Hi everyone. I got a guitar last week as a present from my uncle. Its a second hand guitar (my uncle used it before) and it comes with a guitar amplifier. The thing is, for the past week all i can do is to any wee how pull the strings on the guitar. I cant play anything. My uncle had gone to Aust and would not be back for some time. So how do i get about playing music from that heavy guitar? Thanks alot.
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learn powerchords. (the shape and hopefully the names)...then visit www.mysongbook.com or wad to get some blink 182 songs and start strumming. next step go take some hard rock songs and start learning solos.....next next! visit rusty cooley's web...ok i shall not touch on tt.
hay88 said:learn powerchords. (the shape and hopefully the names)...then visit www.mysongbook.com or wad to get some blink 182 songs and start strumming. next step go take some hard rock songs and start learning solos.....next next! visit rusty cooley's web...ok i shall not touch on tt.
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thor666
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you need a guitar teacher/peer to teach you. That helps more than a string of Q&A on these forum as I'm sure you have lots and lots of questions to ask.
Good threads to read here are the How to Guitar sticky, and the Guitar Gear sticky over at the Guitar Gear subsection of the forum. Also, anatomy of a guitar sticky at the Guitar Gear subsection.
Good threads to read here are the How to Guitar sticky, and the Guitar Gear sticky over at the Guitar Gear subsection of the forum. Also, anatomy of a guitar sticky at the Guitar Gear subsection.
whitejaz said:
yes you can plug it into any stereo system, but the stereo system might not be built for guitar input, expecially if you're using any distortion pedals. amplifiers are specially made for guitars. like, usual amps for guitars and tube amps for bass guitars.
the downside of using tabs is you dont know when to play a certain note. so tabs are used when you've heard the song before or you're playing along with the song. coz you know the music, therefore know when to pluck which string.
if you wanna do self-learning, cyberfret.com if the place to be. you can find some video lessons, "steal this video" at ultimate-guitar.com
look out for the first lesson. its quite useful teaching simple chord progression and some songs to sing along with it.
so, good luck to you...
and also, welcome to SOFT!!!!
(i actually counted your posts here. realised that it tallies with your post count. so you must be new here. haha.)
legin said:
Thanks alot, I decided to learn the guitar only after a week plus after getting the guitar because i'm currently working so the time to dedicate to guitar is limited since i work 1 to 9 everyday.+ I watch on tv how others play the guitar and i know nuts about it makes me "sian ji pua". Thats y suddenly want to learn.
anep said:whitejaz said:
yes you can plug it into any stereo system, but the stereo system might not be built for guitar input, expecially if you're using any distortion pedals. amplifiers are specially made for guitars. like, usual amps for guitars and tube amps for bass guitars.
the downside of using tabs is you dont know when to play a certain note. so tabs are used when you've heard the song before or you're playing along with the song. coz you know the music, therefore know when to pluck which string.
if you wanna do self-learning, cyberfret.com if the place to be. you can find some video lessons, "steal this video" at ultimate-guitar.com
look out for the first lesson. its quite useful teaching simple chord progression and some songs to sing along with it.
so, good luck to you...
and also, welcome to SOFT!!!!
(i actually counted your posts here. realised that it tallies with your post count. so you must be new here. haha.)
Thanks alot, I just figured out that learning guitar in front of the computer seems abit stupid, so i guess i will buy the book on learning guitar at kinokuniya which is near my workplace, den can lock inside my room and no 1 can hear me any how play.
metalella_eh
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sorry to hijack this thread, but i have a question. how do you sustain a note to let it ring, even after you removed your fingers from the fretboard.
for example you execute a pinch harmonic, then you want to remove your hand from the fretboard, but you still want the pinch harmonic to continue ringing.
thanks loads
for example you execute a pinch harmonic, then you want to remove your hand from the fretboard, but you still want the pinch harmonic to continue ringing.
thanks loads
trianglebiscuit
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metalella_eh said:
you gotta hold it down to sustain the note. the moment you let go, your doing a pull-off already.
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