Beginners

[Aightball]

Any other beginners want to chat? Planning to start exploring after work and seeing if I can learn to play. Anyone else learning acoustic?

 

[Johnathan Rutherford]

I’m somewhat of a beginner. Just skimmed over the beginner course and will probably start at the CAGED system. To pick up where I left off.. life happens lol.

 

[Sabine Heimans]

I am completely new to this. I have touched guitars, just never learned to play one. It’s about time. Lol. Good luck and let me know how you’re enjoying the beginners classes!

 

[Daniel Sobota]

I guess I am an “advanced beginner”. Been playing for a year and have been taking classical guitar lessons for 6 months now.
As I said in a previous thread, you just have to go step by step. Progress is progress, no matter how slow it might be.

 

[Ben Wong]

anyone know how I can get more control over my pinkie finger for faster playing?

 

[Julian Barton]

I would love to chat with anyone if you need help I am a decent guitarist. In regards to your question Ben my best advice is pick a riff that uses your pinkie and go ahead and do that riff slow. The beginning of the solo for Beast and the Harlot by Avenged would be an amazing place to start. I would just take it slow and speed it up slowly.

 

[Kevin Welton]

Pinky control comes with time and usage just like the rest of fingers! Once you put the time in practicing scales, chromatic runs etc… exercises that use the pinky a lot, the control will come! just keep at it

 

[Brian Haner Sr.]

Ben Wong – Spend 15 minutes everyday playing without using your index finger. Scales, solos, chords. Just your 2nd, 3rd & 4th fingers. Don’t worry about sucking – because you will. lol. But you will develop your pinky in a matter of days.

 

[Annie-Claude Daigle]

Pretty much a beginner here too. Played a little bit on rocksmith, and that’s Pretty much it

 

[Aightball]

I felt accomplished the other night when I got mine tuned, haha. About to dive into some beginner lessons and see what I can do. Glad to see I’m not the only green newbie here .

 

[soren a]

beginner here

 

[Larisa Ramirez]

I am a beginner and so excited to learn. I have both an electric and an acoustic
Guitar. Using the electric for the lessons. I would love to talk to others who are new!
Does anyone have tips on tuning? I watched the beginner video on tuning, but I’m still struggling.

 

[Ashlyn Payne]

Yo. I’d love to chat

 

[Todd Weber]

I’m pretty new to guitar although I started “playing” a couple years ago. It was always an on/off stress reliever rather than something I put a lot of time into but I’ve recently decided to really give it a go. I’m so excited to learn from masters of the craft!

 

[Aightball]

Larisa> I bought a KORG tuner a while back. I wanted something that can help with guitar and my clarinet. I haven’t watched the tuning video yet, but what I do is turn on the tuner, and then go one string at a time. I mostly fiddle with the pegs, turning them this way and that until I get a green light on the tuner. You can also use a keyboard or in-tune piano to tune to, as well. I think. Haha.

 

[Larisa Ramirez]

Kelly > yeah i have a tuner/metronome for my saxophone but haven’t tried it yet. I am going to do that tonight. Just didn’t know if there was more to it than just that!

 

[Aightball]

Ashlyn> Hello! *waves*

 

[Alicia Willis]

Hi ! I’m a beginner as well ! I tried to play as a teen but didn’t have the patience for it. I’ve been playing now for about 2 months but as a mom, I sometimes don’t have time to practice every day so I expect my progress to be slow.
I’ve mainly been working on learning chords and playing around with a few riffs. I’m excited to see I’m not the only newbie here ! I was starting to think I was the only one !

 

[Maureen creagh]

I’m a beginner also, this school has given me the opportunity to learn alongside my children, who are 9 and 13. The 3 of us are learning together. I’m going to be seeing Papa Gates face when I close my eyes tonight I have watched to lessons that much. We are having fun and are delighted to be apart of this.

 

[idssdi]

I like to play acoustic and i started out playing acoustic but that’s been a while.