned your hand and fingers are going to hurt until you get callouses. There are several method books out there check them out and see which one seems good for you. Try and do all the playing suggestions correctly otherwise you'll have to correct them later on, and bad habits are hard to fix. Main point, keep that thumb in the center of the back of the neck of the guitar or later on when you want speed you'll have to correct any bad habits. I have played for at least thirty five years and that thumb position is the one thing that most students don't want to follow. Good luck, I hope you keep it up.

Answer 2

I taught myself to play in the 6o's .I'm still playing and teaching too. U have a tuner? & can tune it? Buy a book of chords, or a guitar handbook (The Complete Guitar Handbook is a good example- Flame tree Publishing UK). Learn some basic chords - A D E for example.Practise changing between them. Start with simple songs, like Going to the Zoo. He's Got the Whole World in His hands. As your chord changing gets quicker, learn more chords. U can buy books of songs to play with 3 or 4 chords. Lead playing &tab can come later. Get confident on the instrument first. Hope this helps

Answer 3

In August 1956 a friend from Kentucky drew down 11 chords on a sheet of paper for me. With intermittent help from him in working out rhythm methods, I focused on the standard Country tunes of the times. While in high school I took a year of Vocal and learned how to read and write music--the best thing that ever happened for me to progress.

I purchased a guitar chord book that also had music theory notation fitted for the instrument. Using what materials were available, I soon began to write music, which prompted even more theory study and application.

In essence, I never had a professional lesson from anyone unless I count that old boy from Hazard, Kentucky, and his sheet of 11 chords.

I've been playing and teaching guitar since then--discounting some times while serving in the U.S. Army.

If you have the strong desire to learn to play the guitar, then you will do it. You must live, breathe, and love the guitar to do it.

Answer 4

They are different things. Playing guitar is different than playing guitar hero. The comparison doesn't work. Some people are not as musical adept at playing instruments as others

Answer 5

I taught myself when I was in 8th grade. Start out by learning some simple chords and learning how to read tabs. The rest will come on it's own with practice. One day everything will just click and it will all make sense.

Answer 6

I play and I learned on my own. i just went to different tab sites at first like mxtabs.net and guitarmasta.net but im pretty sure they r both closed down right now. you can still find other tab sites on the net though.

Answer 7

It's really hard to teach theory over the net using e-maill. I can try, but you have to tell me what influences you.. alternative, country, metal, etc...

And personally If I were to be able to teach you over the net, you might have better luck just going to a music store and buying a theory book.

last piece of advice, buy Guitar magazine, and learn what they tell you, at first it'll seem french, but you'll catch on.

Good luck!

Answer 8

get a teacher..most are really inexpensive. I taught myself,but i don't suggest it. It took me a long time to get tab down.