Playin for about a year

sinjin_smythe

Ok some of u might remember me posting threads about learning the guitar and well thats all behind me now, i have come on pretty well but at this point im stuck, i have taught myself from learning internet tabs and i find that almost 90% of tabs found on the internet can be way off, im thinkin are chords the way to go ? and also now that i will be finished college soon im thinkin of gettin lessons so if anyone knows anywhere in south dublin give me a shout !

ferdi

its just a case of putting in the time i'm afraid. tabs are wrong alot, learn to rely on your ear and if your stuck check a tab.

Doctor J

Aye. Learn by ear, you'll be a vastly better player for it.

sinjin_smythe

yeah ive noticed that when im playing through a tab ill play a different note that sounds better then what is on the tab, i think thats a good sign. I dont know maybe more practice is needed.

Doctor J

Basically all tab is is the way someone thinks a tune is played. If you're always following someone else you'll struggle to develop your own style as a player. Use you ears and try to figure things out yourself, experiment with playing the same thing on different parts of the fretboard, not just where tab tells you.

-=al=-

Get your self a nice chord book, and try and get some simple scales and theory, Once u know the basics at least its a starting point u can refer to