Help Me Start Out With Acoustic Guitar |
Mon 28 Apr 2008, 09:33
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My regards to the community. I already have a taste of music as I played Saxophone for 6 years and sang in choir for 5. I want to have my fingers going on an acoustic guitar. I already own 2. . I was wondering if anyone could tell me a good way to start out. What should I be doing, etc... That kind of stuff. Any advice would be great.
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Tue 29 Apr 2008, 05:58
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 27-Jan 03 From: Austin - US Member No.: 11,156 |
timjac,
Welcome. More than anything else, learn where the notes are on your neck/fretboard. 6th (biggest string, standard tuning) = E 5th = A (440Hz, , standard tuning) 4th = D 3rd = G 2nd = B 1st (smallest string) = E (two octaves up from the open 6th string) Each fret is a half step or semitone. The 12th fret is the octave of the open string. Some private lessons, even one or two to get started, would do wonders for your skills in the short term. I'd recommend learning some basic scales and a few open chords to start. Start with the Major scale and the minor or pentatonic minor and/or blues scale. Think of the Major scale as the "Do- a deer, ..." Julie Andrews number from The Sound of Music. Since you have some years of sax and vox under your belt you have a leg up on having some music knowledge working in your favor. The one thing I'd recommend is to realize that while the sax and other instruments are fairly logical in their layout and function, the guitar is not. But, once you get the hang of chord positions and the relative positions of notes on the neck, you'll be able to feel more confident in your playing. The C-A-G-E-D system of learning chords and how they can tie the entire neck together is a cool way to learn relatively quickly how things lay out, but may not be for everyone. Regardless of what you do, and I am sure you know this from your past music experience, the only real teacher is practice, practice, practice... And then practice some more. peace. -------------------- |
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Thu 28 May 2009, 11:35
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 28-May 09 From: Los Angeles - US Member No.: 108,916 |
timjac, Welcome. More than anything else, learn where the notes are on your neck/fretboard. 6th (biggest string, standard tuning) = E 5th = A (440Hz, , standard tuning) 4th = D 3rd = G 2nd = B 1st (smallest string) = E (two octaves up from the open 6th string) Each fret is a half step or semitone. The 12th fret is the octave of the open string. Some private lessons, even one or two to get started, would do wonders for your skills in the short term. I'd recommend learning some basic scales and a few open chords to start. Start with the Major scale and the minor or pentatonic minor and/or blues scale. Think of the Major scale as the "Do- a deer, ..." Julie Andrews number from The Sound of Music. Since you have some years of sax and vox under your belt you have a leg up on having some music knowledge working in your favor. The one thing I'd recommend is to realize that while the sax and other instruments are fairly logical in their layout and function, the guitar is not. But, once you get the hang of chord positions and the relative positions of notes on the neck, you'll be able to feel more confident in your playing. The C-A-G-E-D system of learning chords and how they can tie the entire neck together is a cool way to learn relatively quickly how things lay out, but may not be for everyone. Regardless of what you do, and I am sure you know this from your past music experience, the only real teacher is practice, practice, practice... And then practice some more. peace. Thanks "Decaonblue", Very nice tips you have given, it's also useful for newbie to play "Acoustic Guitar" This post has been edited by mischool: Thu 28 May 2009, 11:38 -------------------- |
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Sat 30 May 2009, 02:56
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 27-Jan 03 From: Austin - US Member No.: 11,156 |
mischool,
Thanks for the kind words. Years of experience. Years of making mistakes in the process. If you don't learn something from it, then you're not paying enough attention. And, I agree completely, start off on a good acoustic if you want to play electric. peace. -------------------- |
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makaala "The keys of A, C, D, E and G are easiest.... Fri 19 Jun 2009, 06:58
InsomniaMusic I'm looking to get back into guitar as well An... Wed 2 Jan 2013, 22:54
kevinr If you're not put off by the title, "Litt... Wed 30 Apr 2008, 20:28
makaala hmmm... I remember getting a 50 beatles hits songb... Thu 1 May 2008, 08:51
HaraldSchneller My own past, then I started with the "Bouree ... Sat 14 Jun 2008, 10:15
Ty Ford Acoustic guitar lends itself to several types of p... Thu 18 Jun 2009, 05:48
makaala "The keys of A, C, D, E and G are easiest.... Fri 19 Jun 2009, 06:58
InsomniaMusic I'm looking to get back into guitar as well An... Wed 2 Jan 2013, 22:54
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