Yea that's how I feel but I try not to curl my wrist,just adjust my fingers

you can hold a chord whichever way you want and feel most comfortable just as long the 3 notes that makes up a chord rings out clear. for example, i could bar my 1st finger over the 3rd to 1st string on the 2nd fret and my middle finger frets the 2nd string on the 3rd fret. it still makes a D. our hands differ from one individual to another, hence, how we hold chords and how we place our fingers over the fretboard differs. there's no right or wrong, it's just how comfortable and how practical is it.

The course content is very interesting. It seem like the thing I want to learn. Figuring out ryhythm by yourself.

I agree the self taught loose out a lot.

mgjg, finalzz,
I mistook tab for bar chord. I am already clear on the point 2.

This post has been edited by faceless: Oct 25 2010, 02:48 PM

theres a lot of way of learning..for more simpler way, just browse & train the chords of the songs u like cos its somehow helps u learn faster
u can find them here Ultimate-Guitar

or get this software..last time i used this alot GuitarPro

good luck!

Do u mean that if you search for the chords of a song that you like,and try playing it,u will be able to learn the chords faster?

And btw,whats that software for actually?Seems very advanced for me

yeah... if u like the song, you'd remember the chords. not necessary faster but you will put more effort into remembering the chord shape.

learn how to read tabs. dunno go google around how to read tabs. it's basically just fingering positions on what frets to press. do take note, though that sometimes the songs you want to play maybe of alternate tuning i.e. drop D. this means you will have to drop your fattest string, in a normal 6 string guitar means the 6th string down a step. if you're confused, google/youtube about drop D or DADGAD tunings. also, if you're playing acoustic, learn how to use a capo cause' some songs use capo i.e capo the 3rd fret and you will be able to play the song in standard G tuning without retuning the guitar.

the guitar is a very manual instrument. it's a transposable instrument unlike the piano where everything is laid out in front of you. wiki guitar to learn more of the instrument.

If you're self taught learning faster or slower is really meaningless. Playing the guitar is not a competition (at least to me), it should/could be one of those things that you can or want to do for the rest of your life

GuitarPro is tablature editor and player. Their tablatures are in gp3/gp4/gp5 format -basically tabs that you can play and listen to. Really good, even for advanced guitarists. It's not free of course, the alternative is TuxGuitar which is open source and can read GuitarPro files (there're tons of them at UltimateGuitar).

Yea,thanks for the tips


Yea,I oso feel there is no rush to play the guitar,just enjoy yourself along the way

i suggesting this too.
always, train ur finger slowly, dont rush. play a same movement 1-2 day slowly, feel the note u are picking.
this will built ur finger memory, muscle and patient.

Right

Btw,when learning chords,how many days would u take?And when learning say,like the D chord,do u ever do changes?Or u just do static i.e just put ur fingers there and just strum?

Hello, I live in the USJ area and im looking for recommendations of a good place to learn electric guitar, i have some experience in learning and can read and play based on tabs but still cant play the complex solos and pieces, any recommendations?

On the internet , hehe

Can come to Puchong?

try to changing chord and comforting ur both hand.
dont just focus on strumming, focus on picking too.

this guy is an expert, can teach u.

the most cliche word: practice. but true
also learn to read music notes NOT tabs will help
for theory learn from the piano. the mother instrument
learn from chords what 3 notes they contain. eg E has E, G#, B
learn scales (major, minor, harmonic, melodic) and picking patterns
finally for classical guitar. learn pima, or right hand plucking techniques

i am actually a CLASSICAL guitar teacher in kl (setiawangsa)

http://www.chrisliang.com

here is my blog. you can see me play! it's free and i have provided tabs, tips, midi. I generally do a blog post 2 every weeks.

here is my you tube channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/wooki97

please subscribe!

I have been playing guitar for 24 years. 10 years purely classical and i generally teach anyone who has an interest from the most basic to advance. from grade(1-4)
Graded music exam syllabuses : ABRSM

i also teach pop songs and rock but my forte is in CLASSICAL music. To me, if you can play classical, all other styles is easy. however the same can't be said if you know pop and what to play classical. it will be much harder to adapt. therefore classical is superior technically and theoretically. Playing classical guitar also gives you the ability to perform solo instead of relying on a band.

i teach music theory also (grade1-5) and i have a piano.

If you are interested in my service. you can reach me at

christian.liang@gmail.com

if dont mind the travel, come to my place for a private tuition in classical guitar. by car, use the duke highway. I have a spare guitar so no need to bring one for class.

if dont mind the travel, come to my place to do private tuition in classical guitar.



my rate is RM180 for 1 month (4 classes of 1 hour)

thank you

christian liang

This post has been edited by wooki97: Nov 2 2010, 02:32 AM

Where in puchong? thank you
and the name of the music center?

This post has been edited by noops15: Nov 2 2010, 11:23 AM

IMO, that routine would never work for me. since i got my guitar, my practise routines consist of ridiculously fast passages for the starting year. and during that 3 hours of practise, i'd work on different exercises, most notably on john petrucci's picking exercises.

not only playing the same movement is boring to the ear (even paul gilbert would agree), it gets repetitive and also boring to the fingers. always try to spice up your practise routines, making it less dull and boring. if you do get bored however, STOP playing the guitar for 10~1hour, do something else and then come back and start practising all over again. practise IS NOT A CHORE, practise is suppose to be FUN and INTERESTING and ENJOYABLE.

This post has been edited by finalzz: Nov 2 2010, 12:40 PM

wan to learn guitar (basic)
classical or pop

any recommendation (Prefer PJ area); myself prefer freelance or school

If u wanna play for fun.. just play any song u want,
and stick with the basic of C, Am, F, G or G, Em, C, D.

But if u're serious.. try and learn step by step..
I owes use youtube as my bestfren in terms of learning..

Plus, try and play song according to difficulty level..

Get yourself a guiter pro, download any song file from ultimate-guitars,
and learn them..

as Yngwie said, "If u love music, play it." IMHO le..

Is it possible to learn how to play guitar on my own?
Any website recommendations that I can look up to?
Any suggestions? Any opinions?
Please do comment.