Does anyone know where i can download rock guitar lessons from. Not just the song lessons but the instrucional video type lessons that teaches teqnique and practice teqniques.
you should be able to find several places on line if you google it
What are some good websites for a beginner to use to learn to play guitar. something where i could get some feedback as to what i’m doing right/wrong would help, but it’s not a necessity.
Metal guitar is mostly play in minor keys (they love using E minor, when using standard tuning, D minor for Drop D, and C minor for Drop C), and they add the tritone (a tritone is the 4th note of the scale but sharpped), and the minor 2nd (the 2nd note flatted) alot, so study scale theory, intervals, and scale patterns.
Start by listening to more metal and and try to imitate the sounds you hear (you”ll learn to palm mute to choke the sound, alt picking, harmonics, and metal artist play open alot which is usually the root of the scale they are using).
I suggest u surround yourself around people who play guitar (they dont necessarily hafta play metal, but its better)
Lamb of God is a death metal group who uses D minor alot and some of their songs arent too hard, but its still difficult to play for a beginner. The 3rd song (not the 3rd metal song, the 3rd song i learned from me starting 2wks b4, not counting smoke on the water) i learned was The Faded Line by them, because my friend made me. He told me it better to play hard stuff, you pick up alot more faster, and raises your goals. The song took me a month to learn and during that month i learn many more techniques than kids who were taking lessons for months.
some of Lamb of God’s "easier" songs if you want to challenge yourself:
Remorse is for the Dead (this uses alot of alt picking and palm muting)
The Faded Line (help develop quicker fingers and fluidity overall)
Ruin (isnt too hard, the solo will be really hard for you though)
Laid to Rest should be your goal w/n then next 6months (i want you to be able to play this song, i just learned it and it really fun but more advanced. it has pinch/artificial harmonics, weird rhythms, and you gotta stretch those fingers alot. you’ll feel accomplished once you learned this)
I disagree w/ James. People have different ways of tappin into their talents, whether it comes 4rm lessons, or "self taught" (which is a paradox, because u have to learn 4rm someone or something, self teaching guitar, like myself, study to work of others and friends, and using that knowledge we apply that to our own playin). Im thinkin bout taking lessons myself (in jazz guitar, because rock and metal come 4rm jazz and jazz theory), but im makin sure my teacher will not try to teach stuff in such a slow pace that hinders my progress.
note: i stuck w/ metal, but some of that applies to rock as well. rock uses different scales sometimes. my advice to you is study music theory
note: karinaha, warlocks suck! unless u have a custom they suck, and they guitar doesnt make they style. les paul’s are often used for metal, even though its not a "metal" guitar. and schecter is choppy, i dont like that brand either. Ibanez has some sick metal guitar
I like metal and rock and i got guitar lessons again after about 2 years. I have been interested in the Washburn X200 Pro-E so if anyone could help me out i would appreciate it.
Its a crappy westfield e1000
How’s your existing guitar? Is it crappy? Did you get the el-cheapo for your first or something decent?
If your existing guitar is good, and you just want a second guitar for variety or vanity, I would suggest something geared differently than your existing guitar.
For example, I started playing metal at first (METALLICA!!!) and played on strat and super-strat style guitars like the Ibanez JEM and RG series. (25.5 neck, a single-coil or two) I recently bought a Les Paul style guitar (24.75 neck, double humbuckers, ToM bridge). Explorers and SGs are also done in this kind of configuration. While Strats are really good for general rock, and super-strats tend to be metal and shred guitars, Les Paul style guitars tend to be geared more for clean-tone play, and the neck tends to (by some people’s taste) accommodate full chord fingering better. Now, plenty of guys (like James Hetfield) play metal on Les Paul style guitars. I’ve recently decided I prefer that neck over strats… I dunno… 20 years and my tastes are changing.
You could also look into something like a semi-hollow… like a lot of jazz guys play… but I’ve seen plenty of rock and punk guys play on them.
Or you could get yourself an acoustic. When I had only two guitars, one was a classical acoustic, because I felt I could duplicate steel-string acoustic just fine on my electric, while the classic acoustic sound was just SO very unique… I use it for all acoustic pieces anymore.
But if your first guitar is a junky learner, then you will probably get something just like it, only better and more expensive. That’s the usual strategy. But if your first guitar is great, I would recommend trying guitars of somewhat different style than your existing one and see if there is more out there for you.
Give me any good rock/indie songs to learn?
the name and artist please
Ty very much
x
well i have no idea of your skill level so, here’s some rock songs in ascending order of difficulty. Sorry there’s no indie but my tastes are such that i don’t know any.
American Idiot – Green Day
Basket Case – Green Day
Walla Walla – The Offsrping
Pretty Fly for A White Guy – The Offspring
Never Alone – Dropkick Murphys (Its kinda punk but meh)
Chop Suey! – System Of A Down
Toxicity – System Of A Down
Otherside – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Snow (Hey Oh) – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Well thats all I can think of, i must admit, snow is well hard so if you try and learn that, good luck to ya
I might get lessons but fdor now i want to try to learn by myself.
Chords & scales
I am an accomplished guitar player and am seriously considering producing my own guitar lesson DVD. What are the rules concerning doing a lesson on a popular rock song, i.e. Crazy Train. Are their copyright and royalty issues that come into play here?
check me out on youtube, search "nitropipes"
Yes.
"Crazy Train" – Words and Music by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley
Copyright © 1981 Blizzard Music Limited
You would need the permission of the copyright holder.
I have this guitar and I used to pay for lessons, but my teacher never taught me anything new. I have some basic background knowledge on how to play. Does anyone know good sources such as books that I could buy to teach myself. I have plenty of time to practice if theres a book for newbies like me. Thanks!
check out this website. just look up a song you want to play and it will give you tabs. if you are not familiar with tabs, google it. there are also chords which give you the music notes such as EM, GM, G7, etc.
i always watch guitar covers on you tube for songs from bands like escape the fate, bring me the horizon and slipknot and i am biggining to play guitar, i wanna know if they learn to play those songs so well with just tabs and playing or if they took paid lessons which helped them play?
Unless you have the right kind of teacher to teach you fast (a friend), the lessons will be drug out to keep you coming for more. If you don’t have a freind that is a good teacher, go ahead and do it abit, but show them what you want to know. Say, "teach me this song" and a long the way of a few, you will learn different chord strucures and so on. Remember "tab" is someobodies interpretation, so is not necessarily right and some are very wrong. Same with the covers. I learned from ear before tab was around. Play lick and listen. Hum back, find notes, redo over and over. I only use tab to support the ear I use. Very important to new players- make sure your instrument is easy on you. smooth action. easier it is, more you want to play, more you will learn. i’m and old 45 year old, and only recognize slipknot and they do the drop D tuning all turned down to C or so. Lots easier to play and on fingers too, so thats a good thing.
That would be awesome. I’m pretty sure the drum thing is like practicing drums but I’m not sure about the guitar
Rock Band can maybe make your fingers more flexible, but most of the playing is usually not even closely resembles the real playing of guitar. However, the drum part is essentially an electronic drum kit, but only plays with a song. I bet that if you get good on Rock Band drums then it would show similar effects to a real drum kit. And for singing, it tells you if you are in the right pitch, but i dunno if it can actually help.
So, no video game so far can actually teach you to play guitar.
-Alex
Well I started taking lessons about a month ago & I love playing the guitar. My parents said I could get an affordable daisy rock. I want it to be acoustic or acoustic electric.
I already know about the pink debutante but i don’t really like it. Any other suggestions?
www.daisyrock.com
Yeah dont get a daisy rock, they suck,
If you want an affordable acoustic-electric that suits a young woman I would suggest an Applause, which is the lower end of the Ovation series, it is small and light, has decent tone, and a unique shape (its round whereas almost every other acoustic is "squared")
They have an overall female quaity without being "girly"
I personally think that a pink flower guitar is kind of degrading to girls, like your guitars should look like toys or something?
good luck with your playing, just stick with it!