Learning to play the guitar - owwwwwwwwww

Persevere with the steel strings, if you switch to nylon you'll only have the same problem when you switch back to steel strings.

 

This chap could play what about this??

 

I had "The Bert Weedon Songbook" , the cover said "Learn guitar, be a hit at parties".
What it should have said was "Try & learn guitar whilst being hit at parties"
No-one seemed to be impressed by my interpretation of "Camptown Races" at parties
Mind you, that was in 1964 & I blame George Harrison for me wanting a guitar.

 

I started learning 4 years ago,and yes,for the first few weeks,it does make your fingers hurt.Try a thinner set of strings maybe.
I'm very fortunate in my guitar playing as i can pick up a £10,000 pound vintage guitar and make it sound as crap as one from a boot sale still...A La Les Dawson.

 

When living in London I visited Denmark St, loved how in every guitar shop there was the very large notice saying "If demo -ing a guitar under no circumstances are you to play the following intros" and a list of a lot of very popular /classic rock tracks >also one other notice ,on a cage containing a guitar " do not even think of asking to demo this guitar">>>the list of banned intros ? yup ,me can play them, in fact were fun to do ,once a while back.

 

I'll ask my lads to send you their tips

 

Earned myself a little chufty badge tonight. Managed to play the whole way along with Johnny Cash "Walk the Line" - bang on time with chord changes and no mistakes. Whoop whoop!

 

Can you do the deep JC voice, tho' ...?

 

I've had my guitar got a good few years now and apart from a few chords and waltzing matilda i've hit a brick wall.

 

You'll find your technique improves if you wear a pair of Spandex trousers with a small cucumber down the front...

 

I find a pair of tight denim jeans & a rolled up football sock also works

 

Is it only me that gets the wrong mental image thinking of zoe strumming for an hour each night

 

It's just you

 

Update from week 4

Callouses nicely building (less pain), chord progressions through E, A, D, G, C, Am, Dm, Em all coming on really well.

Strumming pattern now upgraded from the simple 4 bar to Pumping 8s.

Can play Bob Marley "Three Little Birds", Johnny Cash "Walk the Line", Pulp "Common People", Tears for Fears "Mad World" and a teeny tiny bit of Oasis "Live Forever".

Formed TLB's very own "Beaver Band" with @Dubweiser and very excited about our first public debut at PaleyFest

 

I can strum dead fast now

 

I always wanted to play the guitar, I finally bought myself one about 7 years ago.
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...it's still in the box upstairs. I have lots of good ideas like that only to lose interest as soon as I buy something.

 

Cool on ya! practise ,practise ,practise (you know that !)

 

Keep at it,i can just about do a half decent Times Like These, by the Foo's...

 

Zoe Strummer - good stage name (sounds a bit familiar!)