thepharmteam Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I'm home for easter at my parent's house and I found the guitar that I bought in high school with a half a$$ed intention to learn..kind of decided now was the time to actually do it since I'm leveling up other aspects of my life..youtubed "how to learn to play guitar" and taught myself how to play...wait for it....Smoke on the Water!Hahaha. I know it's so lame but I'm stupidly proud of myself. I'm taking the thing home with me and am going to continue learning. Actually does anyone have any tips for acquiring such a skill? Without costly lessons.Look for me on the cover of Guitar World* soon! *no idea if such a magazine exists. Quote The Road Goes Ever On And On You can watch stuff happen, MAKE stuff happen, or wonder what the heck happened Link to comment
Thrillho Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I think I'll have a Mounds...Awesome! And not really, just... endless strumming. I taught myself to play bass by learning every Nintendo theme song by ear (Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger were full of gems). Zozo Theme on a really overdriven bass sounds sooooooooo evil. Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
mandy75 Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 ..youtubed "how to learn to play guitar" and taught myself how to play...wait for it....Smoke on the Water!haha, my daughter takes bass lessons, and her instructor taught her Smoke on the water last week..lol Quote 1 Rep Max Deadlift-180lbs1 Rep Max Clean and Jerk-90lbs1 Rep Max Push Press-70lbs1 Rep Max Back Squat-135lbs1 Rep Strict Press-65lbsFitocracy2 weeks till Hawaii Link to comment
Y-Not Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 haha, my daughter takes bass lessons, and her instructor taught her Smoke on the water last week..lolSkype Jam? Quote Battle Log | Epic Quest | Challenge Link to comment
Kim Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 There are some free guitar apps for smart phones if you look for them. Quote Challenge 1 Plank time: 1960 seconds Challenge 2 Rope Jump: 4200 Link to comment
Maledictus Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 That's not the lamest woot ever ... While at university I lived across the quad from someone that didn't crack smoke on the water all year, despite playing nothing else every night for a minimum of 3 hours ;( Quote "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself" -- TolstoyNot sure if it was buzz or woody that said it though. Spartan double trifecta progess: 100%100% Tough Mudder "10 x Legionnaire": 100.0%100.0% "Run ALL the things or die tryin'" 110%110% fitocracy Ogre Magi Lvl 16 Ranger STR: 38|DEX: 58|STA: 59|baCON: 34|WIS: 30|CHA: 30 Previously Completed: Spartan Trifecta, Enough TM Headbands to make a ski mask Link to comment
CapN_Tommy_Sunshine Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I know that Guitar World used to exist, although print media is a dying industry and I haven't went looking for it in a long time, so I am not sure.One great website that I like to recommend to people is www.chordie.com. It has lessons, and a huge number of songs online. The songs are user submitted, so they have varying degrees of accuracy. I usually just find songs that I need lyrics and basic chord structure to. I never play things "right" anyway, always in my own style (whatever that is!). 5 chords will let you play 90% of all the old school country and folk songs ever written (and you usually only need 3 for any given song).Have fun with it. It's a great hobby. Quote Link to comment
sumdawgtwigg Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Awesome woot actually! Just picked it back up myself! Hope the learning goes great for ya! Quote "It's always the ones that don't do anything that try to bring you down" - Henry Rollins "There is no meantime, there is only now" - The Ditty Bops Trail Blazing Elf Ranger Sumdawgtwigg Level 3 STR-3 DEX-4 STA-4 CON-3 WIS-5 CHA-2 Fitocracy My Game Blog DO IT CHALLENGE! Link to comment
thepharmteam Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 I know that Guitar World used to exist, although print media is a dying industry and I haven't went looking for it in a long time, so I am not sure.One great website that I like to recommend to people is www.chordie.com. It has lessons, and a huge number of songs online. The songs are user submitted, so they have varying degrees of accuracy. I usually just find songs that I need lyrics and basic chord structure to. I never play things "right" anyway, always in my own style (whatever that is!). 5 chords will let you play 90% of all the old school country and folk songs ever written (and you usually only need 3 for any given song).Have fun with it. It's a great hobby.Thanks everybody! I googled it..Guitar World magazine does in fact exist, so maybe there is hope for my appearing on its cover..hah. That website sounds helpful, I will definitely check it out. I can sing by ear (not the greatest voice but I can carry a tune) and frustrated my childhood piano teacher by playing the songs by hearing them and picking them out instead of learning the notes so I think I can teach myself guitar with enough practice and work. Which of course, are the tricky parts Quote The Road Goes Ever On And On You can watch stuff happen, MAKE stuff happen, or wonder what the heck happened Link to comment
thepharmteam Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 That's not the lamest woot ever ... While at university I lived across the quad from someone that didn't crack smoke on the water all year, despite playing nothing else every night for a minimum of 3 hours ;(Oh man..that's sad. You'd think after a while he'd at least stumble on it even by accident! Quote The Road Goes Ever On And On You can watch stuff happen, MAKE stuff happen, or wonder what the heck happened Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Yes! I can play Smoke on the Water on alto flute! We definitely need a Skype jam Quote Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
AuroraNorth Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Fantastic! And not at all a lame woot! Quote Link to comment
CaptainCat Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Head to guitarnoise.comSweet forum with tons of helpful people, I used to post over there back in the day. Getting mentally involved with a lot of people who are serious about improvement will really help you start to get into it Beyond that, I recommend a copy of Fretboard Logic to anyone starting guitar or bass. I know a ton of guys who have played the guitar for years and never really figured out how it all works together, or how to improvise anything, or think that a chord is only one given shape on the fretboard, when in reality it's just a set of notes. It helped me bridge the gap from "guy who has a pile of songs memorized" to Actual Musician! Good luck! Quote Progress Tracking, done daily Link to comment
Fink Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 No woot is ever a lame woot, especially picking a guitar back up. You've inspired me to break out my guitar and play some Happy Birthday or early Green Day Quote Link to comment
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