have been playing piano for 5 years and so far am still not very good. I have started to listen to more classic rock and stuff and I think guitar would be fun. We have 3 guitars at my house and my piano teacher also teaches guitar. Should I?

Well if you want to then go for it. After 5 years you have to at least know something about the piano, and piano goes hand in hand with guitar. Have fun. Tip to you, buy a 10watt marshall amp. they’re 69 bucks, but OMG they sound incredible. I’d play that 10 watt way more than my 200 watt behringer.

i need some progressive rock guitar lessons, with tabs, can somebody help me?!

ill appreciate it (:
i need some progressive rock guitar lessons, with tabs, can somebody help me?!

ill appreciate it (:

P.S.

I know how to play guitar, i already play acoustic, but now i wanna learn progressive rock

listen and listen good you are not going to learn the guitar or any other instrument for free just go to a music store pick up a how to play guitar book with a dvd or whatever you wanna learn and pay for it that way you know your getting the right information

I like metal and rock and i got guitar lessons again after about 2 years. I have been interested in the Washburn X200 Pro-E so if anyone could help me out i would appreciate it.
Its a crappy westfield e1000

How’s your existing guitar? Is it crappy? Did you get the el-cheapo for your first or something decent?

If your existing guitar is good, and you just want a second guitar for variety or vanity, I would suggest something geared differently than your existing guitar.

For example, I started playing metal at first (METALLICA!!!) and played on strat and super-strat style guitars like the Ibanez JEM and RG series. (25.5 neck, a single-coil or two) I recently bought a Les Paul style guitar (24.75 neck, double humbuckers, ToM bridge). Explorers and SGs are also done in this kind of configuration. While Strats are really good for general rock, and super-strats tend to be metal and shred guitars, Les Paul style guitars tend to be geared more for clean-tone play, and the neck tends to (by some people’s taste) accommodate full chord fingering better. Now, plenty of guys (like James Hetfield) play metal on Les Paul style guitars. I’ve recently decided I prefer that neck over strats… I dunno… 20 years and my tastes are changing.

You could also look into something like a semi-hollow… like a lot of jazz guys play… but I’ve seen plenty of rock and punk guys play on them.

Or you could get yourself an acoustic. When I had only two guitars, one was a classical acoustic, because I felt I could duplicate steel-string acoustic just fine on my electric, while the classic acoustic sound was just SO very unique… I use it for all acoustic pieces anymore.

But if your first guitar is a junky learner, then you will probably get something just like it, only better and more expensive. That’s the usual strategy. But if your first guitar is great, I would recommend trying guitars of somewhat different style than your existing one and see if there is more out there for you.

i know if u like smt you can start it even if u are 50 but i want to know if in for example 5 years from now with hard practice can i become a guitar teacher?i know if i had it started 10 years ago it would be easier because when you are young you learn a faster.the thing is i want to play guitar like a normal proffesional not like a rock star or smt.

thks

It’s never too late to start learning something new. I had a 71 year old woman in one of my college classes just taking the class for personal enrichment. If she can do that, you can learn guitar. Now, if you work at it hard enough in that 5 year period, yes, you could become an instructor. But that just depends on you and how hard you work to get there.

What are some good websites for a beginner to use to learn to play guitar. something where i could get some feedback as to what i’m doing right/wrong would help, but it’s not a necessity.

Metal guitar is mostly play in minor keys (they love using E minor, when using standard tuning, D minor for Drop D, and C minor for Drop C), and they add the tritone (a tritone is the 4th note of the scale but sharpped), and the minor 2nd (the 2nd note flatted) alot, so study scale theory, intervals, and scale patterns.

Start by listening to more metal and and try to imitate the sounds you hear (you”ll learn to palm mute to choke the sound, alt picking, harmonics, and metal artist play open alot which is usually the root of the scale they are using).

I suggest u surround yourself around people who play guitar (they dont necessarily hafta play metal, but its better)

Lamb of God is a death metal group who uses D minor alot and some of their songs arent too hard, but its still difficult to play for a beginner. The 3rd song (not the 3rd metal song, the 3rd song i learned from me starting 2wks b4, not counting smoke on the water) i learned was The Faded Line by them, because my friend made me. He told me it better to play hard stuff, you pick up alot more faster, and raises your goals. The song took me a month to learn and during that month i learn many more techniques than kids who were taking lessons for months.

some of Lamb of God’s "easier" songs if you want to challenge yourself:

Remorse is for the Dead (this uses alot of alt picking and palm muting)
The Faded Line (help develop quicker fingers and fluidity overall)
Ruin (isnt too hard, the solo will be really hard for you though)

Laid to Rest should be your goal w/n then next 6months (i want you to be able to play this song, i just learned it and it really fun but more advanced. it has pinch/artificial harmonics, weird rhythms, and you gotta stretch those fingers alot. you’ll feel accomplished once you learned this)

I disagree w/ James. People have different ways of tappin into their talents, whether it comes 4rm lessons, or "self taught" (which is a paradox, because u have to learn 4rm someone or something, self teaching guitar, like myself, study to work of others and friends, and using that knowledge we apply that to our own playin). Im thinkin bout taking lessons myself (in jazz guitar, because rock and metal come 4rm jazz and jazz theory), but im makin sure my teacher will not try to teach stuff in such a slow pace that hinders my progress.

note: i stuck w/ metal, but some of that applies to rock as well. rock uses different scales sometimes. my advice to you is study music theory

note: karinaha, warlocks suck! unless u have a custom they suck, and they guitar doesnt make they style. les paul’s are often used for metal, even though its not a "metal" guitar. and schecter is choppy, i dont like that brand either. Ibanez has some sick metal guitar

i always watch guitar covers on you tube for songs from bands like escape the fate, bring me the horizon and slipknot and i am biggining to play guitar, i wanna know if they learn to play those songs so well with just tabs and playing or if they took paid lessons which helped them play?

Unless you have the right kind of teacher to teach you fast (a friend), the lessons will be drug out to keep you coming for more. If you don’t have a freind that is a good teacher, go ahead and do it abit, but show them what you want to know. Say, "teach me this song" and a long the way of a few, you will learn different chord strucures and so on. Remember "tab" is someobodies interpretation, so is not necessarily right and some are very wrong. Same with the covers. I learned from ear before tab was around. Play lick and listen. Hum back, find notes, redo over and over. I only use tab to support the ear I use. Very important to new players- make sure your instrument is easy on you. smooth action. easier it is, more you want to play, more you will learn. i’m and old 45 year old, and only recognize slipknot and they do the drop D tuning all turned down to C or so. Lots easier to play and on fingers too, so thats a good thing.

I’ve been playing for about 5 years now. I’ve played a little bit of everything. I only took one lesson, I learned how to read music when I was 9ish. So learning the guitar and playing had been fun and I’m learning alot just from listening and practicing. BUT: I want to learn all about guitar and techniques that I can’t pick up on my own. Thanks.

you can go to a music store and ask them and i’m pretty sure they would be glad to help

Learning to play the guitar is an aspiration that many people have. Unfortunately knowing how to play the guitar correctly can be more difficult than you had expected. This is why many people give in after only a few lessons. The same applies for many different musical instruments. It is important to take the commitment in learning to play the guitar, before you can succeed in playing it well.

Learning the basic steps is of great importance, as is making the time for practice sessions in order to be able to play the guitar well. These basic steps include:

1. Owing your own guitar is the first step. Even though it is possible to purchase guitars for a cheap price at places such as eBay and department stores, it really is worth considering spending a little more money and purchasing a well-made guitar if you are serious about learning. What type of guitar you wish to purchase is another decision that you need to take seriously. You may wish to begin with an acoustic guitar rather than an electric guitar. You may even wish to learn to play the bass guitar.

2. The basic open chords should be the first thing to learn to play on your guitar. Beginners typically learn C, D, G, and A. A chord progression is simply a series of chords that make up a piece of music. The G-C-D chord progression is generally followed in many rock songs. Therefore, once you have learned to play these chords, it should be possible for you to follow along with hundreds of songs. Handy charts of commonly used open position guitar chords can be found on the Internet which will get you started.

3. Tablature, or otherwise known as tabs, should be the next thing that you learn. These show you exactly where your fingers should be placed when you play a chord to a song. Tabs also show you where the words match to the music, and when to tablature for literally thousands of songs.

4. Barre chords should also be learnt. Barre chords are chord shapes whereby one or more fingers are used to hold down multiple strings across the fingerboard of the guitar. Barre chords are also known as bar chords or moveable chords, due to it being possible to move them up or down the neck of the guitar as required.

5. Practice is the most important factor to playing a guitar. Never expect to become an expert overnight, because it won’t happen. All musicians, regardless of how naturally gifted they are, have had to put in hours of practice. However, it need not be too hard. Practicing and playing songs is great fun, especially when they are songs that you really like. Give some effort when learning to play the guitar and you will be rewarded.

Kevin Sinclair
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/learning-how-to-play-the-guitar-524559.html

Everybody approaches arranging guitar lessons for kids with some trepidation. If you don’t have a lot of experience with teaching kids guitar or giving guitar lessons in general, you need a few basic facts to calm you down.

The first job in giving guitar lessons to anybody is grabbing and holding their attention. When you are giving the guitar lessons to kids this is not something you do once and coast along for the rest of the lesson, you need to be constantly renewing the kid’s interest.

All kids have a favorite song so guitar lessons should contain some songs that they are familiar with and like. That way when you get to a snag like learning a chord that your student finds a little tricky, singing the section of the song to relate it to the chord will be a help. If you want to teach kids musical theory, a familiar song will also be a help in getting them to relate to the written music and musical ideas in a practical way.

One thing kids like is being treated like a grown-up, so the theme of your discussions during guitar lessons could be along the lines of telling your pupil about how the end result of the guitar lessons is his being able to teach himself to play his favorite songs.

Don’t give a kid songs that are too difficult for him to learn. If he wants to learn something that is too advanced for them, gently steer his attention over to something simpler. You also should have a few songs of your own as guitar teaching material. Two-chord songs like Iko-Iko, are great to ignite a kid’s interest. Here’s a few old folk songs that might also be of some help: Tom Dooley, Puttin’ On The Style, He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands, Skip To My Lou  and My Darling Clementine. When it’s time to move onto three chord songs, a web search will yield a whole range of latin, rock and country songs.

As far as the theoretical side of guitar for kids goes, it is best to give it in small doses. Guitar lessons for kids should never stop being fun. Not necessarily laugh out loud hilarity kind of fun, but at least interesting. So a kid can take plenty of theory as long as it is linked to a song or an idea that interests him. It’s the same principle for getting the kid’s motor skills moving – keep him interested and don’t let him go too fast.

Gyorgy Huba
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/guitar-lessons-for-kids-752646.html

Everybody approaches arranging guitar lessons for kids with some trepidation. If you don’t have a lot of experience with teaching kids guitar or giving guitar lessons in general, you need a few basic facts to calm you down.

The first job in giving guitar lessons to anybody is grabbing and holding their attention. When you are giving the guitar lessons to kids this is not something you do once and coast along for the rest of the lesson, you need to be constantly renewing the kid’s interest.

All kids have a favorite song so guitar lessons should contain some songs that they are familiar with and like. That way when you get to a snag like learning a chord that your student finds a little tricky, singing the section of the song to relate it to the chord will be a help. If you want to teach kids musical theory, a familiar song will also be a help in getting them to relate to the written music and musical ideas in a practical way.

One thing kids like is being treated like a grown-up, so the theme of your discussions during guitar lessons could be along the lines of telling your pupil about how the end result of the guitar lessons is his being able to teach himself to play his favorite songs.

Don’t give a kid songs that are too difficult for him to learn. If he wants to learn something that is too advanced for them, gently steer his attention over to something simpler. You also should have a few songs of your own as guitar teaching material. Two-chord songs like Iko-Iko, are great to ignite a kid’s interest. Here’s a few old folk songs that might also be of some help: Tom Dooley, Puttin’ On The Style, He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands, Skip To My Lou  and My Darling Clementine. When it’s time to move onto three chord songs, a web search will yield a whole range of latin, rock and country songs.

As far as the theoretical side of guitar for kids goes, it is best to give it in small doses. Guitar lessons for kids should never stop being fun. Not necessarily laugh out loud hilarity kind of fun, but at least interesting. So a kid can take plenty of theory as long as it is linked to a song or an idea that interests him. It’s the same principle for getting the kid’s motor skills moving – keep him interested and don’t let him go too fast.

Gyorgy Huba
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/guitar-lessons-for-kids-752646.html