1 Reply by Leo D.

(26 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Yep - I think this is always an answer: Practice more (and better!)!

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2 Reply by Leo D.

(7 replies, posted in Electric)

Hehe, Kerry, thats great - but looks like there arent too many Beatle fans here. sad

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3 Reply by Leo D.

(7 replies, posted in Electric)

Thanks, Doug!

But, I guess John didnt always just strum chords, or did he?

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4 Topic by Leo D.

(7 replies, posted in Electric)

Hi!

I wonder how hard is it to play rhythm guitar in a band playing Beatles' songs (ti. what John played).

The reason Im asking this is that I dont have any friends who would want to play with me songs by other artists that I listen to (Dylan, Cohen etc.) but there are some that like Beatles, which I also like very much.

Since Im a beginner who only knows how to play open chords its obvious that I wont be able to play the rhythm guitar anytime soon, but Im interested when its 'time', when is someone 'ready'.

Thanks!

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5 Reply by Leo D.

(26 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Thanks everybody again,

Im now quite good at switching between open chords and when I played on friends electric guitar I was also able to play barre chords clearly. The acoustic is, however, another story and looks like its gonna be a long long time till Ill be able to play them clearly.

I have one more question, this one about strumming. I basically use two rhythms when playing songs: the first one is simple: bass-chord, bass-chord etc. used mainly for simple folk songs and then the second one: DOWN, DOWN UP, UP DOWN UP that I use on pretty much anything else. Can you suggest other patterns or a source where I can find them?

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6 Reply by Leo D.

(26 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Thanks KAP54!

I have one more question, and this one actually has to do with learning how to play. smile

I know all the basic chords (major, minor and 7 chords) but Im not very fluent in switching between them. I wonder if there are any tips or strategies I should be using, or do I just keep trying changing between all these chords.

Also, regarding barre chords: I wonder how one practises barre chords. I mean, I just cant play a barre chord with clean sound (so that none of the strings are muted). So, should practising look like that - trying for half an hour to get a clean sound out of it?

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7 Reply by Leo D.

(26 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Thanks KAP54, Zurf and evsynator!

I will get my guitar repaired. If not for other things then Ill do it because this buzz sound is really irritating.

As for tuning – I will buy an electric tuner. But still, I would really like to know why I have such problems tuning the guitar. Maybe just a question: Did any of you also have this problem?
If there's a problem with guitar I will see after it is repaired, but I still think its something with my ears, and I hope it can be 'repaired'. The reason Im talking so much about this is that I 'feel', that you arent a proper musician if you cant tune your guitar without a tuner.

Anyway, thanks for the advice!

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8 Topic by Leo D.

(26 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hello!

I've been playing guitar for a couple of months, but not very serious because of school. Now I have a break and decided to start learning more seriously.

My biggest problem is tuning. I have an electric piano that I use for tuning. (I know I could buy an electric tuner but I want to learn to tune the guitar without help of any electronic devices)

I know that open strings must be tuned to EADGBE, so I tune them with the help of my digital piano. After I do this I check it by playing intervals, fe. playing E and then A on piano and then E string and A string on guitar to hear if the interval sounds the same. So, after I do this everything sounds OK until - I strum a chord! Then it all sounds off. One string at a time sounds correct but all together they dont!

I have quite good relative pitch, but Im afraid something is wrong with my ears when it comes to hearing small differences between tones. And, of course, with every tone a small difference it becomes terrible when they are strummed together. I am afraid this is uncurable, but in case anyone had this problem and solved it I would be very grateful for an advice!

Another problem with tuning is that Im always afraid I will break a string. But OK, I probably must be just careful when tuning and this will not be a problem anymore.

The second 'problem' is not really a problem, just a question: How long did it take you to play barre chords smoothly? I have a classical guitar and altough I've been trying to play them for a few months Im nowhere playing them clearly. Probably only because of a lack of practice, but Im interested how long did it take you anyway.

And the third: When I play the fourth (G) string it makes a little buzz that is very irritating. But it only makes a buzz when I play it open, or with a finger on first fret or with a finger on second fret. If the finger is on third, fourth etc. fret it doesnt make a buzz.

Last thing: I want to play songs from artist like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen etc. so if here's anyone who enjoys the same type of music Ill be glad to hear your views, any advice etc.

Thanks for reading such a long post!

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