learning guitar without lessons

[OzzyOz]

Is it possible to learn guitar without any lessons??

I don't have the money for lessons, and i'd like to learn to play... any good free online guides??

[OzzyOz]

*main reason i want to learn*

i have to sit in my room for a month and can't do anything else... like go out. I do have a guitar amp and a stratocaster though :-)

[Genuine17]

yeah just put your fingers on notes and hit it with a pick :thumbsup: im sure you can find something online also

[screwedcork]

learn bar chords first...

[da haze meister]

just fuck around with it for some time.

[prplchknz]

learn bar chords first...
bar chords are the hardest for me.

[Trichocereus Panza]

ozzyoz, wtf are you doing with an expensive guitar and amp if you don't even play yet?

i wouldn't waste time trying to learn to read music notation, improv is more fun and exciting than learning other people's songs.

Learn
1) a few basic chords
2) major and minor scales/ the modes
3) try starting with a minor pentatonic scale >> sounds cool and is easy, five note sequence of the blues

Unfortunately you need more than a month to get anywhere with it, but if you have nothing else to do now's a good time to start.

One other reccomendation, after u learn a scale or something be sure to practice it blazed, it helps you get over inhibitions and experiment more. I find this helps you learn things faster just by exploring your instrument on your own.

[screwedcork]

bar chords are the hardest for me.
it's weird cuz a lot of people seem to be that way, but i find them to be really easy... they make sense in my brain

[Trichocereus Panza]

^^^ yes I agree, once you develop the strength in your finger they are the easiest to transition from one to the next b/c they all are so similar in structure.

[prplchknz]

i have girly fingers, then again i am a girl and have problems holding down all the strings at once.

[yoda]

i have girly fingers, then again i am a girl and have problems holding down all the strings at once.

lol

yeah it is possible. i didnt take lessons, and ive played for 8 yrs and love it.

http://ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/

hopefully this can help, ive learned a bit from teh lessons there.

[3rdEyeVision]

http://guitartricks.com/

[yoda]

http://guitartricks.com/

looks like a great site, bout to go grab my guitar

never stop learning either. whenever you hear a song, listen to the guitar. learn multiple styles, and it will help your play. dont look at scales and think you wont use the shit, cause you will without realizing it. the pentatonic scale is one you should learn and learn well.

[eddievanzant]

This is the kind of thread in which I say "You should google it first."

These are all the links found at the bottom of the Wikipedia.org page for guitars.
* General
o Free Online Metronome Practise your scales and improve your rhythm
o Guitar Wiki Wiki-based guitar resource.
o Free Guitar Lessons --Beginner guitar lessons for free -- including tablature to the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and other classic rock songs, chords, and more.
o Jazz Guitar All about jazz guitar
o Classical Guitar Magazine The world's only monthly magazine dedicated to the classical guitar
o Wayne Cripps' lute pages Photos of replica Renaissance and Baroque guitars
o Guitar Noise Articles on theory and practice of guitar.
o All you need to know about your flamenco guitar
o Wiki Guitar Wiki-based guitar resource site with tabs and lessons.
o Ultimate-Guitar Guitar site with tabs, news and articles.
o The Flat-back Archtop Guitar.
* Music
o Delcamp.net 1500 Classical guitar sheet music and 700 MP3 files for classical guitar, forums.
* Tabs & Chords
o Chord House Guitar Chord and Scale Finder
o ChordFind.com Guitar Chord Finder
o Guitar Chords Chordie - Guitar Chords
o Wiki Guitar Tabs Guitar Tabs site using Wiki-technology.
o Guitar Tabs Guitar music tabs
o Guitar Chord Lessons Beginners and advanced
o Chord Chart Diagrams teaching the basic chord formations.
o Guitar Chords And Scales Find and view guitar chords and scales
* Lessons
o Jazz Frets Guitar Theory Lessons This website offers a free Jazz Theory eBook written by JC Massaux (Instructor in Berklee College of Music) including various chapters about Jazz Chords, Improvisation, Notes and Music Harmony in general.
o Free Online Guitar Lessons A Guitar Resource Mainly Targeted at Beginners
o Video Guitar Lessons Free Video Lessons. Updated weekly. Beginner and intermediate. Rock, Blues and Metal.
o Howandtao.com Podcast blues guitar lessons.
o Guitar Lesson Feedback Guitar lesson news and reviews
o Guitar School Online Guitar Lesson, Scales, Chords,
o JFRocks.com offers online free video guitar lessons on various styles including Van Halen. Updated weekly, lesson CD ROMs also available.

News and Forums

*
o Folk Guitar How to play backup guitar to old time fiddle tunes.
o How to Tune How to tune a guitar.
o Dolphinstreet Free Guitar Video Lessons
o Guitar Websites Human-edited Guitarist's Directory
o Wholenote An online guitar community.

[Breukelen advocaat]

Is it possible to learn guitar without any lessons??I don't have the money for lessons, and i'd like to learn to play... any good free online guides??

I find it very hard to work with computer guides. Here's a book on Amazon, and it looks pretty good. It's only 11 bucks - and the cover says that a CD is included:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1893907260/ref=sib_dp_pt/104-7810531-3047933#reader-page

At some point, you should try getting an instructor - developing good technique is important, and it's easier to learn to play the right way in the beginning, so that you don't have to unlearn incorrect technique later on. Of course, feeling is the most important aspect of music.

Taping yourself is also a good idea, so you can work on problem areas and check your progress.

Do everything VERY SLOW at first. If something is not working, slow it down.

[StOneD.aS.FuK]

download lessons off limewire, or look in google. or even teach yourself!

[knave666]

Download Power Tab. Find it on google. Its a music score programme, and you can download the scores for any songs u want, and it plays them for u so you can follow it on the tab. Its the tits, it give the proper score as well as tab underneath. Learning songs from tab is well easy. Also, don't just fuck about with your guitar before you've learned the basics. Learn some simple songs, and some scales, then you can start improvising and shit. I suggest you learn the E minor scale. Loads of songs use that (nearly all Guns n' Roses for example), and its pretty easy to learn.

[OzzyOz]

ozzyoz, wtf are you doing with an expensive guitar and amp if you don't even play yet?

i wouldn't waste time trying to learn to read music notation, improv is more fun and exciting than learning other people's songs.

Learn
1) a few basic chords
2) major and minor scales/ the modes
3) try starting with a minor pentatonic scale >> sounds cool and is easy, five note sequence of the blues

Unfortunately you need more than a month to get anywhere with it, but if you have nothing else to do now's a good time to start.

One other reccomendation, after u learn a scale or something be sure to practice it blazed, it helps you get over inhibitions and experiment more. I find this helps you learn things faster just by exploring your instrument on your own.



well i used to play, then i gave up... it was a christmas present! :-)

[OzzyOz]

^^^ yes I agree, once you develop the strength in your finger they are the easiest to transition from one to the next b/c they all are so similar in structure.

i play bass. this isn't too hard for me...


by the way, guitar tricks.com rules!

[AndrewLIKESbud]

1) Learn Tab
2) Buy a book and learn how to read music.
3) Practice
4) Get signed by a major label and become a rock god.
5) Fuck groupies everyday :thumbsup:

Good luck!

[OzzyOz]

1) Learn Tab
2) Buy a book and learn how to read music.
3) Practice
4) Get signed by a major label and become a rock god.
5) Fuck groupies everyday :thumbsup:

Good luck!


woot
how about i sart with number 5 first :-)

[AndrewLIKESbud]

I agree. The first 4 steps are optional.

[enthused]

it is possible. it takes work, don't hate your sucky playing at first. when you start to learn songs, figure them out for yourself. you will start to remember tones of notes and where they are on the fretboard. learn to improvise!

[doctahdoobie]

learn theory.... DONT READ TABLATURE


learn to read musical noptation and not tablature......

[jonny]

It depends, if you wanna play "punk" or metal, you won't need to learn anything really.

If you want to become a MUSICIAN then you'll need some direction.

Even if its learning the basics and then learning by yourself.