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BitOfAnOddity
Posts: 82
learning guitar.... Jul 26 2010, 03:59 AM
Hey! I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on the best way to teach yourself to play guitar? I bought one recently and my dad has been helping me a bit but his knowledge is pretty basic (he's really a piano man, lol) so any advice would be really helpful! :D

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Emo Pictures - JessieRawrzz_xXx
JessieRawrzz_xXx
Posts: 57
Jul 26 2010, 08:17 AM
I typed into google images "guitar chords" and copied and pasted that image onto a word document and printed it out and taught myself them chords(: and I looked on YouTube and on the internet for music to learn.
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eleventynine
Posts: 533
Jul 26 2010, 09:12 AM
not rly sure how much u know already but here is what i think is most important :) 1. learn how to read tabs, if u can do that u can play any song u want from a google search 2. learn the basic classical chords off by heart A to G 3. must learn power chords and bar chords 4. finger exercise e.g. play the first 4 frets in a pattern. so like 1,2,3,4 - 1,3,2,4, - 4,3,2,1 just any combination up and down the 6 strings. another exercise is changing the classical chords fast but, i think the best way is just learn songs from tabs off sites and yea i agree with jess, the fret board is helpful and get that callus on the tips :P
BitOfAnOddity
Posts: 82
Jul 26 2010, 11:50 AM
Thanks guys, that's really helpful! I can read tabs already and know a few chords by heart (just about, lol)....I better get practising! :D
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xnewtx
Posts: 28
Jul 30 2010, 09:00 AM
i play guitar been playing for a few years you want to learn techniques as well as songs but try to focus on songs that have techniques in then like bending and pull offs and hammers etc if you pm i can send you a list good luck x
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Thomis
Posts: 453
Aug 01 2010, 01:19 AM
http://www.justinguitar.com/ i highly recommend checking this out
BitOfAnOddity
Posts: 82
Aug 04 2010, 10:58 AM
Haha....both you and newt recommended that site...I checked it out and it looks pretty good so thankyou! Bit annoyed I havn't got much time to practice at the mo because I'm on jury service for a couple of weeks...urgh :(
selfhater
Posts: 678
Nov 18 2010, 11:21 AM
I have this cool thing on my internet toolbar. which tells me all the chords, scales etc. it also has a fretboard, and a tuner. http://www.berm.co.nz/chords/
Deleted User
Nov 18 2010, 03:39 PM
if you want to learn a song and some sites is not giving you the right chords, try YouTube then search for ur song+guitar cover, really helpful.. this is what I always do..
LipsOfDeceit
Posts: 2168
Nov 20 2010, 12:07 PM
Practice, practice, practice. That's it really :D

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