https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:53:00 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-357121 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:55:21 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion aragorn https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-357121 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-357113 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:00:59 +0000
- See someone with a guitar? Talk to him/her. You share a common interest and you can very often learn something. You might even find yourself someone to play with that way, not to mention that sudden urge to run back home and grab your own guitar. Met lots of interesting people this way, got loads of advice, had a lot of fun and got some private advice from Herman Li.

- Play in public. Sit on a bench somewhere and just play a bit in the sun. It'll feel very uncomfortable at first because you will feel very silly. Doing it, however, will make you a bit more relaxed when you finally want to show your friends/family/colleagues what you can play, or even on an open mic night. You'll also find people to be a lot less judging than you might think, it'll boost your esteem a bit when you find yourself to be a bit better than you think!

- Sing! It'll make you feel the rhythm better, make you get a better flow with the music, it makes the songs more recognisable and you of course learn to sing better. You'll sound like a professional in no time!

- You're making music. Even if you can only play a single chord you can make music with it. Try to be creative with what you can do, you don't have to know everything to start. Learn the E minor pentatonic scale and try to play it properly. It shouldn't be too hard, but if you do struggle with it a bit in the beginning just keep going at it. In no time you'll be able to quickly switch between the notes, and with only that you can already play blues.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Liontable https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-357113 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356632 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:43:46 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion bluesman831 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356632 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356588 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:41:33 +0000
Bluesman, I've been playing since the mid-70's - on and off - and it's only the last six years or so (coincidentally, about the time I found Guitarnoise....) that I've actually put some serious learning time in. Before that, it was the same old, same old three or four chords.....when I realised how much I DIDN'T know, it came as a shock at first - so I asked a lot of questions, got a lot of good advice, and worked hard at my playing. Blues jams? Hah, you should've heard my first efforts!

In fact - there was one jam around 2005, the first one I ever had a go at - it was a slow Led Zep style blues, and I hated the fact I couldn't come up with anything good for it, just a few totally cliched licks....about 3 years later, the same track was used for another jam. This time I played slide guitar in standard tuning, I knew exactly the sound I wanted, and, after about two-three quick run-throughs, sent in the first recorded take. Huge improvement.

So, stick around - feel free to ask questions, even if you feel a bit stupid asking 'em. The only stupid question is the one you don't ask when you could really do with a good answer......no one here's going to laugh at you, because we've all been through exactly the same thing! You'll probably ask a lot of questions that I've asked, or other people who've been round here for a while have asked....and we'll pass the same good advice we got on to you. That's the way this site works, really...

So, don't be discouraged - you'll be surprised how much you can pick up in a relatively short time. Work hard, play hard - but don't forget to have fun, as a wise man once said!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Players Discussion Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356588 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356581 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:59:48 +0000
And don't be embarrassed, it is a nice post. Everybody should read it and follows those advices. Each one is great. For example, the recording. Probably, you learn more when you listen yourself with critic ears than when you are playing.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356581 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356578 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:55:57 +0000
All you need is the blues scale on the 6th string and some variations and some suffering inside... :wink:]]> Guitar Players Discussion Rahul https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356578 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356575 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:13:02 +0000
It was just a couple things that helped me and still help me. If you've gone to hear here and heard anything I've done, you can hear some of what I say come to life. Alternatvively, you can hear the faultiness in some of what I say. :lol: :lol:

uno, I like #10 the best, too. Edit: Nuno, I see you're sporting what appears to be a trophy of some sort. A Participation award of some sort, I suppose? :twisted: :twisted:]]> Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356575 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356569 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:28:50 +0000
I particularly likes the #10.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356569 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356559 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:09 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Blue Jay https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356559 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356535 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:03:05 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Apache https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/frustration-4/#post-356535