[Fender85]

Hey, well i have an acoustic (and electric) guitar and im very keen to play but i can only switch between my chords i cant actually seem to put 2 and 2 together and learn a song any help/advice at all would be welcome i just seem to be stuck in a rut just now ..... how can i move forward from chord progression? ..... i have ###### rhythm and can't pick up other peeps songs that i wanna play.

[simonlewis07]

try and learn some easy songs first.

i recommend 'knockin' on heaven's door by dylan (uses G, D, C, and Am7) or cash's version of 'hurt' (uses Am, C, D, G, and F)
but are extremely easy. the strumming on hurt is super super easy, and the strumming on knockin is very easy too, although it took me awhile to figure out, but i dont have that great of an ear for such things.

[Fender85]

thanks for the advice i might try and go for knockin on heavens door cause cashs "hurt" is just such a sad song i wouldnt be able to play without crying lol

thanks again

[Linda_nirvana]

thanks for the advice i might try and go for knockin on heavens door cause cashs "hurt" is just such a sad song i wouldnt be able to play without crying lol

thanks again

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hey there, i have an acoustic guitar and im learning it by myself. im trying to learn nothing else matters but its difficult. i got the tab but i dont understand what 7p0 means or 7h8p7 or 5/0. Could anyone help me

[Captain_Trips]

thanks for the advice i might try and go for knockin on heavens door cause cashs "hurt" is just such a sad song i wouldnt be able to play without crying lol

thanks again

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hey there, i have an acoustic guitar and im learning it by myself. im trying to learn nothing else matters but its difficult. i got the tab but i dont understand what 7p0 means or 7h8p7 or 5/0. Could anyone help me

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7h8p7 = 7 hammer on to 8, and then pull-off to 7. hammer on means start off with your finger on the 7th fret then without striking the string again quickly apply pressure to the 8th fret so that you get two notes to ring out with one strike of the string. the pulloff is the opposite of hammer on. start at eight and then pull off to the 7th fret. the whole phrase 7h8p7 means that you will have to do that all within one strike of the string

/ is a common notation for a slide

[Fender85]

SimonLewis07 is this how you would play knockin on heavens door?

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

From: CLL9019@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU


Knockin' on Heavens Door
I don't know specifically how Guns 'n Roses do this tune, but Dylan
simply repeats
G D C C
with the solo based in a G penatonic
some variations to fill the song out a little are
play the second half of the D measure EADGBE
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I have also heard the C's replaced with Am
Clint (cll9019@rigel.tamu.edu)


also can someone simplify tablature for me cause im finding it hard to understand.... i aint the brightest penny

[ApoXonFire]

The key is to practice extremely slow. While doing this, make sure your doing everything as accurately and efficeintly as possible. The way EVERYONE learns to play songs is by doing the movments over and over agian, then they can play them fast and without thinking about it. It's all about muscle memory.

Below is just something I use personally.
Also, when you feel confident enough, speed up by just a little, until you get to the songs tempo. After that, it helps to go a bit faster than the song. This creates a feeling of mastery over the song, because you've already played it fast.

[Nintendo Freak]

One word, cvls.com. Check it out! (I'm self taught too, and I'm pretty good!)
(But not the best!)

[uglytome13]

Hey, well i have an acoustic (and electric) guitar and im very keen to play but i can only switch between my chords i cant actually seem to put 2 and 2 together and learn a song any help/advice at all would be welcome i just seem to be stuck in a rut just now ..... how can i move forward from chord progression? ..... i have ###### rhythm and can't pick up other peeps songs that i wanna play.

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For your Acoustic, use Bleed by Cold. Its an awesome song but very easy to play. Here's the tabs that I think are the closest.

Band: Cold
Song: Bleed
CD: 13 Ways To Bleed On Stage
Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C

Intro/Verse

|-------------------------0---0------------0---0------------0---------
|--------7---7-------------------------------------------------------0
|------0---0---0--------0---0---0--------0---0---0--------0---0-----
|----5----------------5----------------5----------------5----------0--
|--7----------------5----------------4----------------3----------5----
|----------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus

|-------3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------
|-------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3----
|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0
|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------
|---------------------------------3---------------2---------2------
|-3---------------2------------------------------------------------

[meth]

A good song to learn with easy chords but a difficult rhythm is Wonderwall by Oasis. Some veterans may laugh at this suggestion, but I've noticed that almost all beginners I teach have a very difficult time with this rhythm.

[vmorrissette]

meth, i completely agree...

[olduvai]

I am also trying to teach myself to play. I don't have time for lessons and for a set practice schedule [damn job and kids]. I find that I learn songs best by putting the songs onto the computer and playing along with them. I let Dylan, the eagles, etc keep time as I learn the chord progressions. Generally, the tabs that I get off the internet are pretty good although some blow and can't be used. I also bought guitar books for some of my favorite groups.
I found that Dylan has easy, medium and hard songs to play and I can progress through his tunes.
When not playing along with the songs, I try to practice with a metronome (sp?) to keep time.
I started to progress faster when I got so that I didn't have to watch my left hand so much. When I have to check the chord fingering, I tend to twist the neck just a bit to be able to see which makes barre chords much more awkward.
It also helps if you can find someone to play with, even if only occassionally, who can give a few pointers, such as showing you how to hammer on, etc.
Lastly, try to play everyday if possible. If you take off one or two days, suddenly you may find yourself taking off a week or two which is rough when first learning.
Good luck.

This post has been edited by olduvai: 20 January 2006 - 06:27 PM