I've been teaching guitar full time for 25 years in Calgary and area and have lots of resources I can email if anyone is interested. Just started teaching over Skype and Google Duo yesterday and am adding Zoom today. It's lots of fun and really easy to learn now. I teach Rock, Jazz, Flamenco, Country, Fingerstyle, Classical, Metal and Pop styles. If you want to better yourself as a player give me a shout.
Well, definitely considering this now, haha.
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And sorry, that chord progression I posted was for another new Jimmy Eat World song called "One Mil". So therefor you're not allowed to judge me after seeing what I posted and thinking "what was this guy smoking?".
Wow, turns out after a few coronavirus beers I was really conflating two Jimmy Eat World songs haha. But still thanks so much for the response. Do you do any in person lessons (obviously after things return to some type of normal) or just online?
Yes I do teach out of a studio one on one, although I think it might be a few months till we get to that point again. I will say that so far the best online platforms for guitar right now are Skype and Google Duo which have both worked flawlessly for me. Zoom lags a lot and is usable but not the same quality.
Glad you liked the transcription. If you'd like to try a skype lesson just give me a shout. If not no worries and hope you have an awesome day!!
So... the self isolation thing has been great for my playing. I've just stopped putting my guitar away. It sits out in the living room and I pick it up every time I walk past.
Drives my daughter crazy when she's in class upstairs
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90% of my playing these days is spent trying to learn polyphia songs. Would highly recommend for advanced players looking for a challenge. Their style is unique, fun to play and emulating their aggressive hybrid-picking style has forced me to learn some new tricks (I can tap with my middle and ring fingers now).
The music books they sell themselves are about 99% accurate, but it can be pretty hard to find accurate tabs from non official sources. This is a quality tab and lesson for one of their tunes:
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I rented a guitar from Long and McQuade - $17 /mth.
Grabbed the Fender app and have been slugging away about an hour a night for almost a week now. My fingertips are killing me but damn this is fun - wish I tried this years ago.
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Guitarworks acoustic store on 16th and 4th nw Calgary has a good selection as does Long and McQuade on 58th ave south Calgary.
Robbie, I suspect it’s been a little while since you had a chance to go there.
They went a few years ago from the acoustic model to adding in a lot of high end electrics (lots of really cool custom Gibsons), then recently sold, and it’s now A Pratte guitars.
Really depends what you are looking for but for me. I bought a Nashville Gretsch and a Gibson Blues King there when it was still Guitarworks, but they don’t carry those brands any more.
I rented a guitar from Long and McQuade - $17 /mth.
Grabbed the Fender app and have been slugging away about an hour a night for almost a week now. My fingertips are killing me but damn this is fun - wish I tried this years ago.
Right on! I am happy for you.
Don't stress about starting late, having a consistent practice routine ~50 minutes a day will make up for lost time in a hurry.
Robbie, I suspect it’s been a little while since you had a chance to go there.
They went a few years ago from the acoustic model to adding in a lot of high end electrics (lots of really cool custom Gibsons), then recently sold, and it’s now A Pratte guitars.
Really depends what you are looking for but for me. I bought a Nashville Gretsch and a Gibson Blues King there when it was still Guitarworks, but they don’t carry those brands any more.
So with the lack of sports I have amped up my guitar learning journey? I started 2 weeks ago and am using the Justin Guitar app (Tried Fender Play, didn't like it). Anyone want to share stories about when they first started and any tips for progression? What guitar do you have? I am starting on a Squier. Btw I am a lefty and found out fast LH guitars are more expensive. Yes, I was suggested by a friend to try and learn right but I don't want to, would rather play left.
I tried twice, unsuccessfully, to learn guitar. I'm a lefty as well. The first try was about 25 years ago and I tried to learn on a RH guitar that my father had. It just didn't feel right and I couldn't get used to it. Then I tried again about 4 years ago with a LH guitar. It was a bit better but I found it difficult because everything seemed to be geared towards RH players. I've been thinking about giving it another try though.
I tried twice, unsuccessfully, to learn guitar. I'm a lefty as well. The first try was about 25 years ago and I tried to learn on a RH guitar that my father had. It just didn't feel right and I couldn't get used to it. Then I tried again about 4 years ago with a LH guitar. It was a bit better but I found it difficult because everything seemed to be geared towards RH players. I've been thinking about giving it another try though.
Sometimes it's the guitar you're using. The easiest guitars to learn on are classical guitars, followed by electrics and then acoustics. It's because as a beginner you have no callouses and because of that your fretting fingers spread over more surface area and can cause muting and buzzing.
A classical guitar has 3 metal strings wrapped around a long strand of silk and 3 nylon strings and they are very easy on your fingers so you can practice longer. Classical guitars have a slightly wider neck which helps clean up your technique especially if you have thicker fingers. Acoustic guitars have the thickest gauge strings and are great to play once you have already gained your callouses.
The negative to being a lefty is guitar selection, as only about 1% of all guitars made are left handed. If you've got a good guitar you'll be fine.
Just make sure your guitar has no warping. Quickly play each fret up the neck on each string and make sure there is no buzzing. Also run a finger up the bottom and top edge of the frets and make sure you can't feel any sharp edges, as that usually indicates that the wood has shrunk (dried out) and it never shrinks evenly so if that happens you will have warping.
There are advantages to learning as a lefty. It's easier to mirror what your instructor is playing (if the instructor is right handed). As a teacher I find that lefty's learn a bit faster so keep at it. It will come. Also, I use mirroring technique when I'm learning from a golf instructor and always look for a teacher that is a lefty (as I'm a right handed golfer and it works great).
Hope this helps a bit. Keep at it and have fun.
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Sometimes it's the guitar you're using. The easiest guitars to learn on are classical guitars, followed by electrics and then acoustics. It's because as a beginner you have no callouses and because of that your fretting fingers spread over more surface area and can cause muting and buzzing.
A classical guitar has 3 metal strings wrapped around a long strand of silk and 3 nylon strings and they are very easy on your fingers so you can practice longer. Classical guitars have a slightly wider neck which helps clean up your technique especially if you have thicker fingers. Acoustic guitars have the thickest gauge strings and are great to play once you have already gained your callouses.
The negative to being a lefty is guitar selection, as only about 1% of all guitars made are left handed. If you've got a good guitar you'll be fine.
Just make sure your guitar has no warping. Quickly play each fret up the neck on each string and make sure there is no buzzing. Also run a finger up the bottom and top edge of the frets and make sure you can't feel any sharp edges, as that usually indicates that the wood has shrunk (dried out) and it never shrinks evenly so if that happens you will have warping.
There are advantages to learning as a lefty. It's easier to mirror what your instructor is playing (if the instructor is right handed). As a teacher I find that lefty's learn a bit faster so keep at it. It will come. Also, I use mirroring technique when I'm learning from a golf instructor and always look for a teacher that is a lefty (as I'm a right handed golfer and it works great).
Hope this helps a bit. Keep at it and have fun.
The first time I tried (RH) was an electric and the second time (LH) was an acoustic. I did find it difficult getting my thick fingers on the right strings. Maybe I'll look at a classical. Thanks!
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