http://www.timbmiller.com Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:07:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Lastest News On Gibson Company http://www.timbmiller.com/lastest-news-on-gibson-company.htm http://www.timbmiller.com/lastest-news-on-gibson-company.htm#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:07:14 +0000 Tim http://www.timbmiller.com/?p=806 Did you hear about the Guitar Company Gibson? Here is the skinny on the BIG News story. Go Here... http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/02/gibson-feds-want-guitar-woodwork-done-by-foreign-labor/

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Wayne asks…

Hi can anybody please tell me where i can find easy guitar lessons?

hey! m looking for easy guitar lessons sites.but the ones i have found are very difficult to understand so i would really appreciate it if somebody can help me find some audio n more video lessons :)
thanx

Tim answers:

I agree that JustinGuitar.com is pretty decent, but you might want to go to a music store and pick up book 1 of a good guitar lesson series like Alfred or MelBay. Just jumping around Youtube looking for free lesson videos is not a good way to learn guitar. The best thing, of course, is to take lessons from a good teacher so you get direct feedback and motivation to practice from week to week. You should really avoid the "tabs & stuff" until you learn the basics first. Learning to play guitar is really much more than just looking at a picture that shows where to put your fingers to play a certain chord or song. I've been playing and teaching guitar for over 35 years and, while there are a lot of great resources online now, those should be supplemental to a good lesson series and, preferably, a good teacher.

Daniel asks…

what website do you go to for easy guitar lessons?

i am relly confused how to learn how to play guitar and i can't find any easy online guitar lessons there all confusing and hard

Tim answers:

HowToPlayYourGuitar.com

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Elizabeth asks…

easy guitar songs to play for girls?

well im tryin to play some sexy songs on guitar for my friends and girls :)
i cant really sing and play at the same time (so my friend sings, i play)

currently i just toy around with the intro to Comfortable by John Mayer, Do you remember by Jack Johnson, The Girl by City and Colour, 5:19 by matt wertz, A drop in the ocean by Ron Pope.

i just cant find easy songs to play that are sexy to girls. picking is a little hard for me for some reason, maybe cuz i am self taught but i need some help

Tim answers:

Teardrops on my Guitar by Taylor Swift is really easy to learn, I did it in half an hour

David asks…

easy guitar girl songs?

i want to do a song that doesnt go too high and that is pretty with an acoustic guitar to it that isnt that hard to play. i want to do it for my schools talent show. any ideas?

Tim answers:

Heart shaped box sounds good on acoustic
try it

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Chris asks…

What is a good song to play with these guitar chords (beginner)?

I've been playing like 2 months, and i get bored when i don't have a lesson. what is a good song for me to learn with the chords G Em D C Am i can do power chords also, but i want to practice with those chords like swopping between chords.

Tim answers:

Patience by guns and roses chord version hope you like it

Lynn asks…

Easy beginner guitar chords for the song hey soul sister?

I love the song, and I really want to learn it on the guitar! But the problem is that I'm still a beginner :( so is there like a beginner chords for the song,if so can u tell me??!
P.S. It doesn't have to sound EXACTLY the same just similar to it! :)

Tim answers:

You can use C-G-Am-F...it's pretty easy if you use these chords

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Marie asks…

Music/performing arts camp or guitar lessons in phoenix az?

I have been looking for a really long time somewhere to take guitar lessons and wanted to see if anybody knew of any good teachers in the Northern Phoenix or Scottsdale area. or if any one knows of any music/performing arts day camps or residential camps in az that were any good. Thank you !!!!

Tim answers:

The University of Arizona in Tuscon has one of the top fine arts schools, especially for dance, in the country. Contact them to see if they recommend any performing arts day camps. Their contact information is available on the UofA web site at http://www.cfa.arizona.edu/.

Lynn asks…

I'm looking for a great place to take guitar lessons in the Phoenix metro area. Any ideas on good places?

I've been playing off and on for 5 years and know the basics. Now, I want to take my guitar playing to another level. Looking for someone who is not just good at guitar, but can teach it well. Thanks everyone.

Tim answers:

Oh yeah you should definitely get back into it!!! There are a lot of music schools and places that teach lessons. You can find them all from an online phone book. A place for you to go to is called Foothills Music. Hope that helps!!

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Learn to Play Guitar

Rachel asks…

would it be easy to learn how to play guitar ?

im thinking about taking lessens to learn but want to know it its easy to learn ??
im 14 , girl btw lol
thanks

Tim answers:

Rachel get a guitar teacher or mentor this will really help you in the beginning. Otherwise get to know you guitar and chords from books or online.  You can also learn from a good guitarist if they will take you under their wings and help you.

Mike asks…

How to learn to play guitar quickly and easily while having fun?

I have wanted to play the guitar all my life. My parents got me a guitar a couple years ago, and some books. I have tried maybe three different forms of lessons, all start off at different places. Where is the best place to start when learning to play? Also, got some money now, any advice on some good software or book (idiot proof) to teach me how to play? I really do want to learn this, I'm just kinda overwhelmed. Any other advice welcome please.

Thanks!

Tim answers:

 

Like I told Rachel Play well with others!

You will improve 10 times as fast playing and practicing with another, then you will sitting at home in your room alone.

Try to find someone who's a better guitarist, if they can put up with you, and get together to sing songs, write music..etc..at least once a week.

It's also very important that you FORCE yourself to sit down everyday with the express purpose of practicing.

Some days you may not feel up to it, but if you force yourself..if only for 15 minutes a day, you'll find the time stretching into an hour or more.

Learn a minimum of 3-4 different ways to play each chord. This will involve partial or whole bar chords up and down the neck, but will give you a great understanding of the fret board.

For example, if someone is playing the standard G chord 3-2-0-0-0-3 realize that you can play a little 3 string G chord up at the 7th fret, that's shaped like the normal D chord
x-x-x-7-8-7

I know this sounds boring, but learn the Pentatonic Blues scale, and finally...find someway to record yourself...this is an invaluable tool for hearing areas of your playing that need more work.

Best of luck..guitarist of over 30 years

Here is one of my videos for an easy guitar song to get you going hope this helps.

Screamingfingers Guitar Lessons.
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Screamingfingers Guitar Lessons.

The Cmaj chord in guitar, with bass in G

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Learning Your Guitar Notes

David asks…

Is there an easier method to learn guitar notes?

I've recently bought an electric guitar.
Now i don't know if i should learn the notes or do tabs instead, anyone have good tips

Tim answers:

*Here is 4 tips for you*
1) learn tabs to play notes
2) learn songs you like to encourage yourself to play more
3) take lessons to improve on your technique
4) practice, practice, practice

Alana asks…

How can I learn guitar notes (treble clef) after playing bass for years?

I've been playing bass for 4 years in high school band, but I just switched to the jazz band, and play electric guitar. I can play guitar, but I can't read the treble clef notes, because I'm so used to reading bass clef.

How can I learn treble?
Well, I've played piano for 8 years, I know all the notes, I just want to be able to sight read them on guitar

Tim answers:

Practice? There's no way around it you know the saying you've heard a million times practice make perfect.

Daniel asks…

How do you learn how to read guitar NOTES?

I don't want to learn how to read guitar tabs, I want to learn how to read notes. I have played violin for 8 years and I know how to read notes, so will that help me learn faster guitar notes? I just need to know I guess the basics of the guitar, to see if I really like it or note. Thanks in advance.

Tim answers:

Try musicards.net. They have flashcards for each note showing where it is on the guitar.

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To choose which style of acoustic guitar you must know the difference between them. Here is a short description of the classical guitar and folk!
The classical guitar.

The classical guitar is an acoustic guitar. It is light, a wide neck, flat handle twelve boxes away from the table. The nylon strings are: (G, B, E), multiple nylon fibers surrounded by bronze for the three (E, A, D)

Classical Guitar

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Folk guitars.

Folk guitar is an acoustic guitar, more massive, with six metal strings. The two are simply the finest steel, the Big Four have a steel core surrounded by a bronze wire. The fingerboard is slightly curved and generally has fourteen boxes away from the table.

The term seems to have spread in French in the 1970s. In other countries too, the term has been extended to the folk and traditional music. There are three kinds of folk guitars: the dreadnoughts, with enough body shapes squares, jumbo, with a body much more rounded shapes and auditoriums which is a compromise of the other two.

Dreadnought Guitar

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You can choose one or the other depending on the style of music you want to play.

Actually play long hours on a folk guitar, especially when it starts, quickly becomes painful . But the folk guitar lends itself more to a pop style, country, blues etc. ...

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Mistake No. 1: You want to learn guitar but you do not play! - Practice makes perfect! Therefore, it is very important to stay tuned and  practice.

Mistake No. 2: You are impatient! - This error is based on the first error. They start practicing, see the first effects, but somehow it is not good enough. They want everything perfect control and play guitar perfectly by tomorrow. You can not. Break free from such thoughts and you will notice over time that you are getting better.

Mistake No. 3: You play too fast! - Increase the speed only when you can play a piece correctly. Do not be impatient.

Mistake No. 4: Excuse your mistakes! - Mistakes are not bad. But you should learn from mistakes. If you notice an error, or your teacher tells you "this or that was wrong", then there is no greater waste of time than to start then with excuses like "Well, actually I wanted to ..." and the same. Do not fret. Can you spot the mistakes and focus again.

Mistake 5: You are planning a no repeats! - Straight to learn an instrument takes a lot of patience and above all also repetition. If you have understood something not equal, discard it immediately. Sometimes is called the wow-factor after repeated x times. But it is important here not to forget that the repetition and practice to implement both theoretically and practically.

Mistake 6: You learn to listen to! - What is meant? Well, you get to a point where you proudly say, "Wow, now I really can!". Congratulations! But you learn to play guitar his life long. You must stay focused to improve. If you stop practicing, nothing going to happen.

Mistake 7: You concentrate on two things! - In the beginning it is very hard for both hands to work together. To learn a new skill such as rhythm you only do thing at the same time - or maybe learning a  new chord. This is very important! Later on you will be doing both together.

Mistake No. 8: You want to learn too much at once! - Do not skip the individual learning steps. Otherwise you risk learning the right way.  So, every small step is important, even if he seems to be unimportant.

Mistake 9: You practice too long! - Practice not too long  is not any good try for every other day per 15 minutes when only 2 hours a week. This is for beginners only.

Mistake 10: You play too fast! - Many beginners have the problem that you have no tact.  Only you can not expect miracles. Again, practice makes perfect. However, since in many beginners this feeling is not present, you often tend to play too fast, or faster to be. You can avoid from the beginning, where you count when practicing always loud.

Good luck and joy to learn the guitar!

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