Playing the guitar

[Yoda]

Lessons will always help, unless magkataong walang kwenta yung instructor mo. So if you have the resources and the time for it, don't think twice.

[russpogi]

Tama sila sir. Depende talaga sa yo. Ako, I tried lessons pero di ako natututo. It was until one time in HS when I met this girl na crush ko na gusto nya matuto mag-guitar so nag self-study kme as a group, together with our other friends that knows and also wants to learn how to play. Dun talaga ako natuto!

[sarahbaby]

Tama sila sir. Depende talaga sa yo. Ako, I tried lessons pero di ako natututo. It was until one time in HS when I met this girl na crush ko na gusto nya matuto mag-guitar so nag self-study kme as a group, together with our other friends that knows and also wants to learn how to play. Dun talaga ako natuto!

kaya naman pala ngayon ayaw mo na mag-gitara...

Ako naman I learned how to play d guitar last year lang self-study din though may tinuro rin naman si RUss like D,A,G. hehe! pero hanggang ngayon Major chords pa rin ang alam ko. Right now I play Bass guitar sa church. :flower:

[knight23]

learned playing through guitar tabs.

[chain]

I played professionaly for a while during the mid-90's. learned playing by watching others play. tapos nakuha ko sa kulit yung mga magagaling para turuan nila ako. since I took lessons sa piano before, this really helped me in my guitar playing.

chords muna bago notes. then I moved on to scales and various tunings.

also, malaki din ang tinulong ng mga kanta ng Beatles.

[1D4LV]

q lang sa mga expert guitar players here.

i know how to play rhythm, pero i want to learn how to play bass. madali lang ba transition?

[chain]

q lang sa mga expert guitar players here.

i know how to play rhythm, pero i want to learn how to play bass. madali lang ba transition?

yup.. I find playing the Bass guitar easier. it's mostly notes lang naman. pero yun lang talaga, ang kakapal ng strings! so at first double fingers ang gamit ko for every bass line until lumakas-lakas yung pressure ng fingers ko eventually.

you'll be snapping and popping before you know it.

[badsekktor]

q lang sa mga expert guitar players here.

i know how to play rhythm, pero i want to learn how to play bass. madali lang ba transition?

well depende.... kung base notes lang ng chord pattern at simple running notes based on scales ok lang pero kung ala red hot saka mga jazz bands madugo yun bro!

I met this guy sa perfect pitch, actually sales agent sya dun and nasa peak pa rin ako ng skills ko, grabe, nung nakita ko kung paano gumamit ng bass guitar yun eh nahiya ako sa sarili ko!

sarap mag-aral ng gitara lalo na kung may banda kayo na mahusay! iba yun feeling while you play your fav piece

[jeffrocks]

Yup...it is very essential to take guitar lessons for beginners or not so that you can read musical notes too. I learned my guitar playing the hard way back in hi school and I used to take up conservatory of music in college but was turned down because it was already late for enrollment and ended up architecture. Buti na lang nagkaganon dahil na realize ko later gutom ang mga musikero sa pinas, ngayon i have Gibson acoustic and Stratocaster electric
guitars with marshal amps & boom box...still playing the rock way

[slyfox]

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[blue1108]

i learned to play guitar on my own. naimpluwensyahan lng kse bestfriend ko nagbabanda. nagkataon din nmn erpat ko bumili ng gitara kse yng ate ko gusto mag aral pero ako yng natuto. hehehe...buti na lng daw at musically inclined ako kaya cguro naging madali...never actually took up formal lessons pro i did benefit a lot from friends who do have formal training. cla n yng ngturo ng finer points and kng pano bumasa ng mga piyesa, cla din ngcorrect ng mga bad habits that i developed from learning on my own...

if you're really interested, i would also go with their suggestions on taking up formal lessons. ika nga, its always better to start the right way

[ooba99]

if you're really interested, i would also go with their suggestions on taking up formal lessons. ika nga, its always better to start the right way

100% Agree.

[mommyblue]

kung musically inclined ka, no need to take formal lessons.. based on my experience, pinag-enroll ako ng mga parents ko sa yamaha before ng piano and organ lessons para daw magamit yung binili nilang piano and organ.. sa kasamaang palad, natuto lang ako bumasa kahit paano ng notes.. si hubby naman, he never had any formal lessons.. sariling sikap lang sya nung bata pa kasi hilig nya talaga.. ngaun, he knows how to play every musical instrument sa :band:.. he even composes he's original music and lyrics.. and he doesn't need to see the notes in order to play it.. pakikinggan lang nya over and over again tapos myamya kayang kaya na nya gayahin yung tune.. sayang lang pinang-enroll sa akin ng parents ko.. buti na lang magaling si hubby.. sya na ngaun ang gumagamit ng piano at organ kapag walang magawa..

[Honda97]

I think it depends on what you want to learn. Most of those I know who learned on their own don't know how to read notes. Kung jamming lang naman, ok na yon. But eventually, note reading can bring to a higher level of guitar playing. The guitar schools teach technique and note reading.

You can learn the same thing from friends or by watching the pros play, but sometimes friends don't teach very well.

Taking lessons also helps you remain committed to learning. Sometimes kasi, people just loose interest when they find the progress to be slow.