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I want to learn guitar? Best way to learn?

 
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I want to learn guitar? Best way to learn?
I've always been interested in learning guitar. Anybody know the best way? I know about lessons, but I don't want to pay for them. I'd rather learn on my own. How do you learn guitar on your own tho?
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Youtube is all you need these days...

1000's of videos covering all styles & from beginner to GoD/Hendrix/BucketHead level.
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start with air guitar and work your way up!!

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start with air guitar and work your way up!!

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This guy...
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naked is the best way
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there might be a guitar in this video

[link to www.youtube.com]

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Guitar pro

But get the basics from a video or something, you don't want any hard to eliminate bad habits down the line.
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practice, everyone hates hearing that but, it's the truth.
there are no secret voodoo tricks to it or shortcuts.
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buy a playable guitar
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practice, everyone hates hearing that but, it's the truth.
there are no secret voodoo tricks to it or shortcuts.
 Quoting: Bendeco


are you scrump in a different timeline?

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Every Asshole Deserves Good Beatings Everyday.
EADGBE standard tuning.
And remember, in the key of C. All Es and Fs and Bs and Cs are one half step apart or one fret. All the rest are a whole step apart or two frets.
Jam on..
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I have been a professional guitar instructor for 20 years. Email me I can help you get started the right way... [email protected]
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I have been a professional guitar instructor for 20 years. Email me I can help you get started the right way... [email protected]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 68850337


can't you teach people by posting messages to GLP?

5a
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There is really no right or wrong way it's just what works best for you.
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Learn the basic chords and strum some basic songs. From there learn scales and practice improvising. Make sure to challenge yourself and keep things interesting. Guitar will frustrate the hell out of you at some point, just keep plucking.
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buy a playable guitar
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Yes. If you buy a cheap guitar you will never ever learn. It will sound like shit and make your fingers bleed.
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www.playerbykeithurban.com/
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buy a playable guitar
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Yes. If you buy a cheap guitar you will never ever learn. It will sound like shit and make your fingers bleed.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7873072

You mean quality, it's important to blend sound and playability when starting out. Go to the big accoustic room at guitar center and play them all and I bet your favorite isn't the 3 grand gibson.
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Re: I want to learn guitar? Best way to learn?
if you want to be a good player,first you need strength in your hands and fingers.learn proper technique and scales,then practice,practice,practice.heaps of youtube vids will show you this.
if you just want to learn a couple of songs,learn power chords and stick to the basic stuff.i learnt from playing along with mtv unplugged sets.alice in chains,nirvana,pearl jam,rem etc.
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Re: I want to learn guitar? Best way to learn?
Learn the basic chords, G C and D

get a decent guitar, not a martin or gibson or taylor to start, but a 200-400 guitar, these can be found via craigslist. I found an Alvarez for 150 bucks that sat in the guys closet, still had the pickguard protector and the strings still had thier coating on them.

watch Marty on youtube as he is a basic level instructor with almost 1k videos. There are thousands of videos on Youtube.

The more you practice the better you get. Dont give up when you can feel your heartbeat in your fingertips, the more you play the longer you can play as you develop callouses on your tips.

Xbox has a game called Rocksmith, this game scales to your playing level with a real guitar in your hand and is an awesome teaching tool.

Enjoy and Rock On!!
Good Luck
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OK, here's my advise on learning guitar.

Get a $50 acoustic and Clip on Snark brand tuner, take off all the strings.

By a fresh set of Martin Marques 12's Silver And Silk strings.

Find and install the G string.

Now with just the G string on the guitar learn to manipulate the string and work the tuner, tune it and play around the fret board.

With the single string you are now able to play most melodies.

Turn on a radio and try to play along any RAMONES song will do, all the solos are single note solos. (Think "I want to be sedated")

If this is boring or difficult or your finger hurts too much, I'd expect you will never take the time to install the other 5 strings, don't be alarmed Joey Ramone still has not installed them either! If you expected to be playing like Hendrix already just sell the guitar or smash it, it's quite hopeless.

If you find yourself up all night you might actually have some talent and might be obsessed enough.

When you advance try to sing and play a melody at the same time, if you have a singing voice even better.

End of lesson one hope you had fun!

hf
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Find a good guitar teacher and take one class a week. When your fingers get sore and you want to.skip a.lesson, your guitar teacher will make you keep going.
Love & Light...
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Proper instruction will set you on the right path.

bad techniques will slow down your progress.

If you can read music it will help.
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practice, everyone hates hearing that but, it's the truth.
there are no secret voodoo tricks to it or shortcuts.
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are you scrump in a different timeline?

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Re: I want to learn guitar? Best way to learn?
You should figure out which style of music you want to play.

Next, get a guitar (acoustic or electric).

First thing I'd do is learn each individual note on the fretboard.

Then, learn the major and minor chords (and each note within each chord) and as many inversions for each chord as possible up and down the entirety of the neck.

Next learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, and some extensions.

That'll keep you busy for a while. :)

YouTube is all you need (GuitarJamz would probably be best), and you can also Google chord charts or download an app or two.
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I was in my late 40's and after playing Guitar Hero, I got the itch to play again. I had played bass (badly) in HS/college but sold my gear when I got married. You don't need to spend a lot of money to get into it...A guitar, a tuner, the internet and of course, time/patience. I went to the pawn shop, bought a cheap usable 6 string and got a tuner on Ebay for about $10.00. There are tons of guitar teachers on YT but the one seem to resonate best (and seems to cater to beginner/intermediate levels) is www.justinguitar.com
He has hundreds of lesson videos...he has suggestions for drills, practice techniques, scales, etc. By the time you finish the beginner course, you should be able to strum lots of songs. I will add one obvious piece of advice...You need to play/practice everyday! If you want to build callouses and more importantly, the hand muscles needed to play need to be exercised. I'm not talking hours, if you get in only 15-20 minutes daily, thats fine. Also, don't laugh about hand/finger stretching and massage...if you don't believe me, try playing if the big muscle on your fret hand is sore. The other key is repetition, play the same chords, riffs over and over...noodle constantly to keep it fun but have some practice structure with lessons.
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Re: I want to learn guitar? Best way to learn?
Learn the basic chords, G C and D

get a decent guitar, not a martin or gibson or taylor to start, but a 200-400 guitar, these can be found via craigslist. I found an Alvarez for 150 bucks that sat in the guys closet, still had the pickguard protector and the strings still had thier coating on them.

watch Marty on youtube as he is a basic level instructor with almost 1k videos. There are thousands of videos on Youtube.

The more you practice the better you get. Dont give up when you can feel your heartbeat in your fingertips, the more you play the longer you can play as you develop callouses on your tips.

Xbox has a game called Rocksmith, this game scales to your playing level with a real guitar in your hand and is an awesome teaching tool.

Enjoy and Rock On!!
Good Luck
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Hey guys...I need help. My son got Rocksmith for xbox one...it came with a lead...all plugged in, but we are getting a message on the screen saying : cable not plugged in. Ugg..any suggestions? Thanks
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Rocksmith is a ridiculous gimmick.

Look up the Alfred's self teaching books

Preferably find one that incorporates basic music theory alongside learning guitar. I'm positive there will be one for it.

Alfred's is the most reputable self teaching books I know of. Most tutors I've known use the professional ones as a means for teaching.

#1 thing though. If you want to be successful, don't stop playing. Even if it's only for 5 minutes a day. Just goof around with a chord or two for a minute.

I've been playing for about 12 years and if I don't practice for a week my fingers start getting dumb on me. It's much worse when you first start.

AT LEAST 5 MINUTES A DAY if you can't manage the will for the honest minimum of 15-30

Good luck fella.
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Step one: Look at a piano

Step two: play a C scale on said piano

Step three: Look at the piano again

Step four: Learn 3 chords on the guitar and begin learning relationships.
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Find a good guitar teacher and take one class a week. When your fingers get sore and you want to.skip a.lesson, your guitar teacher will make you keep going.
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I can't tell you how many times I've bled on my guitars lol applause2
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