Tips for a Bass player moving to Guitar

I’ve been playing bass for well over a year now, and so far I’ve had a blast with it. Admittedly, my knowledge of music theory is still a little lacking in some areas, but my overall form is decently good on it. Recently, I found an old Ibanez guitar belonging to my uncle. It only has two strings (both dead obviously), the action is way too low, and I might need to screw with the truss rod a bit, but it’s nothing I can’t fix.

I just ordered some new strings and a strap for this thing, and I’ve been thinking about practicing some guitar on the side rather than just sticking to bass. At the moment, a new amp is a little out of my budget, so I’ve just been playing it through my Boss Katana Bass amp for now. Are there any tips or tricks I should know going in? Anything that could benefit my practice?

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Most effective way to figure out what will sound good under a lead melody that doesn't necessarily fit a specific scale?

I've been playing around with trying to compose some stuff, and I've been working on lead melodies. They typically don't necessarily fit within a specific scale, though, and that leaves me not really knowing how to approach composing rhythm guitar to go underneath it. Any thoughts on how one might most effectively figure out what will best work for rhythm, in that case?

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Does anybody else struggle with memorizing new songs?

I have about six songs I've committed to memory. I'm trying to learn some more but am struggling with remembering the chord progressions and lyrics. If they are in front my me like on ultimate guitar then I have no problem reading the chords and singing the lyrics in time but I struggle with doing it from memory. Just wondering if this is part of the learning process? How many complete songs are you guys actually able to play from memory?

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Everlong progress

Beginner here, posting this because a few months ago when I first picked up a guitar for some reason I wanted to play Everlong. Pulled up a tutorial and quickly decided yeah, that’s not happening for a while 🤣 fast forward to now with a bit more muscle memory and finger strength and although it sounds like shit it also feels attainable so I’m proud lol. To all my fellow beginners who pulled up that first song and thought, “no way” give it a little, have fun, and it’ll come! submitted by /u/cheffreytrades [link] [comments]

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How in the hell are you guys "pressing lightly" on the strings?

Every single guitarist and video I talk to/watch says the same thing "you can actually press pretty light to make the chord ring out", are you guys using dental floss as strings or something?

But actually, I don't get how this works. Currently I struggle in the form of making noise as I release my fingers, and its because I'm pressing too hard. Only thing is, if I go lighter then the chord sounds like nails on a chalkboard or no sound at all. I'm worried I'm gonna spend too much time practicing a bad habit (pushing hard). What's the secret? What's something I can do to learn this?

Currently doing acoustic.

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What am I doing wrong?

I think i’m playing the right notes and stuff but it sounds so different and I just don’t know what i’m doing wrong submitted by /u/dafifthloko [link] [comments]

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"How To Play Ace Frehley's Live Guitar 'Solo' For Shock Me Off Of KISS ALIVE II - Part One !"

"How To Play Ace Frehley's Live Guitar 'Solo' For Shock Me Off Of KISS ALIVE II - Part One !" • KJ Jin-Koto • Run Time - 24:59 https://youtu.be/yRkLhvuX71g?si=2x5oV6XRdR7yY-aG submitted by /u/GuitarWitchery [link] [comments]

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