Probably the first thing we all want to do is learn a song all the way through or at least to the point where a friend could recognise what you're trying to play!
If like me, as a beginner, you'll be frustrated by beginner guitar books trying to teach you to play
Achy-Breaky Heart or such-like.
There are plenty of websites around with tab(link to my own glossary) transcriptions - meaning you don't need to be able to read music at all - for pretty much any song you wish to learn.
The quality of these tabs is mixed and it's difficult as a beginner to know which songs are best to learn as a novice.
To my simpistic mind there's basically two types of song where the guitar is concerned:
1) Strumming type songs
2) Finger picking type songs
.......and it's probably worth trying one of each early on.
I've transcribed some tab for Wonderwall (a strumming type song) and also....... in a step by step way.
If you need an explanation of how to read tab About.com:Guitar features a good explanation.
It's good to have a couple of songs on the go to be developing whilst also looking to get to grips with a real fundamental - learning to play by ear.
Being able to play a piece of music from just listening to it seems like the holy grail, unimaginable to the novice who just wants to be able to play Wonderwall all the way through but it is achievable.
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Saturday, 9 August 2008
Friday, 8 August 2008
Welcome to my blog!
Hello, and welcome to my blog.
Just to introduce myself, I'm an enthusiastic yet sadly unaccomplished guitarist who, nevertheless has come a fair way over the last 18 months that I've been learning. At times, however, its been a frustrating process - I've started this blog as a result of finding on the whole, unsatisfactory resources to aid my development.
So much advice is available via the internet for the novice guitarist but largely from expert players who talk in riddles, who seem to want to use smoke and mirrors to prevent you reaching their level!
Don't worry - I'm not a conspiracy theorist but if like me you've attempted to use the internet to discover ways to improve your playing, you'll know what I mean.
Allow me to cut the wheat from the chaff. The articles and links throughout this blog are a selection that I have and am still finding useful. I hope you do too - be sure to let me know either way.
Just to introduce myself, I'm an enthusiastic yet sadly unaccomplished guitarist who, nevertheless has come a fair way over the last 18 months that I've been learning. At times, however, its been a frustrating process - I've started this blog as a result of finding on the whole, unsatisfactory resources to aid my development.
So much advice is available via the internet for the novice guitarist but largely from expert players who talk in riddles, who seem to want to use smoke and mirrors to prevent you reaching their level!
Don't worry - I'm not a conspiracy theorist but if like me you've attempted to use the internet to discover ways to improve your playing, you'll know what I mean.
Allow me to cut the wheat from the chaff. The articles and links throughout this blog are a selection that I have and am still finding useful. I hope you do too - be sure to let me know either way.
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