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I would NOT have given it up 30 years ago.
When I resumed playing 7 years ago, I wish I had spent more time to really read the sheet music and better work out the song, rather than relying on my memory of the songs - ouch. Steve
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I like this answer - it makes me feel better about not playing lots of other artist' material ,
H I would also take guitar lessons at the start - I still might at some point Last edited by harmonics101; 04-27-2015 at 05:49 PM. |
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Learning to get it set up and play it like an acoustic - NOT put electric strings on it and think that I could bend the strings up 2 full steps.
Also, to take it into school and impress the girls. I had been taking lessons for nearly 8 years by the time I was a senior and had just learned to sing and play but I was very shy back in those days and didn't want to stick my neck out.
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I would have taken the guitar club at my high school seriously. Learning the chords for "House of the Rising Sun". All basic chords.
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I would have tried to not break my left wrist.
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I would've migrated to fingerpicking a little sooner.
I've always been a little sloppy with a pick, even after 20 years, but it all started coming together when I started finger picking. It's a much more ergonomic and civilised way of playing the geetar. Also I would've paid more attention in music theory classes, I'm paying for it now. |
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Like most on this thread I'd have got a teacher earlier.
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Wish I really studied the guitar! Never thought I'd be doing it for a living but here I am (studied accounting in college instead). All the guys I know who really studied it are on a whole other level of musicianship!
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