How to Rock Out on Your Guitar
Get a guitar., Learn some basic chords like A, E, D, C, G, and F. There are millions of songs that use only 3 of those chords., Do fingering exercises without your guitar., Get an adjustable metronome that counts the beats so that you can keep your...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Get a guitar.
Acoustic or electric is fine, though most people find electric to be much more fun. , There are also barre chords and power chords that you might want to learn. , Even just fingering a scale can help strengthen them. ,, Learning and using tabs is a way that most beginning guitarists and bassists use to read their music.
Check the "External Links" section below for good tab-finding sites.
Optionally, if you want to develop a musician's ear, you can transcribe the songs you want to learn, just by trying to play what you hear on your guitar.
It will be very slow to begin with, but practice makes perfect. , That should help you get to know the song pretty well. , Get with people of the same ability level and rock! , This is also acceptable when the music suddenly gets louder. -
Step 2: Learn some basic chords like A
Up and down really fast so your hair is flying everywhere. ,,, This is most effective after a song has ended. , (This may not be allowed in some places, but if it is, go for it.) ,, it will show you're having fun , -
Step 3: and F. There are millions of songs that use only 3 of those chords.
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Step 4: Do fingering exercises without your guitar.
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Step 5: Get an adjustable metronome that counts the beats so that you can keep your timing right.
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Step 6: Learn tablature(tabs).
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Step 7: Learn a song that you know and play along with it on a CD or MP3
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Step 8: if you have that song.
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Step 9: Start a band!
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Step 10: Jump when a chorus starts.
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Step 11: Shake your head back and forth.
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Step 12: Jump all around the stage in circles.
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Step 13: When you finish playing a chord
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Step 14: hold your arm up while holding the guitar pick until you play the next chord.
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Step 15: Give the audience a 'rock on' or 'peace' sign with your hand.
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Step 16: After last song is done
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Step 17: throw your pick out to the audience.
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Step 18: Hold your guitar up by its neck while playing the last few chords of a song.
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Step 19: Smile!
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Step 20: If you can sing
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Step 21: do secondary vocals and share the mic with the singer.
Detailed Guide
Acoustic or electric is fine, though most people find electric to be much more fun. , There are also barre chords and power chords that you might want to learn. , Even just fingering a scale can help strengthen them. ,, Learning and using tabs is a way that most beginning guitarists and bassists use to read their music.
Check the "External Links" section below for good tab-finding sites.
Optionally, if you want to develop a musician's ear, you can transcribe the songs you want to learn, just by trying to play what you hear on your guitar.
It will be very slow to begin with, but practice makes perfect. , That should help you get to know the song pretty well. , Get with people of the same ability level and rock! , This is also acceptable when the music suddenly gets louder.
Up and down really fast so your hair is flying everywhere. ,,, This is most effective after a song has ended. , (This may not be allowed in some places, but if it is, go for it.) ,, it will show you're having fun ,
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