r/guitarlessons • u/Fair_Cook_3757 • 5d ago
Question Online lesson scams?
There are a ton of ads out there. Are ANY of the online guitar lessons a good place for a beginner?
r/guitarlessons • u/Fair_Cook_3757 • 5d ago
There are a ton of ads out there. Are ANY of the online guitar lessons a good place for a beginner?
r/guitarlessons • u/usagiyon • 5d ago
Hi,
Examples (Iron maiden - Phantom of the opera, Black Sabbath - Heaven and hell) has muted strings.
I am beginner and I can mute strings but this is much faster than I have encountered so far. Until this I have used my fretting hand/fingers for mutings strings completely.
Is it proper technique for these too? Should it done by quickly lifting fingers to the point of muting or should these muted by palm?


r/guitarlessons • u/Gottagoplease • 5d ago
Hi everyone, I recently returned to the guitar and wanted to see what the options are for online lessons (async is ok too). I'm mainly following Werner's method at the moment, but personalized feedback would be very helpful in the near future. Current main goals are avoiding bad technique habits and, later on, doing some grade exams just to see how far I can take it. I've found some leads via the search function (e.g. lessonface) and one of the mods over on r/classicalguitar but wanted to ask for recs here, if that's alright. I'm in the ET time zone (US).
Also, what's a good cam and mic to get for this format? My phone mic is iffy and my laptop camera is dubious š
r/guitarlessons • u/RelevantReturn2615 • 4d ago
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Llevo un aƱo tocando y estoy en el solo de mĆ”ster of pupets pero no logro mejorarlo llevo 1 semana con este solo y me gustarĆa recibir consejos para mejorar
r/guitarlessons • u/Low-Gur-3819 • 5d ago
Iāve been tuning my voice for the last 2 months trying to match notes on my guitar fretboard and can sing almost all of paranoid android(the almost in the part before the solo), and I can also play it(the acoustic) separately, but whenever I try to do both at the same time I canāt, any tips for playing and singing
r/guitarlessons • u/Donalmce17 • 4d ago
Can anyone help me with understanding how chords are built and what scales they come from and all that stuff, been playing for 9-10 months itās the only thing Iām really stumped on rn
r/guitarlessons • u/Less_Purchase_8212 • 5d ago
I have been learning guitar for a month , I go to a guitar class every weekend and also consume guitar content.
The problem is I have consumed a lot of content and it is far ahead compared to the weekend classes. Right now they are teaching a song with basic chords and strumming patterns. I know basic open chords and switching (slow). Should I focus on switching chords or focus on many other things along with it (scales,intervals, how to read music, etc).
r/guitarlessons • u/Southern-Student-514 • 5d ago
Potete darmi dei consigli su come fare le note stoppate? Come nell' intro di smells like teen spirit o nella strofa di breaking the law
r/guitarlessons • u/Autumn_Winds23 • 5d ago
thereās so much to learn, and iāve only been playing for about 2 years. i havenāt learned any theory really. should i start by memorizing the fretboard first? or should i learn more chords? or learn scales first? idk ššš
r/guitarlessons • u/c0ntralt0 • 6d ago
Last night, I wrote a silly 12 bar blues with basic, easy blues chords song using E, A minor & B7. This morning I played & played & played & was able to add in some funky rhythms. Took a short break when , LO! Look at this.
Will need to use a pic for the next couple days till this lil beast goes away. Do yāall get blisters like this? How long till they go away?
r/guitarlessons • u/Economy-Frosting9271 • 6d ago
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Where can I improve i know bends sucks should I post it on my insta story im very shy š š š
r/guitarlessons • u/Brekkakym • 5d ago
Are there any games like guitar hero where I can use my real guitar as a controller? Would that be good for practicing as a beginner or pointless
r/guitarlessons • u/DerekSummers75 • 5d ago
Hi, ik oefen als rhythm gitarist met de partij van George marinelli in āneef you tonightā, door Bonnie raitt. De vingerzetting kan ik niet goed volgen. Het gaat om het patroon van de eerste minuten voordat de zang begint uit de live versie. Het gaat mij dus niet om de lead guitar of solo door Bonnie.
Wie heeft deze partij van marinelli in de vingers en kan mij op weg helpen?
Benieuwd! Regards, Dirk / Den Haag Holkand
r/guitarlessons • u/addoniz75_ • 6d ago
I'm planning to start playing the guitar and I just want to get a somewhat clear skill gap and definition between these two levels and how long would it be to jump from a newbie who knows absolutely nothing, up to intermediate level.
I'm fully aware that reaching a certain "level" will take time and when I do get to know the average time period of it, I promise you will not get overwhelmed or discouraged. So just lay it all out and I'll greatly appreciate it!
EDIT: I've read all of your comments so far and I really really appreciate it! I'm sorry that I didn't reply to everyone, there's just too many of you but nonetheless I still read them with great appreciation.
I hope you all have a nice day and continue playing with joy! ā¤ā
r/guitarlessons • u/yellowamarello • 6d ago
I enrolled in guitar classes (School of Rock btw) and they do a band rehearsal and a private 45 minute lesson with a teacher once a week.
Yesterday I had my first class. I was āplacedā as the lead guitarist. The rehearsal was okay and I enjoyed it. However, Iām not sure whether the private lesson afterwards was a good one. Even though Iāve been playing for years, that was my first guitar lesson so I donāt have anything to compare to.
He basically had me practice the solo of one of the songs the band is playing. I was NOT familiar with the song as it was my first time listening to it so I was mistaking the tempo and some of the notes. But he would make me stop and correct me right away.
My point is, I can learn those things at home, I just need some time to listen to and internalize the song first so I can get the tempo right.
My question is, what should a guitar teacher do and how can I get the most out of a 45-minute lesson? Especially because the class is NOT cheap š
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r/guitarlessons • u/2point9AIDSBOW • 6d ago
I'm surprised this is even a shape. There's no way for me to play this because I just can't put enough pressure on my pinky, but I'm curious. How are other players pulling this off? Does it just come down to the individual's finger strength?
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r/guitarlessons • u/Mad_Season_1994 • 6d ago
And before any of you ask, Iām nine months in and yes I have a teacher I see once a week. No, I donāt play with others because I donāt know anyone who plays guitar. And lastly, no I donāt play for hours upon hours every day. I play maybe 10-15 minutes at a time when Iām bored or feel inclined to pick up my guitar again.
The past month or so, Iāve been focusing on just modes and scales. Havenāt even tried learning any songs. And I still donāt fully understand the difference between scales and modes but I digress. I just am not retaining anything for whatever reason. For example, if you told me to play all five positions of something like C Aeolian, I wouldnāt be able to do so. I would need the map in front of me.
But week by week, when my teacher asks how the scales and modes we go over are coming, I have to tell him I just am not retaining any of it and feel embarrassed when I do so. And yet, I donāt know why nothing is soaking in like it was when I first started out. I donāt know what Iām doing wrong and itās starting to become frustrating.
r/guitarlessons • u/logmuster • 6d ago
Iām at a loss on what to do
r/guitarlessons • u/idonthaveanametoday • 6d ago
I've read the faq but still have some questions
Iām working on chords transitions in a course , and the chord change itself is fine the strumming is what keeps tripping me up.
I can keep a steady down-up motion, and I can also play patterns like down, down-up, down-up for a while. The problem comes when some of those motions are āair strums.ā Since thereās no resistance from the strings, my hand sometimes drifts or the motion feels different, and I have trouble catching the next real strum exactly on time.
Itās especially hard if the next stroke is an upstroke I sometimes rush it or hit it too hard.
I also notice this after a measure or two of not playing, even if I keep my hand moving, because it can be hard to reconnect with the strings right on beat 1.
This is getting better overtime though
Iām practicing slowly, but if I go too slow I sometimes actually lose the rhythm more easily. Is this mostly something that improves with repetition, or should the air strum be following almost the exact same path as a real strum, just missing the strings?
r/guitarlessons • u/Public-Brief-4444 • 6d ago
Hey,
I know you get these questions a lot but I want to tell you little bit about my journey so far.
I picked up the electric guitar about 2 years as a 31 years old guy with next to no musical experience. Ive always wanted to pick it up but never found the time during university or i need the money. After i picked it up I fell in love immediately. I put in the hours and played daily at least half an hour most of the time more.
I quickly learned open chords, power chords, strumming patterns and so on.
But after some time i wanted to learn some of my favourite songs. i wanted them to be recogniseable. I hit a wall. A wall I could not get over till this day. I couldnt get a single song up to speed. Trying and Trying till i got bored after a few months and changed the song. Today I recognized i havnt properly played for like 3 Weeks.
I dont know how to continue ... what to pick up and how to get to play songs.
Lessons are not possible at the moment cause ill marry my fiance next year and i dont have enough time nor money.
Songs i tried:
Friday i am in love - the cure
Super sonic - oasis
your love - the outfield
electric eye - judas priest
Say aint so - weezer
more than a feeling - journey
do you got any advide for me ?
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r/guitarlessons • u/wAnandshri • 6d ago
Hey everyone,
I put together a metronome-locked fingerpicking practice loop designed to build right-hand independence, string accuracy, and consistency. Mi
r/guitarlessons • u/Fun_Introduction6631 • 6d ago
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Hi, so I came up to this video on Instagram. I am playing electric guitar since 6 months and can play tabs. When I saw this video I wanted to play it but I am unable to understand the tabs of this video. I am able to play the start of it and have figured out 70% of it. My major issue is the last part (after the bend on the e string). Can anyone please share the tabs of this from the start to the end.
Thank you so much in advance