thinking of taking guitar lessons, as a complete beginner, what should I be looking for ??
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Get a guitar would be a good start
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You're best bet would be to buy a book of simple chords and practice the basic shapes, but not worry too much about the tuning at the moment. Whenever I've taught people, I always work on their rhythm and timing beofre moving onto the fun stuff like learning chords etc....Originally posted by n5goonerthinking of taking guitar lessons, as a complete beginner, what should I be looking for ??
I never took guitar lessons myslef - am entirely self taught - but from experience, if you go for lessons, it'll be a whole lot easier if you know a few basic chord shapes before you start.
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Get a teacher is the best advice I can give you. The first person you meet might not be the one for you and a lot of people who can play can't teach.
Ask around in your local music shop when you go to get your strings changed. They'll be able to recommend someone good.Comment
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Personally, unless you're wanting to play classical guitar, I wouldn't bother with the lessons.
I'd have a guess that well over 90% of the world's best/most innovative guitarists are completely self-taught.
Start out with a book that shows you the chord shapes and get a book with a bunch of tunes that use the standard open chords to practice on. When you've outgrown the first couple of books, graduate to a book that shows you the various scales and tunings - and then experiment.
Finally, play until your fingers hurt. Then when they've calmed down a bit, play some more. It's the only way to get the hard ends of the fingers that you'll need to play comfortably.Comment
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What kind of guitar do you have ?
To get started with the guitar, learn three chords.
I would recommend E Major A Major and D Major.
These are easy chords to remember and master.
This will allow you to play basic rock'n'roll - you can pick up the rest later - dont try to play exotic chords such as EbMinor7th or Abdim - you dont really need this and will just put you off - try to master the above three and then let me know how you get on.
And - your fingertips will be a tad sore to start with - this is normal.
But after six months they will harden - and when youve played for thirty years like moi then your fingertips will be truely battle hardened.
You might want to use a plecturm - sometimes I do and sometimes I dont depending upon my mood.
The key to getting a good rock sound is the strumming - too many people only concentrate on the chords - but your strumming technique is critical .
I never took lessons altough I did play the piano before the guitar - all self taught .
There can be scope for lessons later if you want to play more esoteric styles such as Jazz or classical - but you need to get the basic chords under your belt first.
Whatever you do - good luck !Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 5 January 2007, 11:29.Comment
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what kind of music? classical, finger picking folk, thrash metal, blues lead...
once you have a style in mind find a local teacher who is good at that thing (go to your local music store and ask)
some basic lessons is a good idea - get half a dozen to get yourself sorted and then go alone.
it's all about practice practice practice.Comment
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