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Great site! Never taken a lesson before, but picking things up pretty quick because of this site. I know I'm probably doing some things wrong, but at least I picked up the axe that's been sitting in the closet for years, and learning some songs...Thanks!
hi dirty and welcome to chordie,
anything you need to know just ask and someone will hopefully help you, or 20 people will give you their opinions.
With your name I thought you were my mate from dumbarton, he uses that name for his e mail, hmm, maybe you are him????
Ken
Welcome to Chordie
This is an awsome site with lots of help from people
that have been playing for a while.
Another site you may be interested in for strumming patters is www.nextlevelguitar.com Yes it's free,
and very helpful.
Also check out www.youtube.com and search beginner guitar,There you will find David taubs,This guy is awsome in teaching you how to play certain songs
you like step by step.
good luck
Ron
Thanks for all the advice Ken and Ron!! And No, I'm not your buddy from dumbarton Ken, just another punk with a sick sense of humor.
Yes My Friend I do agree. Without CHORDIE I would not be having the success that I'm enjoying today.Anyhting and everything that can help a player is here.If you get stuck on something ask in the FOURUM and guys like James McCormick and others will have, or suggest a place to find the answers. Good like and stay positive.
STEVE BOILEAU
(johnny vitalis)
Hey fellas, started taking lessons (only been to one so far) and the guy is trying to teach me how to read music...while I'm sure it's a good thing to learn, is this method really necessary at all? I'm starting to understand tabs a little more (thanks to this site) but I don't know about the whole reading music thing. I guess it's helpful, but I'm not going to play something that I don't know...So the real question is, do I have to be able to read music at all, to be able to think on the guitar? I want to understand, feel, and think on the guitar, rather than just memorize where to put my fingers. I hope this post makes sense, and would appreciate any advice to be able to truly understand and play the guitar...Thanks in advance, and sorry about the rambling!
Hi dirty sanchez,
I would say look upon this as an oportunity. Knowledge is always useful even if you cannot see the need at this moment in time, you do not know what will happed in the future. I am sure all us older guys can look back and think "If only I had taken more notice of ????????? things would be easier for me now".
Learning to read music will also help you understand how it is structured and will help in your learning.
Roger
Hey Dirty Sanchas:
My philosophy is that if you can't feel it you shouldn't be playing it. I don't read music now either, but I play what I like and what I can. I agree with Roger to a certain degree, any knowledge is good but don't let your lack there of discourage you in any way. Keep bangibg away and always have fun!!!
STEVE(JV)
I found reading music a lot easyer on a keyboard than guitar which was my first instrument. I played guitar for years without knowing how to read actual notes. I just learned the chords to a song and what key to play them in and sang the melody. Eventually I learned the blues scales and was able to fit some riffs and licks into my strumming patterns. Then about 5 years ago I got a midi keyboard and only then did I start to learn the notes on the staff and the language of written music. All this is over a period of 40 years. If I'da learned to read music early I may have advanced faster or I may have quit out of boredome.
I'd recomend to just play by ear and have some fun with your guitar and take a keyboard course to learn the written music. It all takes time unless your a prodigy <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
Thanks for all the advice fellas...I've wanted to play the guitar since I was young. I got on this site, and seemed to pick things up pretty quickly, to a certain extent. But, maybe the old adage is true that you have to walk before you can run, and patience has never been a virtue of mine. Keep the advice coming...Much appreciated!
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