https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:34:30 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359240 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:33:06 +0000
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com

they have quite a few tabs from those bands you listed, just do a search on there.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Djanvk https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359240 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359238 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:53:51 +0000
Zeb, this is Voodoo. What I do when I'm getting frustrated with a song is play something I know or write something new. Just going back to something you know or getting the creative juices flowing by writing something new is a great frustration buster... For me at least.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Preacher https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359238 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359225 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:45:26 +0000 Take that wrong tab, correct it, and repost it. Then take pride in figuring it out and helping the next person on the learning curve. Frustration is a killer if you don't channel it to be constructive. Turn it into the resolve to do better, to help others, to learn something new.]]> Guitar Players Discussion daven https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359225 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359200 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:41:55 +0000
It'll take time and practice...Like everything.
Keep working on it, you'll get there some day.]]> Guitar Players Discussion kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359200 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359196 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:59:24 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Zebco https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359196 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359194 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:50:48 +0000
OK, seriously, you will always have songs that are either above your skill level or a skill not yet learned. Always. In 50 years, you will have things that frustrate you about guitar playing. The quicker you divert all of that "frustration" energy into "what do I need to learn" energy, the better. Once you identify what it is that you do not know, than you can learn it. It's not as simple as saying "I don't know how to play that song". You've gotta dig and research. How is he tuning his guitar? Which pickup(s). Which pedals and in what order. Which amps. What was his left hand doing. What about his right hand? Is there a whole new technique(s) that you've yet to learn? Break it down. Heck, I can't tell you how many songs I shelved for a while because I needed to learn a few different techniques or something, and then come back to them and play them first try.

RE: TAB: I do agree with everyone and say yes, learn the TAB. TAB is simple. TAB is not all inclusive, though. That's what there's standard notation to go along with it some times. Helps out for the timing and other things. I still need to learn the by-the-ear thing. It's tough. I get brain-dead very quickly. "Tone burnout", I think it's called.]]> Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359194 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359192 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:22 +0000
And death metal is always a minority taste. There are LOTS of tabs out there, though you say you don't read tab.

I'm gonna say that you don't read tab YET. It's too useful a tool to skip- and it's too easy to let it be a real barrier. In an afternoon, you can figure it out- tab is not hard. The lines represent the strings, the numbers represent the frets. The order they ARE in is the order you play them in. It's really not too hard. (Some will point out that tab doesn't usually tell you the rhythm. This is true, but with songs you have heard, and have saved somewhere that you can listen to them, it's not too big a deal.)

Also, do you have GuitarPro? It's a pretty useful program for guitarists, and can help with learning songs- if you've got it, I've got a guitarpro file for "Down With the Sun" that I'd be happy to send you.


All the best,
Ande

PS- not EVERYBODY hates death metal!]]> Guitar Players Discussion Ande https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359192 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359190 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:43:56 +0000
You'll be learning new songs and making progress and also you may end up liking other songs you never thought you would. As your skill develops maybe you can go back and re-look at the ones you are having trouble with now.]]> Guitar Players Discussion cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359190 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359186 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:57:53 +0000
I really want to shred some 80's solos, but I know I'm still way off being able to do this.
In the meantime I've picked up a little theory, some fingerpicking, some acoustic blues, some percussive techniques, and basically expanded my knowledge. If I'd have kept on trying to bash my head against those screaming solos, I'd have chucked it in.

Good luck.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Kroikey https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359186 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359184 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:19 +0000
I would agree with Joe but add that it may be useful to learn to read tab. I will leave aside any discussion of stndard notation.

A quick internet search should give plenty of sites or you could try some of the lessons on this site

https://www.guitarnoise.com/help/guitar-tab/ which leads on. Or get some tabs for the songs you do know and see how they look. Tabs can be of varying quality though.

For those particular bands there appears to be several tabs over on Ultimate Guitar one of which leads on to a You Tube
Vid which shows how he plays quite clearly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcda2NG5N3o. Try to ignore the cat.

I would pick a few phrases from these and learn to play them perfectly very slowly, then s build up to full speed step by step.

Finally these bands are almost certainly playing in different tunings. So if you try to play the tabs with your guitar in standard, at best, it will be in a different key.]]> Guitar Players Discussion easewlad https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-frustrated/#post-359184