south_trendkill Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 hey i played guitar a few years ago, got the basics sussed like the major chords and stuff.picked up guitar again last week, hoping to seriously improve my playing. im mostly into metal stuff but am keen to learn all kinds of styles. Does anyone have any recommendations on songs that cover quite alot of basic technique, or any scales/excersises i should be working on? That would be of great help!thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 i learned from guitar magazines, total guitar is the most popular... guitar techniques is better and has more stuff but is in general a lot more advancedbasic chords... minor, major, dominant 7thsbasic scales... major and minor pentatonics... maybe blues, major, maybe dorian or aeolian (natural minor) and mixolydian. if you learn scales its more important to understand how the scale works (e.g. what chords it fits over etc) rather than practising it all over the neck)oh and learn all the notes on the fretboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Join a band, you'll learn much faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharn Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 i learned from guitar magazines, total guitar is the most popular... guitar techniques is better and has more stuff but is in general a lot more advancedbasic chords... minor, major, dominant 7thsbasic scales... major and minor pentatonics... maybe blues, major, maybe dorian or aeolian (natural minor) and mixolydian. if you learn scales its more important to understand how the scale works (e.g. what chords it fits over etc) rather than practising it all over the neck)oh and learn all the notes on the fretboard Well put.Also, even when just watching tv i used to just strum on the guitar real fast(Or slow,whatever)...even just one note. you would be amazed how fast your speed and accuracy improves. learnt it in a scott ian practice thing, helped me lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Give a hoot, read a book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 You can download varies books covering technique , theory and all that kind of stuff on internet.. or you can buy them...........for example:troy stetina - has varies books covering technique, styles michael angelo batio - speed kills and few others from the metal methods guthrie govanScott Henderson - melodic phrasingand so on.Practice daily , 4-5 hours a day would be perfect if you have the time or even more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 You can download varies books covering technique , theory and all that kind of stuff on internet.. or you can buy them...........for example:troy stetina - has varies books covering technique, styles michael angelo batio - speed kills and few others from the metal methods guthrie govanScott Henderson - melodic phrasingand so on.Practice daily , 4-5 hours a day would be perfect if you have the time or even more.yeah these would be very good, although again i would say these are really for more advanced players. paul gilberts 'intense rock' series gets mentioned a lot as well. 'creative guitar' and 'creative guitar 2: cutting edge techniques' i think are the names of the guthrie govan ones... best player in the world technique-wise imo, well worth checking out (maybe once you get the basics down...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Your God Now Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Well put.Also, even when just watching tv i used to just strum on the guitar real fast(Or slow,whatever)...even just one note. you would be amazed how fast your speed and accuracy improves. learnt it in a scott ian practice thing, helped me lots.That's how I learned, i'm totally self taught (with the help of magazines of course) But there will come a stage when you should think about getting a teacher, at least for afew lessons to pick up tricks you may not learn from any magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 That's how I learned, i'm totally self taught (with the help of magazines of course) But there will come a stage when you should think about getting a teacher, at least for afew lessons to pick up tricks you may not learn from any magazine.If you have friends who play guitar, you'll learn those tricks off of them for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensesWorkingOverTime Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 or, if your into metal you could do the world a favour and never pick up the instrument.fucking bell end.! ! scales 'n' shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensesWorkingOverTime Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Join a band, you'll learn much faster.the last thing aberdeen needs is more metal bands playing drakes that canna play their fucking instruments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Erm you may not have noticed but Drakes has been closed for a couple of years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 or, if your into metal you could do the world a favour and never pick up the instrument.fucking bell end.! ! scales 'n' shit.Or you could shut up and let the man do what he wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 That's how I learned, i'm totally self taught (with the help of magazines of course) But there will come a stage when you should think about getting a teacher, at least for afew lessons to pick up tricks you may not learn from any magazine.i disagree... guitar techniques, for example, has some of the best teachers (and guitarists in general) in the uk writing for it. having someone show you stuff in person, one to one, might help you learn faster but i don't think it's good value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 or, if your into metal you could do the world a favour and never pick up the instrument.fucking bell end.! ! scales 'n' shit.LOL. Are you an XTC fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggylynch Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 keep on strumming!Yo dudes! tks for the laughs via some of the replies. made me chuckle somewhat. i've owned my Ibanez for some years now and never picked up a lesson, magazine, video etc, ( which would explain why i can't play ), however i can throw a tune together which, when mixed with some hallucigenics, brings me much happiness. stay cool and keep on strumming - the Zigster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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