I’ve been playing the violin since i was 10 or 11 [im 14 now] and i want to learn the electric guitar so i wanted to know if the electric guitar was like playing a violin just with more strings cause that’s what someone told me

Guitar is completely different from violin. Some of the finger dexterity you have developed from violin will carry over to guitar, but beyond that it will be different. Guitar is a fretted instrument with a much wider neck. The strings are also larger, which makes them harder to press down than the strings on a violin. That said, guitar is a much easier instrument to play. You can play recognizable songs after a few months of playing guitar and sound pretty good. From what I’ve observed, many people sound bad for the first few years of playing violin, so if you are already good on violin, guitar should be easy to pick up.

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I haven’t been playing guitar for too long, but i have been playing barre chords for a little while and i don’t have problems getting my fingers into place quickly, its just that the barre chords keep buzzing and i keep trying to rearrange my fingers or apply pressure differently, but what i am doing doesn’t seem to help, any tips?

it could be numerous things here. A bent neck maybe. Does it only buzz when you play certain chords or all the time? It also may be that as you are barring you aren’t applying enough pressure to the strings so they buzz instead of giving you a nice clean sound. This would fit with the scenario. Try adjusting your barre finger so that it distributes pressure evenly but also enough to create a nice noise out of the string. It’s similar to when you play a single note. If you don’t put enough pressure on the string, the sound that results is a buzzy, ugly sound. It could be several technical problems or simple just inadequate pressure. Good Luck =D

which should i choose? my friend knows how to play guitar and i thought maybe i should play bass then……im not sure……

i think you should play bass then both of ye can practice together and if one of ye can sing then its way more fun to learning beginners songs that can become pretty boring practicing on your own.

I’m right handed and have interest in learning guitar left handed. It’s a little different and I like that. I’ve already played guitar (right handed) in the past so will that make learning guitar left handed even harder? Is this going to be too difficult, should I just keep with right handed playing?

Barco’s reply makes sense. But if you choose to play left-handed you will encounter similar problems that you did when first learning to play, such as developing the calluses on your fingertips and training your fingers to respond to chordal formations.

Your only advantage is that you comprehend chords and strumming patterns. Moving this knowledge through practical application to the other side of your body will be challenged insofar as your perservance will hold up.

I am a left-hander and I wanna play the acoustic guitar. I heard that left fingers will have callouses and the fingers will hurt when you first start playing. Will that hurt when I write?

No they are right, eventually all the pain will go away.

Infact, because of the callouses you get, the sensitivity in your fingertips will actually decrease. Which means it will take more to hurt it.

It is sort of a strange feeling at first, it feels almost like youve got a layer of superglue on top of the pads of your fingers. But you get used to it and eventually it wont effect the rest of your day to day activities

I’ve been playing guitar for a couple years. Just recently got into metal core. Been playing in drop C. When i play that type of music my arm gives out kinda. Like doing really fast palm muting and alternate guitar picking. Am i doing it wrong? Because the muscles in my arm start to hurt after a couple of minutes of playing a song. Just recently had this problem. Is there a way i can play fast without straining my muscles? I never have pain in my wrists hand or forearm. Just upper arm.

youre tensing the muscles in your arm too much, sit down, and wear the strap for complete support, and try and loosen it, it will involve changing the way you play slightly: or just get the muscles in your arm more built up: thats what i did

I tune my guitar B-F#-B-E-F#-B, so my strings are even looser. it does make things slightly harder

Well I have played music since I was a little tyke. For a few years now I have wanted to "seriously" learn to play the guitar. I have had one for many years, I can play around, play all the simple beginners songs, however if it comes to playing real music highly doubtful. Also I’m concerned with learning bad habits that might limit my playing. (I know how this can be a problem from playing the cello since I was 10) Habits specifically bad ones are hard to break.

What is the best suggestions and guideance you can give as to how to learn to play the guitar properly. Would you suggestion simply learning by ear? Learing notes and sheet music? Learning chords and using the cheat method by just looking up the chords before playing. What do you all think is best for the longer term not the short term of learning to play? Thanks!

If you are really serious about learning the guitar you should treat it as a serious instrument and take lessons. You should learn to read music and you should learn how to play many different styles of guitar.

What would probably benefit you the most musically is if you started by taking lessons in classical guitar. This will stress all of the musical fundamentals, and you will also find that what you learn here will help you when you branch out into learning blues, folk, rock, jazz, and any other style that you wish.

Treat it seriously, practice for at least an hour every day, and never lose your love of the instrument. It will be something that will benefit you for the rest of your life.

Congratulations! You’re in for a great ride!

im a starter at guitars, and i have no idea how to play one. i bought an acoustic guitar, but i cant get any guitar lessons. i dont know how to tune a guitar, how to play on the strings and stuff. can anyone help me and gimme some instuctions on how to play and tune a guitar?

Try some of these sites and see what you can find for free, there aren’t too many for free left. Some of these sites show you how to put on strings and how to tune, they have free electronic tuners, just scroll down on some of them and you’ll find it !!!!!!!
http://wwwguitarchordsmagic.com
http://www.billbrutal.com
http://www.justinguitar.com/
http://www.learn-to-play-guitar-online.info
http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/
http://www.worldguitar.com
http://www.stringup.com/
http://www.guitartutoronline.com/
Hope that one of these sites helps you with what you want to learn. If this fails, go to youtube, and type in guitar lessons, bye !!!!!! and good luck.

can you give me some usefull tips to reach high chords whilst singing.

please dont tell me to get a tutor or lessons, im in a bad economic situation as it is
Try tapping your feet in time with the strums on your guitar. Helps me a lot while strumming and singing.