guitar me baby!...

MIFFY · 01-06-2004, 03:47 PM

hey, so got a guitar bout 3 years ago now with the intention of learning to play, thus making me an international superstar.. so anyways i never actually got round to learning how to play and now that we've reached a new year feel i should commit to at least 1 resolution! problem being that im a poor student and cant afford lesons(have pity... and send money!)

so u guys have any tips on how to start? easy songs? good books? etc etc. id appreciate ur help

cheers, ella [img]smileys/smiley16.gif[/img]

The Weatherman · 01-06-2004, 04:47 PM

Learn "wonderwall" and "enter the sandman", go into every guitar shop you can and play them, badly, until told to stop and get out.[img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

administrator · 01-06-2004, 04:50 PM

miffy you're just like me! i want to be the edge straight away, without any of this learning nonsense...

Smithy · 01-06-2004, 04:56 PM

Hehe,
I'm not much better, I'm learning chords ok at the moment, and I'm ok with easy chord changes, but when it comes to changing to a barre chord for instance, there's a huge pause while I get my head around where I'm gonna put my fingers then playing continues until the next tricky one, I don't know how well I'm doing, but basically all I've done is go to sites like olga.net and looked for songs I want to learn to play, writing down and practising chords as I went along. I'm now getting to the stage where I can look at someone on tv playing and think hmmmmm they're playing blah-de-blah chord, which my little bro kindly tells me is very sad [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img] oh and for the longest while your fingers feel like *%&$%£**% but you soon get used to it hehe

Uno- X · 01-07-2004, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by emmettu2

miffy you're just like me! i want to be the edge straight away, without any of this learning nonsense...

that was my intention some 3 yrs ago too. I wanted to be Adam.

Sionna · 01-07-2004, 08:12 AM

Freaky!My new years resolution was to take up guitar so I'm in the process of saving up for one now[img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

daol20 · 01-07-2004, 09:32 AM

Arent we all!!

DaveG · 01-07-2004, 10:00 AM

i feel bad now, cos i have three guitars and haven't played in the last four months, cos i've been too busy [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]

daol20 · 01-07-2004, 10:17 AM

Can you play though??? Cos thats different to having them and not bothering to try to learn.

DaveG · 01-07-2004, 10:19 AM

yeah i can play alright but just have been too busy.......my point was that i feel bad having three guitars lying idle at the moment......right i've made up my mind, i'm going to pick one up tonight and play a few tunes

daol20 · 01-07-2004, 10:25 AM

*as he climbs out of the sofa, leaving a homer style ass groove behind* Edited by: daol20

DaveG · 01-07-2004, 10:31 AM

you talking to me [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img]

i'm not lazy, just too busy typing up my thesis, so only my chair in college has my ass groove [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

daol20 · 01-07-2004, 10:33 AM

Ive one'a dem meself!!

DaveG · 01-07-2004, 10:41 AM

hehe fat ass............oh wait......that's me too so [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

idiosynful · 01-07-2004, 06:57 PM

I'm trying to learn to play the guitar...it's uhm...not working. I know where the notes are..but I end up with my fingers tied up...and I don't know sh** about reading tabs, only notes.

Someday I will fufill the childhood dream of starting a rock band, it will work for two weeks and then die, but at least i can say I tried..

I also realised that writing music is harder than it looks.

daol20 · 01-08-2004, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveG

hehe fat ass............oh wait......that's me too so [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

ha! I'm back here in college again! Sitting in my ass groove AGAIN!!Edited by: daol20

DaveG · 01-08-2004, 04:50 AM

yup...me too....ass grooving to perfection [img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img]

Gatsby · 01-08-2004, 04:53 AM

all it takes it practise... and alot of it... you really need to want to pick up a guitar and give it a bash... at the start its horrible when you know nothing and you try to play a chord and it sounds like a donkey squelling but it will get better... i started guitar when i was 11 and played (badly) for 2 months and packed it in cos it was too much effort... picked it back up about 2 years ago and ive gotten pretty handy with it now but im still beyond playing the F chord properly... my hand just doesnt bend like other peoples[img]smileys/smiley6.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

Scon · 01-08-2004, 05:01 AM

My big tip would be make sure you get a good hand position when holding chords. If it starts to hurt in any way (your hand, not fingertips - as this will happen in the beginning) stop immediately.

I got addicted to guitar. I played it every spare second I had at home, for hours each day. It just kept me captivated. I overdid it though and ignored pains. As a result I have RSI in my left hand and have to severely cut back on my guitar playing. I really shouldn't be playing at all, but I can manage it in little bits.

Gatsby · 01-08-2004, 05:04 AM

wow thats sad to hear scon... didnt know that was possible from just playing guitar... you must have been mad about playing it...

can u still play well or does it hurt?

Enoch · 01-08-2004, 12:03 PM

My advice is take your time, enjoy it and learn song that you like. Some of those guitar books teach you really sh*t songs.

The Weatherman · 01-08-2004, 12:07 PM

I always say to people that you can't go wrong with an Oasis chord book. Although when you get much better, you'll take much joy out of throwing it out the window.[img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

Scon · 01-08-2004, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeweller

wow thats sad to hear scon... didnt know that was possible from just playing guitar... you must have been mad about playing it...

can u still play well or does it hurt?

Ah, I try not to think of it as the end of the world. Worse things happen to others. I suppose it is really disappointing though, because it was all I used to do and I was (am) passionate about it.
It's very common from guitar, but people just take the warnings too casually.

I can play for about 20 to 30 mins and then it's start to feel tense and hurt. I stop then. Occasionally I get carried away and play for 2 or 3 hours. I then leave the guitar for a week or two because my hand feels pretty tense for that period. Some barre chords and heavy hammer-ons tend to wear me quicker, so sometimes I'll skip some songs if I'm trying to play for longer.

01-06-2004, 03:47 PM	#1
MIFFY Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 364	hey, so got a guitar bout 3 years ago now with the intention of learning to play, thus making me an international superstar.. so anyways i never actually got round to learning how to play and now that we've reached a new year feel i should commit to at least 1 resolution! problem being that im a poor student and cant afford lesons(have pity... and send money!) so u guys have any tips on how to start? easy songs? good books? etc etc. id appreciate ur help cheers, ella [img]smileys/smiley16.gif[/img] __________________ The first time you see yourself naked you cry Soft skin now acne, foul breath, so broken He loves me truly this mute solitude I'm draining I know I believe in nothing but it is my nothing

01-06-2004, 04:47 PM	#2
The Weatherman Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,705	Learn "wonderwall" and "enter the sandman", go into every guitar shop you can and play them, badly, until told to stop and get out.[img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ How about that, yeah...

01-06-2004, 04:50 PM	#3
administrator forum administrator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,480	miffy you're just like me! i want to be the edge straight away, without any of this learning nonsense... __________________ Keep checking the news page for all the latest Damien Rice news.

01-06-2004, 04:56 PM	#4
Smithy Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 568	Hehe, I'm not much better, I'm learning chords ok at the moment, and I'm ok with easy chord changes, but when it comes to changing to a barre chord for instance, there's a huge pause while I get my head around where I'm gonna put my fingers then playing continues until the next tricky one, I don't know how well I'm doing, but basically all I've done is go to sites like olga.net and looked for songs I want to learn to play, writing down and practising chords as I went along. I'm now getting to the stage where I can look at someone on tv playing and think hmmmmm they're playing blah-de-blah chord, which my little bro kindly tells me is very sad [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img] oh and for the longest while your fingers feel like %&$%£*% but you soon get used to it hehe __________________ Every generation fails the next in line, I'm one step ahead, I'm busy failing mine - Tom McRae

01-07-2004, 08:12 AM	#6
Sionna Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,131	Freaky!My new years resolution was to take up guitar so I'm in the process of saving up for one now[img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC)

01-07-2004, 09:32 AM	#7
daol20 Eskimo irRegular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Yemen Posts: 2,091	Arent we all!! __________________ You leave me here bereaving from the words so hard and plain Saying the love that we had was just selfish and sad To see you now with him is just making me mad Oh so kiss him again just to prove to me that you can an I will stand here and burn in my skin

01-07-2004, 10:00 AM	#8
DaveG Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Cork Posts: 930	i feel bad now, cos i have three guitars and haven't played in the last four months, cos i've been too busy [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]

01-07-2004, 10:17 AM	#9
daol20 Eskimo irRegular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Yemen Posts: 2,091	Can you play though??? Cos thats different to having them and not bothering to try to learn. __________________ You leave me here bereaving from the words so hard and plain Saying the love that we had was just selfish and sad To see you now with him is just making me mad Oh so kiss him again just to prove to me that you can an I will stand here and burn in my skin

01-07-2004, 10:19 AM	#10
DaveG Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Cork Posts: 930	yeah i can play alright but just have been too busy.......my point was that i feel bad having three guitars lying idle at the moment......right i've made up my mind, i'm going to pick one up tonight and play a few tunes

01-07-2004, 10:25 AM	#11
daol20 Eskimo irRegular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Yemen Posts: 2,091	as he climbs out of the sofa, leaving a homer style ass groove behind Edited by: daol20 __________________ You leave me here bereaving from the words so hard and plain Saying the love that we had was just selfish and sad To see you now with him is just making me mad Oh so kiss him again just to prove to me that you can an I will stand here and burn in my skin

01-07-2004, 10:31 AM	#12
DaveG Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Cork Posts: 930	you talking to me [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img] i'm not lazy, just too busy typing up my thesis, so only my chair in college has my ass groove [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

01-07-2004, 10:33 AM	#13
daol20 Eskimo irRegular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Yemen Posts: 2,091	Ive one'a dem meself!! __________________ You leave me here bereaving from the words so hard and plain Saying the love that we had was just selfish and sad To see you now with him is just making me mad Oh so kiss him again just to prove to me that you can an I will stand here and burn in my skin

01-07-2004, 10:41 AM	#14
DaveG Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Cork Posts: 930	hehe fat ass............oh wait......that's me too so [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

01-07-2004, 06:57 PM	#15
idiosynful Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: United States Posts: 306	I'm trying to learn to play the guitar...it's uhm...not working. I know where the notes are..but I end up with my fingers tied up...and I don't know sh** about reading tabs, only notes. Someday I will fufill the childhood dream of starting a rock band, it will work for two weeks and then die, but at least i can say I tried.. I also realised that writing music is harder than it looks. __________________ So how did Damien get stones to teach him to fly???

01-08-2004, 04:50 AM	#17
DaveG Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Cork Posts: 930	yup...me too....ass grooving to perfection [img]smileys/smiley10.gif[/img]

01-08-2004, 04:53 AM	#18
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	all it takes it practise... and alot of it... you really need to want to pick up a guitar and give it a bash... at the start its horrible when you know nothing and you try to play a chord and it sounds like a donkey squelling but it will get better... i started guitar when i was 11 and played (badly) for 2 months and packed it in cos it was too much effort... picked it back up about 2 years ago and ive gotten pretty handy with it now but im still beyond playing the F chord properly... my hand just doesnt bend like other peoples[img]smileys/smiley6.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

01-08-2004, 05:01 AM	#19
Scon Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 398	My big tip would be make sure you get a good hand position when holding chords. If it starts to hurt in any way (your hand, not fingertips - as this will happen in the beginning) stop immediately. I got addicted to guitar. I played it every spare second I had at home, for hours each day. It just kept me captivated. I overdid it though and ignored pains. As a result I have RSI in my left hand and have to severely cut back on my guitar playing. I really shouldn't be playing at all, but I can manage it in little bits.

01-08-2004, 05:04 AM	#20
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	wow thats sad to hear scon... didnt know that was possible from just playing guitar... you must have been mad about playing it... can u still play well or does it hurt? __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

01-08-2004, 12:03 PM	#21
Enoch Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,698	My advice is take your time, enjoy it and learn song that you like. Some of those guitar books teach you really sh*t songs. __________________ Hold me down, hoping that you can explain, little arithmetics, got me down ..

01-08-2004, 12:07 PM	#22
The Weatherman Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,705	I always say to people that you can't go wrong with an Oasis chord book. Although when you get much better, you'll take much joy out of throwing it out the window.[img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ How about that, yeah...