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Hi Ed 2020…..yup I’m a lead and slide player and harp player, got my own giging Blues Band. Here is my take…mine only…… music and music theory are all well and good but sitting studying paint and paint techniques will never make me a Master!!! I had a friend who studied bass and studies hard…..couldn’t actually play…..nuthin!!!! Never did. Could preach it all day long.
Time on the strings…nothing replaces it. Sure you can learn couple of scales to get started….. namely the blues scale & minor pentatonic scale and the simple bar chord forms there are really two, the rest are mostly subtle variations on that, you can learn them later That bit of information that will get you almost 90% of rock and roll, blues and pop music out there. Play simple learn theory as you go. I can’t read a note!!!!
If you want to play rock, blues, pop…..not jazz or classical music……don’t worry about theory or modes or all the scales and reading music. Learn to play the 2 scales blind, learn to make and change the chords until it’s second nature. Learn the neck and all the notes on it…over time not first. Hours and hours. It is more fun to do that than learn dry theory and a bunch of useless major chords and strange fingerings you will never play. Listen to how other guitar players do solos, small bits of solos not the whole damn thing then try and copy bits. It will happen. Check out Marty Schwartz free lessons on youtube….there are lots of good instructors free on youtube.
Hint: Practice the – one chord – four chord – and five chord pattern…. in a 12 bar format. If you don’t know what that is the internet will show you that…use these key search words…. simple 12 bar pattern for guitar. It will come up will dozens of sites…all will tell you the same thing. More than enough and simple enough to get you going. Fun!!!
The are sites that will show you tablature…where to place your fingers for almost any song. Type tablature and the song name it will come up with the sites…..get it on. Question is do you have the heart…. are you driven to play???? If you find the answer is yes……….go….do it….play!!!!! It will happen for you. I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS…….!!!!!! Thanks Mr(s) Lennon & McCartney.
Any more questions…. don’t hesitate…. I love to share.
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