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Eyes On: Power Gig , Music Game With Real Guitars - Wired News

Here comes a new challenger, a full-band game that will use real electric guitars for controllers. PowerGig ... How will the drums and vocals work? How much will it all cost? And will we really learn guitar by playing it? A music game that actually ...

Danton Eeprom: Confessions of a French techno producer - Resident Advisor

He's traded in the top hat for more sensible head gear. His music, however, remains anything but. We catch up with the eccentric producer in advance of his appearance at 5 Days Off. It's easily Eeprom's definitive statement to date—even if that ...

New Guitar Game Features Real Guitar - Network World Fusion

The guitars have a dampener near the pickup that will raise up during video game play (so the strings don't make sounds) and lower for actual guitar playing. Related Content If learning to play guitar isn't your thing -- and playing Rock Band is ...

Power Gig puts realism in play - Los Angeles Times

Ask any musician what's wrong with video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band and you'll get some variation of this response: If gamers spent half as much time with a real instrument as they did pushing plastic buttons on a toy version, they could ...

Symphony in J flat - Boston Globe

It was the same tidy living room, adorned with two electric guitars on opposing ... they are exposed to Bohlen-Pierce chord progressions and deviant chords and found that the waves of brain activity triggered as people learn the new music system ...

Impressions: Power Gig: Rise of the Sixstring - Joystiq

... other band games out there, offering four-player support with guitars, drum and vocals; however, Seven45's twist is the guitar ... there is a learning curve, and players will be able to find songs that aren't fully comprised of chords.

Gibson On Your iPhone - Sonic State

Gibson has introduced the Gibson App for iPhone and iPod Touch, a multi-purpose and fully interactive guitar application which they say can be used at home, on the road or in the Studio. Gibson believe that the free App is a must-have for guitarists ...

The Gibson Guitar App Hits The Top Spot - Sonic State

We brought you the story of the Gibson App's release a couple of days ago and it turns out to have been a massive success. Here's the press release that Gibson have just sent us... Only a few days ago Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical ...

Artisan Fair showcases historic skills - Reporter

... four of the six strings of the guitar and the fingering of three basic chords. For children, Imhoff has a more age-appropriate baritone ukelele. "I literally take their ring finger, put it on the first string, and it makes a G chord," he said.

Twin Falls to host Guitar Weekend, March 26-28 - Herald-Dispatch

MULLENS, W.Va. — The opportunity to hang out and learn chords, licks, and finger picking for an entire weekend with top guitarists Robin Kessinger, Robert Shafer and Jim Ritchey is a special event at Twin Falls Resort State Park in March. The ...

Open Question: how can i learn guitar tabs to unknown/indie artists?

I have always loved to sing. I have taken guitar lessons for about 5 years but hit a dead end because i just wasn't recieveing what i craved for in music anymore. i have been trying to cover a bunch of my favorite artist to gain inspiration but, being indie bands, their music is not tracable via internet or music books. i am becoming increasingly frustrated that i can't figure out what notes they are playing on the guitar. does anyone have suggestions for how i can learn the tabs?? i have tried by ear and can figure out simple chords and strumming patterns but have trouble with fingerpicking patterns. any suggestions are greatly appreciated!! thanks so much!! :) more

Open Question: Is this a good first guitar song to learn?

I know a tiny bit of guitar, I Iearned one song a while ago: Bad Moon Rising by CCR. But i really only know the bare minimum. So, the song I want to learn is The Best Day by Taylor Swift. I want to learn it so that I can play/sing it for my parents at my graduation party in June. Here are the chords: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/t/taylor_swift/the_best_day_crd.htm Does it look like a difficult song to learn? And do you think i could get it down by June? more

Open Question: Should i learn guitar chords or skip it?

im learning the electric guitar its been my second day and i skipped learning chords ( g, c, d, etc) , i just learned guitar notes and started to practice songs like metallicas one, and smoke by the water by deep purple, and im wondering if i actually need to learn the chords, because my dad said if i ever wanted to play for an audience someday i would need to learn guitar chords. So should i learn the chords or just skip it and learn songs!? more

Open Question: Where should I put my guitar capo?

ok, so i'm learning to play 'old school' by hedley and i found the chords for it from ultimate guitar.com it says for the song to sound correct or like the CD (both the same) tune your guitar 2 tones lower then regular tuning. so my guitar is at regular tuning, (eadgbe), i dont't want to tune it 2 tones lower but i have a capo. so if my guitar is at regular tuning, where should i put my capo for it to sound like 2 tones lower? if i cant do that can you please put a link of chords for the song that is one using a capo. thanks in advance! :D more

Open Question: How do you play Little House by Amanda Seyfried on guitar?

I want to learn how to play little house by amanda seyfried but I dont know how to play guitar. I have the chords but I have no idea how to play any of them. Does anyone know of a website that can help me learn chords easy or anything? I want to try and learn in two weeks.. am i in over my head? more

Open Question: Piano sheet music for "Bother" by Stone Sour? [Corey Taylor]?

I've been going crazy online and I have only found guitar tabs. I'm a pianist, not a guitarist, and I can't read the tabs, but I know some people have figured out the chords and everything and I really want to learn it... Does anyone know where I can get the piano sheet music? more

Resolved Question: What are the essential guitar chords?

Which chords should someone who's learning how to play memorize by heart? Like, which ones are the basic ones? more

Open Question: Tips for getting better at guitar?

I have been learning guitar for about 3 months now, however my progress is slow. I practice everyday for 30 minutes or longer and can only play Wild Thing and Adam's Song by Blink-182. I know 12 chords and 2 scales. My practice schedule consists of strumming chords to make sure I can play them right, using a metronome to develop rhythm, and practicing switching between chords. Am I making good progress so far? Any tips on how I can get better? more

Open Question: Beginer, trying to learn to play guitar?

I really know nothing about guitar and decided i wanted to try to learn to play. i was looking on youtube trying to learn chords, when i tried to do what they did by putting my finder over the chord it muffled the sound. why doesn't it sound right? what am i doing wrong? Any good websites you can suggest? more

Open Question: should i give up learning the electric guitar ?

i picked up a electric guitar. I learned how to get the metal sound with a distortion pedal. I learned how to tune the guitar in normal position "D" and down tuned "C". I am learning a lot of chords by heart the usual open chords and also all those power chords that are so often used in metal such as D5,B5 ect.. Yet i can't play guitar. My hand is not strong enough and i don't know how to make my left hand work correctly i mute strings that should not be mutted. It's frustrating. Lots of theory and little to no play at all. I know how to read music tabs too. I know there is a device available at music store especially to build strengh in the fingers I am inversting lots of money to do tuning on my guitar new bridge,new pots ect.. I would hate not actually learning the guitar. more

Voting Question: Summer job playing guitar?

First of all, I'm 13 years old, and that is a little young to be looking into a summer job. But I'm very motivated and I want to start saving money and doing what I love- playing guitar. I came up with this idea this morning, and while it seems far-fetched, it might just work. I just want to get opinions for people, for example how much I would charge per hour and whether or not you think you would even hire me. Here's the plan: I'm pretty well known in my town for playing guitar and performing. I would do kids' birthday parties, mostly girls' I guess (because of the music I play, and the music i can sing). I can pick up songs really fast if I know the chords played in them and I've at least heard them, so I can learn the popular little girls' songs like Taylor Swift (I already know a lot of her songs), Demi Lovato, and Miley Cyrus, and anything on the top 20 songs of the month. I could have a big list of the songs I can play and the guests can request songs from that list. So, now I need your opinions. If you were the parent of a little girl, maybe aged 6-10, would you hire me (for a comparatively low price) for a "backyard" birthday party? And how do you think I could get the word out? Any suggestions would be great!! And by the way, the artists I listed before are not the artists I play most of the time- no haters, please. more

Open Question: I have some questions about the guitar for an intermediate player?

I am an intermediate guitar player, I play in my schools jazz band and can sight read most of the stuff we play after I learn the chords for the songs we play, when I solo, throw in licks and stuff like that I don't play the scales your supposed to play with the chords I play what feels right, In rock I am pretty accomplished though I'm not sure what the whole thing behind it is, I've never really learned a lot of songs in it the songs I do know are -Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne -Enter Sandman Metalica -JEssies Girl rick springfield -Summer of 69 bryan adams -Hero Nickleback -you shook me all night long ACDC and I know more intros to songs than I can count not to brag either but I'm a great imrpovist MY question is how do I advance my playing, I know like one scale by heart a bunch of chords well enough that I might have to check my fingerings every once in a great while, but how do I advance my playing I'm not sure in whichc direction to go! I want to get to the level wehre I know enoguh that I can compose my own songs but I want to take the right journey, so what should I do to make my playing better, learning songs isn't my main goal, but it wouldn't be bad, so what should I do to imrpove my playing? Not looking for the typical PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE stuff, I want to know what I should study more

Voting Question: Can some one please help me with Guitar Tabs?

There's a song by Evan Taubenfeld it's called "The Best Years Of Our Lives" It's an amazing acoustic song that I can't seem to figure out how to play... Can some one please help me with tabs "NOT CHORDS" everytime I go to a Tab site it's chords and it's beyond wrong.... I need this fast cuz I'm playing a show very soon and this songs on the list... thanksss :] Heres some videos if you wanna hear it. Legit song with piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfsyX7XkwU Live version best to learn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwuJp1SdjREI've said that I already did...... The chords that they give me are so wrong... more

Voting Question: Guitar scales and chords in different tunings.?

ok so i play guitar in c standard tuning. Ive been playing guitar for about 5-6 years now. And when ever im learning new chords or scales or just anything im learning them in my lower tuning but im still calling them what they would be called in standard tuning.. For example: a G major scale would'nt be a G major scale anymore because im 2 whole steps down in my tuning.. Instead it would be something like Eb major scale (i think). Same goes for chords, because everything has shift down those 2 steps.. Would a A minor chord still be called an A minor chord despite the tuning? Should i be calling these chords and scales by what they technically are.. or for the sake of simplicity by their names in standard tuning?? more

Open Question: CHORDS FOR "BUTTERFLY"BY G-DRAGON? D:?

--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bhVZR0_W0k hey, I'm trying to learn this song on the guitar by ear but it doesn't really sound like it.. actually it doesn't sound like it AT ALL I love dis song soo much *o* does anyone know the guitar chords for it? thanks a lot ^-^http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bhVZR0_W0k more

Resolved Question: Where do I put the capo on my ukulele?

Hi I'm trying to learn "World Spins Madly On" by The Weepies, on my ukulele. I have the guitar chords pulled up, which is usually how I learn a song, but this one calls for capo on the 6th fret (guitar). So how would I translate this to my ukulele? Would I use a capo, and if so which fret? I'm new at the ukulele so I still have some to learn, I'm just curious about using the capo. Thanks!Here is the link to the chords for the song. If that helps at all. Thanks again. http://www.911tabs.com/link/?3794958 more

Resolved Question: I need to learn the interlude for Oh Darling by The Beatles on acoustic guitar?

I learned the song, using chords A, E, F#m, D, Bm7, E7 ,A7, F7, B7, Bb7. I would like to learn the interlude. It's hard to learn by just listening to the song. And I can't find many videos on it. So anyone guitarist out there that could maybe help me? Thank you :) more

Resolved Question: Could someone please tab or find the chords to these songs?

Can someone tab out or find the chords to these songs for me? There no where to be found online and Ultimate-guitar.com has terrible versions of these songs so please don't link me to that website. I want to learn how to play: "A Space to Grow" and "Never Feel Alone" by The Dangerous SummerOn guitar* more

Resolved Question: what is the strumming pattern for shes got style - by nevershoutnever?

im learning it on guitar . i have the chords and everything. i just cant figure it out. more

Voting Question: How can I get better at guitar?! I SUCK?

Okay... so I'm a 14 year old girl. And I really want to learn how to play the guitar. I went to a guitar lesson with my friend. The guy tried to teach us "Sleeping Sickness by City & Colour" and I SUCK AT IT. I'm trying to practise.. but I just can't do the strumming right to the beat... the beat is so weird.. and I have no idea how to do it. The guy wrote on a piece of paper that it's "Down, Down, Down, Up, Down | Down, Up, Down, Down, Up, Down...." But with arrows... I tried playing the song over and over to get the beat... but I just can't play it. Any tips?!?! I'm a beginner on guitar, I barely know any chords... :( more

Resolved Question: How do I become A great Guitarist?

I know this is too general of a question, but I have always wanted to get really good and be able to play complicated pieces. I have been playing for a few years, but I have only taken classes on and off, plus I really don't know the notes by heart. I definately have good control of my fingers and can play a few chords, but I just don't know what to do next. I am taking Guitar 1 at school next year and it should be easy considering I have a little experience. I'm 13, in 8th grade (14 very soon, though). Could you maybe list different elements of guitar I will have to learn (even if I already mentioned)? Or at least offer some advice as to what I need to do to become an expert. Danke :] Suggested category: Politics & Government > Immigration---- Nice, Y!A, just nice.@CrazyPerson: As much as I might consider taking online classes, I don't think I'm going to trust them from someone with "Crazy Person" as a username, but thanks ;]I can actually read tabs, so I guess that is to my advantage. I still feel that there is much I need to learn. more

Resolved Question: SonGs to play on the GuiTar! please help?

ok so i need to find some songs tht i can play on a guitar. i have an acoustic but wen it comes down to it i gues it doesnt matter if it's electric or acoustic. since im a beginner at guitar, i need some simple songs tht i can play that uses NO BAR CHORDS!! bands that i like are simple plan, rascal flatts, 3 days grace, colbie calliat, there for tomorrow,paramore, linkin park, carrie underwood, secondhand serenade, one republic...stuff like that. so if you kno any good songs that i can play , it doesnt have to be the names of the bands i named, please tell me. and if you can, post the site for the tabs for tht song, because as you know, songs have more than one versions to play it, so i'd really appreciate it if you can help me find the right one. and if you already know how 2 play the song, please b very specific and and you can please tab out the song for me!!! i'd really want 2 learn how to play bubbly by colbie calliat but i cant find the right tabs for it, so pLEASE help me out, post the site to the tabs, or if u KNOW the song, list out the tabs for me! :DD -oxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxok the bands tht i've listed are only SOME of the bands tht i like, not all of them. n yes i luv stuff like metallica, van halen, led zepplin, and all tht good stuff..but i DIDNT list them cuz im pretty sure i CANT do a metallica song, if ur those type of ppl..like the 1st 2 tht commented, who go around making fun of ppl n their music. then F*CK OFF!! N GET A LIFE! to those tht are helping, thnx for not being an A**hole more

Resolved Question: How to go about learning guitar......?

Ive been playing guitar for a year and a half, I know intermediate songs (closer to the heart, la villa strangiato etc.) and i never learned any music theory. I can play pretty much anything if in tab form. I barely know the notes on the fretboard and pretty much no chords. Ive tried learning music theory through online lessons but it didnt help. I just dont know where to start. Should i buy books (which is what i prefer)? I just cant figure out music theory because theres is not literal starting point. I want some form of teaching that has step by step learning. What should I do? more

Resolved Question: where to start with music theory?

So, i play guitar, and am at the point where i need to know music theory. Where is the best place to start? learn the modes, major scales, box patterns?? the internet and books will be my teachers, so, what do you suggest i start with? i've been playing for like 8 years, and have developed high manual dexterity in my fingers, i am fluent in playing all chords, open or barred, and changing between them. I can figure a lot of stuff out by ear and can learn songs from watching people play them on youtube pretty easily. but i just want to be a better guitar player, and theory is my answer. I know the pentatonic minor scales for some of the keys, and i know the names/location of the notes on the fret board. so i not a total newbie to theory, but I've always jsut kinda jumped around. where should i start? more

Resolved Question: Is this a good 3 paragraph essay? Please help me improve it?

"The reason i believe that i would make a good addition to [Insert school name here] is that i get motivated to do the best i can when other people are around as apposed to home-school when it's just my mother and I. I think that the all around experience that [Insert school name here] has to offer would be a very refreshing and fun thing for me to enroll in. I think i lack confidence sometimes in school and that's why i believe that having a crowd to somewhat compete with, would be good for me. I also have an enormous love for words and am always picky about spelling, and annoy my friends often when i correct their grammar. I try to maintain a sense of humor throughout my life and it seems to help out immensely, I am also often told that i have a witty and sarcastic personality. I'm rather outgoing at times but am somewhat shy and quiet until i get to know someone. I really enjoy photography and it is something that i never thought i would enjoy as much as i do, considering i always had cameras shoved in my face by my sister's and mother while growing up, but it is definitely a hobby I'd like to pursue for the rest of my life. I have always been interested in music and attempted to learn the guitar, unfortunately i only learned a few chords until a mixture of laziness and boredom took over which stopped me from continuing with it. Music has always been my escape from whatever difficulty i have faced and most of the time it is able to change my mood to whatever i need it to be changed to. I've never really been interested in sports and have always been more into the arts such as photo editing and sometimes drawing." I know it probably sucks, it's my first essay believe it or not. Please tell me how i can make it better!When i read it over it just doesn't seem like it's good enough to get me accepted and if i were actually saying this it just wouldn't sound like me at all, also in the directions for the paper it states to "Please include at least three specific reasons with supporting details" as to why i believe they should accept me. more

Resolved Question: how do I play Guitar F chord easier?

I've looked at other answers and mine isn't exactly the same question. I am a beginner and I am learning the F Chord like this: | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | x x My problem is I can get the flat finger for E and B, but the third finger on the D string dampens the sound of the G string when i stretch it that far. It isn't on the fret either, i just have thick fingers. I have to contort my hand to get even a glimpse of a good sound. I know I have to practice, and stretch, I was just wondering if by anyway there are tips for finger placement to help my hand stop hurting. I have writhing pain in my thumb (behind the neck of the guitar) and half way down my arm. Am I doing something wrong? more

Resolved Question: WHY is it so hard for me to learn how to play guitar?

I have an electric guitar i got by someone because they didn't want it, it has a few minor electrical problems.....anywho My friend is pretty good on guitar and claims to have learned green days song "Time of your life" in 3 hours by teaching herself, and whenever she tries to teach me, i completely fail at it, i either can't get the strumming pattern down, or have a lot of trouble transitioning chords.... I was wondering if getting a professional teacher would be good, because i know a lot of people who just taught themselves and theyre really good. Maybe i just can't pick it up by myself? It's weird, i've tried to teach myself, but it's SO HARD!! Maybe i don't have the talent? Though i played Tenor Saxophone for 3 1/2 years and i was actually really good. But i reallllly want to learn to play guitar, any advice?I'm also 15, if that makes any difference more

Voting Question: What are the chords to play Roslyn on GUITAR?

I looked on the internet for music sheets for Roslyn by Bon Iver, and i finally came across one. BUT, omfg it was soo confusing and it DIDNT make sense! http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/bon_iver/roslyn_crd_889323id_05112009date.htm anyways, id LOVE to learn how to play this song, but all the links on w.e search engine lead up to that website :( plz HELP! tell me what chords to play, specifically at what parts of the song! thxsbe SPECIFIC, tell me also the strum patterns!!!! more

Voting Question: Help with Guitar Strumming!?

I've been teaching myself to play guitar and I am pretty good with chord switches. I know how to play two songs- Take it Easy by the Eagles and You Belong with me By Taylor Swift, but when I want to learn a new song, I can't figure out how to strum the guitar. the only way I know how to play the two above songs is because some one told me how to strum them (Ex: 1 2 3 & 4; up stroke on the &. This is the Eagles song.) I've tried very hard to listen to songs and try and figure out combinations of up and down strumming, but I just can't seem to get the hang of it. Any suggestions? more

Resolved Question: Good songs for guitar for beginners?

ive literally jsut started learning the guitar (no lessons, using youtube, tutorial DVDs etc.) and was wondering if there were any easy, well known, recent songs that help practise chords and are easy to learn :D is im yours by jason mraz easy? thankyou :D more

Resolved Question: Does anyone have guitar tabs/chords for Dear Love by The Icarus Account?

i can only find Mayday and So In Love. i haven't found any other guitar tabs/chords for this band. so please please please help find the ones for Dear Love. its my favorite song:) and i haven't mastered learning by ear =P lol so please help me out :] &thank you oh so very much. more

Voting Question: R&P: Who is your favourite "modern" guitarist??(Plus a small Battle of Metal Guitarists)?

What I mean by modern is that a guitarist, who is a guitar god but has risen to fame somewhere in the last decade. Nowadays, people learn 3 chords, dome simple chord progressions and in 1 month, call themselves guitarists and start gigging. Dimebag Darrell vs.Marty Friedman Jeff Loomis vs. Chris Broderick Jeff Young vs. John Petrucci Pat O' Brian vs. Chuck Schuldiner Me vs. Dave Murray :P more

Resolved Question: Can anyone figure out the chords for this song?

Hi, I need to learn how to play this song on guitar but I can't find the chords anywhere or any covers of it. The song is "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas," by Okkervil River. It's just a basic plucking pattern repeated. Can anyone figure out the chords/tab by listening to it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajNbTxp3Mtw That would be so amazing! Thanks! ~Lissa more

Resolved Question: To the people who can play guitar I need your help!?

I know three Chords. A D E. I can play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Tab...thats it. How do I progress? I cant afford lessons. I dont know what I am supposed to learn next. I cant read the more complicated Tabs and I find all the other Chords too difficult because my fingers will not reach yet..Any advice would be great. I have an electric guitar, and I want to learn to play so I can play my fave songs. Not planning on becoming a pro or joining a band. Any websites would be good. more

Voting Question: whats the best way to practice guitar (more info and questions in description)?

ive just started tryin to learn a few days ago and i would like to know how to practice how many chords do i need to learn a day what all do i need to learn first and what things do i need to practice everyday i got the book how to play guitar by roger evans but it some stuf that confuses me a little and ive been using the lessons on about.com (also ive learned GCD chords and i have trouble switching over fast) thanks for answering more

Resolved Question: Piano songs, and Advice for a beginner?

I've been playing around on my sisters keyboard for about 2 months now, and I'm really starting to get into it. I've started learning a few chords and I know the notes, you know C D E F G A B and stuff. I've started to learn a few song but some I get stuck and don't finish them, I taught myself play guitar fairly well so I have learned some of the songs I know on guitar onto the piano by ear but its just very simple stuff. I am really getting frustrated with not finishing a song, I have learned parts of "Fur Elise" and "The River Flows In You" but i haven't gotten far. I practice every day (I probably work harder at learning piano than I do with my school work), maybe I'm just getting to far ahead of myself? I don't want to learn super easy songs like "twinkle twinkle little star" or "mary had a little lamb" I want something more challenging but not to hard, Do you know any songs that would be good for me to learn? Also I don't know how to read music sheets and was wondering if that is something difficult to learn on your own (I bet if I could read them it would make things easier)? Also are there any websites that can help me with that? I Thank You in advance, and apreciate any advice that might help me be a better pianist more

Resolved Question: How can i beter understand learning the guitar and making music by notes?

im self learning my self to play guitar. i play alright for a beginner by playing simple one by one notes the heavy metal way ,but i dont really understand chord and major or minor scales. PLEASE HELP. and does the thickness in pick help with shredding. more

Resolved Question: What are the Basic Guitar Chords for Freakum Dress by Beyonce?

My best friend loves this song, and he is in the hospital and he doesn't have long... I am trying to learn some of his favorite songs on my guitar to brighten the time he has in the hospital. Anyone know the Basic chords for this song?? It would be greatly appreciated! more

Resolved Question: what is a I IV V chord progression?

I prefer drums and I'm WAY better at that, but writing songs requires some melodic knowledge so I started learning guitar from books and the internet, so I know basically how to play chords and how scales/modes work. What I don't understand though is that keep coming across the phrase "I, IV, V chord progression." I thought I knew how chords worked alright and how to put them together pretty well, but then where do roman numerals come into it all? I wanted to compose some progressive sounding songs and the internet told me progressive rock doesn't often use the "common I, IV, V progression." If its so common I'm probably using it by mistake, and I don't even know what it is! Please help more

Resolved Question: Ukulele chords to guitar chords;same thing ?

I want to learn to play "Trouble" by Nevershoutnever on guitar . That is irrelevant . Is there a way to make a song written on the ukulele sound good on guitar ? Do I just play the same ? This is the song,if it helps . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI0-Q4Ub21w Thanks a lot :]Do I just put the capo on the fifth fret ? more

Resolved Question: I want to learn how to play guitar...where do I start?

I have been attempting to learn how to play guitar for almost two years. I cannot seem to get it. I pick it up for a while then I get frustrated and give up. I have been doing this for almost 2 years now and I am sick of it. I really really want to Learn how to play. Can someone please help me by telling me what to do first. What do I need to start off with when I am practicing? I have a book but it's not much help. I don't have the money for formal lessons right now so any help would be amazing. I need to learn now because this september I will be needed in my youth group to play for worship time. Also which chords do I need to learn first and which aren't imperative that I learn right away? more

Resolved Question: Been trying to learn guitar...where do I start?

Resolved Question: Question about guitar Power Chords and finding what key they're in?

So, i've been playing guitar for awhile, but only recently have I thought about actually learning the whole "theory" behind what I'm playing (I know, it's long overdue). I have been reading about chords. I read that a chord is made up of three individual notes, that when played together, create a chord. So, are power chords to be considered chords? You're technically only using 2 notes, even if you use 3 string power chords, two of the notes are just an octave higher... so it's technically not a chord, right? Or at least in a traditional sense it's not. If you're playing in the key of C, and you have a 2-5-1 chord progression, the chords you use are Dminor, G and C.... right? My question is, if you're using only power chords, how do you make the d minor chord... or any minor chord for that matter? If you use a D power chord, is it still considered a Dminor power chord because you're writing the song in the key of C? Is there such thing as a minor power chord? If a band writes a song in A minor, yet, they only use power chords, is that song really in A minor? Or do we find the key by the melody or solo that they use later in the song? I'm confused... so if this sounds retarded, then just tell me I'm retarded and I'll buy some other guitar books.To an extent, they are used to mask poor playing, but there's a lot of bands that have great guitar players, but with distortion, it's hard to hear every note in a true chord, so power chords are used so everything isn't so muddy. It's just, every little kid hears that, picks up a guitar, plays those same power chords and considers themselves just as good as their idols, hence, the punk rock scene.... and myself is included after bands like Nirvana came around. I only recently decided that I want to learn how to take a rhythm I created, and know what scale and chords I'm using, to help develop the song quicker, by knowing what key I'm in, and what chords would be in that key, and what scales I could use for a melody or solo, instead of just blindly trying to figure out stuff by trial and error. Music theory is a lost art I think. I've played with several musicians, some good and some bad, but only a hand full understood music theory, although, that doesn't mean they were creative. more

Voting Question: Trying to learn "New Slang" on the guitar?

I'm trying to learn the song new slang by the shins as it's one of my favorite songs. I havent really been playing all that long but I know the chords to the song but I'm having difficulty with the rhythm and strumming pattern, mainly stumming pattern. I know some songs with the DDUUDU, like good riddance, stand by me etc. but I dont think it works on this song. Any help would be greatly appreciated more

Resolved Question: Learning guitar and pulling my hair out?

I'm trying to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. I managed wonderwall by oasis after a few of hours/ sessions and I'm now having bash at brown eyed girl by van morrison. However I'm finding it really hard to change fast enough between the chords. Every time I move my hand it takes me a second to find the chord (never had this issue with wonderwall as I didn't have to move my hand). I spoke to my mate and his explaination was "it just sorta clicks"....... is it really just a case of perserverance? as I've been at it for about 2 hours and don't feel I'm getting any faster. I know the likelihood is everyone will stay just stick at it... guess im really asking did everyone else have this issue and how long does it take (roughly) to learn a 3 chord song as it seems miles away for me at the minute. PS I am a self taught beginner so if anyone responds with anything remotely technical please make sure an idiot like myself can understand it more

Resolved Question: Acoustic guitar chords for Wedding Dress by Tae Yang ?

I love the song Wedding Dress by tae yang and I have a guitar and I wanna learn how to play it , just the intro though . Give me some chords ? [; I dont need links for the music sheets cuhs it usually ends up as codes or whatever , Please give me the chords ? It'll help a lot [= more

Voting Question: What are easy guitar chords?

I am a beginner for the acoustic guitar. I want to learn the basic chords for Already Gone by Kelly Clarckson. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: self learning of guitar chords, notes and frets?

hi all, as you would have guessed, im trying to learn the guitar by myself. not exactly alone. i have several friends who are teaching me how to play certain notes. so far, i have only achieved a pathetic: g, f, c, a, assus, d i know that is little. but all my friends also learnt by themselves. so i took their suggestions and want to learn a song to better master the guitar faster. the first song that i am trying to learn now is jason miraz's im yours. i have got the chords from this site: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jason_mraz/im_yours_crd.htm so do you think it is possible for me to learn guitar by myself, with guidance from my classmates? more

Resolved Question: Learning "Smells like teen spirit" By: Nirvana on guitar?

any tips? how many times do i repeat the bar chords? 5? more

Voting Question: Can someone either find me a tutorial or make one of the song Beautiful by Bethany Dillon for guitar?

For my talent show next year, I really would like to learn to play beautiful by bethany dillon on the guitar. if anybody could either make or find a tutorial for this song, I appreciate it 587439847% (:. or, if you know the chords to use, could you send me those, and maybe a website that shows them? because i don't know all the chords. i really really appreciate it! (: more