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Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 1:30 PM
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About a year and a half ago, I decided that I'd learn guitar.
(Thanks, dad...) Since then, I've slavishly dedicated probably 0.0005%
of my waking hours to it, and I've got a word of encouragement for anyone
that feels vaguely like they want to learn the guitar but is kind of
intimidated by how hard it looks. It's not. I got four steps here
that'll get you a big repertoire fast.
1) Get a(n in-tune) guitar.
2) Go to this website.
3) Learn the following chord progression: C major, F major, G major (F is
the hardest, because you have to learn bar
chords). Practice it until you got it. Then play it
backwards, and inside out. Now you can play songs like Run, by Collective Soul and American
Music, by The Violent Femmes.
4) Learn all the chords that are kinda like the G cord: E minor 7th (Em7),
D sustained 4th (Dsus4), A 7th sustained 4th (A7sus4)... now you know how to
play Wonderwall
by Oasis, and an accoustic version of Pink by Aerosmith that I haven't
actually been able to track down online, but which surely exists, because I
didn't make it up... >.>
And once you can play a song, practicing becomes a lot more fun, and
that's the actual way you get good. (Sorry - you didn't think I had a
miracle pill, did you?)
So there you have it. Add an E minor (Em) and an A minor (Am) and
you got yourself the skill set of most of the pop guitarists over the last
fifteen years. (Especially Violent Femmes. Their songs require no
talent whatsoever to play.)
It is my sincere hope that by encouraging some people to pick up the
guitar I have opened the door to bringing more music into the world, which is
a good thing for the flagging spirituality of our culture.
p.s. chicks dig it
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