I play guitar and have done for about 10 yrs now. I have only had one lesson and it seemed a waste of money as i have learn't so much by myself from books etc. Im not great as i put it down for sometimes a year at a time usually because i no longer see much progress in my playing. I appreciate that unless i practice i wont get any better. To give you an idea of what level i am at i recently learnt the blues scale and just two days ago was told how to incorporate it into a chord. I also just wrote on the neck what fret the low E will play when pressed all along the top of the neck so it will increase my knowledge of the relationship between notes. The reason i email you is, i would like to know what are essential things to study to inrease my playing. The repetition is not a problem as, if i see progress even slow i will carry on, but i feel that without guidance im just shooting in the dark and i cant afford lessons. I have lots of books on theory and also song books to practice from and also of course the internet to find anything i am unsure of. I can play bar chords and have dexterity to tab. I would like to know what to study so that i can go between chords and tab smoothly. I have good rhythmn and a good ear too. I hope you could help.
Thanks in advance
Paul
2007-10-05 09:29:52 · 10 answers · asked by paul p 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Blues
The best thing you can do is play with other people - you're bound to meet people who share the same interests if you look around and meeting other musicians will teach you more in a month than you could teach yourself in a year. It will also get you used to playing with others. I've been playing for 20 years now and getting together with other people is much the best way of improving. I also find that improvement happens in fits and starts - I might feel I'm getting nowhere for a few months and then in a very short space of time things I've been trying to learn will click into place over a week or so. It's like my brain needs plenty of time to take it all in before I can shift up a gear. Hope this helps.
2007-10-05 11:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you REALLY want to advance you should get a QUALIFIED teacher of classical (!) guitar method. Your progress may be slow at first, but builds over time. It is VERY important that you get a teacher that is QUALIFIED to do this - not every guitar teacher is.
Other than that, I suggest you do something similar to what others have suggested here and simply start hanging out with other guitar players, but find one that can be your "study buddy". There are also now plenty of free information available on the Internet, including video instructions on You Tube and other video websites.
You still have to put in the time, but if you do these things, you will progress faster, and the more things you can do the more fun playing the guitar becomes.
2007-10-07 08:51:59 · answer #2 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paul, Check out vision music.com Mark Stefani owns the site. Great for guitarists like yourself. I've played 40 years now. Lessons are great, even for people who have been playing for 40 years. I would recommend learning to sight-read. A good book published by Musicians Institute is called, Music Reading for Guitar, the complete method. Author is David Oakes. You might like this book. Learn some theory,but don't overwhelm yourself with the info.. I studied out of the Berklee School of Music books, by William Levett.(think that's the last name spelling). Check out Jimmy Bruno's guitar video's and his website. The guy is a monster! I lean more towards jazz and fusion,but the books mentioned can help anyone regardless of style. Best of all.. have fun and don't get frustrated.. The idea is to create music. the more knowledge you have, the more of the music inside of you can come out. Good luck!
2007-10-06 07:14:15 · answer #3 · answered by xjaz1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I could give you a lot of answers to this question but to be honest, without knowing what style you are into, you could end up taking the longer route and waste time on things that don't help you short term.
Short term goals are just as important as they fuel your enthusiasm and inspire your long term goals. If you like rock and blues then drop me an email or visit my site with some questions and I'll try to get you moving in the right direction.
http://www.fretmeup.com/lessons/
2007-10-09 22:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by Lee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best advice would honestly be to try to suck in as much as you can from every style. Like learn some country licks, blues, rock, metal and jazz. You can combine all of those elements and develop hybrid licks. If you haven't ever heard of this style, look up "Chicken picking." It is a really fun thing to do with your playing. You learn all kinds of certain scales and ways to connect rhythms. Hope this helped. Keep on playing!
2007-10-10 11:10:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ehm..
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2014-09-02 06:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
playing with other talented musicians is definately the way to go, but if you can't find any of those look up some backing tracks and practice scales over the top of them JamCenter.com has some good ones, so does FreeLicks.net
2007-10-06 04:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by excelsiorgtr420 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Learn the 5 basic ways to make every chord, also known as CAGED. This will open up doors for the rest of your life.
2007-10-11 18:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-27 19:08:45 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try youtube. some good cover players teaching on there
2007-10-09 04:00:17 · answer #10 · answered by boris the spider 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋