[sublime90]

just thought id say hi to everyone, i just joined up to this site yesterday and have really been enjoying reading the posts and listening to peoples song and veiwing there gear etc etc. this is a really helpful site. im one of the people who had there guitar in a case for about 3 years and never touched it untill recently lol im guilty of guitar abuse i guess, but as of late ive really been reading up on the guitar and learned how to read tabs and the chords so ive been pluckin away horrible for the past week but thats how we all start. keep rockin people

[allthumbs]

Glad to hear you picked up your axe and are playing again.

[bassman5680]

Hi all,
I have never played an instrument and do not know where to begin. I ahve a really nice accustic and would love to get started with the first cord .

Bassman5680

[missileman]

Hello and Welcome to both of you.
This website is as good a place as any to get started.
Suffer through the sore fingers and bad sounds and before you know it, the fingers stop hurting and you start sounding like a musician.

[bassman5680]

any Ideas where to get started do not know E from an A

[Kirk Lorange]

There's a good place then ... learn E and A. Then learn G, C, D. They are the so called open chords.

Then group them into:

A - D - E
G - C - D

Each of those represent the I-IV-V chords of their respective keys. I-IV-V chords are the basis of just about every piece of music ever written, even if sometimes heavily disguised or hidden away amongst other stuff.

There are some pictures of how to hold them down here. Use the letters to navigate.

The other thing to grok is that all of those chords are major which means they all have the same flavor, even if they look different.

[allthumbs]

Originally Posted by bassman5680

any Ideas where to get started do not know E from an A

Start with the Read Me First link in blue with the arrow at the top of the main page. It has a lot of basic lessons to get you going.