A kick in the nuts

Metal Ken · 03-07-2005, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

Can't go wrong with learning some old Metallica tunes bro. Anything off of Ride the Lightning is pretty power-chord heavy and fun to jam along with.

True. Creeping Death = Badass Mofo of a song.

GuitarMofo · 03-07-2005, 02:13 PM

Wow that guitartick is a pretty dam good site

i just learnt a nice Blues/Rock scale on it and my dad ca,me up and said it saided pretty bad ass

Vince · 03-07-2005, 04:46 PM

Yeah, Nirvana's boring, but it's a great way to start playing guitar. I remember when I first started, I would watch Kobain and say "Man, how does he move from chord to chord so fast!" because I couldn't move fast enough to even play "Smells like Teen Spirit".

You'll find that playing songs off the Nevermind album is great to start with. After that, I moved on to Metallica's black album. The guitar parts are intermediate on that album, so if you can play the Nirvana stuff, that'd be the next step in the right direction. From there, I agree with Chris, the more metallica you can learn, the better metal player you'll be. For non-metal stuff, I highly recommend Dave Matthews.

...and if you really want to get good at learning chords, go join a church choir or band. It may not be your thing, but within a few months, you'll know your A7 from your Daug5add9. Plus, the church thing usually makes the parents happy.

just my $.02.

GuitarMofo · 03-07-2005, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertdweller

Yeah, Nirvana's boring, but it's a great way to start playing guitar. I remember when I first started, I would watch Kobain and say "Man, how does he move from chord to chord so fast!" because I couldn't move fast enough to even play "Smells like Teen Spirit".

You'll find that playing songs off the Nevermind album is great to start with. After that, I moved on to Metallica's black album. The guitar parts are intermediate on that album, so if you can play the Nirvana stuff, that'd be the next step in the right direction. From there, I agree with Chris, the more metallica you can learn, the better metal player you'll be. For non-metal stuff, I highly recommend Dave Matthews.

...and if you really want to get good at learning chords, go join a church choir or band. It may not be your thing, but within a few months, you'll know your A7 from your Daug5add9. Plus, the church thing usually makes the parents happy.

just my $.02.

Yeah i may do that, but i don't actually understand X's in the tabs.... its confusing.... i may go right into metallica stuff. Suggest any songs?

Vince · 03-07-2005, 05:51 PM

X in a tab means to hit the string percussively... like lay your left hand on the string without fretting anywhere and then hit the string with the pick.

GuitarMofo · 03-07-2005, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertdweller

X in a tab means to hit the string percussively... like lay your left hand on the string without fretting anywhere and then hit the string with the pick.

So like just resting a finger on the string but not pressing down?

Will take some time doing that but lol oh well

Drew · 03-09-2005, 06:38 PM

Um, Nirvana's boring?

Huge fan here. Kurt's the reason I picked up the guitar (well, with some help from Jimi), and I'll always love that band. And say what you want about Kirt's technical skills, he was a hell of a songwriter and he inspired literally millions of other guitarists to play. And sure, maybe only one in ten got past simple power chords, but that's still a LOT of players who branched out and got into some pretty serious stuff because of these guys. And, if a band inspires thousands of (eventually) serious guitarists, how is that a bad thing?

"Unplugged" is still on the short list of CD's I couldn't live without.

How about we lay off the Nirvana bashing, at least in my presence?

Chris · 03-09-2005, 07:40 PM

I'll just bite my tongue.

<- not a Nirvana fan.

We can argue it over beers though.

Metal Ken · 03-09-2005, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

I'll just bite my tongue.

<- not a Nirvana fan.

We can argue it over beers though.

Ditto lol

Dylan7620 · 03-09-2005, 09:02 PM

not huge on them but i do think the songwriting is genius... get a half rack in me and im bound to sing along

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GuitarMofo Soon to Be a 7String Boy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England Posts: 88 Thanked: 0	Wow that guitartick is a pretty dam good site i just learnt a nice Blues/Rock scale on it and my dad ca,me up and said it saided pretty bad ass Schecter

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Vince Vince is X!!! • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 7,625 Real Name: Vince Main Seven: Ibanez Rig: Rocktron / Mesa Thanked: 108	Yeah, Nirvana's boring, but it's a great way to start playing guitar. I remember when I first started, I would watch Kobain and say "Man, how does he move from chord to chord so fast!" because I couldn't move fast enough to even play "Smells like Teen Spirit". You'll find that playing songs off the Nevermind album is great to start with. After that, I moved on to Metallica's black album. The guitar parts are intermediate on that album, so if you can play the Nirvana stuff, that'd be the next step in the right direction. From there, I agree with Chris, the more metallica you can learn, the better metal player you'll be. For non-metal stuff, I highly recommend Dave Matthews. ...and if you really want to get good at learning chords, go join a church choir or band. It may not be your thing, but within a few months, you'll know your A7 from your Daug5add9. Plus, the church thing usually makes the parents happy. just my $.02. THE ASYLUM VINCELUPONE.COM

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Drew Fear the Polo! • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 29,805 Real Name: Call me Ahab... Main Seven: 1991 Ibanez UV7PWH Main ERG: Sherman 5-string bass Rig: Mesa Recto-verb 50 Thanked: 147	Um, Nirvana's boring? Huge fan here. Kurt's the reason I picked up the guitar (well, with some help from Jimi), and I'll always love that band. And say what you want about Kirt's technical skills, he was a hell of a songwriter and he inspired literally millions of other guitarists to play. And sure, maybe only one in ten got past simple power chords, but that's still a LOT of players who branched out and got into some pretty serious stuff because of these guys. And, if a band inspires thousands of (eventually) serious guitarists, how is that a bad thing? "Unplugged" is still on the short list of CD's I couldn't live without. How about we lay off the Nirvana bashing, at least in my presence? "...and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon."

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