BEGINNER AT ACOUSTIC GUITAR!?

bibi

hello i suck at guitar.im a BEGINNER at guitar.like i dont know crap.i know the parts of the guitar but thats probably pretty much it.do you guys know a site or a program i could use that will help me improve and maybe even master the guitar??

ps.i live in a sorry excuse for a town so there is like no one who gives guitar lessons or anything sooo yeaahhh...

Answer
Google the phrase "guitar tabs." One of the many sites you'll find is www.ultimate-guitar.com which is my personal favorite, but by no means is it the only one.

All beginners suck at guitar. Look at it as a rite of passage. Everyone who is or ever was good at guitar sucked at it for a while before they got better.

Learn chords. Just like with tabs, you can google "guitar chords" and take your pick which site of the many you like best.

Learn scales. Start with the minor Pentatonic scale, I'll even pick a key for you... A: Lots of open chords go well with that, like Em, G, Am, C, D, and some barre chords, F and Bm. After that look up harmonic minor. If you plan to play any form of rock and roll whatsoever, these scales and chords are essential.

Be patient. Be determined. It's not easy to teach yourself. It's worth every minute. If you're doing it right your fingers will hurt for a while, maybe even blister up and bleed, and you can't let that stop you.

I've heard that Guitar Pro is good for learning things by tabs, but to be honest I've never used it. Or any program, for that matter; I taught myself right before and during the dawn of the internet, out of sheer determination.

Good luck, kid.

Guitar Q - What Chords Do i have to learn as a beginner to acoustic guitar?

Jordan G

Can you tell me what chords i need to lean i know i need to learn

G A B C D E F - minor and major .. but are there any others?

Answer
Hi Jordan

Here is a good site for chords and positions as well as scales to match your chords.

check it out. YOU simply input the name of the chord or scale and it gets it for you.

http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php?qqq=1&scch=C&scchnam=Major&get2=Get&t=0&choice=1

Here is a good site for progressions. It's useless to leanr chords if you don't know how to use them

http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/progs.html

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Beginner Acoustic Guitar Songs?

Sam

I actually want to know the chords of "By Chance (You and I)" by JRA but I figured out that it requires a capo. But is there any way I can play it without a capo?

And if you can, please list down good and easy songs to play? I'm a beginner in a guitar so please list down the very easy ones. Thanksss!

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Any song recorded with a capo can be played without a capo. It will simply sound in a lower key. There are tons of easy songs that use 3 chords. A simple beginner chord progression is G, Cadd9 and D. You can hear this common chord group on songs like "Every Rose Has it's Thorn"
Add E minor to that group and there are lots more choices such as "Good Riddance" by Green Day.
"Brown Eyed Girl" is an easy G,C,D song too, and a lot of fun to play.
Do a google search for "open guitar chords" and print yourself some chord charts. Then do another search for "3 chord songs". Finally, YouTube is a good resource for tutorials on easy acoustic songs and lessons.
Lastly, or maybe firstly, try a lesson with several local guitar teachers until you find one you like. You will learn tips and tricks that will accelerate your playing, and expand your song knowledge, WAY faster than doing it on your own.

Have fun

Acoustic guitar beginner?

Hahaha

i bought an acoustic guitar and i have no idea how to use it...i don't know how to read guitar tabs or how to play it...the youtube videos i watch confuse me...do you know any good websites or good youtube videos. please help me it would mean alot.

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omg! i think its so awesome that you are deciding to learn the guitar yourself! that is what i did about four years ago :). um i will give you my bets of advice. which is basically what i did to learn it. in all honesty-the videos did not really help me so i did it what some would call the "complicated" way but it helps a lot in the long run. i took and learned from multiple sources. and also i have never learned how to read musical notes-but i can read tablature and chords, and i still play it really well so for acoustic guitar learning those ways of reading music will help tremendously. for learning how to read notes i recommend taking a music class in school that teahces you it-thats what im doing next year. soo anyway-i learned from a few different sources-this book-
http://www.hinklerbooks.com/img/cat/1741576954_lge.jpg
(it was very helpful-but take everything it says with a grain of salt-not EVERYTHING is entirely true. and if you have any specific questions, you can email me.)
and to read tablature-which is VERY important in learning chords/chord progressions and how to read and begin to play music-is here(its a VERY helpful article):
http://guitar.about.com/od/tabchordslyrics/ss/read_guitar_tab.htm
also this one might help:
http://www.fretplay.com/how-to-read-tabs.shtml
and this image will help you too:
http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/Frary/LCC%20Images/guitar_with_labels.gif
ALSO-remember to leanr where each string is located and which string is the first, and which is the last. and what frets are. and of course what chords and tabs are. good luck!!! it sounds really complicated but it gets MUCH easier!! and once you begin to learn-don't forget that you must practice what you know on the guitar EVERY SINGLE DAY for about 3 months for your fingers to form caluses which are very imprtant because they make your playing experience much easier for your fingers(stops the guitar strings from hurting your fingertips) and also it makes you sound better when you are playing then. GOOD LUCK!!! Your gonna need some. :).

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What are the basic acoustic guitar chords?

learning acoustic guitar for beginners chords image

Kyra

I need to learn the basic guitar chords. If you have a website that has a printable document with it, please list it! I really need to learn these. Thanks in advance!

Answer
Any time I'm teaching a total beginner, I teach them what are called "open chords" which means that they utilize open strings. I typically teach them these ones first:

G, C, D, E, A, E-, A-, D-

There are thousands of songs using only these chords or a small variation (turning the E, A, or D into E7, A7, or D7 for example).

Here's a pretty nice chart with lots of open chords (and a few barre chords for good measure). You needn't worry about learning 13th chords and stuff right now; just learn those 8 I mentioned and you'll be ready to play some music, then start tackling tougher chords as they come your way.

Is it possible for a lefty to use a regular acoustic guitar?

Shannon

i'm a lefty. i wanna learn acoustic guitar. i know lefty guitars are more expensive. is it possbile to just train myself to use a regular guitar? any other advice for me? like what i should do in terms of lessons etc? i'm a total beginner. :]

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You can definitely use a regular guitar (not upside-down). I know lefties who play guitar "righty" and they say it's easier because the more dexterous hand is the one making the complex chord formations, while the weak hand is just strumming up and down.

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