Oh my god I **** so bad at electric guitar...

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#1 coldkill19
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Can someone please give me a few pointers on how to put your fingers on the strings in position faster? I've been practicing for a month from lessons and I still can't nail tablature. :(:( I've tried so many songs and they are all so hard! I don't understand how some can move that quickly, it takes like 5 secons to put my self in place. :( If someone can point out some things for me i would we very grateful, thanks!

PS: The "****" is supposed to say "suck" but it has to censor it.
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Can someone please give me a few pointers on how to put your fingers on the strings in position faster? I've been practicing for a month from lessons and I still can't nail tablature. :(:( I've tried so many songs and they are all so hard! I don't understand how some can move that quickly, it takes like 5 secons to put my self in place. :( If someone can point out some things for me i would we very grateful, thanks!

PS: The "****" is supposed to say "suck" but it has to censor it. coldkill19

1. Practice with slower songs to get used to it 2. Make sure you memorize the chords first(but in your case tabs) 3. Just be sure to practice

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#4 yamum2
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no i suck worse.....with your momTheSetup
not a smart thing to say
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#5 coldkill19
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no i suck worse.....with your momTheSetup
well that's very nice........
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#6 MoonSpoon
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It's all practice dude.
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#7 Guitarking411
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Dude just practice scales and chord shapes again and again and again till they are imprented in your brain.....play them very slowly and keep doing it till you can nail them perfectly each time then move up to a faster tempo also use a metronome. The same goes for songs pick a passage that you like and practice it very slowly over and over till you have memorized it them do it again a little faster.. I used to teach guitar so if you have any questions just ask.
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#8 shishkabob_6
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Hmmm...just keep practicing. I was horrible too when I started off :P

you will get better guaranteed if you keep practicing

ultimate-guitar.com Use this site to find tabs
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#9 coldkill19
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Dude just practice scales and chord shapes again and again and again till they are imprented in your brain.....play them very slowly and keep doing it till you can nail them perfectly each time then move up to a faster tempo also use a metronome. The same goes for songs pick a passage that you like and practice it very slowly over and over till you have memorized it them do it again a little faster.. I used to teach guitar so if you have any questions just ask.Guitarking411
Wow, thank you so much!!!!!! :D:D
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[QUOTE="Guitarking411"]Dude just practice scales and chord shapes again and again and again till they are imprented in your brain.....play them very slowly and keep doing it till you can nail them perfectly each time then move up to a faster tempo also use a metronome. The same goes for songs pick a passage that you like and practice it very slowly over and over till you have memorized it them do it again a little faster.. I used to teach guitar so if you have any questions just ask.coldkill19
Wow, thank you so much!!!!!! :D:D

No problem :)
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#11 -DarkestHour-
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Just keep at it dude. Thats the main thing with guitar. It takes a lot of time and effort to get good, but if you put the time and effort into it, you will get good! I'm pretty decent at guitar now. I can play almost any metal song/solo you put in front of me. Besides most stuff by Dragonforce & Necrophagist. I've been playing for 5 years. It takes a while to be able to get decent. But if you work hard at it, you will succeed. And theres only one thing that will make you improve at guitar. Practise. Just learn some of your favorite songs that aren't too difficult, and keep at them and after a while you will get used to it :D
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[QUOTE="coldkill19"][QUOTE="Guitarking411"]Dude just practice scales and chord shapes again and again and again till they are imprented in your brain.....play them very slowly and keep doing it till you can nail them perfectly each time then move up to a faster tempo also use a metronome. The same goes for songs pick a passage that you like and practice it very slowly over and over till you have memorized it them do it again a little faster.. I used to teach guitar so if you have any questions just ask.Guitarking411
Wow, thank you so much!!!!!! :D:D

No problem :)



Maybe I am missing something here, but I could probably receive the same advice from a drunk homeless man.
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#13 coldkill19
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Just keep at it dude. Thats the main thing with guitar. It takes a lot of time and effort to get good, but if you put the time and effort into it, you will get good! I'm pretty decent at guitar now. I can play almost any metal song/solo you put in front of me. Besides most stuff by Dragonforce & Necrophagist. I've been playing for 5 years. It takes a while to be able to get decent. But if you work hard at it, you will succeed. And theres only one thing that will make you improve at guitar. Practise. Just learn some of your favorite songs that aren't too difficult, and keep at them and after a while you will get used to it :D-DarkestHour-
Wow, okay, I guess I'll do that too, thanks! :D:D
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#15 Guitarking411
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MoonSpoon wrote:Guitarking411 wrote:coldkill19 wrote:Guitarking411 wrote: Dude just practice scales and chord shapes again and again and again till they are imprented in your brain.....play them very slowly and keep doing it till you can nail them perfectly each time then move up to a faster tempo also use a metronome. The same goes for songs pick a passage that you like and practice it very slowly over and over till you have memorized it them do it again a little faster.. I used to teach guitar so if you have any questions just ask. Wow, thank you so much!!!!!! No problem

Maybe I am missing something here, but I could probably receive the same advice from a drunk homeless man.
Or you could go about the rest of your life being a complete ****
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#16 jamesgj
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I've been playing for five years and I'm still not very good but I do know how to play the damn Guitar.
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Or you could go about the rest of your life being a complete **** Guitarking411
You haven't lived until you've been a complete ****
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#18 MoonSpoon
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Or you could go about the rest of your life being a complete **** Guitarking411


You are the advice king!

Got your own show?
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#19 firestorm91
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The only advice I could give is read over the tabs for the songs that you're doing a couple of times then play them very slowly. If it helps, break them up into parts (that's what I do :P) and then put them together and keep on practicing until you get the hang of the rhythm of the song. Next go a little bit faster until you get to the song speed. :D
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#20 Guitarking411
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someotherguy654 wrote:Guitarking411 wrote: Or you could go about the rest of your life being a complete **** You haven't lived until you've been a complete **** True lol, I was just givin some friendly advice thats all some people must not have anything better to do than talk **** ont the internet when its really not even called for.
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#21 d51man
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Keep practicing...

Play the songs stupid slow if you can't get it, then start going faster and faster as you get better :D
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[QUOTE="Guitarking411"]Or you could go about the rest of your life being a complete **** MoonSpoon


You are the advice king!

Got your own show?

Yes I am. and I just might get one.
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#23 metallica_fan42
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Like everyone says, practice. Keep playing them until you get sick of them, and then play them some more. Switch between chords at a slow pace, and when you get comfortable, gradually speed it up.
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#24 zsc4
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I'm sure you can find a lot of online tutorials about using an electric guitar.
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#25 -kaz3-
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At least you have a guitar. I've been thinking about learning for a good deal of time, but never got around to doing so:?
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[QUOTE="Guitarking411"][QUOTE="coldkill19"][QUOTE="Guitarking411"]Dude just practice scales and chord shapes again and again and again till they are imprented in your brain.....play them very slowly and keep doing it till you can nail them perfectly each time then move up to a faster tempo also use a metronome. The same goes for songs pick a passage that you like and practice it very slowly over and over till you have memorized it them do it again a little faster.. I used to teach guitar so if you have any questions just ask.MoonSpoon
Wow, thank you so much!!!!!! :D:D

No problem :)



Maybe I am missing something here, but I could probably receive the same advice from a drunk homeless man.

Seriously. That's uncalled for. LEave GK the hell alone. He was offering good advice based on his previous experince teaching (and he really did teach. I should know as I am a very good friend of his).
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#27 Guitarking411
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[QUOTE="MoonSpoon"][QUOTE="Guitarking411"][QUOTE="coldkill19"][QUOTE="Guitarking411"]Dude just practice scales and chord shapes again and again and again till they are imprented in your brain.....play them very slowly and keep doing it till you can nail them perfectly each time then move up to a faster tempo also use a metronome. The same goes for songs pick a passage that you like and practice it very slowly over and over till you have memorized it them do it again a little faster.. I used to teach guitar so if you have any questions just ask.fs_metal
Wow, thank you so much!!!!!! :D:D

No problem :)



Maybe I am missing something here, but I could probably receive the same advice from a drunk homeless man.

Seriously. That's uncalled for. LEave GK the hell alone. He was offering good advice based on his previous experince teaching (and he really did teach. I should know as I am a very good friend of his).

Thanx bro :)
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#28 TheCrimsonKoopa
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Play some classic rock. Just practice, pretty soon you'll be tearing up the fretboard.
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#29 zeldafan00013
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Buy guitar hero, no joke.
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#30 shishkabob_6
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Buy guitar hero, no joke.zeldafan00013
That would be more suitable for the rhythm part of playing guitar, not the actual playing
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#31 TheCrimsonKoopa
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[QUOTE="zeldafan00013"]Buy guitar hero, no joke.shishkabob_6
That would be more suitable for the rhythm part of playing guitar, not the actual playing



Guitar Hero only improves your sence of time and rhythm, it does nothing for your actual playing.