Anyone learning to play guitar?

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I had 3 years of lessons as a kid.
Today I can play... nothing
Why?
Because my grandparents that paid for the lessons insisted on a country music teacher.
The only lasting result was a passionate hatred of all country music.

There must be a country song hidden in this story....

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by JD001

There must be a country song hidden in this story....

Well nobody kicked my dog, stole my truck, burned down my house nor ranaway with my girl. I was also sober so no country song there.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well nobody kicked my dog, stole my truck, burned down my house nor ranaway with my girl. I was also sober so no country song there.

Guitars can always be the basis of a country song...just replace truck with guitar and you got it covered.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I had 3 years of lessons as a kid.
Today I can play... nothing
Why?
Because my grandparents that paid for the lessons insisted on a country music teacher.
The only lasting result was a passionate hatred of all country music.

Tcoat's villain origin story revealed.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Tcoat's villain origin story revealed.

The woman that taught me (well attempted to) taught this dude. She was probably about 500 years old.
All I wanted to learn was some Hendrix or Cream not gospel country!

[Stephen W.]

Hey, if David Lee Roth was able to turn Van Halen rock tunes into country hits then anything is possible, right?

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Hey, if David Lee Roth was able to turn Van Halen rock tunes into country hits then anything is possible, right?

Thank you for the trauma.

[Snoopysvet]

I cannot play while standing.
I have heard I need to do the following...

Play in front of a mirror
Look at the marks on the neck
Work on muscle memory

Any other tips?

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by Snoopysvet

I cannot play while standing.
I have heard I need to do the following...

Play in front of a mirror
Look at the marks on the neck
Work on muscle memory

Any other tips?

I'm almost always standing when I play. Adjust your strap up. Sometimes you see funk bassists with the bass all the way up in their armpit which is nuts on guitar but for electric/acoustic guitar, just raise it up until your arms are comfortable like they would be if you were seated. Low hanging guitars are for once you know how to play well.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by JD001

I wanted to learn, logic dictated that I should buy something that I like looking at as this will keep me going... Well, the guitar gently weeps in its hardcase in the corner of my living room...

So, had a brainwave, buy a training gadget made-up of 6 strings to harden my fingers and mess around without having to take out the guitar.. again managed to use it for a few weeks and now it collects dust..

What's wrong with me...

Nothing. A while back my 6 year old granddaughter discovered my electric guitar in a dark corner of my office, buried under some old office junk. She said "PA-PA - I didn't know you played a guitar"!

What could I sayyyyy .......

[JD001]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Nothing. A while back my 6 year old granddaughter discovered my electric guitar in a dark corner of my office, buried under some old office junk. She said "PA-PA - I didn't know you played a guitar"!

What could I sayyyyy .......

I think if we combine @Tcoat and your story we will have a great country song... I will play my guitar.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Snoopysvet

I cannot play while standing.
I have heard I need to do the following...

Play in front of a mirror
Look at the marks on the neck
Work on muscle memory

Any other tips?

I would think that playing in front of a mirror and working on muscle memory would be counter productive.
Besides trying to watch yourself in a mirror and having everything backwards is going to seriously mess with your brain!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I would think that playing in front of a mirror and working on muscle memory would be counter productive.
Besides trying to watch yourself in a mirror and having everything backwards is going to seriously mess with your brain!

This is correct. There are times when we all look down to get our bearings. It's akin to carrying a full cup of coffee. We MUST look away to let our bodies take over. I still cheat to make sure that I'm level. Guitar and coffee are the same. Slows me down to look.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by annaaa

Cool, I also want to learn. I recently started the project with professional developers (link) and soon I will get a successful mobile product. Because I think that it is worth paying special attention to mobile applications. Also, the design should be simple, concise, and intuitive even for those users who downloaded the app for the first time.

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