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Go for it . I was a three chord strummer and was absolute crap till i was 30. I scored a banjer and started playing everyday. then i got a guitar then a tele then a drumkit and now I am 39 I am making a living at it and am pretty bloody impressed with myself about it. I said one day that if I had started playing banjo five years ago I'd be good by now. So I started that day in the hope that in 5 yrs time i wouldn't have that regret. I think you should buy a really good box and a friend who can play a bit and make sure you sing. singing is just practise as well and it helps the guitar sound better.you will get there if you put the hours in. But you gotta really put in the time if u wanna be any good.
Gary
one sweet solution is to find a nice nail girl and pay her to put a sort of 2 pack coating on them that is super hard. once you start you have to keep going back to get the grow out filled in but they are pretty good and she can really shape your nails just how you like them. I gotta say that getting a nice young hottie to do it makes the pain of paying a lot eaesier to bear as well. and if u can wangle it u can claim it as a deduction on your tax. But also beware that they dont break anymore..they just tear out if they are caught up on something. the first time you catch it and feel the nail start to rip away when it would normally just break is pretty frightening. Best of all when you bump into the nail girl out at the pub she can introduce you to all her friends (who are all impressed by good nails I might add) who think u r some great muso. Works well.
Gary
oh..one more thing....sorry guys..nails are the only way to go. The only people who claim the fleshy pads are better have seriously never had nails of suitable length or strength to play with well. Dont listen to them..and from what u posted it seems you know how important they are. just wear some soft leather gloves when you are working and it will save you a few breakages. pain in the arse i know but picking guitar is more important than work anyway.
Gaz. Not wanting to piss of pad players. Just that bad advice is bad advice and that is some.
Sure have. I am a banjo player and used to use them on the guitar on occasion. They are really hard to get used to but after a few weeks they start to feel ok. But it will take a few weeks to adjust properly. I have since mastered the nail thingo and now have good nails on my right hand which seem to be better on the guitar than the banjo. guitars need the dynamics that only nails can give you. also with nals...the main one you will break is the index finger. when you do, grab a pick and go chicken pickin' till it grows back or just use the others and build up dexterity in the lesser used fingers until you don't mind missing a nail because you can just fill in with your pinky.
Jeez I yabba on...
What u described is a E7 chord 222434. It all comes after a while. it sounds a bit off if u r used to the open E7 but it plays sweet enough in the tune. And like the other dude says... practise heaps and then some more.
G'day. I was just having a look and if you go from Bm to the E7 bar chord at the 2nd fret(the bar form of the open D7) it sounds ok and seems to be a lot easier than the big E7 jump. Just use bar chords all the way. Then the move to G is more efficient as well. Hope It helps.
Gary
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