Need Advice: Toying Around With The Guitar For The First Time

[NDL]

In the Fall, I will be meeting up with my Dad, who's got an Ibanez that he can loan me.

I'm 46, have always wanted to learn to play, and I am thinking of taking the plunge.

Dad...bless him...has been playing for many, many, years, but has five songs pegged. I am not going to learn anything from him.

I have had someone offer to tutor me online, but I don't want to go that route just yet. I am much better learning something on my own.

As for taking private lessons, that's not something that I can afford right now.

So...are there any websites or resources that y'all can recommend?

Please don't put too much time into your reply; there are a lot of great people on this board, and I wouldn't want to waste anyone's time, until I know that I am going to pursue playing an instrument. I am just looking for someone to point me in a direction, until I can sort it out and go from there.

Like I said, I have a couple of months (minimum), until I meet up with my Dad; this isn't something I am going to start tomorrow.

Thanks in advance

[ScottyBHarris]

In the Fall, I will be meeting up with my Dad, who's got an Ibanez that he can loan me.

I'm 46, have always wanted to learn to play, and I am thinking of taking the plunge.

Dad...bless him...has been playing for many, many, years, but has five songs pegged. I am not going to learn anything from him.

I have had someone offer to tutor me online, but I don't want to go that route just yet. I am much better learning something on my own.

As for taking private lessons, that's not something that I can afford right now.

So...are there any websites or resources that y'all can recommend?

Please don't put too much time into your reply; there are a lot of great people on this board, and I wouldn't want to waste anyone's time, until I know that I am going to pursue playing an instrument. I am just looking for someone to point me in a direction, until I can sort it out and go from there.

Like I said, I have a couple of months (minimum), until I meet up with my Dad; this isn't something I am going to start tomorrow.

Thanks in advance

https://www.justinguitar.com/songs (free but he does take donations)

https://licklibrary.com (For $20 a month you have access to TONS of theory, songs, techniques, etc.)

https://musiciswin.com/ ($10 a month you have access to beginner to advanced concepts, theory, song writing tips etc)

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCCbBxlhYg2iEd2sn85RaDww For Van Halen song lessons, Doug Steel is Great and free.

Good luck!

[bsbll4]

https://www.justinguitar.com/songs (free but he does take donations)

https://licklibrary.com (For $20 a month you have access to TONS of theory, songs, techniques, etc.)

https://musiciswin.com/ ($10 a month you have access to beginner to advanced concepts, theory, song writing tips etc)

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCCbBxlhYg2iEd2sn85RaDww For Van Halen song lessons, Doug Steel is Great and free.

Good luck!

Well...uh...nevermind, it looks like he got this covered. Lol.

Great post.

[Get The Show On The Road]

I recommend watching a lot of this:



And I'm being serious. I mostly learned by watching LWAN and TAB books.

I had one other book called "The Guitar Player's Handbook" that had a bunch of scales and chords in it.

[Dave's Dreidel]

Pick up the bass. Your old man fingers are going to have a hard time learning guitar.

[hain23x]

Find a good picking exercise and practice picking up and down using all 4 fingers

Hammer on pull off exercises to build finger strength

Grind it like you might a treadmill or other kind of workout


Learn the campfire chords and then learn about some 3 chord songs


Play always -have it on your lap and fiddle with it as often as you possibly can




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[NDL]

https://www.justinguitar.com/songs (free but he does take donations)

https://licklibrary.com (For $20 a month you have access to TONS of theory, songs, techniques, etc.)

https://musiciswin.com/ ($10 a month you have access to beginner to advanced concepts, theory, song writing tips etc)

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCCbBxlhYg2iEd2sn85RaDww For Van Halen song lessons, Doug Steel is Great and free.

Good luck!

Many thanks for your time, and extremely helpful, reply!

I recommend watching a lot of this:



And I'm being serious. I mostly learned by watching LWAN and TAB books.

I had one other book called "The Guitar Player's Handbook" that had a bunch of scales and chords in it.

Thank you for an excellent tip! I can watch Ed noodle for hours...

Pick up the bass. Your old man fingers are going to have a hard time learning guitar.

I appreciate your take on my endeavour. And that's what I was concerned about; I don't have sausage fingers, but for a guy with big hands, I don't have a huge stretch.

Find a good picking exercise and practice picking up and down using all 4 fingers

Hammer on pull off exercises to build finger strength

Grind it like you might a treadmill or other kind of workout


Learn the campfire chords and then learn about some 3 chord songs


Play always -have it on your lap and fiddle with it as often as you possibly can




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Excellent suggestion (and one I would never have thought of). Thanks!