How Long Does It Take to Learn the Past the Basics Playing Guitar?
Posted in learn guitar on 24. Jan, 2010
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Question: i have been attending guitar class for over 1 year now, it gets frustrating,but i wont give up, but how long will it take?
Answer: yeah!!!–don,t ever give it up—–i been playin for 30 years—there,s always gonna be something to learn—-alot of people out there wish they knew what you already know—–the word basic is relative—-personally i think that i am a pretty basic player–but when i go out to jams and stuff–i blow alot of guys away—-its gonna take you a few years to get even a little comfortable with your playing—but it,s worth it!!!—you,ll never forget what you have already learned—so you can only get better—keep it up!!!!—if you want to learn faster–lock yourself in a room for about 8 hours a day (or as much as you can–not as much as you want)—-practice –practice–practice—-=forget the outside world for a while—your instrument is all consuming right now!!!—its a lot of work
i would depend on your skill pratice on your own using tabs and youll surpass the class
Don’t get frustrated…. I found that if I play with people that are better than me it really helps. You can learn a lot from others that have been playing for years….. and it would be fun too. Good luck and keep at it!
It depends on how fast you learn and how often you have lessons and practice, practice, practice.
Don’t give up like me! Good luck! *<|:-)
i would say that it only takes 2 or 3 days. drop those accoustic chords and get into scales. as a beginner just learn two scales ( C Dorian and E scale) trust me, in 3 days you will be able to play all ur favourite songs without even looking at the tabs. will be glad to help u out.. mail me egocentricchump@yahoo.com
it depends how old you are, how good of a teacher you have, and your musical backgroud.
I took guitar lessons since i was 9 and it wasnt until 7 grade (12) that i started to understand it. I was in band and i learned music theory. It helped so much. So two years later (14) im pretty good now because of all the theory i know.
Alot of guitar teachers though are musicians looking for cash so they may be a good teacher may not be. Some can do but cant teach.
You can take some quick tips from me though. FIRST OFF. Learn some chords the most basic are G, C, and D. Online they have sights with chord diagrams. G, C, and D make up many many songs so youve got a very basic part of alot of songs (Greenday’s Good Riddance (time of your life) Next go to a tabulture website ultimate-guitar.com They have tons of tabs of songs AND lessons go to the begginner section and try every lesson. And make sure to read the one on how to read tabs. Now listen to some songs and think of what ones you want to play. Search the site and learn them! The more you practice and play the better you get!!! Some easy ones are sugar were going down by Fall Out Boy, anything by greenday, you and me by Lifehouse, and alot of Blink 182.
PRACTICE ALOT. you get better everytime you play. Trust me. Things may not seem like your getting better now but just keep playing! Good luck!
Hi. I myself don’t do tab, I read chord boxes or symbols, it’s easy to get the strum-pattern of the song if you know it well. I understand tab to be for getting a solo exactly right, but I’d prefer to give it my version anyway. If you’re living in Frustration-Ville, perhaps life’s too short, and you shouldn’t be playing guitar. You’re doing this for an outlet, an amusement, I take it? Go to e-chords.com and look up the chords for a few of your favourite songs, click on the symbols if you don’t know how to make the shape, it’s easy to use. Have a go with a few, and enjoy!
Good luck!
depends on how fast you catch on. I take bass lessons, and I’ve been taking them for only 6 months but I can already play things my friend couldn’t play after 1 year of lessons. It also depends on your teacher. You have to be patient, at one point I wanted to quit because I got an assignment that I didn’t understand, when before that assignment, I was understanding everything. You just have to remind yourself that the lessons can’t hurt and they will only make you better.
Like the saying goes,
"That which does not break us, makes us stronger"
So stay strong and maybe I’ll be listenin to you on the radio sometime!
If you have no talent a year. But not giving up is good. It took me just a summer. And just printing off tabs and listening to the guitar in music, it really helps. Now I can play to all my favorite bands <3 Silverstein <3
like others have said, it really depends on how much YOU put into it. of course, it’s important to practice efficiently and not wander down the wrong path — that can be especially dangerous, as it can possibly lead to developing bad habits. you might want to check out http://www.actoguitar.com for some free structured lessons for beginners that will get you pointed in the right direction.
There is no set time. It is all up to how much you practice and how much dedication you show. Taking lessons and following the instructions isn’t all of it, as well as practicing what you have been taught, experiment for yourself. Just mess around with chords and sounds. Try setting yourself challenges like switching between chords as fast as possible and seeing how quickly and cleanly you can pick a sequence of notes and/or chords.
I did lessons for about a month, after that I used what I had been taught and ran with it. I learned to read tablature (tab) and bought loads of guitar magazines (total guitar is the best). From here I learned existing songs and applied different techniques from these songs to my own playing, it’s been 2 years now and I wipe the floor with all my friends who take lessons simply because I experimented whilst I learned.
As well as learning to play, learn about guitars. This will help you greatly in your overall understanding of everything guitar related.
Oh, a cool thing to do that will really help is to get a guitar buddy. Your guitar buddy (lame term I know, just roll with it!) is a friend who also plays guitar, you can learn things from each other, jam, practice and maybe even form a band.
I think part of the trick is realizing that it’s not a matter of getting past the basics as much as it is getting used to applying the basics.
For me, the key was getting out and making music – or at least trying to make music – with as many people as I could. See, it’s one thing to know how to strum a rhythm pattern and change a few chords by yourself, but it’s another thing entirely to do that in time with other musicians. In order to play with other people you have to have the basics down to a point where you don’t have to think about them anymore – and once you get there the next steps beyond the basics sort of happen on their own.
if you wanna be really good, after class do the drills your teacher tells you to do to make your fingers faster. at least once a day. 3-4 years of that and you’ll be a pro. lol.