I Love Guitar » rhythm http://iloveguitar.net A guitar lover Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:02:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Best Way of Learning Strumming for Left Handed Playing Right Handed Guitar? http://iloveguitar.net/learn-guitar/best-way-of-learning-strumming-for-left-handed-playing-right-handed-guitar/ http://iloveguitar.net/learn-guitar/best-way-of-learning-strumming-for-left-handed-playing-right-handed-guitar/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:02:35 +0000 Guitar God http://iloveguitar.net/learn-guitar/best-way-of-learning-strumming-for-left-handed-playing-right-handed-guitar/ This week’s question is as follows:

Question: I am left handed and learning to play right handed guitar. I can manage chords. However, there is a major problem with strumming. I find it difficult to adjust the pressure I put on the strings with the pick. Sometimes it is too much and sometimes it is too light.It always sounds out of rhythm. However when I strum with left it feels natural.But there isn’t much option available in my locality for left handed. So please help me find a way out to learn strumming easily with right hand.
Answer: you just gotta keep at it. keep strumming and train that hand. or flip your guitar upside down and restring it backwards and play left handed like every other left handers. You’d get to have that cool upside down guitar look all of us right handers wish we had. or just practice strumming simple beat patterns like struming, down up down up, change chord, down up down up, change chord…. and do it all the same time like a clock ticking and slowly speed up. use a simple set of chords like Am,C,G,Em

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]]> http://iloveguitar.net/learn-guitar/best-way-of-learning-strumming-for-left-handed-playing-right-handed-guitar/feed/ 1 Any Guitar Songs to Learn? http://iloveguitar.net/learn-guitar/any-guitar-songs-to-learn/ http://iloveguitar.net/learn-guitar/any-guitar-songs-to-learn/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 16:02:25 +0000 Guitar God http://iloveguitar.net/learn-guitar/any-guitar-songs-to-learn/ Keep the learn guitar questions coming! I liked this one:

Question: I like songs with a good rhythm to it, not just power chords. I like anything form soul to rock.
Answer: These are greaat guitar songs IF you have the chops
6th AVENUE HEARTACHE… The Wallflowers
A QUARTER PAST WONDERFUL… Oren Lauie
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE… Beatles
ALL WE EVER DO IS SAY GOODBYE.. John Mayer
ALWAYS ON MY MIND… Willie Nelson
ANNIVERSARY SONG… Cowboy Junkies
BE HERE TO LOVE ME… Norah Jones
BEGIN AGAIN… Colby Caillat
BIG BAD JOHN.. Jimmy Dean
BIZAAR LOVE TRIANGLE… Frentel
BORN IN THE U.S.A… Bruce Springsteen
BRASS IN POCKET… Pretenders
BRAIN STEW…. Alex Henikes
BRAND NEW KEY… Melanie
BRIGHT AS YELLOW… Innocence Mission
CANNONBALL… Damien Rice
CARNIVAL… Natalie Merchant
CHANGE.. Tracy Chapman
CHASING CARS… Snow Patrol
CLARITY… John Mayer
CLOSING TIME… Semisonic
COFFEE .. Copeland
COFFEE SONG (THE).. Jars of Clay
COME TOGETHER.. Dawn Tyler./ Paul Dejlauriers
COTTON FIELDS… The Highwaymen
CRANBERRY LAKE… Art Hest
DIAMOND MOUNTAIN… Luke Bloom
DON’T KNOW WHY.. Norah Jones
DRAW THE LINE… David Gray
DREAMING WITH A BROKEN HEART.. John Mayer
DUST IN THE WIND… Kansas
EASIER LIFE… Loyola
FEELIN’ THE SAME WAY… Norah Jones
FIVE HUNDRED MILES.. Peter, Paul and Mary
FOREVER MY FRIEND… Ray Montagne
GASOLINE STAIN.. Lindsay Jane
GONNA WALK THIS ROAD… Eric Bibb
GOTTA TRAVEL ON… Billy Grammer
HERE COMES THE SUN.. George Harrison
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE… Fray
I ADORE YOU… Malpo Mene
I BELIEVE IN YOU… Luke Bloom
I HAVE A GOOD DAY… Paul Thorn
I WANNA BE SEDATED… The Recliners
ICE CREAM.. Sarah Mclachlin
IF I HAD A HAMMER.. Peter, Paul and Mary
I’LL BE… Edwin McCain
I’M LIKE A BIRD… Nelly Furtado
I’M YOURS… Jason Mraz
IN THE COLORS… Ben Harper
INDIGO GIRLS.. Galileo
IT’S MY JOB.. Jimmy Buffett
IT’S YOUR WORLD NOW… Eagles
JUST CAN’T LAST… Natalie Merchant
LEAST COMPLICATED… Indigo Girls
LET IT BE ME… Ray Montagne
LET THERE BE SURF… Chevelle
LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO ME.. Bob Skaggs
LOVE IS ALL AROUND… Toby Lightman
LOVE SOMEBODY… Schuyler Fisk
LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK.. Paul Simon
MAMA TOLD ME… Three Dog Night
MEET VIRGINIA… Train
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE.. Sting
MOTHER’S LITTLE HELPER… Eleanor McEvoy
MY LOVE WILL COME… Matt Ebb
NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN.. Fleetwood Mac
NEW BEGINNING…. Tracy Chapman
NIGHT BIRDS… Ryan Adams
NOTHING… Edie Brickwell
NOTHING I CAN DO… Ben Taylor
PEACE TRAIN… Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
PINK MOON… Nick Drake
PLEASE CALL ME BABY… Tom Wails
REBEL, REBEL.. Seu Jorge
REHAB.. Amy Winehouse
ROCKY RACOON… The Beatles
RIDE LIKE THE WIND… Christopher Cross
SHOTGUN DOWN THE AVALANCHE.. Shawn Colvin
SILVER LINING… David Gray
SING FOR YOU… Tracy Chapman
SOCRATES… Mac McAnaly
SOLITUDE… Edwin McCAin
SOMEBODY MORE LIKE YOU.. Nickel Creek
SOUTH CENTRAL RAIN… R.E.M.
STAY (I MISSED YOU) Lisa Loeb
STAY OR LEAVE… Dave Matthews
STEAL MY KISSES… Ben Harper
STRONG ENOUGH… Sheryl Crow
STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN’T GET OUT.. U2
SUDDENLY I SEE… K.T. Tunstall
SUMMER IN THE CITY… The Lovin’ Spoonful
SWEET PEA… Amos Lee
THANK YOU… Dido
THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT.. Tom Wails
THE HORIZON HAS BEEN DEFEATED.. Jack Johnson
THE HUNGRY YEARS.. Neil Sadaka
THE LITTLE THINGS… Colbie CAilat
THE M.T.A… The Kingston Trio
THE MOON IS MADE OF GOLD.. Rickie Lee Jones
THIS SIDE…. Nickel Creek
THE UNICORN… The Irish Robers
THOSE WERE THE DAYS.. Mary Hopkin
TRAVELIN’ Man.. Ricky Nelson
TREAT HER LIKE A LADY… Cornelius Brothers
TIME TO MOVE ON… Tom Petty
TROUBLE NO MORE… Darden Smith
TURN, TURN, TURN… The Byrds
UNPLAYED PIANO… Damien Rice/Lisa Harrigan
UPSIDE DOWN… Jack Johnson
VOLCANO… Damien Rice
WALK RIGHT IN… The Rooftop Singers
WEDDING BELL BLUES… Fifth Deminsion
WE’LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE… Gayle Garnett
WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL.. Alison Krauss
WHITE LADDER… David Gray
WHO WILL SING YOUR SONG… Jewel
WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL ME… Shelby Lynne
WILD FLOWERS… Tom Petty
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN.. Pete Townshend
WON’T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU… Maroon 5
WORLD WITHOUT LOVE.. Jonah Smith
YOU AND ME… Dave Matthews
YOU’VE GOT A FRIENDJames Taylor
YOU’VE RUINED ME… Norah Jones
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Question: Playing lead and rhythm? being part of a commercial band? knowing all the scales? being able to show off to an audience? being able to replicate any song on demand? Having a different colour guitar? Playing left-handed? playing a variety of styles? having an extensive fan-base? Being able to play any song by ear? Making your own solo on the spot? etc.
Answer: Most people have not answered the question. The practice practice and more practice is what it takes to become a good guitarist, but great guitarist ? I have known many guitarists and after the initial learning process, most simply accept their position in the order of things and do not get better or worse….25 years later they are still playing the same riffs. This leads me to believe that providing you have the basics and can play, being great is very much in the lap of the gods…..you either are or you aren’t !
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