Learning from internet
Question:Is it really possible, or should I say really difficult to learn to play the guitar only from online lessons and info? Answer: Depends on the level of play you want to achieve & how much you practice. Lessons (online or otherwise) only teach you something new. Practice teaches you to p ...
tagged: Learn To Play The Guitar On Line
I want to play a guitar
Question: I heard this young guy at the park playing his guitar and boy he played really well. He reminded me of Willie Nelson. He played so good that I stayed there for the 4 hours. I gave him a nice tip before leaving of $10. If I had more I would probably given him a twenty. This kid reminde ...
tagged: Learn To Play The Guitar Guitar
Learn guitar with acoustic or electric
Question: I want to learn playing the guitar, but I don't know if I should buy an acoustic or an electric guitar. What are the differences, I mean, is it a big difference to play on an acoustic guitar to play on an electric? Answer: The fundamentals of playing both types are the same but: - aco ...
tagged: Learn To Play The Acoustic Electric Guitar
Steel Guitar?
Question:Does anyone know if it is easy to learn to play a steel guitar if you already know how to play a standard six steel string acoustic? A steel guitar (Dobro, National, etc...) is the same as standard guitar except with a steel top, right?. They also have higher action and are usually (al ...
tagged: Learn To Play Steel Guitar
Book for beginner bass AND guitar players?
Question: My wife and I are both learning to play - she's playing bass and I play guitar. So far we've been learning separately with our own separate books, mags etc, but we would like to learn songs together, i.e. like in a band context. But obviously my guitar books don't show bass tab and vi ...
tagged: Learn To Play Music On Guitar
Which guitar should I learn on?
Question: I want to learn how to play the guitar. My question is which is the best guitar to learn on first - electric or acoustic? Your opinions would be greatly appreciated. Answer: What kind of music do you want to play? If you want to play classical or flamenco....a nylon string acoustic gu ...
tagged: Learn To Play Metal Guitar
Never played a guitar, I'm left handed
Question: I want to buy an acoustic guitar just for a hobby, to keep me busy a bit, change my lifestyle a little. I'm a left handed person and I've never played a guitar before. I definitely have much better control using my left hand in anything I do. Should I try playing a right handed guitar ...
tagged: Learn To Play Left Handed Guitar
Easy Ways to Learn Lead Guitar???
Question: I want to buy a friend (a lead guitar wannabe) something that will help him play lead guitar. It has to be simple and effective. He's not very patient! He knows some chords - but wants to learn how to jam and play some riffs with his buds, etc. I've heard of something called Easy Lead ...
tagged: Learn To Play Lead Guitar Free
What's the best way to learn to play guitar?
Question: Can anyone share their sure-fire method(s) for learning guitar. Does it require an excellent memory to remember chords, etc.? I love the sound of guitar and would love to be able to play my own music, but have just about given up. Answer: The best way is to get a good guitar teacher t ...
tagged: Learn To Play Guitar
Having trouble playing guitar solos on-time and with the beat
Question: can play a bunch of guitar solos note-for-note and can play them back while the song the solo came from plays. But I run into trouble when I try to either improvise over a loose jam with friends or play over a backing track at home. I play a lot over backing tracks to try and overcome ...
tagged: Learn To Play Guitar Solo
Guitar Lesson Software?
Question: I can't play guitar although I've had a guitar all my life. And, I don't claim to have any talent. I can play 5 or 6 chords, I can pick stairway to heaven and sweet home alabama and other odds and ends, but that's about it. Not really playing. is there a website that has free basic le ...
tagged: Learn To Play Guitar Lesson
how did you learn to play by ear?
Question: I'm really strugging with the hearing the music aspect of guitar playing. I'm going to send a followup to this post that's one long pathetic rant. It's there if you want to read it but I don't recommend it. Here's the short version: I can't get free of my songbooks. I'm trying to lear ...
tagged: Learn To Play Guitar By Ear
New player help
Question: have a question for anyone who wants to chime in. I am a new player, I picked up an Ibanez electric a few months back. I have been noodling a bit here and there when I have the time. I have learned how to read tabs, and have been learning to play some of my favorite songs (at least so ...
tagged: Learn To Play Electric Guitar Dvd
I want to learn country guitar
Question: I want help learning country guitar, and I haven't found anywhere on the internet that's been helpful, and I wanted to know if anyone knew of a site, or maybe a book that could help. My favorite country guitarist is Junior Brown, I also like Chet Atkins, and others of course. any help ...
tagged: Learn To Play Country Guitar
How did you learn to play bluegrass? did you give up?
Question: How did you first learn to play bluegrass? Are you one of the players who gave up trying to learn the style? If so, why? Answer: I learned to play steel guitar first, began at 8 years old. When I became interested in banjo in my teens, I was already playing all the rolls, however, not ...
tagged: Learn To Play Bluegrass Guitar
Need good guitar tab
Question: Need good guitar tab. Any would be greatly appreciated. Answer: Google guitar tab and you'll find some good sites. Consider trying power-tabs(free) or guitar-pro(retail). It's usually more accurate and you can play the song to determine the quality for yourself. By play, I mean you ca ...
tagged: Learn Play Guitar Tab Free
Is learning to play guitar like learning to golf??
Question: bought my first guitar last Sunday!! Very excited! I have practiced every day for at least an hour. I bought a book at GC by Susan Mazer called Guitar for the Absolute Beginner. It seems to be okay. I find that I cannot remember the chords for the life of me. I can remember the G chor ...
tagged: Learning To Play Guitar
Electric guitar help
Question: I'm lookin to get an electric guitar for christmas... I got an acoustic last year and would like to learn to play electric now as well... My price range isn't really too high, I just want somethin that'll sound decent. Here's the ones I'm lookin at online someplace, anyone have any op ...
tagged: Learning To Play Guitar Online
Want to play bass guitar
Question:Did I really mean what I said above? (hehe j/k! U guys r great) Anyway recently I realised I quite like bass guitar. So I'd like to know more about it. But I couldnt' find much resource on-line about playing bass. Just wondering if anyone could recommand any places to look for stuffs a ...
tagged: Learning To Play Bass Guitar
Any good sites with lots of scales?
Question: I've just got into guitar playing and I just can't learn enough scales. Is there any sites out there with a good archive of scales? Answer: I listened to some of the scales, and with the overdrive they sounded a bit to the untrained ear (mine) like pretty decent solos. Do any pro guit ...
tagged: Learning Guitar Scale