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Unread post by newgodsteaparty » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:17 am

hi all

at first i want to excuse for my english....4 years 4 lessons per week ar not really much...

now to the topic

i'm playing the guitar now for nearly 4 years. i've self taught and have never been to school etc... today i can "play" the guitar ....
chords, a lot of songs (even some tricky ones), some blues patterns etc...

but i don't know what I should do now. what would you suggest me to learn? should i start playing classical? learn more songs? enlarge my theoretical knowledge?
DOES ANYBOEDY HAS SOME ADVICE HOW I CAN DEVELOP MY GUITAR PLAYING???

thank you very much
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I'm not that stupid as my english might seem!!!...confusion....
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Unread post by Machtimus » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:10 am

At this point, I would definetely recommend learning music theory. This will expand your knowledge on music and the guitar greatly and will boost your creativity a lot and make it more enjoyable.
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Unread post by brian_ok » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:00 pm

1. learn notes on fretboard (PM me)
2. learn to sight read (Modern Method for Guitar--William Leavitt)
2.5 learn basic theory (Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, Guitar Fretboard WOrkbook)
3. learn different techniques--fingerstyle, flatpicking, tapping, slap/pop, slide
4. expose yourself to different styles-classical, flamenco, bluegrass, blues, jazz, the list goes on forever
5. Play with lots of different people
6. Play in front of people

Those can all be done simultaneously.
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Unread post by Kahn » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:14 pm

jazz jazz jazz
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Unread post by Taylor2885 » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:08 pm

[quote="Machtimus"]At this point, I would definetely recommend learning music theory. This will expand your knowledge on music and the guitar greatly and will boost your creativity a lot and make it more enjoyable.[/quote]

I wish I would have learned music theory ... I've played for about 6 years now self taught and can play anything put in front of me, but I can't write anything cause I don't know basic music theory. Maybe I should take some time to learn that ...
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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:10 pm

Taylor2885 wrote:
Machtimus wrote:At this point, I would definetely recommend learning music theory. This will expand your knowledge on music and the guitar greatly and will boost your creativity a lot and make it more enjoyable.
I wish I would have learned music theory ... I've played for about 6 years now self taught and can play anything put in front of me, but I can't write anything cause I don't know basic music theory. Maybe I should take some time to learn that ...
You will find that you know a lot more than you think you do. I'd recommend it highly.
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Unread post by sfmartins » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:37 am

I wish I would have learned music theory ... I've played for about 6 years now self taught and can play anything put in front of me, but I can't write anything cause I don't know basic music theory. Maybe I should take some time to learn that ...
I am more or less in the same situation... Are there any downloads that might help us develop music theory? I mean texts, books, tabs, etc. I've searched for that a while ago and wasn't very successful. Any sugestion?

Thanks a lot.
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Unread post by sfmartins » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:37 am

I wish I would have learned music theory ... I've played for about 6 years now self taught and can play anything put in front of me, but I can't write anything cause I don't know basic music theory. Maybe I should take some time to learn that ...
I am more or less in the same situation... Are there any downloads that might help us develop music theory? I mean texts, books, tabs, etc. I've searched for that a while ago and wasn't very successful. Any suggestion?

Thanks a lot.

EDIT: ups, double post...
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Unread post by gumbomadness » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:25 pm

Kahn wrote:jazz jazz jazz
agreed. as far ass jazz goes, you'll never be any where near content with your jazz playing until you've been playing for 25 years. and even then, its still a journey. thats why we love it.
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Unread post by newgodsteaparty » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:43 pm

how far would you go in theory??? i knwo how to form major minor chords....the different intervalls, general bass etc...
what is important theory to play the guitar?
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