Saturday, March 27, 2021

My fat fingers touch the neighboring strings on the fretboard, any tips?

So I'm a complete newbie. Got this guitar as a gift from this awesome friend.
But while trying to replicate the online tutorials, I got to realize that every time I press a single string on the fretboard, even if I'm pressing vertically, when I play the neighboring strings, they hit my finger.
This happens more when I'm pressing multiple strings on the fretboard.
Any tips or idea on how can I avoid this?
Also, how can I press three neighboring strings vertically at the same place, at that right spot, my fingers won't fit there and I can't seem to find any position to fit them.

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Everybody Wants Some!! Guitar Lesson – Van Halen

In this Everybody Wants Some guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this great Van Halen classic off of their Women and Children First album note-for-note.

The tuning is Eb standard. That is, starting from the 6th string, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.

"Everybody Wants Some" is definitely one of the easiest Van Halen songs out there. Eddie reigned in is his virtuosic technique to instead play some riffs that are incredibly catchy and an absolute blast to play. I will cover each one of these riffs in the order that each appears on the original recording.

Eddie throws in quite a bit of random noise throughout the song to great affect. You won't be able to recreate those noises exactly like he plays them, but we will talk briefly about how to come up with your own thing, which is how Eddie approached those sections live.

Even Eddie's solo, which I will cover note-for-note, is pretty easy to play. It incorporates a repeated melodic line played with octaves and given rhythmic life with the whammy bar dives.

Have fun playing this one, it is next to impossible not to! R.I.P. King Eddie! Carl...

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Friday, March 26, 2021

LOOKING FOR HONEST/CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK from Beginner Guitar Players

Hi Everyone. I have contemplated posting this post for I feared it would come off as advertising, but it truly isn't. I am looking for some honest and constructive feedback on something I have really put a lot of time into and truly have a passion for that is something I am new at and wish to improve upon. I started a YouTube channel with the goal to create inspiring music tutorials.

I only have two videos up so far in a series which I believe will be 11 total. Since there are many in the series I am curious to know the following with the hope I can incorporate your feedback into the rest of the videos I still need to make:

  1. Is the format good? Am I presenting the material in the lesson in a good order?
  2. Does the video flow well? Is it too long, to short?
  3. Am I communicating the material in an easy to understand way? Am I being to simple or to technical?
  4. Are the thoughts shared in the practice tips helpful and inspiring?
  5. Do you think I should continue doing what I am doing or was this all a bad idea? Yes, I am putting myself out there. This whole process I must be honest is humbling.

Here is a link to the most recent video: https://youtu.be/EE6GfVvgez8

I want to thank you in advance for your time as I know it is valuable. Sincerely, Joe

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Evanescence’s Jen Majura: 5 tips for guitar players – “What you need is taste, phrasing, tone, the ability to hear and the ability to shut up sometimes” - MusicRadar

Evanescence’s Jen Majura: 5 tips for guitar players – “What you need is taste, phrasing, tone, the ability to hear and the ability to shut up sometimes”  MusicRadar

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

How long until I can star playing guitar, not just practicing

So Ive been enjoying learning and practicing how to play guitar, but how long did it take you guys to feel like you learned and practiced enough and can now sit down and just play?

I mean I can play the open chords and so chord progressions bit I always feel like I’m practicing to get better, not just playing.

Do I need more music theory? Or do I just need more time on the guitar? Or do you guys never feel like you aren’t practicing and you are just playing?

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Cherub Rock Guitar Lesson – The Smashing Pumpkins

In this Cherub Rock guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this great song from The Smashing Pumpkins in its entirety.

The tuning is standard tuning, E A D G B E.

There are some fantastic riffs in this one. From the clean guitar intro riff, to the full throttle riffs throughout the rest of the song, "Cherub Rock" is just a blast to play.

I will cover each riff in the song in the order that each appears on the original recording. It can be a challenge to memorize where each riff goes since there are a few variations thrown in there throughout the song. But if already know how the song goes, you won't have much trouble after going through this lesson.

For many sections of the song there are two distinct guitar parts, one for Billy Corgan and the other for James Iha. I will cover each player's riffs for those sections whenever they occur.

I will also cover Billy Corgan's solo note-for-note. This solo is full of great melodic ideas that work perfectly over James Iha's rhythm part for this section.

Have fun tackling this great early classic from The Smashing Pumpkins!

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Monday, March 15, 2021

How to get through a speed Plateau?

I know the key to playing fast is to play slow. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast etc. But how do I know how slow to play? I don't want to play so slow it ends up being detrimental. But also when can I start to speed up cause if I don't push myself I won't get faster. I guess I just don't know how long I should stay at a comfortable speed before I press on. Should I be practicing both slowly and fast?

For reference I'm practicing the main riff in "Riot" by Three Days Grace. Which I can play comfortably at 0.6 speed, 0.7 - 0.8 is strenuous but not totally impossible to keep up and stay mostly accurate. Additionally the main solo of "Buried Alive" by Avenged Sevenfold comfortably at 0.4 speed.

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playing guitar with a missing string?

i found an old acoustic guitar in my dads basement with a string broken. i can’t currently replace them, but i would like to get started with learning how to play. would it be possible to play alright with a missing string?

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Sunday, March 14, 2021

I'm having some issues reaching higher frets. My fingers are really small, not using that as an excuse or anything, but I find it hard to reach the strings specially from the 12 higher. Is the problem with my thumb position, posture or I should just keep practicing that? Thx in advance

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5 Minutes Alone Guitar Lesson – Pantera

In this 5 Minutes Alone guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this absolutely crushing tune from Pantera note-for-note.

As with a lot of Pantera's music, the tuning can be a bit tricky. For "5 Minutes Alone", if you want to play along with the original recording you will need to do a couple of things. First, it would be best if you have an electronic tuner that allows you to adjust the reference pitch. Standard "concert" reference pitch is A440. But for this song, you will need to adjust that reference pitch to A425. After that, you will need to tune your guitar to D standard. Those notes are, starting from the 6th string, D G C F A D.

However, for this lesson video, I will be tuning to D standard with the normal reference pitch of A440.

As for the riffs, we have some absolutely killer grooves to play in the one. The main riff is played through the intro, chorus and chorus sections. However, the way he plays the riff will change depending on the section of the song. Those slight variations are covered in-depth in the lesson video.

I will go through each section of the song in the order that they appear on the original recording.

I will also cover Dimebag's solo note-for-note. This solo is the product of a couple of different guitars being overdubbed together. I will be demonstrating a way to play the solo that allows it to be done with just one guitarist. However, that will require a couple of notes to be dropped in a couple of parts. I will demonstrate both guitar parts in full so you can decide what you want to play.

Have fun learning this metal masterpiece from the incomparable Dimebag Darrell and Pantera. R.I.P.

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Holding guitar

So when I hold the guitar I have watched videos on how to do it correctly but it seems like my strumming hand is always uncomfortable. Like ...