How is it possible to teach yourself guitar?
15th August 2009
I get this questions all the time. People want to know if someone is needed to teach them the basic chords and and scales and positioning patterns How can someone just pick up a guitar and teach themselves?
You have to learn chords first..of course, it helps to know the names of the strings and how to tune, but all of this can be learned from books and software and by reading this site.
August 15th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
If someone knows a lot about music theory and basic chord structure, then they can figure chords and scales out that way. Otherwise they can figure out how to read tablature and just go online and look up songs that they like. It isn’t easy and not many people can become really fluent in their guitar playing this way, but it is definitely possible.
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August 15th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
It’s possible to teach yourself: people buy books and use the internet. But it’s MUCH easier to just get a teacher.
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August 15th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Er. No. Hardly anyone uses basic chords. Just teach yourself how to read tabs and fingering. Naturally, you can get all this from the Internet.
Chords aren’t really that important until you’re in a band. To learn to read chords, you can look up chord blocks and learn to read those (They’re for beginners, and again, get them off the Internet.)
With tabs, the strings you play are all in the tabs. With chords, the strumming patterns come by observation and listening.
After that, that’s it. Oh, you might wanna learn how to tune a guitar too… ^_^
But it’s as simple as that.
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August 15th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
I taught myself, been gigging at my church for 2 years now. I learned through training software.
Check out these titles:
eMedia Guitar Method Vol. 1-2
100 Chords Method
Guitar Scales
Nice thing about software is that it’s far more interactive than a book, and the visual interactive diagrams help imprint scales, chords, and modes into your mind. BTW, you can use tabs for a little while to get used to the movements but throw them away once you get into scale work.
Also, when you get decent and know all your open chords and barre chords, try to find a gig. It really improves your musicianship. Don’t get in an amateur garage band though, find a church gig or a formal band of some kind.
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Guitarist, 8 years
August 15th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
You have to learn chords first..of course, it helps to know the names of the strings and how to tune, but all of this can be learned from books.
One thing I’ll add…you’ll improve 10 times as fast playing with others as you will sitting alone and practicing.
Best of luck and keep practicing till those fingers bleed!
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