LEARNED TO PLAY MY FIRST SONG ALL THE WAY THROUGH!

tenax · #1 10-06-2007, 12:32 PM

just had to share after more than 2 yrs of frustration with guitar and not being able to play through a favorite song! at this point i'm self taught, bought my peavey grind 2 saturdays ago and this morning i learned how to play the bass line (albeit 90% tempo but started at 50%) and within 45 minutes was almost up to speed with no errors..one thing i would guess everyone shares here is that feeling of accomplishment playing through the first "real" song. in my case, it's george benson's breezin'. simple to play but decent tempo for a beginner like me and one of my favorite songs! i started with note for note but now i have some fill note ideas running through my brain..finally, i'm having fun!

Twnty1inRF · #2 10-06-2007, 12:33 PM

Great job, feels good doesn't it?

brendanbass · #3 10-06-2007, 12:35 PM

its even better when you get to the point where you just hear a song and start playing along with, and it still sounds good.

congrats, hope you keep advancing!

tenax · #4 10-06-2007, 12:38 PM

thank you much..and damn, does it...i've spent a lot of money on lessons, guitars and amps before deciding that guitar was not for me..hard to say "i give up" but i'm glad i didn't give up period and went for the instrument my gut said i really wanted to play in the first place but for various reasons did not. after playing through with gb, i also realized that the bass line is truly what i hear more than anything in a song and love..and even if i miss a note or beat, i'm able to come back to the beat immediately so i think i must have a pretty good sense of timing which seems to be critical as a bass player.

rutty24 · #5 10-06-2007, 12:39 PM

tis the best feeling in the world congratulations!!

tenax · #6 10-06-2007, 12:41 PM

thanks guys..the encouragement feels great and i'll remember to "pay it forward here". shortly after signing up, got a 94 trace elliot amp here from a good guy as well..this site is a lucky charm. time to become a supporting member!

David Lansen · #7 10-06-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tenax

thank you much..and damn, does it...i've spent a lot of money on lessons, guitars and amps before deciding that guitar was not for me..hard to say "i give up" but i'm glad i didn't give up period and went for the instrument my gut said i really wanted to play in the first place but for various reasons did not. after playing through with gb, i also realized that the bass line is truly what i hear more than anything in a song and love..and even if i miss a note or beat, i'm able to come back to the beat immediately so i think i must have a pretty good sense of timing which seems to be critical as a bass player.

Congratulations on finding your true calling! I had taken, and stopped taking, guitar lessons a few times over a period of six years or so, before my last guitar teacher turned me to bass. I remember the first time "jamming" on bass with my friends - even playing root notes was more fun than I ever felt! Keep on grooving and have fun

The BurgerMeister · #8 10-06-2007, 12:56 PM

congratulations, mang! just keep at it... it only gets better!

tenax · #9 10-06-2007, 12:58 PM

thanks david, jet...and it's thanks to this site, not my former guitar teacher, superb player that he is, that i have learned some of the important building blocks for technique and hand, arm exercise that caused me a lot of my frustration in trying to learn guitar. i couldn't try to play the guitar for 10 minutes without pain my wrist, thumb and forearm..i'm now passing what i've read here to my 2 songs (14 and 10). my experience with my teacher and the kids has been "do some scales and drills just before you come in for a lesson"..never has exercise been brought up. i suspect, unfortunately, ours is not an isolated experience.