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Whats the Best Way for Me to Learn Guitar?

Guitar God — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:02:54 +0000

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:

Question: My mom has this old acoustic guitar that she inherited from her dad, but doesnt actually know how to play it. She doesnt really want to either, so she said I could have it. Other than getting lessons, what do you think is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to play? Are any of those books like "guitars for dummies" good? Videos? Ive always wanted to play, and now i have the opportunity to, and to learn. Please help! Thanks in advance.

Answer: youtube. TONS of videos.

i would recommend a guy who has alot of videos names Marty Schwarts. i bet 75% of people who have tried to learn any bit of guitar from youtube videos have seen him. he is a great teacher. teaches blues.

but look up how to play country or blues. i guess thats what you play on acoustic mainly? ive only owned electric. (only seven months) about to buy another for guitar centers 4th of july weekend sale.

but just look up stuff like "beginner guitar songs" "how to play ’song’ on guitar/ acoustic guitar" "how to play blues/country/whatever for beginners"

but you are going to want to start with looking up how to play some chords stuff.

techniques you might want to look up are "travis picking" "chicken pickin"( i dont know what that is) and some scales. everyone knows the pentatonic.

and for reference, a lick is a little group of notes that sound cool in a solo or improv. licks arent really more than like 5-6 notes. combine a bunch to make a solo.

riffs are some chords that sound good together like in the song iron man. the chords playin in tha background makes up a riff.

good luck.

Is 15 Too Old to Learn How to Play Guitar?

Guitar God — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:02:43 +0000

Another learn guitar question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:

Question: I’m a 15 year old girl and I was wondering if I’m too old to start? I’ve taken piano lessons since I was 7 and clarinet lessons since I was 10. I’m in band. I know how to read music, but isn’t guitar music different?
So should I ask my mom if I can take guitar lessons over the summer?

Answer: Thats actually a real good age to start. You are mature enough to stick with it and, with your previous musical background, you should do well. Lessons are a great idea. Guitar music uses the treble clef like most band instruments. There is another way of notating guitar known as TAB (short for tabulature). TAB is a simple diagram that shows what string to press at which fret. It is very easy to read (easier than standard notation) Your teacher will explain it all to you. Start with a basic steel string acoustic guitar. You can get one at your local music store. There you can check on lessons.

I'm Trying to Learn to Play the Guitar, Does Anyone Have Any Advice or Tips for Me?

Guitar God — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:02:45 +0000

A learn guitar question that should definitely interest you all this week

Question: I really want to learn to play the guitar but my mom wont get me one, so i borrowed my friend’s and hit YouTube to learn a little. But i wanna learn to read music and everything except my mom won’t get me lessons so does anyone have any tips or advice for me???

Answer: practice a lot of scales and chords.

Is Guitar Hard to Learn?

Guitar God — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:01:58 +0000

This week’s question is as follows:

Question: Erm…
Im learning to play guitar this end of month and i feel regret for telling my mom i wanna learn it..
Since im starting my lesson this month..
I bought a guitar home..
I have no idea how to play it
And i also bought one guitar book for the lesson
i have no idea how to the notes work
Erm…it looks complicated
Do i need to memorise which note is played at where
I think that guitar is really hard to learn

Answer: No, in the beginning you might find it confusing and hard. Once you start learning in your class you should start getting better at it. Learn the basics at first and than the harder. Books on Guitars shouls be helpful too.

Learning Guitar?? Plz Help?

Guitar God — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:05:26 +0000

A tough learn guitar question this week. Let’s dive straight in

Question: ok, i have a electric guitar! and i want to learn how to play it but mom want get me lessons so how do i go about learning?? any websites or stuff that could teach me chords and stuff??

plus, i already know how to tune it so i can skip that step

Answer: Well personally, I think you won’t do as well if you don’t get lessons. So i’d say, ask some friends if they can show you the basics. If not, then you will have to buy lessons yourself.

Learning an instrument is expensive.

How Difficult is It to Learn Guitar?

Guitar God — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:03:12 +0000

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:

Question: I wish my mom had put me in more things when I was younger but apparently I was close minded and didn’t want to do anything. On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to learn to play the guitar decently and why?
Thank you

Answer: I would say about a 5.

It’s not really hard at all, it’s just time consuming. When you first start and know nothing, that’s the hardest part. Once you learn a couple of tunes and get your fingers used to moving around like that it becomes wayyyy easier.

The best part: The more you learn, the better you get at learning. Once you get pretty familiar with chords and music, you can learn a song very fast and very easily. Just pick and play on your guitar a whole bunch and before you know it you’ll be getting bragged about by your friends.

PLEASE HELP!! Guitar Lessons Questions?

Guitar God — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:04:58 +0000

A tough guitar lessons question this week. Let’s dive straight in

Question: I’m planning on getting guitar lessons. My mom already bought me a acoustic guitar. I’m kinda desperate to learn to play the guitar, so I know i’ll work hard and practice.
So my questions are:

1) How many days should I take lessons per week?
2) How many hours should I take per day? 30 minutes? 1 hour?
3) How many months should I stay on the lessons?
4) How many months will it take for me to learn the guitar? I don’t mean like be pro, but just be good at it and be able to play songs that like, I just want to learn the guitar so I can relax sometimes from stress.

Please give me some tips and advise. thanks!

Answer: i take lessons once a week for 30 mins for 3 or 4 years and i still love it so that depends on you. and it will probably take you 2 weeks to a month to learn how to play an easy song depending on you and the amount of practice you put into it.

What Are Some Easy Songs to Learn on Guitar?

Guitar God — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:02:18 +0000

Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:

Question: im grounded and my mom said i can come to the office and get some guitar tabs what are some of the easiest songs to learn while keeping my strings Eadgbe
im grounded and need some good easy songs to learn while im stuck in the house im a boy so please give me some non girly songs like taylor swift

Answer: If you know the basic guitar chords there are loads of nice songs you can play. Here’s a few:

Amazed by Lonestar
Breathing by Lifehouse
Clocks by Coldplay
Dreams by The Cranberries
First Cut Is The Deepest by Cat Stevens
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Here Without You by Three Doors Down
Horse With No Name by America
Hotel California by The Eagles
House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
Pianoman by Billy Joel
Please Forgive Me Bryan Adams
Wonderwall by Oasis

This site has the chords for most of these songs and some other easy ones. It’s in an Ebook you can download…

http://www.pluckandplayguitar.com/easy-guitar-songs.html