Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
I am learning a lot about getting used interface gear to work.
Soon. I hope.
Soon. I hope.
Guitar playing- learning songs
- Thread starter Harry Klippton
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jhaneyzz
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You had me… then I realized you’re left handed… so you are dead to me…
JK, this is awesome!
Harry Klippton
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I wanted to learn this for a while and it ended up being way easier than I was expecting. I also figured out after I recorded this how to set my phone's camera to not dogshit resolution
Erik S
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Dance moves are
steviejr92
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I give those dance moves a 9.8/10 
Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
Dammit now I have that song stuck in my head
Paradox916
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that’s awesome! I love it! Makes me want a tele How did you get your rez better YouTube always seems to kill mine for some reason and I never figured out why.
Harry Klippton
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I didn't. It's still pretty bad. I think it's like 24 fps
Paradox916
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Weird because your rez seems better than the vids I have posted lately on my end…
Feral Feline
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LOVED IT!
I have a lot of... history, with this song.
In my youth I had a crew-chief who always played the country station, of which 99% of the music I hated at the time — the guy was a complete dick-asshole-supreme, which made me loath ... everything.
One day, a song came on that made me laugh, it had a musical joke in it, a twang that infected my brain — Pete Anderson's little bend, and I loved it. I then took some guitar-lessons for a red-hot 30 seconds and my most excellent-teacher taught this poor-student the lick and solo — about the only thing I stuck around long-enough to learn. It's still one of the few things that I still know how to strangle and almost always do so when I pick up a guitar.
I'd show you how I mangle it, but ...
a) nobody should be subjected to my geetar-sleighing [sic];
b) I'm not set up for viddying.
Harry Klippton
Not Interested
Quick one today- no dancing
What is you guys' approach to learning songs? By ear, tab, in-person instruction, YouTube, ??? So many of my guitar heroes seemed to learn by ear (since most of them came well before the Internet), so I feel like that is how I should learn songs. And I can learn by ear, to a somewhat limited extent (depending on the song). I usually have to slow things down quite a bit (I use this Transcribe! software for that). But unless it's an easy three or four cowboy chord song, it's usually a pretty slow process. And the more complex chords that are used, the harder it gets for me. I haven't even tried to work out a shreddy/technical fast solo, but I can usually work out single-note runs reasonably well (albeit slowly). I'm sure it gets easier with practice, it's just one of those things that requires a fair amount of dedicated time (and I consider myself "time poor").
When I want to learn something quickly, I usually turn to the web. But I've increasingly found that Internet tab - at least the free stuff - tends to be atrocious more often than not. But there are a few YouTube guys that seem to have consistently good breakdowns of how to play a song.
My father-in-law has been playing piano since he was three (he also plays guitar). He and I were learning some songs just to jam together for fun when we're visiting. He literally sat down and learned these songs by ear as he was listening to them! That was truly impressive, but also somewhat discouraging, because the contrast to how long it takes me to do the same is staggering.
When I want to learn something quickly, I usually turn to the web. But I've increasingly found that Internet tab - at least the free stuff - tends to be atrocious more often than not. But there are a few YouTube guys that seem to have consistently good breakdowns of how to play a song.
My father-in-law has been playing piano since he was three (he also plays guitar). He and I were learning some songs just to jam together for fun when we're visiting. He literally sat down and learned these songs by ear as he was listening to them! That was truly impressive, but also somewhat discouraging, because the contrast to how long it takes me to do the same is staggering.
Erik S
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Youtube is my primary resource for learning most things. I'd like to know more songs. It takes a kind of focus that I'm lacking a lot of the time though. I'm more likely to put on a Youtube backing track and go to noodle-town. Might be atrocious to listen to, but it's something I can do while being zoned out and relaxed, and at least I'm playing.
For actual song breakdowns this guy is my favorite. Most of the time his pace seems about right for me, and he seems pretty thorough about studying the source material and trying to get an accurate version together.
Harry Klippton
Not Interested
I learn a lot by ear. I know most of a song's lyrics and chord changes after 1-3 listens. For solos and stuff, I mostly use YouTube so I can slow it down to 50% to pick out subtle things
mzy12
Active member
Ear training is a separate skill to work on, both in parallel and in conjunction with your guitar playing skills. Your father in law has probably been using his ear to learn and play music for longer than a lot of people have been alive. I have played alongside and with some great guitarists and it is easy to be discouraged by that when you start comparing yourself to them. A perspective shift might be in order: it is a great opportunity to learn from better musicians than yourself. No matter how good you are, there are always bigger fish in the pond. Promise yourself that you will practice harder because of it. Use it as an excuse to play more, not less.
For me, I have a decent ear. If a song is moderately complex, I can do it by ear most of the time, while double checking my work against what other people on the internet have found. Often times it is easier and quicker to do this than to find a half correct tab written up by someone from a decade ago. If it's a very complex song, I will try by my ear for a few bars, then give and watch a proper tutorial hahah.
For me, I have a decent ear. If a song is moderately complex, I can do it by ear most of the time, while double checking my work against what other people on the internet have found. Often times it is easier and quicker to do this than to find a half correct tab written up by someone from a decade ago. If it's a very complex song, I will try by my ear for a few bars, then give and watch a proper tutorial hahah.
peccary
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I had a little time today so I decided that play along with songs I hadn't played along to in ages. Mainly a bunch of old CAKE songs and a little Elvis Costello.
I've been trying to be a bit more intentional about playing. Less noodling and more doing, and playing along with songs is a good way to work my way back into that, I think. It was a good time, I'll have to record myself playing along to something one of these days.
Nevermind the mess!
I've been trying to be a bit more intentional about playing. Less noodling and more doing, and playing along with songs is a good way to work my way back into that, I think. It was a good time, I'll have to record myself playing along to something one of these days.
Nevermind the mess!
Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
I like that maple leaf ya got there
peccary
Well-known member
My wife's dad was Canadian and she spent a lot of time there as a kid (her parents were both teachers and they'd spend summers up in Barrie). She just made her dual citizenship official this year, too
Laundryroom David
Keyboard Cowboy 🤠
Congrats to your wife!My wife's dad was Canadian and she spent a lot of time there as a kid (her parents were both teachers and they'd spend summers up in Barrie). She just made her dual citizenship official this year, too