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u/bleachdrinker · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

Wow, there is some great advice in this thread! Theory is not particularly hard, but we've imposed some frameworks on it that are efficient, but obscure.

The fact that major/minor, sharped/flatted, diminished/augmented all refer to adding or subtracting a semi-tone from a note, or that 'dominant' can refer to the fifth note in a major scale, or the fifth chord in a major key are at the root of the confusion.

There should be a guidebook.

It's wise to take the broader view and start with what you're currently playing. If you're playing open chord songs that consist of major and minor chords, learn what the distinct notes are for each chord. Then go look up what the notes are if you change that chord from a minor to a major or vice versa.

(All of the below examples are based on the A Major Scale, from which all of the chords in the key of A Major are derived: A B C# D E F# G#)

You'll find that only one note changes, and it's the note in the middle of the alphabetic sequence. We call that note the 3rd and you'll find that the minor chord has a 3rd that is a semi tone flatter than a major. Work that out for all the chords you know. Do that as you learn new chords.

Example: (The A major triad: A C# E, the A minor triad: A C E - see that we've 'flatted' the C# to a C)

You've probably learned that major and minor scales are seven tone scales. A lot of theory is based on what we do to those individual tones. Major and minor (triad - three note chords) are based on the 3rd tone of the scale (See example above).

As an aside, pentatonic scales are a subset of major/minor scales, where they've removed the two tones with the highest chance of clashing.

Diminished and Augmented chords are based on the 5th tone of the scale.
(Although we typically don't diminish three note chords, if we did, we might get; A minor diminished: A C Eb) I don't want to get into diminished too much - it's an outlier because there are subtleties.

Major 7th, Minor 7th, Dominant 7th are, you guessed it based on the 7th tone of the scale. And yes, there are 9th, 11th, 13th chords.

(Example: A Major 7th: A C# E G#, A Minor 7th: A C E G, A Dominant 7th: A C# E G)

We also have suspended chords where we might substitute the 3rd tone with a 2nd, 4th, or 6th.
(Example: A sus 2: A B E, A sus 4: A D E)


We might even just throw those rules out and have Major Minor 7ths.

So yeah, there's a lot going on, but if you try to learn as much about the current chord set you're playing, you'll find it starts to make sense.

Also, Barbara Wharram wrote a great book that Royal Conservatory teachers use as a theory primer called: Elementary Rudiments of Music. It's a very approachable workbook. https://www.amazon.ca/Elementary-Rudiments-Music-Barbara-Wharram/dp/0887970044/ref=sr_1_2/168-4402758-7301632?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481846745&sr=1-2

u/disruptcomfort · 3 pointsr/LearnGuitar

Guitar strings are hugely preference based and also dependent on the individual guitar. Someone could love x brand y gauge strings on one guitar and hate that same brand and gauge on a very similar guitar.

That said I have an Ibanez Acoustic-Electric so I'll chime in anyways. If you play it plugged in a lot you can try the DR Zebra strings. Lately though I've been partial to [Martin phosphor bronze] (http://www.amazon.com/Martin-MSP4100-Phosphor-Acoustic-Strings/dp/B0002D0CA8) strings for my Ibanez.

As far as electric guitar strings. I like DR pure blues. They bend nicely and they have a great feel to them.

Oh! Also I've linked relatively light strings gauges since you said you're getting back into guitar. But you can get more volume and tone out of thicker gauges! Try experimenting with that once you get back into it more.

Good luck!

u/charcoalist · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

Fellow 43 year old here, started a few months ago. I'd say just have fun. And when you practice, have a specific focus. JustinGuitar and YouTube have been a great help. Plus a book by the name of Guitar Fretboard Mastery.

Do you know about this other subreddit? https://www.reddit.com/r/guitarlessons/

u/elzilcho90 · 2 pointsr/LearnGuitar

Yes, a chord book, this is the one I have:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0857752634/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nBdIxbWEN7B01)

Go to one of the less expensive options. $15 is a little much for the default one that links.

Also, I forgot about this book too, which I also picked up a while ago but haven't thumbed through much of it yet. From what I did read though it is a great tool:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/063406651X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KDdIxbJN5506K

u/hugesavings · 2 pointsr/LearnGuitar

Try silken string, they're more or less the same as metal strings, except they have a silk core so they're a lot easier to play. I picked these up and it was a huge upgrade: https://www.amazon.com/DAddario-EJ40-Steel-Guitar-Strings/dp/B000OR88JE/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=silk+string+guitar&qid=1550197516&s=gateway&sr=8-1

u/ah_cocaine · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

The Rosetta Pattern https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1794677976 really helped me figure out how to name modes and scales easily and to move between diatonic, pentatonic and blues scales. It's a great framework.

u/Fluentguitar · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

Check out a Modern Chord (https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Chord-Progressions-Classical-Voicings/dp/0898986982) Progressions by Ted Greene to start. Then just Google and find any number of sites explaining scales and modes. It's a good idea to try to come up with your own scale patterns and arpeggios based on the chord shapes in the book - figuring those out on your own will help you make sense of it in your own way and ingrain that fretboard knowledge.

u/anicebeer · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

I'd just buy a blues fake book (maybe http://www.amazon.com/Real-Blues-Book-Leonard-Corp/dp/1423404513/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426142710&sr=8-2&keywords=blues+fake+book) then work at the songs in them. It'll be slow going at first trying to play the melody and chords at the same time, but you'll eventually get the hang of it and every song you learn will sound better than the last.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

With finger picking, unless your goal is to play complex fingerpicked music, you can get by without fingernails. And you can always just buy a set of finger picks

u/zombiefarmer213 · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

Most teachers would say to start thin, so the pick has more room to bend against the string, and work to thicker ones as your accuracy increases across the strings. As you begin to play faster lead parts a thin pick will hurt your playing as the little bit of time where the pick bends will screw up your timing. I recommended buying these www.amazon.com/dp/B01H31ITWE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_I29BzbA5Z4S8E

u/essjaydoubleewe · 1 pointr/LearnGuitar

I also found that a finger trainer helped me develop the muscles in my fingers:
http://www.amazon.com/Gripmaster-Hand-Exerciser/dp/B0085MX3SG