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September 26th, 2006
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Uh....
Hey guys I'm Scott from Oklahoma. I always wanted to play but never had the opportunity until I traded an alto sax for a guitar and practice amp. I'm completely lost on all the terminology but hopefully I can pick up some here! I'm open to any advice so BRING IT ON!
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September 26th, 2006
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G'day Scott, welcome aboard....
Check through the beginners lessons here on the forum, theyre a good starting point...
If you cant find what your looking for, ask away
Make me a sandwich <<>> NO! Make it yourself
sudo make me a sandwich <<>> OK
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September 26th, 2006
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Wecome.
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September 26th, 2006
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Hey Scott, welcome to the forum.
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September 26th, 2006
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Welcome aboard Scott
Les
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Respect The Music
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September 26th, 2006
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Welcome scott, Hope you got a decent guitar and amp, when you traded in your alto sax.
Now when I talk to God he said he'd understand, Stick by me I'll be your guiding hand. But don't ask me what I think of you. I might not give the answer you want me to.
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September 26th, 2006
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Hi Scott.
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September 26th, 2006
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Hi Scott & welcome to the forum! 
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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September 26th, 2006
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Welcome Scott
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September 26th, 2006
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Welcome to the forum Scott 
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September 26th, 2006
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I got a Fender Squire Strat and a Marshall practice amp.
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September 26th, 2006
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howdy
RIP Dimebag
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September 26th, 2006
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If you are truly a beginner, think simple first. Dont try to learn Stairway to Heaven. You MUST learn chords and keys first and THEN when you want to play something fancy later, it will come easy to you. So think 3 chords to a Key, and relax with the fact that chords overlap, or are common to, several of the keys. THere is a chord of A not only in the KEY of A, but in the key of E, and in the Key of D, for example. You'll only have to learn about 11 chords to be a complete player. About 7 majors and 4 minors.
So learn how to play Tom Dooley in each key. The key of A has an A, a D and an E chord. The whole song only uses two of those chords. (A and E). Strum smoothly, play the song for 3 days. Play it in the key of D by playing a D and an A chord, strum smoothly for 2 days.
NOw venture out. Play something like Michael Row the Boat Ashore or Kumbaya (ugh) or Go Tell Aunt Rhody by using all 3 chords in the key you have picked.
YOu are now a guitar player. Thousands, millions of songs require only 3 chords. Have fun. Know that you will probably NEVER play these songs again, but they are important at this stage to understand chording and music.
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September 26th, 2006
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Howdy scott
Lori
How do you end up with 1 million dollars playing jazz? start with 2 million.
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September 26th, 2006
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Thats some good recommendations there for song choice learning, really simple chord structure, wish I'd known those songs when I was learning chords.
Welcome to the forum Scott.
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