BHW guitar players
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gundamwing
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my first guitar lesson was called nothing else matters metallica.
fyi : just the intro hehehe
fyi : just the intro hehehe
very cool guys 
I've mainly been teaching myself to play covers of songs from bands Sublime, Hank Williams Sr., The Eagles, The Deftones, Greenday, RATM, anything old school Blues sounding, Incubus, NOFX, etc.
Just wondering what I should be teaching myself. Maybe just simple 3 chord songs.
I really really really hate barre chords!! grr cant seem to get them right yet.
I've mainly been teaching myself to play covers of songs from bands Sublime, Hank Williams Sr., The Eagles, The Deftones, Greenday, RATM, anything old school Blues sounding, Incubus, NOFX, etc.
Just wondering what I should be teaching myself. Maybe just simple 3 chord songs.
I really really really hate barre chords!! grr cant seem to get them right yet.
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consciousnesscreates
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When you can play like this like I can 24 years give me a bell
After the passion all that time the guitar becomes a third arm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wFoSbjXB68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYIZP1hrfZI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_IYe5JTZ4
I used to have hair like this
Im so sad I ever left the punk era and early 80s
You think you got had a shit life like I personally do right now and its only financial look at Jason here in the vid poor kid
The only way to get good is practice and practice and develop your own technique.
ALL the good players learned themselves.
Today you have Youtube lessons from stars when I did it I had to read music books and turn by hand my vinyl record to slow it down to hear the fast notes slower.
Today you got it good
IT all started for me in 1983 when Malmsteen (neoclassical metal) and Jason here were stars
THis is only ONE of TWO passions I have in life other is game inventing ut got nowhere with that
After the passion all that time the guitar becomes a third arm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wFoSbjXB68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYIZP1hrfZI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_IYe5JTZ4
I used to have hair like this
Im so sad I ever left the punk era and early 80s
You think you got had a shit life like I personally do right now and its only financial look at Jason here in the vid poor kid
The only way to get good is practice and practice and develop your own technique.
ALL the good players learned themselves.
Today you have Youtube lessons from stars when I did it I had to read music books and turn by hand my vinyl record to slow it down to hear the fast notes slower.
Today you got it good
IT all started for me in 1983 when Malmsteen (neoclassical metal) and Jason here were stars
THis is only ONE of TWO passions I have in life other is game inventing ut got nowhere with that
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thesuccessboy
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Try out some rock and roll songs, do you have an electric guitar or the normal one??
BENNY8877
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Learning to play nowadays is so much easier because of all of the Tab sites on the Internet. When I was learning you had to learn by ear or go buy the book, now I will hear a song in my head and be playing it in 5 minutes.
Looking at your list of bands I would say that learning GreenDay is the easiest. Deftones would be practically impossible for a beginner with all of there tunings, etc,(But they are my favorite band so you have good taste.)
I would recommend starting off with some Nirvana if they are your cup of tea. Their songs consist of only a few chords and whatever bar chords are used you can just use an open chord instead.
Hit me up with a PM if you have any questions.
Looking at your list of bands I would say that learning GreenDay is the easiest. Deftones would be practically impossible for a beginner with all of there tunings, etc,(But they are my favorite band so you have good taste.)
I would recommend starting off with some Nirvana if they are your cup of tea. Their songs consist of only a few chords and whatever bar chords are used you can just use an open chord instead.
Hit me up with a PM if you have any questions.
hateandbreak
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AHAH! I remember when I was Pro at guitar hero! But then I picked up a Real Guitar and three years later I CANNOT ask for something better then Playing all American Rejects<3 ,BFMV,ATR,PWD It's just so great!
People Need to Stop wishin and start Learnin
hateandbreak
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Trust me just keep going If you really wanna learn you'll see Progress! try the intro to sweet Child O Mine I used to do that for practice in the early Learning zone Your in! It's like they Say Practice makes Perfect and You'll see soon What I'm talking about
consciousnesscreates
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You need the pasison xplicit
IF you dont have it like me Malmsteen Jason Becke Steve Vai etc. to take you through all your life you wont progress and give up kinda like me makin money rght now LOL
Hi There! My 14 yr old son started guitar recently and has been taking lessons for 8 mnths. He practices constantly! I tried adding the YouTube links to his first recitals so you could hear his songs but I haven't been a member long enough and can't. Sorry! :-( If you search YouTube for Connor Payne, he is the second video right now...it's called Connor Payne - Revival at Sticky Fingers. I'm posting it because it's a good fun song you might enjoy but quite challenging. Good luck and practice! Lessons are a good idea! My son self-teaches a lot too on the computer but nothing compares to his lessons.
math182
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I've been playing for ten years and I can recommend you to start with easy songs because if you go for the harder ones, you will get discouraged.
When I first started playing, I remember playing 'taking care of business' by BTO all the time! It's a great song though it's pretty easy
When I first started playing, I remember playing 'taking care of business' by BTO all the time! It's a great song though it's pretty easy
astonewood
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Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent. Very easy to play and sounds cool on an electric.
BENNY8877
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You can always buy smaller guitars or if you adjust the "action" on the guitar it may help. The "action" if too tight makes it harder to do bar chords, etc. If you get it adjusted it may help.
Or maybe you need the guitar that Michael j. Fox used in Back To The Future?
consciousnesscreates
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CoolHi There! My 14 yr old son started guitar recently and has been taking lessons for 8 mnths. He practices constantly! I tried adding the YouTube links to his first recitals so you could hear his songs but I haven't been a member long enough and can't. Sorry! :-( If you search YouTube for Connor Payne, he is the second video right now...it's called Connor Payne - Revival at Sticky Fingers. I'm posting it because it's a good fun song you might enjoy but quite challenging. Good luck and practice! Lessons are a good idea! My son self-teaches a lot too on the computer but nothing compares to his lessons.
Let him play if its his passion
I agree with Math182
Start easy chords
I started with The Beatles
I used to be so obesessed when first learning I couldnt play a first fret C chord and I taped my fingers to the guitar overnight in C chord fashion for a week Yeah I slept with a guitar LOL
True story
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nimbus49
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I learned way back in the 60's with a teacher, and records! They had records back then...had to keep picking up the needle to replay.
You're all set with the internet now, but what you really need to do is learn EVERY chord on the neck.....do that for a year, then learn the leads, etc.
My 2 cents
You're all set with the internet now, but what you really need to do is learn EVERY chord on the neck.....do that for a year, then learn the leads, etc.
My 2 cents