Uhm... ima be a guitar hero!

[Bounda]

well, ive had a guitar for about two years and now im deciding to pick it up and learn to play it, i know the basics but i need to begin practicing really hard and make it into my hobby.

ive decided my first song is gonna be the kids aren't alright by the offspring, it sounds simple to me

does anybody play the guitar and is any good it it, and have any tips?

sry bout my spelling im kinda tired cuz my bro woke me up uber early

[DaCougarMech]

i just started playing too and i found that just finding songs and tabs online to be pretty helpful
try stairway to heaven by led zeppelin
btw, here's a good site for guitar tabs to most songs
ULTIMATE GUITAR TABS ARCHIVE | 200,000+ Guitar Tabs, Bass Tabs, Chords and Guitar Pro Tabs!

[bigdeath]

The main thing you want to learn is where the notes are on your guitar and thier octaves. Also learn all the major chords. Thats a major foundation for playing. The chords will make learning songs much easier and learning the octaves will help you scale (solo). If you guys need any tips pm me. Ive been playing 12 years so I know a little bit lol.

[xDBD]

the learning of anything/everything isn't gonna help you if you truely don't have the desire to learn it. if you have to say "okay, i have to practice my 2 hours today." and you gotta work it into your schedule, the drive isn't there. imo, if you really want it, you'll have to work other things into your schedule because of guitar.

that's about the only way you'll get to be a 'guitar hero.' you can't just learn all the textbook lessons and then magically turn into dimebag or something. you can know every chord, note, octave, scale, mode, or whatever... but if you can't use them in a musical manner, what's it worth?

[bigdeath]

Well thats a given. You have to train your ear too but thats later on.

[xDBD]

it's a given but if this kid has been sitting on an axe for 2 years i don't think he's gonna do anything special

sorry to be a downer but whatever

[Bounda]

yea i have a strong desire to learn it but i've been super addicted to the computer, and the topic with guitar hero in it, well, i was really tired and wasnt thinking too straight...

[Jordanv78]

Ah the best tip I can give you is do not give up. Be determined to be the best guitar player you can be, even though it can get very frustrating at times.
One of the hardest things to learn is the transfers...When I first started that drove me crazy

[bigdeath]

Yeah you're gonna get frustrated alot but don't let it deter you.

[Mushroomhead18nc]

1st thing u need to learn is the basic notes on ur guitar, or aka what note the little dots are. second if u ever plan on making ur own songs. you need to learn what a key is and how to play in that key. 3rd, the best things to play to develop speed and smoothness are scales. I know they are boring they honestly really help. If u ever practice a speed method or an exercise always use a metronome or a drum beat. It doesnt help to have a guitarist that cant keep a beat

[Bounda]

thx for all of the help, you guys sound like you know a ton about this

[dim_sum]

It's very true, you may want to be a realy good player, but in the end it's just about enjoying your time spent. If you can enjoy the time you spend on the guitar, that's more important than being able to play whatever it is guitarists do realy well (lol), I'm a pianist so i don't know much about this, but all I know is the desire to play is more important than putting in x amount of hours per day.

[bigdeath]

You could always just sell your soul to satan to be able to play. Thats what Jimmy page did.

[ArrogantlyIgnorant]

well getting a guitar teacher always helps, sure helped me get through a playing slump of boredom of improvisation and such. i started with learning each note on each fret of the guitar, i had a pretty large musical background so learning that wasn't much for me but i don't know about you. i'd learn the notes in the first position up to the g which is the third fret on the low e and high e because after that it's just octaves and you should be able to figure out what note comes after what after learning that, then i'd recommend learning basic chord progressions, I IV V7, ect like A D E7, progressions and strumming along to shit like that then progressing on to learning some basic scales, pentatonic, major scales, ect then learning to improv with the newly learned scales over the newly learned chord progressions. Eh, there's so much shit to learn and it can seem overwhelming but learning to play guitar and getting good at guitar takes a lot of time and a lot of practice and if you're just going to quit after a year or so i wouldn't even bother starting to begin with. but if you have to desire / passion to play i say go for it

[Jordanv78]

I have seen guitars that hook up through your USB, and that give lessons with lights on the actuall fret itself showing you where to place your fingers. Just a thought...

[kurups]

Your fingers will hurt like hell for the first week or so of playing (assuming you practice a decent ammount)

play through it, it'll stop hurting =]

[dim_sum]

Your fingers will hurt like hell for the first week or so of playing (assuming you practice a decent ammount)

play through it, it'll stop hurting =]

Do your fingers like harden after a while? That would be bad because I have nice soft hands lmao.....thinkin of starting up....btw HI KURUPS i remember you from ages ago u been off like me?

[Jordanv78]

LOL yeah your fingers harden up, just like when you play sports. Just keep at it and your fingers will get conditioned to it!

[ArrogantlyIgnorant]

Do your fingers like harden after a while? That would be bad because I have nice soft hands lmao.....thinkin of starting up....btw HI KURUPS i remember you from ages ago u been off like me?

yeah they callas (sp?) it's pretty cool i can take a lighter to the tips of my finger and barely feel anything