Inspiration to start learning guitar...

[AMacA]

So I'm starting to teach myself guitar, after thinking about it for years. Looking on youtube for instructional videos etc I started to watch some actual guitar playing, which has turned out to be really good for motivation to keep at it...

Some examples are;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jpQu6qR1E&fea... (from about 1:20 on)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWZAp02U7QY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLKxvjbWULQ&fea... Don't think I'll ever get this good, but my god its good to watch...

So, knowing that some of the PH massive are either learning, or are players themselves, have you seen any similar videos that keep you going?

Edited to make links work...

Edited by AMacA on Thursday 23 July 19:36

[Dai Capp]

There's some good instuctionals of Little Wing on You Tube but it's tough to learn - there's some stuff where players like Tom Morello and John Frusciante talk about technique and show how to play some of their stuff.

Daft as it sounds I seem to play better after watching John Frusciante talk about two note inventions!

Cheers

DC

[kiteless]

My finger tips always bleed when I listen to SRV

.013 gauge strings

[Working Class]

Ive learnt more off youtube than i did with my lessons!

[Chris71]

Not inspiration as such, but when I first started learning I found the best thing was playing songs you actually like.

Get along to somewhere like http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ and download a whole heap of tabs. It doesn't matter if you can only play the intro or the chorus or something, playing one of your favourite songs is much more satisfying than scales or practise pieces.

[otolith]

My guitar teacher used to use YouTube quite a lot as a teaching aid.

[AMacA]

Chris71 said:

Not inspiration as such, but when I first started learning I found the best thing was playing songs you actually like.

Get along to somewhere like http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ and download a whole heap of tabs. It doesn't matter if you can only play the intro or the chorus or something, playing one of your favourite songs is much more satisfying than scales or practise pieces.

Already been doing that... Got the intros to Day Tripper and Sweet Home Alabama going on (much to fiancee's amusement...), just got to get the rest of the song to follow!!

[gingerpaul]

If found the videos in here a great help. A guy called PickNGrin did about 20 guitar lessons for beginners and posted them up on Ultimate Gutiar. You're best off watching them in date order rather than the order they are presented on the site.

This is the page with the list of lessons:

http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/PickNGrin/contr...

This is the page of the first video:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.tv/guitar_lessons/steal...

The other place I'd try is the About website. The very first bits of guitar I learnt were learnt from there.

The main thing is KEEP PRACTICING! You'll improve very quickly if you can find time to get some practice in every day.

[Chris71]

AMacA said:

Chris71 said:

Not inspiration as such, but when I first started learning I found the best thing was playing songs you actually like.

Get along to somewhere like http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ and download a whole heap of tabs. It doesn't matter if you can only play the intro or the chorus or something, playing one of your favourite songs is much more satisfying than scales or practise pieces.

Already been doing that... Got the intros to Day Tripper and Sweet Home Alabama going on (much to fiancee's amusement...), just got to get the rest of the song to follow!!

Good call! The slide guitar part to Freebird is pretty easy too (you don't need a slide!)

[shirt]

can't get on youtube for specific links, but the 2 people who inspire me are:

mississippi fred mcdowell - quite a few vids on YT, but the acoustic one of him is fantastic

sister rosetta tharpe - search for her name and look for the blues & gospel train vid. the song is 'didn't it rain'. if a 50yr old woman can play that solo in the middle with such attitude than i'm damn sure i can learn.

[Stig]

kiteless said:

My finger tips always bleed when I listen to SRV

.013 gauge strings

But why does he insist on dressing like a pimp?

[gingerpaul]

Stig said:

kiteless said:

My finger tips always bleed when I listen to SRV

.013 gauge strings

But why does he insist on dressing like a pimp?

Anyone seen this video with him smoking a pipe for half the song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uEwJ-VXsTc

[Chris71]

Stig said:

kiteless said:

My finger tips always bleed when I listen to SRV

.013 gauge strings

But why does he insist on dressing like a pimp?

I thing he insists on dress in a white sheet and going 'woooooo' to people these days. That's assuming he's not on the guest list for Michael Jackson's after party.

[kiteless]

fk me.

Disrespecting Stevie Ray? What is the world coming to.





































But fashion ended when it got to Austin's city limits.......

[Airbag]

kiteless said:

My finger tips always bleed when I listen to SRV

.013 gauge strings

Apparently he use to cut callous from his feet and glue it to his fingertips. Not recommended.

He did tune down half a step though, so that helps with the 13s.