How can I improve my guitar playing?
Hi. I've been playing Guitar for a few months and i don't seem to be getting any better. I can't play any songs at all and my strumming seems to always be off.Is there any way to get better quickly or am I a lost cause? How can I learn to play even one song that sounds like the original and can anyone suggest an easy on to learn? Thanks.
If you are asking this question is it fair to assume you don't have an instructor or take lessons? That's ok, but it sounds like you are at a point where you need a real person to listen to what you are doing, and point you in the right direction. I don't think there is any one-size-fits-all answer to your question. Perhaps you have a friend who plays guitar? If you are in school, perhaps a music teacher would give you some tips.
Practice your chords until you can change from one to another without thinking about it. Then you can work on your strum. Think of your strumming hand as the drummer: keeping the beat. Where you really need somebody's guidance is to help you learn the different strum patterns and to show you how to use your wrist to get a fluid movement.
The fact that you have been playing for a couple of months and can't play a song yet is nothing to be discouraged about. Don't give up.
June 26th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
If you are asking this question is it fair to assume you don't have an instructor or take lessons? That's ok, but it sounds like you are at a point where you need a real person to listen to what you are doing, and point you in the right direction. I don't think there is any one-size-fits-all answer to your question. Perhaps you have a friend who plays guitar? If you are in school, perhaps a music teacher would give you some tips.
Practice your chords until you can change from one to another without thinking about it. Then you can work on your strum. Think of your strumming hand as the drummer: keeping the beat. Where you really need somebody's guidance is to help you learn the different strum patterns and to show you how to use your wrist to get a fluid movement.
The fact that you have been playing for a couple of months and can't play a song yet is nothing to be discouraged about. Don't give up.
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45 years picking guitar
June 26th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Well, everyone who wants to learn guitar is always curios about finding an easy way to do so. But there is no such easy way to learn guitar. Most of the websites simply tell a beginner stuff that is of no use for them. Actually, you can find the basic info on a few websites and get to know how to hold a guitar, its position, your manual postures. But nothing more. Yeah, if you want to improve your guitar playing then there are couple of things you must remember…..
http://tipdeck.com/how-to-play-a-guitar-for-beginners
Take a look at this which tells you what you should or shouldn’t do for improving your guitar playing.
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June 26th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
To improve you need to play lots and lots. Practice chords, transitions and strumming. if you need any help with techniques just google or youtube it and you'll find many helpful things. If this doesn't work out for you, you will have to consider taking lessons, which should definitely help you out. Your not a lost cause, anyone can learn guitar, it can just be harder for some than others, just like everything else in life. Keep playing!
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