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learning the guitar
Recently, I've thought about trying to learn the guitar. I don't really know anything about guitars but I also play the clarinet. Does knowing how to read that kind of music help in reading guitar music? And is it really hard to learn it when first starting out?
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Go to www.tabcrawler.com They teach you how to read tabs and symbols. It's kinda hard learning rythms because tabs can't tell you how fast or slow to play. Also, you'll get your badge of honor when you're first starting out, your callouses on your fingers ;) Beware, they never really do go away.. Hope I helped.
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Its not hard at all. Ive played trumpet and yes it does help as any musical experience will with any instrument youre trying to learn. With a decent teacher and practice itll be extremely easy to learn.
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Guitar is fun!
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if you read sheet music, it should be easy for classical stuff, but for reading tabs its even easier, its just what number fret on which string, its incredibly easy, the only thing youll need to work on is speed.
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if you can read staves then that's definitely a good start. you should probably start out on a cheap acoustic/classical guitar and see if you can find some lessons etc. you'll know how hard you need to practice to get good at something if you already play the clarinet so basically apply that to the guitar also. it isn't that hard when you first start out because you can quickly play nice little tunes which makes you feel like your actually getting somewhere, rather than practicing scales all the time etc. Who knows if you keep practisin, one day you might be up there with the greats :p
Alex
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Yea, if you already know how to read music it'll be a lot easier to understand it. It can be kind of hard starting out it depends what kind of person you are. If you really try and practice a lot I'm sure it's a lot like playing the clarinet. Buena Suerte!
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Reading music is reading music.
I have posted before on many links and advice on learning guitar - I suggest you paruse my column for it. ;)
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clarinet music dosnt help at all...totally diff. and for some ts hard so i suggest getting lessons but my friend taught herself and shes really good as my friend who takes lessons sucks cuz she cant get eh hang of it so try it out first
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go to [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) or you could go to www.strippeddownguitar.com or www.maximummusician.com
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Actually.. i'm learnin guitar right now. I took a semester of lessons at skool a few years ago.. but I barely remember all the chords.. its not that bad.. your fingers hurt after a while.. I too played the clarinet.. for almost 4 years.. Guitar is NOTHING like clarinet.. the notes are more of chords.. its hard to explain!
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Im in the same situation that you are in. I play clarinet, and have for 4 years. My step-dad got a guitar for christmas and i wanted to learn how to play it, because i have really been into guitar, but the music of clarinet and guitar is completely different. I really dont think it would help you that much to know clarinet. I know it didn't help me. Try n find somebody that knows how to play guitar and that played it for a while and they can tell you how to read music and everything.. hope i helped..
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Take lessons. Forget books, if you don't take lessons you won't understand them.
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nooo.. get a whole bunch of learning books.. like.. you can find them at most big book stores.. like.. i got minez at books a million.. and like.. they make it super eaZzEe!!
try ~> Jumbo easy guitar songbook.. thats a really good one for learners!
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Yes, your knowledge in reading music will help you in your quest to learn to play the guitar.
Also, the dexterity you've most likely developed in your fingers will be a big plus as well. Its just a matter of learning what strings and frets make the notes on the staff that you want to play. At first you may have sore fingers till the tips develop calluses from the strings but you'll do great. Enjoy!
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see i had the same thought this christmas because i got a piano and wanted to take lessons so i thought it would be easy because i play the saxophone... but it wasn't as easy as i thought the notes r the same but its way different soo my advice is to take some lessons see if ur really comitted to learning at than give it ur all !!!!!!!! good luck
~`~`~michael~`~`~
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