Introduction And Philosophical Question, Intro and ...how much do I really need to know? |
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Introduction And Philosophical Question, Intro and ...how much do I really need to know? |
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Feb 22 2012, 10:11 PM |
Welcome Dan! Ben is one of our seriously Awesome instructors here @ GMC. I"m Todd and I"m yet another one of our instructors Recently, yet another of our instructor, Gabriel started a series of threads for students (Gabriel's Army) to allow each to get tips from him personally as to what they want to learn. I think is a killer idea. Here is a link to Gabs profile. Introduce your self by sending him a personal message on GMC and perhaps jump in the GAB Army!
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...forum-profile=1 |
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Feb 29 2012, 08:27 PM |
Welcome aboard man, glad you joined.
Regarding your rhythm problem, don't worry so much, have fun playing. I also advise method where you actually play up & down ALL the time, but you strum only when needed (DDUUDU). It's much better to play like that, so you create a steady rhythm hand. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Apr 16 2012, 09:42 PM |
Welcome to the community!
When you say you're not really that interested in rhythm (because it's not what you focus on when listening), but I have to say, if you're not going to be playing with others ~ just rather, only your songs in a basement, then i have to presume you're going to be a solo act? If that's the case, 100% of everything you play is going to require rhythm to play it ~ and by rhythm, I mean you're not going to be singing over solos. I would say skip the theory ~ theory IMO is for folk interested in composition and being able to study other works to glean techniques and new sounds from other's works. In reality, the bands you mentioned key off a 3-4 chord progression. Let's see what you can do just learning 4 chords. If playing your favorite songs is your only goal, then you don't need to go overboard ~ learn the basic chords, and spend your time working on strumming patterns and singing while playing. This will give you the fastest results that will make you a hit at parties. Everything else is pretty much guitar craftsmanship gone wild - the process of perfecting the nuances and technical skills to play intricate songs, which most guitarists want to learn because, well, guitar solos are rad But yah ~ stick to the basics. Don't throw out rhythm ~ it's the one constant in music and even though you don't focus on it, your music will not be music without it! When you encounter a song that requires some intricate parts with picking or soloing, then start working on that aspect of it when you get there. Guthrie pretty much did this (in an interview I watched of him explaining how he learned). For him, technique resulted from desiring to play what he wanted to come out of his guitar, so he worked on it. He didn't sit in front of a metrinome learning things he might need one day in the future. A respectable way to learn ~ after all, he's Guthrie. Again, welcome and enjoy your music! Chris! This post has been edited by SirJamsalot: Apr 16 2012, 09:47 PM -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
My Band Forum: http://passionfly.site/chat |
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Apr 16 2012, 11:22 PM |
WELCOME! You have found the right place You will get better with some practice, some osmosis, and some REC/COLLAB/CHAT time! This community is incredible. Dive in!
Todd |
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