practice

shane_b · 04-03-2005, 02:35 PM

i teach myself guitar and so far basically i've learned chords by learning songs i know this may seem very limited, so thought i'd come ask you lot (who may have been able to afford guitar lessons unlike me) to what methods of practice you were taught as i really want to progress as a guitar player but just don't know how to go about it (besides practice, but practice what ?)

Colbarr · 04-03-2005, 02:54 PM

I taught my self aswell using a book with a few basic chords. I got alot of chords for songs from the internet. www.Chordfind.com should be helpful. also this link Here has an explanation of chord types and alot of chords and the different ways they can be played.

cello_pudding · 04-03-2005, 03:37 PM

if you really want to progress, look up "intervals" and look up how to construct major and minor chords. from there try to apply that to your guitar finding positions where you can fret those notes. then step it up in what chords you learn like...major7th dom7 min 7...and then just keep building and finding different ways to play those same notes up and down the neck.

but for now i would say the biggest thing that will help you is a metronome! its something that keeps a steady clicking beat that you can set how fast it clicks. practice strumming to that thing when you practice and youll sound better every day. good rhythm is what can really make or break a guitarist...whether you're a lead guitarist or rhythm or play riffs to that beat.

hope that helps

*Killian* · 04-03-2005, 07:40 PM

im not going to lessons, i just download tabs from songs i wanna learn off the net and learn chords and stuff that way

niallo · 04-03-2005, 10:15 PM

i think the books can be helpful for chords, strumming and finger pickin,thats how i done it,but if you could find another guitarist you will learn a hell of a lot faster and the more advanced stuff wont be so frightening.

dramaking · 04-03-2005, 11:38 PM

i was in a music school. we learned there some scales like the pentatonic...another thing you should learn is that you can name each tone on each fret....

shane_b · 04-05-2005, 07:50 PM

i'm working on scales and knowing the name of each tone, i know E so far

kel :) · 04-05-2005, 07:51 PM

yeah, i leaned a lot by a book, and then friends that were more advanced helped a lot too!!

walker · 04-07-2005, 01:05 PM

I took private lessons for about five years. I learned a lot from that and got pretty good. I would recommend learning some chords, practice quick scales, and maybe take a theory course. Music theory really helped because you learn why and when to use a certain note. Or just do a search on the Circle of fifths and memorize that. Anyways just listen to what other people tell you, practice and eventually your own style will emerge and voila!

04-03-2005, 02:35 PM	#1
shane_b Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 386	practice i teach myself guitar and so far basically i've learned chords by learning songs i know this may seem very limited, so thought i'd come ask you lot (who may have been able to afford guitar lessons unlike me) to what methods of practice you were taught as i really want to progress as a guitar player but just don't know how to go about it (besides practice, but practice what ?) __________________ gem - Still a little bit of your song in my ear, Still a little bit of your words i long to hear

04-03-2005, 02:54 PM	#2
Colbarr Eskimo Welcomer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A cosy House in Dublin Posts: 1,428	I taught my self aswell using a book with a few basic chords. I got alot of chords for songs from the internet. www.Chordfind.com should be helpful. also this link Here has an explanation of chord types and alot of chords and the different ways they can be played. __________________ Colin Barr, Squeezed together = Colbarr Check these out, Moesley. Chairman of the Welcoming Comittee.

04-03-2005, 07:40 PM	#4
Killian If Carlsberg Did Eskimos Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: near Dublin Posts: 2,384	im not going to lessons, i just download tabs from songs i wanna learn off the net and learn chords and stuff that way __________________ It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.

04-03-2005, 10:15 PM	#5
niallo Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,871	i think the books can be helpful for chords, strumming and finger pickin,thats how i done it,but if you could find another guitarist you will learn a hell of a lot faster and the more advanced stuff wont be so frightening. __________________ Baby were already saved; we can never be apart

04-03-2005, 11:38 PM	#6
dramaking King of Pain Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 3,833	i was in a music school. we learned there some scales like the pentatonic...another thing you should learn is that you can name each tone on each fret.... __________________ ...if i could change one thing about myself, i would not take it all so seriously...

04-03-2005, 03:37 PM	#3
cello_pudding Eskimo Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 185	if you really want to progress, look up "intervals" and look up how to construct major and minor chords. from there try to apply that to your guitar finding positions where you can fret those notes. then step it up in what chords you learn like...major7th dom7 min 7...and then just keep building and finding different ways to play those same notes up and down the neck. but for now i would say the biggest thing that will help you is a metronome! its something that keeps a steady clicking beat that you can set how fast it clicks. practice strumming to that thing when you practice and youll sound better every day. good rhythm is what can really make or break a guitarist...whether you're a lead guitarist or rhythm or play riffs to that beat. hope that helps

04-05-2005, 07:50 PM	#7
shane_b Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 386	i'm working on scales and knowing the name of each tone, i know E so far __________________ gem - Still a little bit of your song in my ear, Still a little bit of your words i long to hear

04-05-2005, 07:51 PM	#8
kel :) arty eskimo Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: waterford in the sunny south east! Posts: 750	yeah, i leaned a lot by a book, and then friends that were more advanced helped a lot too!!

04-07-2005, 01:05 PM	#9
walker The Masked Eskimo Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 138	I took private lessons for about five years. I learned a lot from that and got pretty good. I would recommend learning some chords, practice quick scales, and maybe take a theory course. Music theory really helped because you learn why and when to use a certain note. Or just do a search on the Circle of fifths and memorize that. Anyways just listen to what other people tell you, practice and eventually your own style will emerge and voila!