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post #1 of 10
9/12/09 at 5:37am
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bought a guitar [fender DG-8s] a couple weeks ago and i'm taking a beginning class, which is focused a little more on the classical side. i've also been doing some of the lessons on justinguitar.com. been having fun breaking in my fingers, learning chords and such. that F chord is a bitch.


anyone got any tips or other good online resources for guitar noobs?
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post #2 of 10
9/12/09 at 6:08am
It gets easier after a while. Expect to sound pretty shaky for around 6 months. Pretty soon you'll learn how to create an F chord by barring an E chord. Start playing some easy songs to motivate you to keep practicing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX7-GF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBrRuONQok
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post #3 of 10
9/12/09 at 8:26am
I can't play guitar. Never. But I like to listen to someone playing guitar though. Heard from the beginner, F chord is the hardest for them, but soon it becomes so much easier by practicing.
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post #4 of 10
9/12/09 at 4:51pm
It's good to start with the basics, but I know I got a little antsy when I was first playing. This site:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/


is great in that it has tabs/chords others have posted for popular songs, some of which are quite easy.

Good luck!
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post #5 of 10
9/12/09 at 4:59pm
If you want to be a very good player that can eventually take on any style of music, get some music theory under your belt and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE learn how to read music. Professionals will thank you for that and you'll be pleased with what you can accomplish when you do.

To this day I'm still surprised to see how many guitarist can't read music and as a result most people are trapped with a very limited musical vocabulary when playing or collaborating. I blame the jerk that invented tabs, the teacher who thought of standardizing fretted chord shapes, popular music, and blues (to some extent).

As always make sure you're having fun and enjoying what you are doing too.
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post #6 of 10
9/12/09 at 7:29pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willpower View Post
Pretty soon you'll learn how to create an F chord by barring an E chord.


oh shit, just tried that. much easier.

and yea, i'm learning to read music again. i played trumpet and saxophone back in elementary and middle school and was decent enough. i know it'll take a while to get good so i'm all for doing things that'll benefit me in the long run. i want to know where notes and chords are and be able to transcribe instead of just memorizing certain songs and scales.
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post #7 of 10
9/12/09 at 7:54pm
great forum:

www.harmony-central.com//
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post #8 of 10
9/12/09 at 10:44pm
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i think the main thing that'll hold me back, initially, will be the fact that i don't have particularly big hands or long fingers. hard to spread the fingers around and not rub the 6th string. i'm sure there are plenty of ways to get around that, though. recent inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEXQLpRSfX4
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post #9 of 10
9/13/09 at 12:16am
I 2nd the Harmony Central forums, I used to be a member there for about 3 years when I first started guitar, its like SF for guitarists. One thing I'd recommend is get a teacher early on to fix up your technique etc. I have been playing for a handful of years now and once I got into sweeping and string skipping etc I found out my picking hand technique was off due to bad habits. I've stopped anchoring my hand (apart from sweeps) and this has helped considerably. Though I'm really more of a heavy blues player than a shredder.
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post #10 of 10
9/13/09 at 12:21am
Find a really good teacher that you like. There are a million bad guitar teachers out there, so take your tim and ask around. Lots of guys know how to play guitar, put few know how to teach.
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