Just bought a guitar, what is good software to learn?

[Cawchy87]

I am living in a hotel for the summer for an internship and figured I'd make the most of it and learn guitar.

I bought a Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 to connect it to my computer and and play it through my headphones. The guitar is a Godin.

What is good software to help me learn guitar? I used to play the drums, but never picked up a guitar in my life.

Thanks ATOT!

 

[Baked]

Guitar Hero?

 

[BradAtWork]

Just learn chords first. Google it.

Start of with G, C and D. Practice them over and over and over. There are a few songs you can play with just those 3 chords.

Then move onto the rest. Barre chords are the hardest, and can take years to master.

Guitar Pro is good software.

 

[Invisible Evil]

Guitar for dummies which is a book, however it comes with an instructional cd.

 

[Cawchy87]

Thanks guys! Guitar Pro looks great! I am going to learn some cords tonight I think.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Learn the open chords like Brad said. G, C, D, A, E. Figure out how to switch between them quickly and you can play songs.

Get some lessons when you finish the internship and are back at school

 

[duragezic]

So you have the guitar already? And the thing you bought simulates an amplifier or what?

Yeah Guitar Pro is nice. It's great when you get a good tab and need to learn a riff or whatever, you can slow it down and repeat it constantly and all that.

But really for starting out, other than some sites that have picture + audio tutorials, you just need to practice, computer aid or not. I actually like a book better except that the websites have easily accessible audio and sometimes video. But if you're serious, lessons are definitely worth it, even if only for a few months to start.

 

[AgentUnknown]

lessons at http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
Learn the open chords like Brad said. G, C, D, A, E. Figure out how to switch between them quickly and you can play songs.

Get some lessons when you finish the internship and are back at school

True.....You need to learn the basic chords first... Build up some calluses on your fingers and get the sound really clean when changing chords.

Once you get the basic chords, learn bar chords....they allow you to slide up the neck and play higher octives. Eventually switch to picking, but I would spend more time learning these chords:

G - C - F - D - E - A

From there, start playing with Bm, Am, and Em...they're used a lot. Learn a few songs based on tabs online and as you need new chords, pick them up.

 

[akshatp]

Just bought a guitar, what is good software to learn?

Photoshop is a good software to learn.
Also, Microsoft Office.

Congrats on the guitar btw.