What I Wish I Knew Before I Started Playing Guitar

some tips/things i wish i knew before i started learning guitar, hope they help!

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[bunny-jvpp]

i know the eddie ate dynamite term but my brother said “every acid dealer gets busted eventually” then said “not me” and it stuck with me better 😭

[neolicious]

Tip:
THE LOOKS OF YOUR GUITAR ARE IMPORTANT.
If you don't love your guitar, you won't have fun and you won't want to play it. For the love of god, get something you think looks bad ass.

[Nachotina]

My number 1 will always be: Save your picks in your pocket or wallet, I've lost one particular pick that was very special.

[herewegoagain]

extra tip: leave your guitar in the open, within eyesight

[sebastiansaldias]

Me: sees this video*
My brain: let's watch this video after five years playin' the guitar

[heavenswanier]

Her: “I know I haven’t been playing for a very long time, it’ll be 3 years now in august”
Me who just started 4 months ago: 👁👄👁

[samwichlil]

Here’s a tip to remember the string names:

Eddie
Ate
Dynamite
Good
Bye
Eddie

When I first started I couldn’t memorize the string names (EADGBE) for the life of me. This always caused me issues when it came to trying to learn new songs and tuning. That little acronym helped me so much.

[everynight]

When I play in the evening in dark, the chords and the guitar just sound so beautiful.

[annashleysabino]

When she said "play with musicians" I don't have musician friends😔

[cmajesty]

Tip 12: Learn some god damn music theory.
Tip 13: Train your ear. You don't want to look up tabs for every song you want to play.
Both of those will help you improvise better, learn songs quicker and write your own stuff easier. Don't underestimate those things just because they might not seem useful at first. It's essential to have a basic skill set in terms of theory and pitch.
Tip 14: Learn your fretboard. You won't believe how many students I've had who didn't know their own instrument.

[nogahlerman]

1. *Tune Your Guitar* (0:33) - I also suggest for the beginners to study and memorize guitar strings, this way its easy to tune your guitar in standard tuning. (EADGBe)
2. *Practice with a metronome* (1:31) - While practicing using a metronome practice strumming, counting, and stumping your feet to the beat of the music and the metronome.
3. *Good amp, bad guitar* (2:18) - As a beginner you don't need a expensive guitar just a good quality amp. good amp is equal to good sound.
4. *Don't be demotivated by people which play better* (3:07) - 90% of the people in the world is mediocre. bad and good is just good/better and best is best.
5. *Learn your favorite songs* (3:51) - I suggest playing only a familiar song with a easy chords and 4/4. Then memorize and practice so you can play the song perfectly. Then, learn again another song. One step at a time.
6. *New gear won't make you play better* (4:27) - Start from scratch and upgrade as you learn and grow from playing the guitar. Quality and skills are both important.
7. *Have a practice routine* (4:57) - Its like we go to school and study to achieve our dreams. We also need to practice to be good and better on something. Weekends and Late night practice is the best time to practice and chill with your guitar in my opinion.
8. *Play with other musicians* (6:08) - Get and find a squad, it'll helps you to socialize, get motivated, be better, opens your mind to different music genre, and most important is you gain friendship.
9. *Surround yourself with better musicians* (7:06) - Better surroundings is equals to better living. You go with the best and you will become the best.
10. *Film your playing* (7:51) - Brainstorming. Know and learn your mistakes and improve and get motivated from your mistakes. Tony Hawk broke his legs first before his able to perform the 180.
11. *Play in the dark* (8:22) - Blind people are the best listeners. Scientifically saying, your listening skills works better in the dark and your memorization.

Edit:
I added some tips of what i learn from my experience according to MangoGuitar's list.
Anyway thank you for making this, Maria.
sharing is caring ♥

[Luca-lzkg]

1. tune your guitar
2. 1:32 practice with a metronome
3. 2:21 good amp, bad guitar
4. 3:08 don't be demotivated by people who play better
5. 3:51 learn your favorite songs
6. 4:30 new gear won't make you play better
7. 4:58 have a practice routine (also practice down picking, alternate picking)
8. 6:10 play with other musicians
9. 7:05 surround yourself with guitarists that are better than you
10. 7:50 film your playing
11. 8:21 play in the dark

[eloisemae]

her: learn your favorite songs! it helps you motivate and it's more satisfying once you learn it
me: welp! time to learn every mitski song ever... oh boy

[drockstar]

“Idk where my tuner is” proceeds to go reach for the tuner and finds it immediately

[bel]

From someone who has played for a decade age 7 - now (17)
- experiment with strings and find ones you love for each guitar you have
- do the same with picks
- even if you don’t play a song/ practice every day, pick up your guitar and just strum
- do fun exercises which increase/ dexterity or speed
- playing in the dark is absolutely great for so many reasons, you listen better, you are removed from distractions, and you get to know the fretboard very well
- if you have another passion try to fuse that with your instrument/ music eg. I love art and electrics/ physics and doing my own guitar mods really re-invigorated the way I play
- don’t give a second thought as to what others are doing, do what you want (in regards to guitar playing) <3

[friedtamago]

I've been playing for about 12 years, and there's something you will learn the easy way or the hard way: you'll neverr stop learning.
If you want to be good at guitar, you'll be always looking to improve and express yourself with it.
WARM UP AND STRETCH PLS, you'll appreciate it a lot after getting an injury due to playing with cold hands or not stretching. Try to gain grip strength but don't overdo it or you'll struggle to even do a power chord for a couple days.
Next, if you don't know how to setup your guitar, learn or go to a guitar tech that will set it up nice and good. If you don't have enough money for a guitar tech, then learn how to set the action, clean, change strings, tune properly and change the electronics in your guitar. I can guarantee you'll enjoy it much more after setting your guitar properly. If you are short on money or don't have enough room for a good amp, you'll probably have a computer powerful enough to run an amp simulator. Just buy an usb interface, even a behringer's guitar link is perfectly good and with a low latency to practice or play live, and it's only like 40 bucks (I've personally played live through a guitar link and amplitube running from Reaper, and it was really, really good compared to other setups). A lot of the pros started using amp sims through a DAW to record their albums (and you'll probably won't hear the difference from a real one). If you want to better your tone, pickups is the most important factor in the sound of your guitar, among clean strings and a good cable (that is, if your guitar is properly set and tuned).
Recommended entry level guitars: Almost every Tagima, Indio or Yamaha (012, 112 or any yamaha tbh, they are incredible for the price), fernandes (some models are really good for metal playing), and if you have a bit more money, Cort is an excellent choice. All those guitar options can be upgraded, from tuners to bridge or electronics, anddue to their nice construction, you'll notice how good it sounds, even better than a lot mid range guitars.
As someone who bought an ibanez gio as first guitar, DON'T BUY AN IBANEZ GIO, THEY ARE TERRIBLE FOR THE PRICE, unless you want to work on it for a couple days for it to sound okay (and they'll probably need a pickup change). I wouldn't recommend most of the squiers, unless you are going for the upper price range (classic vibe), but if you have one, a pickup and pot change will set you up for years to come.
I would say, the most versatile electric guitar of all, is the yamaha pacifica 112 (or the 012 if you are really short on money). Fast neck due to its ratio, and you can pretty much play from metal to jazz with it. Incredible for the price, but with some new pickups and some fret polishing, is as good as a mid range or upper mid range guitar.

[jimbored]

for the demotivation one i always think of how if i were the greatest at guitar i’d probably be bored out of my mind so i’m glad that i’m progressing and becoming better as time goes on

[lillianna]

I have an electric guitar, but the thing I’ve always hated with acoustic guitars( I had one when I was little) is that if you drop your pick in the sound hole, there’s no getting it back.

[Stinkyballs]

every time i see someone play really good, I usually think: "When I get a guitar I am definitely going to try to learn that!" and then I realize I can't afford a guitar...

[FishLeFish]

I love how her dog teleports all over the place