Beginner guitar playing tips by a seasoned player (40+ years ) - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T06:53:29Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/beginner-guitar-playing-tips-by-a-seasoned-player-40-years?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3442924&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow long it takes you is tota…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-08:2592684:Comment:34429242020-02-08T06:11:05.648ZCause the Blue rathttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/CausetheBluerat
<p>How long it takes you is totally up to you. When you get to the point where your comfortable picking slowly it's time to start getting the other hand into the mix. It is very important to get your picking down first. Please don't rush into this next part.</p>
<p>It should be noted that from hear on the CBG needed to learn this should be set up with the strings low. An 1/8 inch or lower all down the neck. This will not work if the guitar is set up for slide only. If the strings are two high…</p>
<p>How long it takes you is totally up to you. When you get to the point where your comfortable picking slowly it's time to start getting the other hand into the mix. It is very important to get your picking down first. Please don't rush into this next part.</p>
<p>It should be noted that from hear on the CBG needed to learn this should be set up with the strings low. An 1/8 inch or lower all down the neck. This will not work if the guitar is set up for slide only. If the strings are two high you will always bend the note sharp and out of tune. No matter how good you play a set up like this will always sound bad. </p>
<p>Take your left hand and rest it over your fingerboard. Your fingers should be facing toward you. Now very lightly touch the third ( lowest sounding ) string with your first finger. Between any two frets on the neck. Start to pic that string. It should be muted with your first finger. As you pic lightly press down till you hear the note clearly. Lift your finger back up. Try to press it down with the same pressure and pic the string. If you find yourself pressing to hard start all over again. Do this with all four fingers on this hand. YES I said all four. Never tense this hand up. Keep each touch as light as needed to hear the notes. </p>
<p>Do this on all your strings. Up and down the neck. Start trying to press and pic at the same time. Both down and up strokes. Learn the timing it takes to touch the string, lightly press down and pic to hear a clear note. With all four fingers. </p>
<p>Things you should know.</p>
<p>It's not your finger that makes the note. It's the fret between your finger and your pic that's making that note. Your finger can be anywhere between those two frets. As long as your not touching either fret.</p>
<p>There is no 'one spot' on your finger that has to always contact the string. Keep your hand relaxed and let your reach with this hand determine where your finger and what part of your finger tip is needed. You'll eventually find your using different areas depending on where your hand is and what your playing. </p>
<p></p> Don't cheat yourself on this.…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-01:2592684:Comment:34405542020-02-01T20:01:54.513ZCause the Blue rathttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/CausetheBluerat
<p>Don't cheat yourself on this. Your dominant hand technique is very important. Getting comfortable with will allow you to both pic and strum your guitar with ease. </p>
<p>So lets go on to the strum stroke. Hold your pic the same way you would for picking each string separately. Now using just your wrist strum down each string. You should feel the pic give slightly for each string struck. Now strum up. The feeling should be the same. As you strum make sure each string sounds at an equal…</p>
<p>Don't cheat yourself on this. Your dominant hand technique is very important. Getting comfortable with will allow you to both pic and strum your guitar with ease. </p>
<p>So lets go on to the strum stroke. Hold your pic the same way you would for picking each string separately. Now using just your wrist strum down each string. You should feel the pic give slightly for each string struck. Now strum up. The feeling should be the same. As you strum make sure each string sounds at an equal volume. Both up and down strokes with the wrist movement only. Keep practicing this until you get a good even sound for both the down and up strum. Don't worry about speed. Concentrate on getting your strokes to sound even. </p>
<p>Make your own exercises for combining picking and strumming. Strum two strings together then pic two strings. Strum all your strings then pic one. You don't have to keep it all down up stroking either. Make any combination you can come up with. Make sure each string is struck evenly. Wether your playing your guitar muted or all the strings open. </p>
<p>This will help with both picking and slide guitar. </p> Thanks folks. Really hoping t…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-01-31:2592684:Comment:34402402020-01-31T19:18:19.980ZCause the Blue rathttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/CausetheBluerat
<p>Thanks folks. Really hoping to add to peoples fun and experience with these guitars. </p>
<p>Learning the feel of the pic is the communication point between you and the instrument. It's also where you can change the tone of what your playing. Not only in the distance between the bridge and neck your strumming. Closer to the bridge being brighter. Then darker as you move up towards the neck. But at what angle the pic is striking the string. Holding the pick parallel to the string as you play…</p>
<p>Thanks folks. Really hoping to add to peoples fun and experience with these guitars. </p>
<p>Learning the feel of the pic is the communication point between you and the instrument. It's also where you can change the tone of what your playing. Not only in the distance between the bridge and neck your strumming. Closer to the bridge being brighter. Then darker as you move up towards the neck. But at what angle the pic is striking the string. Holding the pick parallel to the string as you play is called flat picking. It has an overall bright twangy sound. Angling the pic so your playing with more of the edge darkens the tone. Makes it mellower. </p>
<p>Once you get comfortable picking try this trick. First play with the pick parallel or flat to the strings. Now angle the pick by moving your thumb slightly forward. Your playing at the same distance between the neck and bridge but your tone darkens a bit. You control your tone with your right hand. </p> Thanks Rat, I played around w…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-01-31:2592684:Comment:34401932020-01-31T16:36:08.953ZKOOL DOG HOOCHhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WillBonner
<p>Thanks Rat, I played around with a guitar(nothing serious) way back when Moses was parting the Red Sea. After surgery this is a relearning process for me!</p>
<p>Thanks Rat, I played around with a guitar(nothing serious) way back when Moses was parting the Red Sea. After surgery this is a relearning process for me!</p> Thanks I'll try your tipstag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-01-27:2592684:Comment:34380662020-01-27T01:53:44.361ZMyron Joe Hickelhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MyronJoeHickel
<p>Thanks I'll try your tips</p>
<p>Thanks I'll try your tips</p>