68 And I'm Taking Up The Guitar

[CrusaderFrank]

I bought a $300 Yamaha 6 string and I'm learning to play a guitar.

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I started playing an instrument when I was 7 years old and I played thru high school.

I remember telling my parents I wanted to take up the guitar or the drums and instead they had me learn the Trombone.

I've played several concerts when I was in school, but when I went into the military I didn't want to keep playing a brass instrument.

Now that I have a lot of time on my hands.....I'm gonna take up the guitar.

I played one years ago, but never took any lessons.

I barely learned how to tune it......but today I got my guitar and used a tuner to get it in tune.

I started taking lessons from this guy.

Right now I'm just trying to build up some calluses on my fingers.

I had a similar arc.

I played trombone in middle school and had a Sadistic music teacher who made a point to embarrass me. This was after having a vocal teacher the year before who told me “don’t sing, just stand in the back and move your lips to the words” I can laugh about it now. My favorite trombone solo (to listen to) is still Chicago “Beginnings”

My biggest regret with the guitar was trying to play like Jimmy Page instead of learning the instrument. If I picked it up again my first task would be to learn where all the notes were on every string

All the best to you, my friend! Make sure it stays fun

 

[evenflow1969]

I bought a $300 Yamaha 6 string and I'm learning to play a guitar.

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I started playing an instrument when I was 7 years old and I played thru high school.

I remember telling my parents I wanted to take up the guitar or the drums and instead they had me learn the Trombone.

I've played several concerts when I was in school, but when I went into the military I didn't want to keep playing a brass instrument.

Now that I have a lot of time on my hands.....I'm gonna take up the guitar.

I played one years ago, but never took any lessons.

I barely learned how to tune it......but today I got my guitar and used a tuner to get it in tune.

I started taking lessons from this guy.

Right now I'm just trying to build up some calluses on my fingers.

Hope you are more successful than my attempt. I played piano for a long time. Tried guitar late in life. My fingers just did not want to do what the guitar required. It was literally painful for me. Now after divorce I play nothing. Bitch got the piano and doesn't even play.

 

[Woodznutz]

Hope you are more successful than my attempt. I played piano for a long time. Tried guitar late in life. My fingers just did not want to do what the guitar required. It was literally painful for me. Now after divorce I play nothing. Bitch got the piano and doesn't even play.

Playing the guitar is mostly a 'rite of passage' for teenage boys. Few continue it. Same with adolescent girls and horses.

 

[evenflow1969]

Playing the guitar is mostly a 'rite of passage' for teenage boys. Few continue it. Same with adolescent girls and horses.

Lol, life gets in the way. Lol, while my kids were at home all I did was work, run kids to their crap, sleep, rinse and repeat. I did play the piano here and there but not often. Later when my youngest son formed a band I played a little more often. They had some Beatles covers they did that required piano. I would join them for those in their practice sessions. I never ventured on stage with them. I don't think their typical gig had a market for that old stuff. They liked a lot of my sixties and seventies rock I listened to but I don't think it would have went over well with today's bar crowd. As far as the girls go. Horses are expensive to feed and take care of. When it ain't Daddy's check paying for it, it is tough to do.

 

[Woodznutz]

Lol, life gets in the way. Lol, while my kids were at home all I did was work, run kids to their crap, sleep, rinse and repeat. I did play the piano here and there but not often. Later when my youngest son formed a band I played a little more often. They had some Beatles covers they did that required piano. I would join them for those in their practice sessions. I never ventured on stage with them. I don't think their typical gig had a market for that old stuff. They liked a lot of my sixties and seventies rock I listened to but I don't think it would have went over well with today's bar crowd. As far as the girls go. Horses are expensive to feed and take care of. When it ain't Daddy's check paying for it, it is tough to do.

True about horses. My daughter and granddaughter like to ride but it's too expensive even for lessons. I rode a lot when I was young but fortunately, I got to ride pretty much for free. I couldn't afford it back then either. I cut a deal with owner of the stables. I would rangle horses and guide others on my days off in exchange for riding. Worked out great as my friends and I liked to ride in the evening after business hours. On moonlit nights we often rode til midnight. Great fun and the horses seemed to enjoy it as well.

 

[norwegen]

I've got an account and an electric, but my prize guitar is a Warwick bass. With a drum machine, I can record some pretty funky tunes.

I'd recommend private lessons with a real person and then finding some backing tracks on YouTube to help with your timing.

 

[mudwhistle]

I had a similar arc.

I played trombone in middle school and had a Sadistic music teacher who made a point to embarrass me. This was after having a vocal teacher the year before who told me “don’t sing, just stand in the back and move your lips to the words” I can laugh about it now. My favorite trombone solo (to listen to) is still Chicago “Beginnings”

My biggest regret with the guitar was trying to play like Jimmy Page instead of learning the instrument. If I picked it up again my first task would be to learn where all the notes were on every string

All the best to you, my friend! Make sure it stays fun

The deal with learning an instrument is first learn how to play the simple cords and make it sound good.
Once you can do that you can start learning the difficult stuff.

The key to any instrument is you get the payback by sounding good. It took me years on the Trombone to make it sound good. I was starting to sound really good in high school, but I didn't practice enough. Mainly because I didn't like the instrument.

I just want to get to the point where my fingers don't hurt when I play for now. Later I can work on more songs.

 

[mudwhistle]

I've got an account and an electric, but my prize guitar is a Warwick bass. With a drum machine, I can record some pretty funky tunes.

I'd recommend private lessons with a real person and then finding some backing tracks on YouTube to help with your timing.

I'm not gonna take private lessons if I got better teachers on Youtube. Dealing with some asshole in person isn't what I'm looking for. I want to learn at my own pace and get to the point where I can play along with songs in music videos.
Learning how to play bass goes better when you're playing along with a band on Youtube.
I'm not planning on performing.
I'm just doing this for my own enjoyment.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The deal with learning an instrument is first learn how to play the simple cords and make it sound good.
Once you can do that you can start learning the difficult stuff.

The key to any instrument is you get the payback by sounding good. It took me years on the Trombone to make it sound good. I was starting to sound really good in high school, but I didn't practice enough. Mainly because I didn't like the instrument.

I just want to get to the point where my fingers don't hurt when I play for now. Later I can work on more songs.

The calluses come quickly, bar chords are a fucker! But you’ll get it

 

[Woodznutz]

The calluses come quickly, bar chords are a fucker! But you’ll get it

Never use them, cheat chords instead, thumb over the sixth string, finger enough to get the note. Also accept that the pesky F chord will be muffled but if all the strings are strummed no one will notice.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Backing track for inspiration

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Never use them, cheat chords instead, thumb over the sixth string, finger enough to get the note. Also accept that the pesky F chord will be muffled but if all the strings are strummed no one will notice.

C’mon Man! It only hurts at first

 

[Woodznutz]

C’mon Man! It only hurts at first

I gave up on bar chords long ago. I avoid things that make me miserable.

 

[evenflow1969]

True about horses. My daughter and granddaughter like to ride but it's too expensive even for lessons. I rode a lot when I was young but fortunately, I got to ride pretty much for free. I couldn't afford it back then either. I cut a deal with owner of the stables. I would rangle horses and guide others on my days off in exchange for riding. Worked out great as my friends and I liked to ride in the evening after business hours. On moonlit nights we often rode til midnight. Great fun and the horses seemed to enjoy it as well.

My aunt and uncle had horses. My aunt and female cousins rode often. My uncle was into hunting. I went the hunting route with him. I rode occasionally but never developed any skill at it. I had my chances at riding but just kinda knew there was a time limit on it. Chose activities that I figured I could do through most my life. I would never have imagined I would lose my piano, but I did. I contemplate buying a key board but do to late in life divorce I am scrambling to get enough money for retirement. It's pretty much work and sleep for me these days. Hoping that changes in near future but not holding my breath. The two businesses I started are profiting now so there is hope. Couple more years I will hopefully have money and free time.

 

[Leo123]

I bought a $300 Yamaha 6 string and I'm learning to play a guitar.

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I started playing an instrument when I was 7 years old and I played thru high school.

I remember telling my parents I wanted to take up the guitar or the drums and instead they had me learn the Trombone.

I've played several concerts when I was in school, but when I went into the military I didn't want to keep playing a brass instrument.

Now that I have a lot of time on my hands.....I'm gonna take up the guitar.

I played one years ago, but never took any lessons.

I barely learned how to tune it......but today I got my guitar and used a tuner to get it in tune.

I started taking lessons from this guy.

Right now I'm just trying to build up some calluses on my fingers.

Cool, Muddy. Ya already got the name....LOL Yamahas are pretty good. $300 seems like a good price, IMO. There are lots of good tutorial videos on You Tube. Tip: Learn tunes you like, that way you'll want to practice.

 

[odanny]

Rock on man.

 

[WelfareQueen]

I bought a $300 Yamaha 6 string and I'm learning to play a guitar.

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I started playing an instrument when I was 7 years old and I played thru high school.

I remember telling my parents I wanted to take up the guitar or the drums and instead they had me learn the Trombone.

I've played several concerts when I was in school, but when I went into the military I didn't want to keep playing a brass instrument.

Now that I have a lot of time on my hands.....I'm gonna take up the guitar.

I played one years ago, but never took any lessons.

I barely learned how to tune it......but today I got my guitar and used a tuner to get it in tune.

I started taking lessons from this guy.

Right now I'm just trying to build up some calluses on my fingers.

I have played for years. Good for your brain and your soul. Enjoy.