Got an electric a while ago, got a Fender amp recently to play around with.
Also picked up a copy of Guitar for Dummies DVD.
And by month's end I want to be able to play some songs I made.
(I did some chip-tuney stuff to get an idea of what I'm gonna play, I used a guitar VST to do this, please excuse the horrible drumset samples, and the voice sample which I used to simulate singing Poppy punk? stuff )
I used powerchords for the chords...the lead is just single notes.
Now, I've went through the entire Guitar for Dummies DVD. You learn the basics...and they don't go into the basics that well. But I can play a few chords decently.
My current plan is to learn the powerchords I use in the songs I'll make, and practice those and practice the transititions in the songs so I could essentially play the song. A month's time is probably an impossible goal...but it will just push me harder, if I fail to meet that deadline, at least I'd get a lot done.
But I'd like for some of the wiser and experienced players (AlphaSnake, Alucard) to share what they think about it.
I found a huge ASCII chord chart
http://www.guitarhymns.com/chords.html
Gonna use that to make my songs as well. There are some chords I can't find though...like A-D-F
I'm also referencing this:
http://guitarsecrets.com/all_notes.htm
so I know how to play the leads without going all over the place.
Also picked up a copy of Guitar for Dummies DVD.
And by month's end I want to be able to play some songs I made.
(I did some chip-tuney stuff to get an idea of what I'm gonna play, I used a guitar VST to do this, please excuse the horrible drumset samples, and the voice sample which I used to simulate singing Poppy punk? stuff )
I used powerchords for the chords...the lead is just single notes.
Now, I've went through the entire Guitar for Dummies DVD. You learn the basics...and they don't go into the basics that well. But I can play a few chords decently.
My current plan is to learn the powerchords I use in the songs I'll make, and practice those and practice the transititions in the songs so I could essentially play the song. A month's time is probably an impossible goal...but it will just push me harder, if I fail to meet that deadline, at least I'd get a lot done.
But I'd like for some of the wiser and experienced players (AlphaSnake, Alucard) to share what they think about it.
I found a huge ASCII chord chart
http://www.guitarhymns.com/chords.html
Gonna use that to make my songs as well. There are some chords I can't find though...like A-D-F
I'm also referencing this:
http://guitarsecrets.com/all_notes.htm
so I know how to play the leads without going all over the place.