Are barre chords on acoustic more about getting it closest to the fret or is it finger strength? I barely have to apply pressure on my electric to get a good sound.

i started guitar half a week ago n have been using justin guitar as tutorial since then. im now at grade 1 moldule 4. he provided some practices but doing them all the time is kinda boring so i would like to try something else beyond the course. any resources?

Can someone help me figure out how to play this song on guitar?

I’m a completely beginner, so it would be so nice if someone could show the chords with numbers and frets to play in a simple way.

What’s the best platform to find people who want guitar lessons over Zoom/Meets?

Pros and cons?

Hi friends,

I’ve been learning the guitar for a month and 1/2— ultimately want to get really fluid at playing and be able to just jam out.

But I initially picked up the guitar to write songs (in private, for self expression)

I know a couple of songs and some basics chords but not enough to translate how I feel into a melody or vibe. (I don’t know enough guitar musical terms to explain myself 🙈😭)

Where should I go from here?— To write my first song(s).

Learn scales? Chord progressions? Finger picking? Strumming patterns?

I don’t know what to look up, I just need some guidance, so I’m not running around the whole entire guitar world.

I have been playing electric since I was young, I haven't played in a while and since then I've grown my nails out. They are in the way I think, but do y'all think it's possible to play with this length if I keep practicing or is there really no way? Maybe a little shorter? I have had nails before but this is the longest I've had them...

I love my guitar btw, she's so pretty

Hey!

I have played for about 20 years. I make my own music and my own arrangements for covers. Sometimes I come up with parts that are very difficult to play.

For example I recently made an arrangement of a song with hybrid picking and alt picking at the same time. At tempo it's brutally difficult, and I'm not sure if it's possible at all. (Without the alt picking it's easy so I might just play it that way. But it won't sound totally right.)

And a bit longer ago I was working on a lead part for one of my own songs that I had to give up on. It was a combination of alt picking and sweeping with string skipping. I think I practiced it for half a year or so, but I could not get the last 10 or 15 or so bpm.

So when do you say "this is too difficult, it's not worth it"? It feels pretty bad to work on something really hard and then never reaching the goal of being able to play it. I wish I could know sooner so I don't waste my time. But then, I don't want to give up on something that's actually possible with some more practice.

Has anyone else felt like this or does anybody have any advice? Thanks.

Do you play the acoustic with a softer touch compared to electric? I find my chords sound very buzzy and unclear.

I want to learn to express whats going in my head on the guitar, however I don't really know how to start. And I'm not going to buy andnowyousayjojo's course. Edit: I forgot to mention im more of an intermediate player, so I was looking if anyone could give me some advice but you guys are saying to learn the pentatonic scale, like shit, I already can connect multiple pentatonic scales. So I wanna translate whats in my head, to the fretboard. Look at andnowyousayjojo, it what i mean.

I’ve jammed with a couple of other guitarists and I’ve struggled to know what to play when playing with them. When writing I typically start with chord progressions then write a melody. So when jamming my ideas it’s the same I just repeat the chord progression and they noodle over it until we come up with something that sounds like a melody pretty simple. However, the last two guitarists I’ve played with I’ve struggled to write with the material they bring to the table. One was a metalcore guy that played riffs so the only tasteful thing I could come up with was some additional 0s or maybe some single notes to kind of complement the riff. The other was a Midwest Emo acoustic guy who played a lot of rhythm and melody stuff combined which also didn't leave a lot of space for second guitar. So every chord he played I would try to find every position of that chord I could until I found one that sounded good together and would play single strums or very simple patterns as a background not to overtake what he was playing. My background is in bass so with guitar I gravitate towards more of a rhythm complementary role. These strategies worked in a sense. The stuff we came up with was not bad at all. I just feel like there has to be a more directional approach to writing/jamming. I also understand this is new to me and to some degree, I just have to hop in with different musicians and figure it out. But any direction in this process will be greatly appreciated.

beginner-intermediate guitarist. I have been looking for RGTs grade 5 books for rock guitar, however, the newest one I could find is published in 2019. Might sound a bit dumb but does it still have the correct syllabus for taking the exam in 2026?

Hey, I’ve been playing for about a month now and I’ve learned a couple songs but I still suck at transitioning chords.

They sound fine but moving my fingers fast enough while I’m playing is challenging and I still can’t do any barre chords and it’s just annoying me. (I’m on an acoustic with steel strings)

I want to progress and play songs fluidly.

Should I switch over to learning sounds the use finger picking? To help with dexterity?

Can you recommend songs please 🙏

Anything popular that I would recognize. Thx!

Help me with strumming it just sounds so bad Suggest a reliable source where I can learn it in proper way

Anyone ever use this? Thoughts? Just picked it up today.

Hi folks, I've been practicing for some months now and I do agree with many people here that consistency matters a lot. I've personally seen that even picking up a guitar for let's say 20 minutes a day if I can manage (I practice 1 hour daily), can keep me in sync or connected with guitar. I don't know how to describe it, but just that the feeling of playing doesn't seem strange anymore the consistent you are, and you it sort of becomes into your nature.

I've also heard that expert musicians have to practice hours daily just to keep their skills, let alone improve it. Now, I'm fairly beginner and won't dare call myself guitarist yet but recently missed a week of practice because of being out. Sometimes, I think twice about going vacations because being out might mean you miss your routine activities (guitar, gym etc). And when I come back, the fingers take a while to get used to guitar.

Have you experienced this? Does missing practice sessions nullify of practice / what you learnt? Any advice? Also, will it be life-time (not that I complain), to retain one's ability, do they have to continually put in hours everyday?

I started playing the acoustic guitar for the first time this week and I have noticed that when I am playing with fingers pressed down on the frets the string will make a wierd buzzing sound. Is there something I'm doing wrong? And how can I fix it?

I meant 4th fret 🙂 also Jesus loves you!

You can strum reeeeeal quiet and soft and sound very clear. No need to chug at it all the time.

I sound so much better all of a sudden and I have so much more feel. Try it for yourself, play quiet, try to go as quiet as you can and then slowly build up energy. Play around.

I've been playing for about 2 years now, never learned music theory or anything, I've just been learning chords and picking patterns, and with all that gained knowledge, starting making my own stuff through the mesh of all that I've learned. My mom introduced me to John Mayer a bit ago (she's in the industry) all I could play by him was his Free Fallin', which was embarrassing considering he has so many other and greater, more feeling songs. It got me thinking, how do I get better at solos and jamming and stuff just off the top of my head? I know scales are involved, but are there any specific methods of practice that could help me or anything? Any answers provided will be very much appreciated!!

Been playing the guitar very on and off from december to july while only starting to play consistantly from august and onwards (now).

In the time I played on and off I managed to learn the basics ("organs" of the guitar, a handful of chords, the start of "the last of us" theme)

Recently, I have been playing quite consistantly and I really really enjoy it, I've been watching many youtube videos on the basics of music theory but also tips and tricks (like how to achieve better barre chords, how to strum better cuz i suck at that)

But I know that my biggest weakness is that i've been learning very sporadically, not learning in a linear style,just jumping from hard stuff to easy stuff and back and forth

My funny little dream is the be able to play a couple of songs from the undertale soundtrack but also to be able to just come up with nice sounding songs and melodies and I really enjoy fingerstyle.

How should I remedy my issues? I really like playing the guitar and I wish to be able to progress.

Bonust question:
Is my guitars action too high? (https://imgur.com/a/Iim14qT)

Thank you!

I know how to play the piano but i want to start learning how to play the guitar. So as somebody with prior musical knowledge but no guitar experience at all where do i start and what should i be practicing?

Im trying to learn Solid Air by John Martyn but every lesson on any platform i can find aren’t accurate and most just give the tuning and chords and then say “play however you want”.

Im specifically looking for a lesson for the live in rockpalast version but i cant find videos or websites that has a good and accurate lesson. Does anyone know anywhere i could find this?

I dont even see any accurate covers either so im thinking at this point tabs for it dont even exist.