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Any tips for a beginner?

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Naiwen
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1Any tips for a beginner? Empty Any tips for a beginner? Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:05 pm

RockTalk

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I'm trying to learn to play the Guitar, but its not going so well. Does anyone have any tips?

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2Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:35 pm

Grungie

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I would say a good tip is to buy those beginner books. They teach you some basic chords and songs and stuff to give you a general feel of the guitar. By learning these simple songs it helps you with getting used to chord changes.

3Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:44 pm

Naiwen

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Take lessons from a guitar player I guess? Or you can go to the store, get some partitions for beginners, and some beginners' tutorials and stuff.

4Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:48 am

xConcealerx

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Thats kind of the great debate. If your a self motivator then no real need for lessons the internet has most of the information you'll need, coupled with the beginner books. Personally I took lessons I did much better with a teacher. I still take from him but have cut back now I only do it in the summers because I dont have enough time with college and can teach myself a good bit.
Other than that just stick with it. You were inspired to pick it up for some reason. If your like me that reason was a song or a band. Learn some of that bands stuff to start it helps foster a love of it imo.

5Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:01 am

Grungie

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I agree, different people have different learning abilities. I learned from a book, but some need a teacher

6Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:05 am

debbie

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I would say start with a teacher, even if its just a few lessons just to get you started and then teach yourself further on. Just to get the technique right. It's better to learn the correct technique from the beginning than to try and get rid of a bad habit you developed.

7Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:28 pm

RockTalk

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I've just been using Youtube to learn songs so far but it isn't actually helping me learn to play the guitar, yes i may know how to play a few easy songs but i don't really know how to play. Thanks for the advice folks, i've decided to get some books from my local music store. I'll just go back to basics and start again PROPERLY this time Smile

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8Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:11 pm

Grungie

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You can try mixing both the books and a video if you don't want to hire a teacher for lessons.

9Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:57 pm

Naiwen

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Grungie wrote:You can try mixing both the books and a video if you don't want to hire a teacher for lessons.
But yah, thats self-learning, still not very efficient nor effective... its bets to stuy with a mentor or an instructor.

10Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:22 am

Grungie

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Naiwen wrote:
But yah, thats self-learning, still not very efficient nor effective... its bets to stuy with a mentor or an instructor.

It really depends on the person, and their determination. I taught myself via book, I'm sure there's others out there who did the same.

11Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:30 am

sevmc22

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Grungie wrote:
Naiwen wrote:
But yah, thats self-learning, still not very efficient nor effective... its bets to stuy with a mentor or an instructor.

It really depends on the person, and their determination. I taught myself via book, I'm sure there's others out there who did the same.

Me too, I had been learning guitar as a self-tought for the last 3 years.

Maybe is a good idea see a teacher (or someone who knows about it) for the first week in order to avoid a bad position or something like that:

But yes, it depends on the determination.

Here you can see one of my videos so you can see my performance as self-taught:

youtube.com/watch?v=yFTXGv3-3vs

12Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:33 am

Grungie

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You can embed videos here. I love your tone btw.

13Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:32 am

sevmc22

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Thanks Very Happy

14Any tips for a beginner? Empty Re: Any tips for a beginner? Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:52 pm

jglover4168

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Stick with it! Make sure you pick up your guitar at least 5 minutes a day no matter what even if you suck. The more you play the easier your hands will become comfortable. Also youtube Marty Schwartz.

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