|
Post by petertherock on Sept 18, 2022 10:59:19 GMT -5
I am once again trying to learn the guitar for about the 10th time. The good thing is I got back to where I was pretty quickly, the bad thing is, I wasn’t any good where I was. My main goal is I want to be able to play a lot of Aerosmith songs. But I also want to be able to improvise and solo too blues and rock.
I was once told that one of the most important thing is to learn all the notes on the fretboard. This seemed overwhelming when thinking about it. But this video I watched gives me some good ideas to get it down. Of course I am also practicing chords, scales and working on some songs. I also have a few finger strengthening exercises to get my fingers working independently from each other.
Anyway, here is the video in case anyone also wants to find a way to learn the notes on the fretboard…
|
|
|
Post by AeroCooper on Sept 18, 2022 13:03:07 GMT -5
After playing guitar for 40 years I recently decided to teach myself piano. I'm making small progress but man, reading 2 clefs at the same time is challenging to say the least. I don't read music for guitar, by the way, only tabulature. I keep reminding myself how badly I sucked at guitar once upon a time and that keeps me coming back when I feel like I am sucking at piano. Keep it in mind, everybody sucked at one time.
As for learning all the notes, I say go for it if you want to, but I never did and it never held me back any. I would say learn the strings (I'm sure you have, there's only 6), then the easy open chords like C, D, Dm, E, Em, Am (which you most likely also already know) and after that the best trick is to stick with it. Practice a little every day rather than for 3 hours on a Sunday and you'll get there. Also, hopefully you don't think of practice as a chore or you will give it up pretty easily. Have fun with it. Personally I have to force myself away from the piano more than I have to force myself to go to it, so I think I'll do ok.
|
|
|
Post by petertherock on Sept 19, 2022 0:37:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice. I am using mostly tabs myself. I subscribe to an app called songsterr it’s less than $5 a month and they have tabs for almost every song you can think of. I am trying to find an easy song I can at least get through and I think I just found it. Road Runner from Honkin on Bobo has a very easy main riff and just some blues patterns along with some one measure mini solos that are pretty easy.
Other songs I found pretty easy although a little more challenging are Mama Kin, Same Old Song and Dance, Draw the Line and the main riff from Kings and Queens. Once I am able to change chords better, Dream On looks like it won’t be too bad either.
|
|
|
Post by petertherock on Sept 19, 2022 9:50:16 GMT -5
After playing guitar for 40 years I recently decided to teach myself piano. I'm making small progress but man, reading 2 clefs at the same time is challenging to say the least. I don't read music for guitar, by the way, only tabulature. I keep reminding myself how badly I sucked at guitar once upon a time and that keeps me coming back when I feel like I am sucking at piano. Keep it in mind, everybody sucked at one time. As for learning all the notes, I say go for it if you want to, but I never did and it never held me back any. I would say learn the strings (I'm sure you have, there's only 6), then the easy open chords like C, D, Dm, E, Em, Am (which you most likely also already know) and after that the best trick is to stick with it. Practice a little every day rather than for 3 hours on a Sunday and you'll get there. Also, hopefully you don't think of practice as a chore or you will give it up pretty easily. Have fun with it. Personally I have to force myself away from the piano more than I have to force myself to go to it, so I think I'll do ok. I also get what you mean about forcing yourself to practice/play…last night I was really tired and didn’t feel like playing but I picked up the guitar and figured I would at least spend a few minutes going through chord changes and whatever. Turned into an hour doing different things and it didn’t even feel like an hour. Sometimes you have to force yourself and then once you start…you don’t want to stop. Sometimes I start thinking I am too old to start up again but then I read comments on youtube videos of people that picked up the guitar for the first time that are a lot older than me. I saw a video where there is now scientific proof that a person that plays guitar or any musical instrument has a lot lower chance of getting stuff like Alzheimer’s and their minds are sharper as they age. So that’s motivation right there.
|
|
|
Post by VoodooMedicineMan on Sept 19, 2022 15:20:33 GMT -5
Good Luck petertherock, I've tried learning the guitar on multiple occasions. I made limited progress but still feel like I have two left hands. I found a Youtube channel I think you might enjoy. Some good songs to play along too. The nice lady does a good job focusing the camera on her hands when she plays, makes it easier to follow along. Led Zeppelin's Rock & Roll Coops favorite song How about a slower song to start? I believe this one is meant to be a duet.
|
|
|
Post by fwanger on Sept 20, 2022 6:53:08 GMT -5
Put a little time in every day. Daily practice is one of those things that it is very evident when you are not doing it and even more evident if you are, if you get my drift. And make sure it is practice that is worth something, not just you sitting there playing along to a song and glazing over your mistakes. Put the work in to the methodology of the guitar. Learn the notes, the chord structures, learn how to read music. It is hard, but it is worth it. I've played violin for almost as long as Coop has been playing guitar and while they are vastly different instruments the advice is universal. Practice and study is what makes someone good at an instrument. Don't give up.
|
|
|
Post by aeroknows on Sept 22, 2022 10:19:10 GMT -5
Also, set aside some fun days. Days when you crank up and just let out some emotion, whether it's play along with Aerosmith or whoever.(Back in Black worked real well for me when I was 14 running around my room like Angus lol) Here are two guys that know some stuff. Their free lessons are great for individual songs. They do not replace comprehensive study but they're real good: guitarlessons365.com/song-lessons/ go to bottom of page for songs alphabetically www.martyschwartzguitar.com/ do an internet search for any song plus his name to see if he covers it his site can be difficult to find specific songs. so that type of search lets me know if he has a video I'm looking for
|
|
|
Post by AeroCooper on Sept 22, 2022 12:05:22 GMT -5
+1 for Marty Schwartz. Good songs and easy teaching style.
|
|