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Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

M Hurley — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:38:41 GMT

Author: M Hurley

Posted: 12/07/2011 23:38

Chemical Smile wrote:

M Hurley wrote:

Learning theory right now is much more important than learning a bunch of riffs. I've found this book very helpful: http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Contempora...amp;sr=8-1

thanks for the suggestion. I'm currently working my way through this:

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the best thing about it is all the chord charts in the back of the book, but what i'm struggling with is that 1 chapter will be up to my understanding, then the next will rocket forward into guitar jargon that i have no idea what their talking about. I'm trying to learn about music theory as i go, but have no interest in learning to read music notation or anything like that. I'm really keen to learn the Blues as not only is it one of my favourite genres of music, it's also the basis for all Rock N Roll. I've checked out lots of tuitional vidoes on you-tube, and can highly recommend a guy called Marty Schwartz/GuitarJamz.com. He's really enthusiastic and his way of teaching is simple and effective - i'd recommend him to anyone else learning guitar!

BTW: i really do appreciate any help/tips on this, and thanks to all who offer it! :P

Well the thing about learning theory is that it helps you develop your ear to the point where you won't need Marty to play anything. If you can figure out the key then it becomes really easy. I'd say you should keep memorizing the notes on the neck and learn lots of different modes of scales. I'm trying to move out of the noodling stage myself so I know it's all a real pain :p

Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

pearljammer13 — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:32:20 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 12/07/2011 23:32

Though I'm not a huge Chili Peppers fan, learning the intro of Under The Bridge is a good one. A couple odd finger formations. It's a challenge at first but really fun to play.

Also Over The Hills And Far Away is a great one to learn. A ton of hammer on and pull offs on that one, and a classic obviously.

Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

Jackwc — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:05:25 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 12/07/2011 23:05

Hayden wrote:

I've gotten the hang of it a bit more, but I can't use a pick for some reason 🤔 , but no matter, I just use my fingers.

NO. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. If you can't do something you must LEARN. You must FORCE yourself!

Am I the only one who grew up with Nazi-parent upbringings? You can't excel at an instrument until you bleed yourself for it! MAKE THAT PICK YOUR BITCH AND SWEEP.

Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

Hayden — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:01:52 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 12/07/2011 23:01

That's great to hear! 😄

I play several instruments, but also just picked up guitar recently. I realized (working on that album-project I have), that I really should learn it, even if it's only a bit.

I've gotten the hang of it a bit more, but I can't use a pick for some reason 🤔 , but no matter, I just use my fingers.

So, yeah, I recently bought an acoustic guitar, and I'm learning too 😄 . I haven't had a lot of time on it, but I'm enjoying it. I have a book similar to the one you posted (i'm assuming anyways. All the notes, chords, and a few songs, etc...Tips too)

I've already recorded myself 😨 And once my next song is done on my album, you should be able to hear it. I'm plucking a few notes at the very beginning of the into song, and it's hilarious (for me), and crappy sounding for others (good crappy though 😁 ).

Oh. And, Practice, Practice, Practice! 😜

Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

Jackwc — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:57:12 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 12/07/2011 22:57

Chemical Smile wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

Hmm... well, riffs aren't really such a big deal right now.

Learn lots of scales, and play those scales as often as possible and just memorize them. Try to get them down pact until you can play them all rather quickly rather perfectly.

Also, do a lot of stretching exercises and "figer gymnastics". Fretting Yngwie Malmesteem's "Arpeggios From Hell" always gives my fingers a nice refreshing stretch when I'm warming up to play.

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"Arpeggios From Hell" indeed!! 😜 don't over-estimate my playing ability - i'd say i'm somewhere between beginner/intermediate!
I've learnt the 'Blues Scale' and currently practising the Major Pentatonic scale. I'm also in the process of learning all the notes on the fretboard.
I'd just like a few riffs to throw off here and there - not only will it teach certain progressions on the guitar, but can also lead to some interesting new albums/artists to check out(i've just downloaded Deep Purple's Machine Head tonight after learning 'Smoke On the Water').

Just a quick question regarding your comment on scales: " Try to get them down pact until you can play them all rather quickly rather perfectly." surely it's better to learn them accurately then slowly build up speed of playing rather than the other way round? :-k

lol, well, typically you'll find the two come hand-in-hand.

Also, as for Arpeggios from Hell - you don't really have to play it to speed, it's still a good warmup.
Just try to fret this slowly a little for some good stretches.

E||----------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------------------------8----8---|
G||--------------------------------------------9-----9-----9-----|
D||------------------------------5---5-9-5-9-----9--------------|
A||-----------------------7---7---7------------------------------|
E||--0--0-3-0-3-7-3-7---7--------------------------------------|

Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

Chemical Smile — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:48:29 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 12/07/2011 22:48

M Hurley wrote:

Learning theory right now is much more important than learning a bunch of riffs. I've found this book very helpful: http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Contempora...amp;sr=8-1

thanks for the suggestion. I'm currently working my way through this:

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Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

M Hurley — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:30:33 GMT

Author: M Hurley

Posted: 12/07/2011 22:30

Learning theory right now is much more important than learning a bunch of riffs. I've found this book very helpful: http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Contempora...amp;sr=8-1

Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

Chemical Smile — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:06:41 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 12/07/2011 22:06

Jackwc wrote:

Re: One for the budding Guitarists....

Jackwc — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 16:22:16 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 12/07/2011 21:22

Hmm... well, riffs aren't really such a big deal right now.

Learn lots of scales, and play those scales as often as possible and just memorize them. Try to get them down pact until you can play them all rather quickly rather perfectly.

Also, do a lot of stretching exercises and "figer gymnastics". Fretting Yngwie Malmesteem's "Arpeggios From Hell" always gives my fingers a nice refreshing stretch when I'm warming up to play.

Link

One for the budding Guitarists....

Chemical Smile — Wed, 7 Dec 2011 16:18:32 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 12/07/2011 21:18

I've mucked about on guitar since I was 21, but after buying an expensive acoustic for my 35th 2 months ago, I decided to seriously start to learn to play the instrument properly.
Of course no guitarist is complete without knowing all the classic riffs, so far i've learnt 'Paranoid', 'Sunshine Of Your Love, 'Smoke On The Water', and some newer ones like 'Cherub Rock', 'Alive' & 'Say It Ain't So'. I know there's some guitarists here on BEA, therefore I'm looking for some suggestions of other riffs i need to/should know (also any tips or helpful information will be most welcome!)