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The best advice I can give is to find a good -Music- teacher. There are thousands of guitar players out there. What will make you stand out is your knowledge of music. If you ever want to take this somewhere you have to know more than just finger positions. Now, I understand that this is not easy always easy to finance or to find time for. So, this is not a realistic option for everyone.
1. Chords.
Start our with your major chords. A, Bb, B, C, D, E, ,F G.
Chords are what gives a guitar the "full" sound that you come to expect. The bread and butter of guitar playing is the chord. Before I started taking lessons I learned my chords and got myself familiar with the fretboard.
2. Scales
Anytime you hear a guitar lick in a song, it's part of a scale. If you ever want to play lead in a band or just by your self... learning your scales will enable you to do so.
Your major scales in 1st and 2nd position, blues scales, and pentatonic major and minor are good starters.
Hope this helps some, feel free to ask further questions!
1. Chords.
Start our with your major chords. A, Bb, B, C, D, E, ,F G.
Chords are what gives a guitar the "full" sound that you come to expect. The bread and butter of guitar playing is the chord. Before I started taking lessons I learned my chords and got myself familiar with the fretboard.
2. Scales
Anytime you hear a guitar lick in a song, it's part of a scale. If you ever want to play lead in a band or just by your self... learning your scales will enable you to do so.
Your major scales in 1st and 2nd position, blues scales, and pentatonic major and minor are good starters.
Hope this helps some, feel free to ask further questions!
P.S. Stay away from guitar tabs! When one of the biggest mistakes you see in beginning guitar players is lazy ears. If you hear a song figure it out on your own. It may not always be easy, and it doesn't hurt to fall back on tabs when you're stuck. But, don't rely on them alone. :)
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I am not a master of the guitar, rather a guy who aspired to be Randy Rhoads (which tells you about my old age).
But in general, I would say decide if you want to learn one of the two main categories first:
1. Bar Chords
2. Standard Chords
- Bar chords are the staple of rock music (along with scale progressions... usually the solo part) They are almost always used on electric guitars
- Standard Chords tend to be used in more classical guitar, country music, etc. They tend to be used on acoustic guitars
This is a very general categorization, but maybe not a bad place to start.
If you google "Bar Chords", "Standard Chords" or "Scale Progressions", you will get a lot of examples.
Also, as with Randy Rhoads, learning the basics of other similar instruments such as violin is always a good way to give yourself a distinctive "sound".
Good Luck!
But in general, I would say decide if you want to learn one of the two main categories first:
1. Bar Chords
2. Standard Chords
- Bar chords are the staple of rock music (along with scale progressions... usually the solo part) They are almost always used on electric guitars
- Standard Chords tend to be used in more classical guitar, country music, etc. They tend to be used on acoustic guitars
This is a very general categorization, but maybe not a bad place to start.
If you google "Bar Chords", "Standard Chords" or "Scale Progressions", you will get a lot of examples.
Also, as with Randy Rhoads, learning the basics of other similar instruments such as violin is always a good way to give yourself a distinctive "sound".
Good Luck!
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