"Don White" wrote in message
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Reggie Smithers wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:41:56 -0500, DSK wrote:

"Don White" wrote ...

Just foolin' around with this one...
http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm

I wish there had been resources like this back when I was learning to
play. Maybe it's time to work seriously on improving....

Anyway, congrats Don, it's a great hobby and I hope you have a lot of
fun. One bit of advice, you'll be amazed at how cool it is to go
sailing with your guitar and play in the wild, and also you'll be
amazed at how bulky & awkward it is to stow a guitar on your boat!


-rick- wrote:

A tip...

At first it's tempting not to use your pinky finger when playing
scales. I made that mistake as a kid (self taught). It's hard to
retrain the fingers later.

Agreed, one should develop good technique from the start BUT:

Have fun first. Remember your goal! Learn to make a few sounds you
like, and pick out a few simple 2 or 3 chord songs to learn. There are
a lot of cool songs that sound great and aren't very difficult.


screw that - play 'till you fingers bleed - then you will be a real
guitar player.

with a bloody fret board.

The Beatles included that in a song.


"I got blisters on my fingers" John lennon... White Album??

Yes. But not Lennon. Ringo, White Album, Disc 2, 'Helter Skelter'.