I want to learn how to play the guitar.
So much. So fucking much.
So then if anyone asks me to be in a band, I can join and play guitar or somethin.
Learn to play root-fifth power chords as diads (two-note chords). Once you learn this simple trick, you will be able to play any punk rock song ever written and about 95% of the rhythm guitar parts on any and all hard rock songs.
This might take a few hours or a few days of practice but once you do it, it will unlock everything you need to know to be in your first band. And it’s so easy, you’d laugh out loud if you knew how easy it was all along. You might wind up losing respect for the bands you listen to now because you’ve just discovered how ridiculously easy it is to do what they do. It’s slightly easier than playing Guitar Hero or Rock Star.
Do it. Don’t wait until you can afford a Gibson, just get a 300 dollar Epiphone and do it right now.
EDIT: That videogame is called Rock Band and not Rock Star. Mea culpa. I am an old, old man.
tytytyty i’ll be sure to do this. :D
No problem. And if you’re unsure of anything I just said, simply ask anyone who plays now, be it a teacher or family member or friend. They will set you straight (if they suggest you add a third note on your power chord, ignore them) by illustrating using a real, live guitar which I can’t do via Tumblr. A good first song is “Blitzkrieg Bop” by the Ramones… even if you aren’t crazy about that song, it’s the absolute most basic representation of what you need to learn and it’s more fun than playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” out of an instructional manual. ;-)
