well i just had my first guitar lesson a couple of days ago and my teacher taught me how to do 4 chords, and said they were the most common chord progression or something??
it was G, D, E minor, C
and i remember the chords, but then he taught me … how to connect them?? like in a particular order. i know you can probably connect them any way you want, but please bear with me…
and i cant remember how to do that… it was something like long short short short short and
down up up down down

so could someone please help (e.g. quaver semi-q, semi-q, semi-q, semi-q or something)

IM REALLY STUCKKKK
and since ive done 7 years of piano he kinda expects lootss from me hahahha
thankyouuuu
HELLLLPPPPP
even if you have no idea, say SOMETHING
that will atleast assure me that SOMEONE is looking at this question

HELLLLLPPP SOS!!!

…..sorry i know it hasnt been long since i actually posted the question, but im realllllyyy anxious. im just that kind of person hahahha

Hello….Would you believe that these are the first 4 chords that I learned too…way back in 1964! The progression G-Em-C-D (1-6m-4-5) is pretty versatile. So you’re really having trouble with a few different issues. First, the progression. Well, that will all depend on the particular song. If you play them in this order : G-Em-C-D, you have played a couple dozen do-wop songs. It also works on a lot of folk songs like "If I Had A Hammer" Re-arrange them a little, and you have Neil Young’s "Heart Of Gold"

The next thing you’re asking about is the strum pattern. This will also change with every song. It’s impossible for me to know exactly what strum pattern your instructor told you to practice. There are a lot of different ones. The most basic….used on Heart Of Gold…is all down strokes.

I would suggest you practice a basic down-up down-up strum. Don’t hold the pick too tightly, and use your wrist rather than your entire arm. The pick needs to sweep over the strings, not dig into them, if that makes sense.

Start by just holding one chord and strumming. It’s going to be boring, but repetition develops muscle memory. Down-up down-up. When you’re comfortable with that, try changing chords while strumming. Here’s a tip: keep your strum steady (as slow as necessary) and change chords during the up stroke.

Here’s another tip: you don’t have to start fresh with every chord fingering. If you’re going from a G to Em, you’ll notice that there is one note the two chords have in common….5th string second fret. Leave that finger in place when you change chords and use it as a pivot. If you’re going from a G to C, you’ll notice that the fingers on the two low strings keep the same position, just move over one string. (Be sure to learn G using your pinky finger on the high string!!!) The less finger movement between chords, the faster you can change.

Chances are that your instructor gave you a specific progression and strum pattern to practice. If you can remember it, just apply the above suggestions to his strum. Otherwise, just practice some of the things I mentioned…..you’ll need them anyway. Feel free to email me with any questions…but above all, be honest with your instructor. It doesn’t matter what you think he *expects* of you. If you don’t understand something, or need to go slower….tell him. He’ll understand. Best of luck.

ive decided to teach my self the guitar at home, ive completly surfed the intenet for good websites but i cant find any, thankuu for reading this, its much apreciated =] are there anybooks or dvds yo would recommend aswell?

Even though I have to admit I am a little biased in my recommendation, I think it’s the best one. I’ve spent several years developing just what you’re talking about. I teach step by step instruction and have 4 series, including of course a beginner series. I also update the site with a new video lesson every single week. You can check it out for yourself and see what you think. All of my users so far have been happy users, and most of them are beginners. Let me know if you have questions.

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Stephen

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I got an electric guitar for Christmas and I’ve wanted to learn guitar for a few years but haven’t yet. I don’t know how to play acoustic but I’m going to start taking lessons on electric soon. Will this be easy? Or at least a reasonable difficulty? Thanks!

Electric is easier on the fingers than acoustic, and you have more leeway on tone-alternation techniques like bends, vibrato, and slides.

Many people (and there is some wisdom to this) say that the ONLY way to learn is to learn on an acoustic first. This is because the acoustic is always physically more difficult to play. It requires more hand strength and precision to produce good tone, so if you can play adequately on an acoustic, the electric feels like I HAVE BEEN SET FREE!!! FREEEEEE!!!!!

But if you don’t like acoustic music, just go ahead and start on the electric.

That said… No, it won’t be easy. You will be constantly frustrated. Your fingers will be REALLY sore in the beginning (that passes quickly) and you will be made to do exercises that will seem PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE at first. It isn’t easy! HOWEVER, any idiot can learn the guitar fairly well if they DON’T GIVE UP. The first few months will seem like you SUCK and can’t do ANYTHING! But that passes, and you’ll feel REALLY good about your ability in a year (if you keep up the lessons). And then you will start to tackle some advanced techniques and feel like I’LL NEVER BE ABLE TO DO THIS all over again. And it too, will pass if you STICK WITH IT.

At many points, you will overcame obstacles that you thought were IMPOSSIBLE at first. It IS hard, but ANY IDIOT (like ME!!!) can do it if they stick with it.

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First of all, catching on "right away" is often a lie, and even if it’s not… less than a day?!? Really?

Give yourself some time. ESPECIALLY if you decide to not take lessons.

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