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Post subject: 100% new to this
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:35 pm
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Hello Guitar players,
I have been tinkering, with guitar for a very short time and now have decided i WANT to go ahead and learn, no more tinkering, there are so many "how to" videos and books, I was hoping someone could point in the best direction, weekly lessons are not feasible at the moment and cost of whatever needs to be low (already in dog house for buying a new Fender Squier as it is) any help would be greatly appreciated, feel free to give any and all advice...it is all welcome help, much appreciated!


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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:46 pm
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Hi Thommydogg. :D

There is plenty of free instructional stuff on the web if you take the time to find it. No problema.
Hope you have a tuner already.
Congrats on your Fender Squire!

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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:08 pm
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Welcome. I learned from books. But the web may be better. There is a poster here, Robert, who has dolphinstreet.com. I hope that is right. Just keep at it. Have fun. :D


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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:15 am
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Learning to play guitar is the best, have fun!

My advice above all else would be to learn to play blues. At minimum, the basic "12-bar blues" chord progression, and also some solo 'riffs'. You should be able to do that by searching lessons on YouTube. :idea:

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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:19 am
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Another fun thing is to find free online Chord/Tabs so you can play some songs you know..make it more fun!

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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:53 am
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Lots of folks like this guy:

http://www.justinguitar.com/

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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:05 pm
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Well, if you do a thorough search, you'll find a lot!
I would always prefer tutorial videos over books. It's almost as if you'd be playing with a teacher.
If you can follow the video, you're fine. If you get lost, look for a better one.
Use books as accompanying "teacher" to avoid learning mistakes which are hard to correct afterwards, once they're "set in".

Do not concentrate on just one musical genre! It might take a little longer but it'll make it easier later and your patience will pay off.

You should learn to play:

- Either Blues or Jazz whichever you like more.
- Fingerpicking (any style)
- shrumming folk songs at the campfire
- Rock with high gain (any style) for learning important techniques, like hammer-ons, pull-offs, palm muted powerchords.

These styles will give you a good base of everything you need later.

Find TABs online if you don't know musical notation but if you ask me, you're way better off to learn to read music!!
I didn't and now I regret it!
If you're serious about learning to play the guitar and you haven't started yet, then do it right, right from the beginning! Lots of work, I know but you'll be happier later.

One more thing:
Learn to know your guitar! Electrics, pickups, woods and how they work.
Know EVERY note in every position of your fretboard! (see book illustrations or look online)

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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:23 pm
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Welcome aboard.
Many methods are good and some work better with one person than the next. I'm self taught and played twenty plus years before ever taking a lesson, but I learned more in a few months of lessons than I ever did in the previous years.
Starting out learning the basic open chords and then some barre chords. By the time you get these down you will have learned to recognize the sounds by ear. If you can find a friend to jam along with that will be really helpful. I have learned from books, videos, friends, etc.. Whatever path you choose just stay with it and you will enjoy a really great pleasure and passtime.

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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:35 pm
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S Bender wrote:
Welcome aboard.
Many methods are good and some work better with one person than the next. I'm self taught and played twenty plus years before ever taking a lesson, but I learned more in a few months of lessons than I ever did in the previous years.
Starting out learning the basic open chords and then some barre chords. By the time you get these down you will have learned to recognize the sounds by ear. If you can find a friend to jam along with that will be really helpful. I have learned from books, videos, friends, etc.. Whatever path you choose just stay with it and you will enjoy a really great pleasure and passtime.


+1!

Also selftought myself.

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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:35 pm
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Thanks all for advice/help and encouragement. I have since been looking and I gotta say there is an overwhelming amount of tutorials, I find i need a "soup to nuts" kind of thing, I feel I may have already developed a few bad habits, so back the very basics, if i can find one, i am not above starting from absolute scratch, may be the best way to do it...the "one string start" for lack of better term...am starting to feel lost in a sea of tutorials and not knowing which one can carry me through...does anyone know of a (free) site that is comprehensive enough for a begginer? one that one of you may have used or got you going?
Again thanks for advice/help in advance...you guys rock (and I hope to rock as well someday...lol)


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Post subject: Re: 100% new to this
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:52 am
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as strings10927 said, a Basic Blues is a great start,
A good place to start would be learning the basic blues scale in E
try to play this scale with a metronome and call out the notes as you play them
( calling them out helps later on in many ways)
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once you have the scale down you can try to play along with this,
http://www.actiontab.com/actiontabs/12_ ... _2_backing

the reasoning behind calling out the notes is it helps you remember the names of them and also helps prepare you for singing while playing. when you say the note aloud try to match your voice to the sound when you play. it drives everyone around you nuts, but eventually you can just sing whatever you want along with it. this also helps you develop your ear to recognize the notes by sound rather than location.

and try your best to practice with some kind of steady beat until you develop proper timing

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