Guitar-Learning Software?

[johnjohn320]

Hey all, I'm a cheapskate, and I'm looking for some decent free/shareware Guitar-Learning software. Allow me to say:

I'm not an idiot. I know you can't become a master by reading a book or going through some software...and that if you were take the instrument seriously at all, you would need private lessons. I'm a dedicated pianist, and to be honest, always took offense when people assumed they could just read a book or something and play piano well. Bah. I'm not suggesting that's the case with guitar. Hell, I'm not looking to even be any good. I just wanna plunk out a few chords, etc. Kinda comp some things.

So whaddya think?

 

[tweakmm]

I have a couple of friends who are really good at guitar. One of them started out with a chord book and just learned a bunch of chords and built up from there. He did play around 2 hours a day though, as I'm sure you do or more on your piano.

 

[Mucman]

Nah... find a good chord chart, and download tabs of your favorite bands. That's how I learned at first....

 

[silverpig]

I second the chord chart and tabs suggestion.

 

[BL0RT]

i've been playing guitar for six years but i never took lessons cause i know music theory from piano (i'm asian therefore i played piano). i just hit the web and looked for tabs of songs that i liked. here are some sites that i visit, mxtabs.net, tabcrawler.com and uhm that's about it. between those two and google you can find just about anything. hope that helps cause i don't know of any software personally that teaches guitar.

 

[Raincity]

Dude, what is software going to teach you? Since you?re already a dedicated pianist, I am sure you know what an interval is and chord construction. The laws of music have not changed at all just like the laws of Physics.

Rain

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: Mucman
Nah... find a good chord chart, and download tabs of your favorite bands. That's how I learned at first....

Really? You guys don't suggest I learn any technique in particular? I mean...I know which string is which tone (by standard, anyway), etc. But you don't suggest I learn the instrument really? That I should just look at pictures of where my fingers are supposed to go, put em that way and strum? I mean, I'm not ridiculing the idea, I'm just surprised. If that's what you suggest though, then that's what I'll do!

 

[silverpig]

Develop your own style and let it come naturally. If you have to force it, you ain't gonna be good at it.

I don't think Hendrix ever went to guitar class...

 

[T2T III]

Why not try "Guitar Method?" It runs about $49.00 at Buy.Com and it'll take you through the paces. It's the one I'm currently learning with.

 

[Mucman]

johnjohn320 - That's why I said "at first" . First you have to develope chops and endurance. You can't really make your own tone/sound if can't play a basic chord (albeit some might debate that )

 

[ScottMac]

Depending on what kind of music you're looking to play, maybe you can get some chords/tabs and hack away, maybe not.

If you're looking to do classical style (ala Segovia / Parkening) you'd be way better off starting from scratch with a tutor. Style, fingering, phrasing, etc (for classical) is best learned properly from the start to avoid "bad" habits.

JM.02

Scott

 

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