How should i learn playing acoustic guitar?
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Topic: How should i learn playing acoustic guitar?
Posted By: Ancient Tree
Subject: How should i learn playing acoustic guitar?
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 15:38
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I just got my electro acoustic guitar,and its really awesome! But since i got it i don't know how to start learning it? In my mountain town there is no school for guitars but there are some musical school in town im going to study. ok so long story short: i want to ask: how to start playing guitar,what should i learn first,where should i learn it (can you post some websites),how much time should i study (hours a day),How much time do you need to start playing easy songs,... I have now 2 months of free time,cuz of vacation so i dont have nothing to do. Thanks for reading hope that you can help
 p.s: im 14 almost 15 years old,is this the right age to start playing? -------------  |
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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 15:56
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From my experience (I'm 45 and I learnt when I was 13):
For the very start, self-teaching will be very difficult. For sure nowadays there are many more possibilities with the net than in my times (sorry I can't recommend any web for self-learning) but it's gonna be very tough anyway.
I think that the very start (tuning your guitar, basic chords, how the 6 strings relate to eachother, how to transpose chords, how to place your hand on the fretboard, how to press the strings with your fingers etc etc) you need to learn from somebody else first person. I won't say it's impossible to learn it by yourself but if you can learn from someone else it's gonna be so much faster.
Once you've got the very basics it's another story. Of course it's always better to keep on learning from someone else and take lessons, but once you've got the basics you can progress by yourself, especially if you've got the ear.
This is basically what I did. I learnt only the very basics from someone else but as from then I self-taught myself by ear.
Wish you good luck !
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Posted By: Ancient Tree
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 16:06
well i do have some friends that are very good with quitars,maybe i will ask them for help ------------- |
Gerinski wrote:Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 16:10
The first step to great guitar playing is to have a couple of cheeseburgers with a side of prime rib.  After that, learn all major and minor chords. Learn the major scale (for the key of C, that would be C-Dm-Em-F-G-Am-Bdim). That is, in my opinion, the foundation for learning the guitar. If you do not have callouses, then practice no more than 20 minutes a day for the first two weeks. After six weeks, you should be proficient with the basics and be able to perform a few songs very well. And I started playing when I was 14 and a half- good age, but I wish I'd taken my father's advice and started earlier. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 16:14
I learned out of old Mel Bay books that were yellowed and twice my age.  Never had a teacher though.------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 16:29
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Don't get hung up on playing fast. Someone who can play chords in all keys is much more valuable than Mr. Shred. Major/minor chords first, then learn 7ths, then diminished and athe others. In rock music Augmented is hardly ever used. 9ths and 11ths are less common, because you don't have that many fingers. They might just appear at Cadd2 or 4 or something. Building and notating chords is complicated. Also scales and modes. Focus on memorizing and transferring what you know for one key to a new key. Music theory also helps. Those books are dime a dozen. See Amazon.com or a library for something used. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 01:51
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As someone who up until very recently had musical education either through a teacher or through a conservatory, I can say that musical education is not for everyone. For me it was a mixed bag- the techniques I've acquired, my ability to read and compose sheet music, has helped me a lot. On the other hand, the musical conservatism and narrow-mindedness possessed by many of my teachers and peers annoyed me to no end. I would suggest learning basic musical theory and technique with a teacher. Learn as many playing techniques and reach a point you can read music fluidly and can practice reading by yourself. Whether to continue practicing with a teacher after that I'd say it depends how good the teacher is and how much more you feel you could learn from him. Most of my techniques I developed by myself, reaching usually a fairly high level of professionalism I guess can be said, but with many exercises from my teacher. ------------- There be dragons |