Can anyone help me with tips on playing an acoustic guitar,am trying to learn?

Answer 1

1. Develop a practice routine. You will be a much better player if you practice at least 1 hour a day. If this sounds like too much, split it up. It doesn't have to be all at once; 10mins here 15 mins there, just whenever you feel like playing. You will remember the songs better this way anyway, and you will not become bogged down in it. Devote 1/3 of your practice time to going over the songs you have already learned. Strive for perfection. You want good tone, timing, and clarity. Devote another third of you time to learning new songs and material. This will become easier as time goes on, as the old, worn-out saying goes, "Practice makes perfect". Your improvement in this area will be an encouragement to you. The other third of your practice time can be spent on going over any songs that you are having particular trouble with. If you write songs, or would like to, this would also be a good time to work on that, while you are "warmed up". If you don't think you are ready to write songs or music, try any way. this will really improve your improvisational skills which are necesary to create your own solo arrangments and introductions for any song, and it will help you learn to play by ear.

2. Leave your guitar out. If you havean out-of-the-way place to leave guitar out of it's case, do it. You will feel much more inclined to practice if it is out where you can see it. Just when ever you walk past it, pick it up and play a tune.

3. Listen to music. Listen to music in the genre you are learning. This will help tremedously as the music you hear somtimes surfaces from your sub-conscienceness as you are playing. This happenes to me a lot. I'll just start playing something familiar and I know I've heard it before, but i have no idea what it is.

4. Play with others. Do this as much as you can. There is perhaps no better way to learn new songs, new riffs, and new ways of improvising solos than playing with other musicians. Even if you not know the song, play along anyway. If you are making a lot of mistakes, play quitely as you watch the others; THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN. I have never had a guitar lesson, but i am now a guitar teacher, I didn't get there by keeping to myself and being bashful. Many times the other musicians you play with will help you along and be glad to show you something new.

5. Above all, don't give up. Learning and becoming proficient in any art takes time, patience, practice, and commitment.

Best of luck. Hope this helped.

Answer 2

Before you can practice, make sure you have an instrument that is worthy of practicing upon. Too many times, people start on a cheap instrument that is very poorly set up (strings too far above the fretboard) or one that has fallen into ill-repair. With a lot of things in life, you can start off cheap and then build up to something more expensive, but with guitars, usually that's not the case. Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of inexpensive guitars on the market these days that are very easy to play, but many people get discouraged and give up because of the difficulty. As far as practicing, I find that guitar playing is a JOY! Don't make it like studying algebra! Just make sure you play a little every day. You will find that some days you may play five minutes and some days you might play two hours and both sessions yield the same results. Just the feeling of the strings vibrating and the wonderful tones oozing out of the soundboard are enough to calm me after a busy day. What I'm trying to say is "Don't make it a burden!" make it a joy...

Answer 3

As Robin said, you never stop learning, the best way is to keep practicing, I started learning about 11 years ago. If you havent got any get some books that show you chords & Scales, then practice the changes. Finger picking is a bit tricky, but if you give each of your fingers a number ie thumb 1&2, 1st finger 3, untill you get to your little finger 6. these will then correspond to relevent strings. So start slow and just keep practicing!

Answer 4

Concentrate on learning the chords in each key signature and their progressions. One example is in the key of C:

C, Am, F, Dm, D7, G, G Aug 5, and C.

That is just one of many variations of chords you can use in the key of C. Experiment with each key and their chords, and gradually, the progressive lead-ins will follow.

I cut my playing teeth on Country music, then went into Flamenco and the classics. Find a mentor and learn from that guitarist as I did from Chet Atkins. If singing isn't among your great talents, beg for someone to sing songs while you accompany them.

A guitar book having an ample amount of chords, basic music theory, and simple songs within is a great way to build up your expertise. Remember, it takes years to hone the craft, and learning new things on the instrument never end until you give up on it.

As another poster here said, make it a joy to play the guitar. The rewards are too many to list.

Answer 5

The old adage "practise makes perfect" comes to mind here. I took up playing the guitar when I was 11, I am now 41 and still playing and still learning.
The more you practise the better you will become. I took lessons for about a year and then I taught myself by listening to others play. There really is no sunstitute for practise.

Answer 6

Buy an instruction book, or get lessons. You can't just pick up an instrument and say "I'm gonna play this". You have to have some guidance from someone, and a basic knowledge of music.

Answer 7

practise makes perfect, You didn't really say what kind of tips you want.

Answer 8

I would advise taking lessons from a professional and PRACTICE, PRACTICE until you are tired then PRACTICE some more.