Author Topic: Guitar (Read 9413 times)

stunted · « **on:** March 30, 2011, 02:39:14 PM »

Really rough ridin' hard. I am finding it difficult to get the fingerings correct, have to be so precise.

EllToPay · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2011, 02:43:30 PM »

It gets easier. Just keep practicing.

john "teach me how to" dougie · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2011, 02:51:21 PM »

The fingertip pain will be bad for a few weeks until the calluses are built up.

steve dave · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2011, 02:59:48 PM »

have you tried guitar hero? probably the best tool I can think of to learn to play real guitar.

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michigancat · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:01:25 PM »

It's really easy to learn chords to play along w/ songs and stuff. After that is when it gets rough ridin' hard.

ew2x4 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:22:38 PM »

What style of guitar are you wanting to learn?

stunted · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:26:16 PM »

Some day I will make a guitar, where every string and fret looks and feels like a guitar hero button. There would be over 120 buttons, but it would be a lot easier and painless. The color coding helps too.

Until then, I will struggle. I thought it would be a lot easier than it is.

Learning on acoustic.

_33 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:41:30 PM »

What's really hard probably is singing and playing the guitar. Like, how can someone remember the words to a song and stuff and think about the chords at the same time? Amazing.

steve dave · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:44:58 PM »

Quote from: _33 on March 30, 2011, 03:41:30 PM

What's really hard probably is singing and playing the guitar. Like, how can someone remember the words to a song and stuff and think about the chords at the same time? Amazing.

can you imagine it with a trumpet!?

ew2x4 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:59:56 PM »

Quote from: stunted on March 30, 2011, 03:26:16 PM

Some day I will make a guitar, where every string and fret looks and feels like a guitar hero button. There would be over 120 buttons, but it would be a lot easier and painless. The color coding helps too.

Until then, I will struggle. I thought it would be a lot easier than it is.

Learning on acoustic.

You realize Rock Band 3 has this right?

stunted · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:16:44 PM »

j rake · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2011, 06:18:50 PM »

Bought a guitar last year and vowed to get good enough to play live within two years.

Learned how to play (some of) oscar Springsteen's "Atlantic City," then quit soon after.

felix rex · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2011, 08:41:39 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on March 30, 2011, 03:01:25 PM

It's really easy to learn chords to play along w/ songs and stuff. After that is when it gets rough ridin' hard.

This. You can teach yourself to be average on a guitar in couple weeks. Is this about chicks? (who are we kidding, of course it is). In that case, you really only need to know like five chords.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2011, 09:29:57 PM »

stunteds life song would be, on to the next one.

play poker, learn new language,gain weight, play asian pro bball, learn guitar.

ew2x4 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2011, 09:35:05 PM »

Quote from: felix rex on March 30, 2011, 08:41:39 PM

Quote from: michigancat on March 30, 2011, 03:01:25 PM
It's really easy to learn chords to play along w/ songs and stuff. After that is when it gets rough ridin' hard.

This. You can teach yourself to be average on a guitar in couple weeks. Is this about chicks? (who are we kidding, of course it is). In that case, you really only need to know like five chords.

Knowing a few chords is not average. If you can't play the blues, you can't bag the chicks.

pike · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2011, 09:42:15 PM »

Start out with chords

felix rex · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2011, 10:24:44 PM »

Quote from: ew2x4 on March 30, 2011, 09:35:05 PM

Quote from: felix rex on March 30, 2011, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: michigancat on March 30, 2011, 03:01:25 PM
It's really easy to learn chords to play along w/ songs and stuff. After that is when it gets rough ridin' hard.

This. You can teach yourself to be average on a guitar in couple weeks. Is this about chicks? (who are we kidding, of course it is). In that case, you really only need to know like five chords.

Knowing a few chords is not average. If you can't play the blues, you can't bag the chicks.

If you added up all dudes that play guitar and divided by total number of dudes, you would get 4.7 chords (maybe lower; sounds like this stunted guy is dragging our average down).

jdagg2003 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2011, 10:35:35 PM »

asava · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2011, 10:40:56 PM »

Quote from: EllToPay on March 30, 2011, 02:43:30 PM

It gets easier. Just keep practicing.

Quote from: pike on March 30, 2011, 09:42:15 PM

Start out with chords

X2

learn the 7 basic open chords on standard tuning and just practice switching between them in random orders. once you can do that you should have enough finger strength to move on to bar chords etc...

a lot of people get discouraged though. sometimes it can be halpful to learn songs in order to accomplish short term goals and see near immediate improvement.

stunted · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2011, 07:43:10 AM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on March 30, 2011, 09:29:57 PM

stunteds life song would be, on to the next one.

play poker, learn new language,gain weight, play asian pro bball, learn guitar.

I live my life a quarter mile at a time.

This isn't about chicks. I'm not that lame. I'm very passionate about the guitar.

michigancat · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2011, 07:45:33 AM »

Quote from: stunted on March 31, 2011, 07:43:10 AM

This isn't about chicks. I'm not that lame. I'm very passionate about the guitar.

PandaXpanda · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2011, 07:51:22 AM »

learn the notes, learn to read music, learn the chords, learn a shitty song to make you feel like you've learned something, learn the 12 bar blues, learn to live with being famous.

AppleJack · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2011, 08:39:34 AM »

EllToPay · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2011, 08:52:55 AM »

Quote from: AppleJack on March 31, 2011, 08:39:34 AM

AppleJack · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2011, 09:02:02 AM »

Can't top this solo

Probably the funniest thing I have ever seen.