Hi...I know Im the new dude to the Forum but what helped me and Im still rather new at Guitar like a yr in, but Find a Lead Riff that you really want to master and get it down and break it down Note for Note the Key word here take it (Slow),My first was the opening intro Riff Dont Fear the Reaper Had to learn it on Acoustic tho lol Good Luck have Fun....
1 2014-03-02 22:13:52
Re: What was your biggest single aid to improving? (24 replies, posted in Acoustic)
2 2014-03-02 04:23:31
Topic: Where should I be on my Guitar Journey 1 yr in.... (17 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hi...First I'm new to the Forum and am a 54 yr old just been playing for 1 yr in now,Love the Instrument yes Indeed,Learning on a Alvarez#rd8c Acoustic, wow I wish I would have picked this Instrument up when I was like 10 or so but anyways this is where I'm at so far on my Journey and would like to know if im progressing just fine ...
Now keep in mind I have no teacher just outside of using Utube and some music Books and chord charts I have stumbled upon ,I can Read Tabs,know e-minor scale some blues scales and the A-pentatonic scale and all my open chords can play most of the easy rock songs most of the slow country stuff have not mastered any of the Barre chords yet lol yuck but will attempt too ..so am I Progressing just fine, I do realize people progress at different speeds I at lest put in 2 hrs practice a day I have not missed a day of Picking up the Guitar with in the yr I have had it my true love and what i wish to Learn is Blue Grass and the Acoustic Blues,Thanks guys ... Also Im in A Rural area in the country so its not beneficial for me to drive 30 miles to a town that has a music instructor for 15 minutes once or twice a month....