After months of inactivity i decided to get the guitar out today, i have to admit i'm not very good but i try. The reason for doing so is the track from the begining by ELP, i love this track and after a few minutes of practice, well a bit more than a few minutes i managed to nearly play it all, a few more weeks and i hope to have as near as damn it. What song would other members here like to be able to play and on what instrument.
picked up my guitar today
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daveyjay
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Hi Gregory, I too have just recently started playing again after a looooong lay off. I`m afraid I tend to play for a while, with huge enthusiasm, then stop for weeks, months or even years. I was reading an article on the net the other day about how much one should practice depending on how good they want to get. You know, and I don`t know if you`re the same, it`s taken many years for it to sink in just how much effort and dedication is needed in order to get good, not just at playing the guitar, but to do anything well. It`s the old nature versus nuture argument again. I think alot of the misconceptions that people have about the time it takes to learn to do something well, is down to the fact that we all watch and listen to people who are in the business of making things look easy. I mean, what we don`t see or hear are the hours and hours and months and years of practice that our favourite and most admired performers have put into honing their skills. Also, the 'born to play' label does`nt help. I`ve been having the argument/discussion with my father lately, about whether anyone is 'born' to do something or do they get to be a 'genius' after years of extreme dedication. Jimmy Hendrix`s manager once said that Jimmy used to take his guitar with him when he went to the loo. Anyway, I`m just rambling here now, and this is a hifi forum, so prob not the place to going into these things. What I`m trying to say is - keep practicing. # I got my first real six string, bought it at the five and dime, played it till my fingers bled...#
John Duncan
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Tonight (matthew) i'd like to be able to play "Don't Stop the Beat" from hairspray, since I have to play it live tomorrow...
Alec
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it was the summer of sixty nine...sixty nine dude!
Ahem.
Im just investigating teachers, as i dont trust myself to do it alone, then the sooner i get good enough to play with others, the better i rekon. i dont have any plans for world domination, but it must be good to learn direct from others*.
So, in answer to the question, i wanrt to be able to play anything that isnt the first couple of seconds of come as you are by nirvana, and develop a lifelong relationship with my instrument...Ooh, matron.
But lets see how it goes for a few weeks and months first.
* the mood i was in when i wrote the OP, i so should have said "its better to play with a group than with yourself...".
Sorry.
Ahem.
Im just investigating teachers, as i dont trust myself to do it alone, then the sooner i get good enough to play with others, the better i rekon. i dont have any plans for world domination, but it must be good to learn direct from others*.
So, in answer to the question, i wanrt to be able to play anything that isnt the first couple of seconds of come as you are by nirvana, and develop a lifelong relationship with my instrument...Ooh, matron.
But lets see how it goes for a few weeks and months first.
* the mood i was in when i wrote the OP, i so should have said "its better to play with a group than with yourself...".
Sorry.
chebby
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al7478:
So, in answer to the question, i wanrt to be able to play anything that isnt the first couple of seconds of come as you are by nirvana, and develop a lifelong relationship with my instrument.
Your wallet just wilted and your bank manager gained a four figure bonus with your posting of those last 7 words.
I would love to be able to play guitar. It'd be great to be at a family function/gathering and be able to just pick up an instrument and play, rather than say "Clear a space and give me 20 minutes to set everything up" followed by 'BOOM BOOM TISH BOOM BOOM TISH'...... Not quite the same effect.
So, in answer to the question, i wanrt to be able to play anything that isnt the first couple of seconds of come as you are by nirvana, and develop a lifelong relationship with my instrument.
Your wallet just wilted and your bank manager gained a four figure bonus with your posting of those last 7 words.
I would love to be able to play guitar. It'd be great to be at a family function/gathering and be able to just pick up an instrument and play, rather than say "Clear a space and give me 20 minutes to set everything up" followed by 'BOOM BOOM TISH BOOM BOOM TISH'...... Not quite the same effect.
John Duncan
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Big Chris:Your wallet just wilted and your bank manager gained a four figure bonus with your posting of those last 7 words.
eBay shares carry a 7% premium based on my Secret Guitar Purchases alone...
eBay shares carry a 7% premium based on my Secret Guitar Purchases alone...
daveyjay
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Well, if they do, going by this performance, this really is a terrible waste of taxpayers money.
Clare Newsome:I wonder whether MPs put their guitars on expenses?
I think the facial expression of the boy in the audience says it all (1min10)
I would love to learn how to play the Blues style guitars, love the sound. But the last time I played was with an acoustic in music at high school many moons ago. Can't remember a thing now but would love to learn some day.
I think the facial expression of the boy in the audience says it all (1min10)
I would love to learn how to play the Blues style guitars, love the sound. But the last time I played was with an acoustic in music at high school many moons ago. Can't remember a thing now but would love to learn some day.
Alec
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SpiceWeasel:
Clare Newsome:I wonder whether MPs put their guitars on expenses?
I think the facial expression of the boy in the audience says it all (1min10)
LOL!
Incidentally, is teenage kicks all in one chord, or did i just miss the changes?
And, Clare, the question, surely, is waht dont they claim for?
Hmmm...wonder if i could claim my guitar lessons back from whf...not being an employee might be a problem, but...
Clare Newsome:I wonder whether MPs put their guitars on expenses?
I think the facial expression of the boy in the audience says it all (1min10)
LOL!
Incidentally, is teenage kicks all in one chord, or did i just miss the changes?
And, Clare, the question, surely, is waht dont they claim for?
Hmmm...wonder if i could claim my guitar lessons back from whf...not being an employee might be a problem, but...
al7478:SpiceWeasel:
Clare Newsome:I wonder whether MPs put their guitars on expenses?
And, Clare, the question, surely, is waht dont they claim for?
Hmmm...wonder if i could claim my guitar lessons back from whf...not being an employee might be a problem, but...
It's not a problem at all al7478, all you need to do is put down WHF as your primary job on the claims form. As the "honourable" members show it doesn't matter if your actually there or not
Clare Newsome:I wonder whether MPs put their guitars on expenses?
And, Clare, the question, surely, is waht dont they claim for?
Hmmm...wonder if i could claim my guitar lessons back from whf...not being an employee might be a problem, but...
It's not a problem at all al7478, all you need to do is put down WHF as your primary job on the claims form. As the "honourable" members show it doesn't matter if your actually there or not
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