Members twotimingpete Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 I've been playing guitar since I was 14. I've been in several bands. There are certain things I know how to do, and certain things I'd say I'm pretty dang good at. However, what's lacking is any real knowledge of music or hardly even any scales. I'm self taught, so I've figured out some things on my own and much of what I do I don't fully understand. I think I'm a hard person to teach because my learning has been so non-linear and I'm kind of a knucklehead too. Do I need lessons or is there a good web solution? What about Jamplay? What I need is to not only start to understand what it is I'm playing and what it is I'm doing, but I also need a more fundamental knowledge of scales and how they can be applied. If you see me play, I've hacking it long enough that you may think I know a lot more than I really do. I really know very little about what's actually going on with the fretboard. Where do I start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob411 Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 Mark Wein is a cool guy. I would start here.http://markweinguitarlessons.com/forums/forum.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 Wholenote is a fun site. It has tabs and a player that will musically play back the tabs. Not a huge amount of copy stuff. But he has alot of riffs he's made up so you're sure to find something there worthwhile. http://www.wholenote.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 Why not learn piano? It's a different way to improve your musical knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 If I were unfaithful and named Pete, I could've written this. Looking forward to seeing more responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arrowhen Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm just the opposite - I understand a fair bit of theory, I just don't know how to make my hands do what my brain wants them to. I'd much rather have *your* problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted April 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 the big challenge, I guess, is just knowing where to start. I feel like I'm not getting any better and I don't know where to start when it comes to getting better. Whenever I look at lessons I see tons of {censored} but I don't know what applies to me or where to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 If I were unfaithful and named Pete, I could've written this. Can I buy you a beer?I'd simply start with guitar world lessons on youtube, I watched a few of the Paul Gilbert ones, but there are so many others. Each is less than 10 min and only covers one thing at a time. They're also free on the official channel, for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted April 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 someone on this forum had this great scales app called Note Finder. I had it bookmarked but it's gone now. anyone know a way to get this again or if there's another program that works like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 do you practice with a looper? i have really made strides in my soloing this way, kinda fun too. not many times in band practice can you get someone to just keep playing the same progression over and over again while you try out different phrases and patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MackieJ Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 Go take lessons from a real life instructor. Its more fun than you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Mark Wein is a cool guy. I would start here. http://markweinguitarlessons.com/forums/forum.php Thanks for the mention! I have a few options...there are the free lessons on my site complete with this road map that would keep you busy for a while: http://markweinguitarlessons.com/forums/showthread.php?20536-A-working-order-for-my-video-lessons-on-this-site. I teach "live" lessons via webcam and Skype: http://markweinguitarlessons.com/forums/list.php?category/52-Webcam-Lessons And I've just started an online subscription-based music school with courses from myself and Tom Harkenrider: http://markweinguitarlessons.com/ The options range from free to $10 a month to $100 a month and any of them can be viable depending on what you are looking to work on. The Lesson Loft here is also a great resource...the hardest part I think for many people is that there is so much available online that it can be like drinking from a fire hose. What is useful? What do I need to work on? Nobody is going to teach you any new and magic way of playing the guitar, but hopefully you can find a method of organizing what you want to study on that works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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