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Starting guitar.

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Kid Rock
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Kid Rock
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May 15th, 2007 at 08:36pm
Steph; Activism:
I gave up trying to learn how to play. Sad I can't teach myself and my parents won't let me get lessons. Oh well. Good luck guys.


Don't give up! Do you have a friend that plays?
Diamond.
Thinking Happy Thoughts
Diamond.
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 548
May 16th, 2007 at 01:44pm
I've been playing guitar for a while now.
I started since I was 12...sadly...I'm not good at it really.
Thug Life.
Bleeding on the Floor
Thug Life.
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Posts: 1315
May 16th, 2007 at 03:46pm
disappear_x:
I've been playing guitar for a while now.
I started since I was 12...sadly...I'm not good at it really.


ahhh dw im sure youll get good if you practice and have some patience ?
so dont give up kidd.
Hide and Seek Me.
Bleeding on the Floor
Hide and Seek Me.
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May 17th, 2007 at 06:56pm
Ladysaw731:

Don't give up! Do you have a friend that plays?


Most of my friends play.
Kid Rock
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Kid Rock
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May 18th, 2007 at 05:05pm
Maybe one of them could help you get started...
Soggy from the emo..
Killjoy
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May 21st, 2007 at 08:30pm
Gunslinger:
i'm going to get a guitar soon. can anyone recommend an easy (or as easy as it gets) mcr song?


The End./DEAD! is pretty easy if you don't count the solo... holy shit, Ray...
We All Fall Down
Fabulous Killjoy
We All Fall Down
Age: 32
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May 21st, 2007 at 10:48pm
I've been teaching myself guitar on my dad's old classical for a little more than a year now. I don't really know that I'm playing correctly, but this summer I'm going to be taking lessons for rock guitar! I'm really happy. Today I picked up the guitar and played for the first time in months. Now my fingers are all sore. I love it. It makes me feel like I've accomplished something.
Kid Rock
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Kid Rock
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May 22nd, 2007 at 12:56am
[quote="Ray-Beees"]
Gunslinger:
i'm going to get a guitar soon. can anyone recommend an easy (or as easy as it gets) mcr song?


Disenchated! I just played it for the first time last week & I've only been playing guitar for 2 weeks..It's simple. It just takes practice[quote]
Oxycontin Genocide.
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Oxycontin Genocide.
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May 22nd, 2007 at 05:59pm
Age Sixx Racer.:
Ladysaw731:
I'm starting out Smile
Can someone post or send me a pic of how to correctly hold a guitar pick?
I want to make sure I do it right...


right i couldnt get a photo fo me doing this but ive found one
that may demonstrate how to do it properly

Image


cheers
tc

Wow, looks as if I've been doing it wrong the whole time. Whatever, I find it easier the way I do it. Very Happy
We All Fall Down
Fabulous Killjoy
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May 22nd, 2007 at 07:39pm
^ haha I can't use a pick at all xD
all I can do is finger-picking.
Thug Life.
Bleeding on the Floor
Thug Life.
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May 23rd, 2007 at 01:57am
Oxycontin Genocide:

Wow, looks as if I've been doing it wrong the whole time. Whatever, I find it easier the way I do it. Very Happy



oh yeh its really just preferance
its just the way most people do it
i mean if you find it easier the way you do it
go nuts.
Kid Rock
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Kid Rock
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May 24th, 2007 at 12:16am
Are there any other recent or classic rock songs (other than Disenchanted) that are easy to play on guitar?

Like songs that are good for beginners...
Oxycontin Genocide.
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May 24th, 2007 at 08:32am
Ladysaw731:
Are there any other recent or classic rock songs (other than Disenchanted) that are easy to play on guitar?

Like songs that are good for beginners...

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day
Kid Rock
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May 24th, 2007 at 04:39pm
Thanks<3
chemically_romanced
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May 26th, 2007 at 04:17pm
I PLAY GUITAR!!!! i just recently started and.. ITS HARD!!! i can play the begining to Demolition Lovers though. Its really hard and people who can play I LOVE YOU!! whats ur secret?? practice?? it usually is...
Nick Jonas.
Bleeding on the Floor
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May 26th, 2007 at 04:20pm
I've just started and ive noticed my guitar sounds so different to my friends guitars.And yer, we have the same guitar.I think its my amp. CAN ANYONE HELP MEEE AND TELL ME WHYY ?
Thug Life.
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Thug Life.
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May 26th, 2007 at 08:45pm
We Turn To Dust:
I've just started and ive noticed my guitar sounds so different to my friends guitars.And yer, we have the same guitar.I think its my amp. CAN ANYONE HELP MEEE AND TELL ME WHYY ?


theres a few questions you may want to ask yourself. ...

are both your guitars tuned to the same tuning
which is standard ?.


firstly what kind of guitar do you have
its really hard to answer

if its a stratocaster kind of guitar
you mite have it set to different pickups
if its a lespaul/sg kind you could have it set on treble and your friend could have it set to rythem

i cant really help unless you give me some specifics ..

so please when and iff you read this
write down
the make of guitar
or at least the shape of it

oh one more thing
it could be your amp.. so check the settings yehh ?
Thug Life.
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Thug Life.
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May 26th, 2007 at 08:51pm
chemically_romanced:
I PLAY GUITAR!!!! i just recently started and.. ITS HARD!!! i can play the begining to Demolition Lovers though. Its really hard and people who can play I LOVE YOU!! whats ur secret?? practice?? it usually is...


practice makes things precise ROFL

just keep working at it ..

ermm i know how to play demolition lovers
just like learning most songs

take it slow and try to watch where your fingers are sitting
you know stuff like that
find out which arrangement for your fingers is best like
should you use your middle finger or ring finger for that stretch ?

just keep practicing it sooner or later the routine will be melded into your brain.
and thats the goal

so have fun yehh ?

patrick wolf
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patrick wolf
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May 27th, 2007 at 02:11am
i can kinda play guitar, i dont have lessons or anything.
i taught myself how to play piano, but teaching myself guitar is alot harder.
i should get lessons
Oxycontin Genocide.
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May 27th, 2007 at 10:33pm
I'm a self-taught musician, and I am the best kid guitar player in my town. The problemnis, I never took lessons and I picked up bad habits.
Like holding the pick the wrong way, my pinky not being strong enough stuff like that. I'm worried I'll never reach my full potential because of my bad habits, like I'm trying to sweep pick, but I'm very bad at it and my alternate picking sucks cause I'm sloppy with the pick.
The point is, lessons are good. I can't find lessons though cause all the teachers are actually not as good as me. Sad