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Post by dougr33 on Feb 3, 2010 15:28:10 GMT -5
Hi all I have finally took the plunge and started on a dream of mine that I have had since I was a teen hehe almost 40 now, but I guess better late than never, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips, I have got a few chords down but having a hard time with going from chord to chord and my struming is just awful, any advice would be great,, thanks all and thanks Mojo for such a great site.
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Post by gasman on Feb 3, 2010 15:41:33 GMT -5
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Post by dougr33 on Feb 3, 2010 15:56:45 GMT -5
Will check them out thanks for the advice.
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Post by pwfirst on Feb 11, 2010 14:40:23 GMT -5
Find a song with 3 chords you can play and work on that. It is always easier to play a song than just practice chords. Mojo has a great selection to choose from. Good luck and don't give up. Phil
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Post by wully on Feb 11, 2010 15:04:16 GMT -5
I found it easier to try and play some tune I knew really well, that way you know already how the words fit the melody and it's also easier to sing along with your playing.
If you sing like me you want to try this in an empty house with the amp cranked all the way up to try and drown out awful noise No.1 with amplified awful noise No2......
Then again you might be a sweet singer with an acoustic guitar- in which case I envy you.
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Post by lesblues on Feb 12, 2010 14:13:10 GMT -5
+1 on the singing. I try never to sing out loud :-)
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Post by columbo on Feb 13, 2010 16:01:58 GMT -5
I am in my 50's always wanted to play guitar. I had several in home teachers.. only one actually taught music, chords, etc. After spending $50.00 an hour on a teacher I found that the best thing for me is this web site and the Learn and Master Guitar lessons. They have great lessons, learn at your own pace with top quality DVD's. I also place this site on their forum and many have appreciated the info and some frequent often. All I want to do is one day play like MOJO!
Oh, also tried the Hal Leonard Easy Pop Melodies with CD.. not bad. Good Luck
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Post by gasman on Feb 13, 2010 20:26:39 GMT -5
Welcome Columbo! This is a great site! The nice thing about it is that almost everbody is in the same boat as far as learning goes, and nobody will talk down to you because you are a beginner. Everyone here is eager to help each other out.
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Post by colchar on Apr 1, 2010 15:04:29 GMT -5
Hi all I have finally took the plunge and started on a dream of mine that I have had since I was a teen hehe almost 40 now, but I guess better late than never, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips, I have got a few chords down but having a hard time with going from chord to chord and my struming is just awful, any advice would be great I am in exactly the same situation as you (I played as a child but didn't bother to pick up the instrument again until I was 40) and am having exactly the same struggles as you - I can form quite a few chords but my transitions are terrible, simply terrible. I couldn't agree more. |
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