Purchased my first Acoustic Electric....FINALLY!

xero380 · Post by **xero380** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:39 pm

I should say put a down payment on it for now until funds alleviate my freedom to spend on other things. hehe But should have her in my hands in another week or two.

I'm not excited or anything by any means haha...

What I wanted to ask on here from some of you seasoned/fulltime vets is what is the best way to begin learning. I currently play drums in a local established band around the area and have been drumming for about 12 or 13 years now and always wanted to learn how to play the guitar as far as rhythm goes atleast and decided to begin now and achieve that goal. I can read music from past experience with alto sax in high school (although I know it's a little different) but what I need now is a great program to start learning. I thought about guitar lessons but would rather save money right now and try to experience learning on my own. Any thoughts or Ideas?

xero380 · Post by **xero380** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:38 pm

Anyone?

kayla · Post by **kayla** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:54 pm

congrats on the new guitar!

lessons would be the best way, but ... the way i learned was this, i had a friend who played and he'd set down and play a song and i'd do my best to follow along. of course he showed me basic chording first (open chords). i would set and just practice changing chords - without strumming.

theres a lot of stuff online, im sure youtube has some basic guitar lessons.

good luck!!

- kayla.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:13 pm

My usual advice to beginners is to not expect to automatically "get it." It's a lot like drum rudiments, when you first start, you think there's no way you'll get it, but you get one... then another... then you go back and forth between the two you learned, and it's still hard... but one day, you have that muscle-memory developed, and you just do it right without too much effort, and you're like, "Ohhhhh! Like that!" It just takes time with the guitar in your lap. Guitar is a folk instrument, and millions of people play it, it's meant to be sort of easy, but not so easy that you don't have to work at it.

lynch1 · Post by **lynch1** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:34 pm

lessons are certainly the best idea, that way you don't develope any bad habits. being a drummer, keeping time should be a breeze for you I would think. if lessons are not the way you want to go, eventhough they are tedious and sometimes boring, the Mel-bay series would get you a good start. Good luck.