Just had my first guitar lesson!!
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he just started with some cheesy songs to loosen me up and has said come back to him with songs i want to play. he was using yamaha lessons books but the great thing was when he showed me cure stuff to make me interested.
suggestions please! def want do be able to do a few cure songs maybe will have to relook at nirvana unplugged! any others?
suggestions please! def want do be able to do a few cure songs maybe will have to relook at nirvana unplugged! any others?
billb said:
he just started with some cheesy songs to loosen me up and has said come back to him with songs i want to play. he was using yamaha lessons books but the great thing was when he showed me cure stuff to make me interested.
suggestions please! def want do be able to do a few cure songs maybe will have to relook at nirvana unplugged! any others?
The Cure are a little before my time, but I grew up playing Nirvana. Let's see what we can find....suggestions please! def want do be able to do a few cure songs maybe will have to relook at nirvana unplugged! any others?
Polly: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/n/nirvana/poll... (Nice and easy, you could use open chords just as well)
Ok, it's hardly unplugged, but Smells Like Teen Spirit is about as frenzied as you can get with 4 chords! http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/n/nirvana/smel...
The Man Who Sold The World has some easy lead lines and the chords are down the bottom: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/n/nirvana/the_...
Lithium: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/n/nirvana/lith... (hover your mouse over the chord name to see a diagram if you're unsure)
In fact, why not check out the whole album : http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/n/nirvana/unpl... Some of these songs should be played with alternative tunings, dunno whether they're tabbed correctly, but worth a look.
You get the idea... Some people find different aspects of playing more challenging, but most of the nirvana songs are fairly straightforward. Pick one that you really like and play the bits you can play. Even if you can only pick up the chorus it'll probably be more fun than doing scales out of a book.
bozibo said:
I only started learning a month ago but I can't get the hang of barre chords. I just can't seem to press the strings down hard enough to make the chord sound right. Also I'm having trouble stretching for some of the chords.
But I've got hard finger ends now!!
It does take time. Also, Barre chords are easier on electrics, or guitars with light strings and a low action. Stick with it, it will come.But I've got hard finger ends now!!
been trying to play the guitar for a few years on and off, i can hold a clean chord, but not change to another in a sensible amount of time or with out looking at the strings!! lol, some old dogs cant be taught new tricks i guess, still i find it very theraputic messing around with it.
ELAN+2 said:
been trying to play the guitar for a few years on and off, i can hold a clean chord, but not change to another in a sensible amount of time or with out looking at the strings!! lol, some old dogs cant be taught new tricks i guess, still i find it very theraputic messing around with it.
Don't worry too much about learning a particular chord or scale. Just play as much of your favourite song as you can, as loud as you can. 
I think conciously trying to learn something can sometimes be less productive than just relaxing and throwing yourself into it.
Chris71 said:
ELAN+2 said:
been trying to play the guitar for a few years on and off, i can hold a clean chord, but not change to another in a sensible amount of time or with out looking at the strings!! lol, some old dogs cant be taught new tricks i guess, still i find it very theraputic messing around with it.
Don't worry too much about learning a particular chord or scale. Just play as much of your favourite song as you can, as loud as you can. I think conciously trying to learn something can sometimes be less productive than just relaxing and throwing yourself into it.
ELAN+2 said:
Chris71 said:
ELAN+2 said:
been trying to play the guitar for a few years on and off, i can hold a clean chord, but not change to another in a sensible amount of time or with out looking at the strings!! lol, some old dogs cant be taught new tricks i guess, still i find it very theraputic messing around with it.
Don't worry too much about learning a particular chord or scale. Just play as much of your favourite song as you can, as loud as you can. I think conciously trying to learn something can sometimes be less productive than just relaxing and throwing yourself into it.
As for the action (string height) most electric guitars allow you to adjust this, but I suspect with an acoustic you're stuck with it.
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