To the guitar players out there...

pfrsantos · **on:** March 22, 2019, 06:22:01 PM

Hello, folks!

I got me a guitar some time ago. Never quite learned how to play. Recently I discovered this site. Lots of info, videos and a (what looks to me) pretty reasonably organized and complete online course.

https://www.justinguitar.com/

What does this look like, to those of you who really can play? Is he telling it like it is? Do you think this is a good way to start?

SteveC · **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2019, 10:44:14 PM

I just had a quick look at some of the beginner videos and they look pretty good to me. If you can't play at all it seems like a good place to start.

What kind of guitar did you get, acoustic or electric ? The hardest part of beginning guitar is toughening up your fingertips and getting your left hand muscle memory for the chord shapes. A good easy playing guitar is the most important thing in my opinion.

Syncop8r · **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2019, 12:06:21 AM

That is hands down the first site I would recommend to anyone learning guitar.

I have learnt a lot from it - more the intermediate/blues stuff. He's a good teacher.
I need to go there more often.

One thing about guitar (and bass) lesson videos is they can get a bit clumsy when they describe the note positions eg: "the fourth fret on the fifth string..."
I wish they would say things like "play the minor third, then the fourth" instead but I understand why they don't for beginners.

Quote from: SteveC on March 22, 2019, 10:44:14 PM

What kind of guitar did you get, acoustic or electric?

pfrsantos · **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2019, 01:08:44 AM

I got a second hand classical acoustic guitar some time ago. I'll take some pics of it. I got a small booklet with some beginners' exercises on it but never got very far.

These video lessons seemed very detailed and clear. Downloaded some and am going to try and get a schedule to practice.

Syncop8r · **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2019, 01:38:21 AM

Even 10 minutes a day is far better than 70 minutes once a week.

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Yeah, there you go...

Do you have any prior musical knowledge?

pfrsantos · **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2019, 02:42:39 AM

Well, I can tell a guitar apart from a frying pan in two atempts or less...

I had music lessons in 1st grade, but that was last century. I'm basically starting from scratch.

pfrsantos · **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2019, 02:45:18 AM

Learning awlready. My guitar is a classical guitar, not an acoustic one: Yamaha CG-60 A.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2019, 06:31:52 AM

The older kid got himself a guitar (electric) drove us nuts, but he kinda got a hang of it, then got another, this time a acoustic, and he ended up selling the electric, only thing is his gf has bought him a brand new electric for his bday in a few weeks, it’s sitting upstairs but they have their own place so no worry on the noise!
JR