Guitar masters, is this a good way to learn guitar?
I’m a relative beginner and I’m starting to wonder whether I would be better off in the long run just focusing on training my left hand first with no right hand strumming or anything. Learning all chords and transitioning them smoothly. And building finger dexterity. Then move to my right hand to perfect strumming and picking. Then after all of that just start learning songs, music theory, scales, and the fretboard. Any advice?
I feel I have the rhythm and the soul. Just not the technique yet to voice it to its full potential. Any helpful instructions and or exercises for my proposed training method? I don’t care if this method isn’t fun for awhile. Let me know, Thanks : )
*also I want to be able to play all styles of music preferably blues, rock, and classical. but be able to play rhythm and solo guitar. i understand it will take time ; )
its very important to learn finger accuracy and build up your finger strength, but its also important to be able to synchronize your hands, with your left fingers holding down frets on the same string that your right hand is strumming. They need to be hand-in-hand so I would say to practice with both hands, though its good to exercise your fret fingers, its equally important to practice synchronizing.
its very important to learn finger accuracy and build up your finger strength, but its also important to be able to synchronize your hands, with your left fingers holding down frets on the same string that your right hand is strumming. They need to be hand-in-hand so I would say to practice with both hands, though its good to exercise your fret fingers, its equally important to practice synchronizing.
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I am a musician.
Practice technique early. Nothing is harder than breaking bad technique. Me for instance I don’t use a pick alot so I’ve gotten used to using my fingers. It’s not bad but it’s not necessarily good. After that if you got the soul you say u do you’ll know what to practice next. (I recommend learning notes of the scale)
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honestly i would advise to stay away from lessons. music, especially guitar, came extreamly naturally to me. try tabs or try to learn by ear if you can
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ive been called the guitar prodigy and have been compared to slash (not trying to brag just showing i know what im talking about)
I’m certainly no master but I think you need to progress with both hands. Get your brain wired by repetition to use both hands unconsciously, not just one. You’re only as good as your weakest hand, which if it’s never been used is pretty bad. I think you’ll find you’ll get to a point where you think you’re great with chords but as soon as you try to play something you’re concentrating so much on your weak right hand that your left will not move as you expect. Practice from the ground up with both, to me that’s the only way you build the natural reflexes you need.
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People may disagree with this but I learned through tabs. It’s been around since 1500s and works great. Wen I was first learning I put sticky notes on my (cheap) guitar.and numbered the frets so there was a better visual aid and then I learned easy intros to songs til I worked my way up.I’ve been playing for 3 years now
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