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Bownesian · 07-12-2009, 12:20 PM

I find that trying to play along to music I like is the easiest way to advance your skills. One album that is pretty simple on the guitar, is recognisable to the ear and is fun to play is Nirvana's Unplugged in NY. I would get it and download a guitar tabulature and try to play along. I used that album to self teach a bit on acoustic guitar (my real instrument is bass guitar) and it was fun and easy because much of it is played in power chords and other more basic finger positions. The tab is on the site below:

http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nirvana/13478.html

As far as getting your fingers in shape, I'd suggest that the best thing is to play a little bit (20-30 mins) every night for a week so you can slowly build up callouses. If you overdo it in infrequent but long practise sessions, you can give yourself blisters.

07-12-2009, 12:20 PM	#2
Bownesian Scoring Winger Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bowness Exp:	I find that trying to play along to music I like is the easiest way to advance your skills. One album that is pretty simple on the guitar, is recognisable to the ear and is fun to play is Nirvana's Unplugged in NY. I would get it and download a guitar tabulature and try to play along. I used that album to self teach a bit on acoustic guitar (my real instrument is bass guitar) and it was fun and easy because much of it is played in power chords and other more basic finger positions. The tab is on the site below: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nirvana/13478.html As far as getting your fingers in shape, I'd suggest that the best thing is to play a little bit (20-30 mins) every night for a week so you can slowly build up callouses. If you overdo it in infrequent but long practise sessions, you can give yourself blisters.