Learning the Guitar

[mancity2012_eamo]

Careful mate, Mr Proy might take offence at your advice and advise you "not to dare say that again"

F Em Dm7 C Bb Am G F C

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

They're the chords to "Let it be", in case you're wondering.

 

[flyer]

Here's how you play guitar. And he rode his bike to get to lessons as a kid. If you think you can get this good without training, you're well off the mark.



Mark Knopfler, hahaha

 

[Nightmare Walking]

So I have just borrowed a bass and going to start learning to play. I have absolutely no idea about guitars or bass.
I know a little about theory and can read a little music.
I am looking for a tutor if anyone knows of a good one.
Also any good tutorials or books for a beginner.
Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[flyer]

So I have just borrowed a bass and going to start learning to play. I have absolutely no idea about guitars or bass.
I know a little about theory and can read a little music.
I am looking for a tutor if anyone knows of a good one.
Also any good tutorials or books for a beginner.
Any advice would be appreciated.

In line with what others have said about online advice, have a look at Scotts Bass Lessons on the web. He's a great bass player and has lots of free video's for you to watch on You Tube. You can also pay to become a member if that's the way you want to go.

 

[Pezzer2]

I've had a guitar for over a year and not had the patience to carry on practising chords. Was getting frustrated at constantly muting strings.

I've started up recently and gone right back to basics. I've bought the Fender app on the Iphone which has been helpful. I can read Tabs, understand all the strings and jargon etc... I've just started to learn chords again. I have mastered G but struggling on C. I keep muting the G string when applying my middle finger to the D string . I've tried altering my technique. Putting my thumb right under the neck, arching my fingers and using the tips of my fingers, I've also changed my posture and holding the neck higher up to help arch the fingers and pulling my elbow in to my body, I'm determined to persevere but has anyone any extra tips. Is it about being persistent with constant practice and develop calluses on the finger tips?

 

[Bill Walker]

In line with what others have said about online advice, have a look at Scotts Bass Lessons on the web. He's a great bass player and has lots of free video's for you to watch on You Tube. You can also pay to become a member if that's the way you want to go.

Can't stand that smart arsed twat haha
He's evolving into some street cred teenager at age 40ish.
Rather watch paint dry..

 

[Bill Walker]

Here's how you play guitar. And he rode his bike to get to lessons as a kid. If you think you can get this good without training, you're well off the mark.



Mark Knopfler, hahaha

I agree with you about lessons and proper training learning the right technique.
I don't share your love call Ritchie Blackmore but I can see he is a good player, I'm more interested in jazz and jazz/rock fusion players like John McLaughlin Allan Holdsworth maybe even Pat metheny.
I used to listen to Rock players but got tired of the same old major and minor pentatonic boring stuff they trot out. Clapton, Page, Gilmore, it's all the same stuff musically.
Anyway just wanted to say that I agree with you about lessons and technique.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I'd love to play guitar but I'm a kind of a mixed up ambidextrous kind. By that I played football with my right foot to kick and shoot, right handed playing cricket tennis and table tennis. I write with my left hand, play pool left handed and on picking up a guitar I always felt comfortable strumming an acoustic and bass guitar left-handed. But that's as far as I've got. Maybe I should buy a half decent left handed guitar and seek out a left handed tutor ? Maybe I'm the next Jimi Hendrix in waiting.

Shut up BMR you're talking shite. Go to bed lad: /

 

[DrBlueBob]

I have always admired anyone with an innate ability to play a musical instrument. Thanks to @Pezzer2 for bumping. Maybe lockdown will spawn a star.
Spoiler alert: It won't.
I have learned a couple of things though:
Playing an instrument comes easier to some than others, lessons are generally a good thing unless you happen to be a genius in which case...
Practise makes perfect.
I have fallen hopelessly in love with Alexandra Whittingham.