MORE Tips For Beginners

<font face="Arial"><font color="orange">Well Since my first post gathered record replies LOL, I Thought I'd write another post out for the beginner, maybe something a bit more lucid.</font>

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<font color="blue"><font face="Arial"><font color="red"><font face="Arial">The First thing you want to do, is obviously get yourself a guitar.  Maybe look into a "kit" for beginners, doesn't have to be anything fancy.  Don't sink a lot of money into it if you think you are just going to drop your whole playing ego in a week.</font></font>

<font color="blue"><font face="Arial">The Next thing you should do is grab yourself a guitar chord chart from a local dollar store or music store, whichever suits you. Make sure it lists ALL of the major chords, as well as the variations and barres. You may also want to get a chart of notes and scales.</font></font>

<font color="red">If you didn't purchase a kit, you will want to get yourself several picks, as they are easy to lose (all though I have never lost one) I recommend trying different styles of picks, get yourself some light picks, medium, heavy, guitar thumb pick, banjo thumb pick, and try them all! for people who don't grip a regular flat pick well, a thumb pick may be your answer.</font></font>

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Practice your scales first, then once you have those down, move on to the major chords.  You can learn some minor chords in between all that if you want, but that may just  complicate things.  Don't forget your F Major!! some people find this "too hard" to play, and merely just don't bother with it.  It's a major chord! you need it.</font></font>

<font color="red"><font face="Arial">When playing with other musicians, the most important thing other than knowing your chords and being able to change quickly between them, is timing!  If your timing is not on with the other persons, it will sound horrible.  Most people keep time with their foot, others just do it in their head.  Or you can use a metronome.</font>  </font>

<font face="Arial"><font color="blue">Start out slow and don't give up, no matter what, you can do it! learn some songs that are easy, but also ones that you like.  If a song doesn't hold your interest, what good is it?  Being able to play well takes time.</font></font>

If you need any help with anything, just send me a reply or post something on the chordie forum!  I'm sure this post will get most of our older members in a huff..LOL! So good luck with that, peace