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re: How good should I be after my first month of playing guitar?
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:41 pm to GoGators04
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:41 pm to GoGators04
Awful. Congrats your right on pace! 
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Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:46 pm to GoGators04
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how good should I be at playing guitar after a month
Good enough to get free beer and get laid. Isn’t that the only reason to learn guitar?
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:52 pm to GoGators04
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However, my pick always slips out of my fingers, I often miss strings when strumming, I can’t change chords while strumming
These things will be corrected over time.
I use dunlop picks with a little texture to them.
Slow down your strumming and focus on getting steady chord changes and hitting all the strings even if you have to go painfully slow. Only speed up as you can still hit all the strings and change chords smoothly.
Even going slowly your fingers will learn to go to the right places and the speed will come through practice.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:59 pm to GoGators04
I've been playing acoustic for about six months now bud. A month in, I was exactly where you are now. now, every chance they get my friends ask me to play their favorites when were having a couple beers. you're fine. keep grinding man! Frick giving up. That's for losers.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:02 pm to GoGators04
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However, my pick always slips out of my fingers, I often miss strings when strumming
Those also come in many varieties. Dont know how much you've changed it up.
For example. So yeah, find things that you are comfortable with. When you're comfortable, you can better concentrate on the music.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:10 pm to SEClint
Man, I really like "The Shining" pick ! Where'd you get that ?
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:14 pm to midnight1961
It was a custom made thing that my girlfriend bought for me.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:16 pm to GoGators04
Take lessons.
Once a week for a year.
Get feedback during lesson.
Get lessons for years, just less often.
"Practicing" mistakes is not fun.
Once a week for a year.
Get feedback during lesson.
Get lessons for years, just less often.
"Practicing" mistakes is not fun.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:18 pm to CelticDog
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Practicing" mistakes is not fun.
Lol
That should be on a T-shirt. It probably already is.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:24 pm to SEClint
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It was a custom made thing that my girlfriend bought for me.
Do you know the site where she got it from ? If they can do custom picks from a photo, I would love to get some custom picks made.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:32 pm to midnight1961
LINK
I dont know where that one was done, but I designed a lot of my old ones here.
https://i.imgur.com/6QmSz9o.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8038IXl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cJYm4nn.jpg
I dont know where that one was done, but I designed a lot of my old ones here.
https://i.imgur.com/6QmSz9o.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8038IXl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cJYm4nn.jpg
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:33 pm to Big EZ Tiger
The point is that your hands get fatigued over a long session. That’s something he needs to build up to. I guarantee if the guitar is in his hands for several hours he isn’t practicing perfect practice. He’s making a lot of mistakes over and over. It’s apparent. He said he can’t properly switch from one chord to the next. He needs to get his A to D and D to E and E to A changes down. Practice them slowly but do them correctly. Then, using the metronome start making faster chord changes. Spending hours and hours at a time as a beginner is going to lead to where he is now which is little to no progression.
This post was edited on 2/6/20 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:42 pm to SEClint
Thanks !
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:43 pm to VABuckeye
I've always been a chord strummer. Never learned much picking. The easiest drill for a beginner is "Gloria".
E-E-D-A over and over and over. It will help you manage your chord changing and timing.
Practice til your fingers start to hurt. Rest for a day. Practice again. That is the way I learned.
E-E-D-A over and over and over. It will help you manage your chord changing and timing.
Practice til your fingers start to hurt. Rest for a day. Practice again. That is the way I learned.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:52 pm to GoGators04
So what you're actually asking is, how good should I be after playing for 16 hours? How good would you expect to be with 16 hours experience?
You’re going to suck until you play enough to develop muscle memory. Once your fingers know what to do without thinking about it you can actually start to think about the music and it’ll come together.
Play more, you’ll get there.
You’re going to suck until you play enough to develop muscle memory. Once your fingers know what to do without thinking about it you can actually start to think about the music and it’ll come together.
Play more, you’ll get there.
This post was edited on 2/6/20 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:54 pm to georgia
quote:by that logic chris should be a good poster by now
You’re going to suck until you play enough to develop muscle memory. Once your fingers know what to do without thinking about it you can actually start to think
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:55 pm to GoGators04
At 4-5 weeks, you shouldn't be very good. After a few months you won't be very good. After 6-7 months, you'll begin to amaze yourself with small accomplishments and be relieved when you finally pass a couple hurdles that seemed overwhelmingly impossible to overcome a few months earlier.
You'll repeat these steps many times in the first couple years, maybe few years. Then things will get easier! You'll begin to feel comfortable and confident, but you won't know it all. You'll never be an expert or feel accomplished beyond measure. You'll always find something difficult...or something new to learn. Cherish all these things. Just remember that you play because you love to play. If it doesn't bring you pleasure, walk away! Playing music should always be enjoyable...and frustrating! That's the perfect combination!
....did any of that make sense?
You'll repeat these steps many times in the first couple years, maybe few years. Then things will get easier! You'll begin to feel comfortable and confident, but you won't know it all. You'll never be an expert or feel accomplished beyond measure. You'll always find something difficult...or something new to learn. Cherish all these things. Just remember that you play because you love to play. If it doesn't bring you pleasure, walk away! Playing music should always be enjoyable...and frustrating! That's the perfect combination!
....did any of that make sense?
Posted on 2/6/20 at 8:07 pm to GoGators04
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just started learning around Christmas. I know all the essential chords.
I started from scratch on Jan 6, by starting to watch JustinGuitar on YouTube (suggested by many here). So far I have all the major and minor chords memorized and can slowly switch between them. I’ve been dabbling in super basic theory as I go and try to learn stuff way past my current level bc it keeps me interested. Frankly, practicing switching chords is tedious, slow and gets boring quickly, but obviously fundamentally necessary. Callouses formed after a 2-3 weeks. I have my guitar next to the couch and try to pick it up as often as possible. Maybe fiddle with it between 30 minutes to 1.5 hrs daily. This past weekend I was out of town and it was obvious I hadn’t touched it for 2 straight days when I got back home and picked it up.
This post was edited on 2/6/20 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 2/6/20 at 8:13 pm to GoGators04
I’ve been playing for 13 years and I still learn something everyday.
If you keep playing, you’ll never stop learning and getting better. There’s really no end to it
If you keep playing, you’ll never stop learning and getting better. There’s really no end to it
Posted on 2/6/20 at 8:16 pm to Kvothe
pentatonics now baw, front and back in a dark room and you’ll be setting the fret board on fire before long
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