Guitar Players?

[Snitch]

[align=center]Hey. ^^

 

I've been trying to learn Green Day's, "When I Come Around". Now, I know how to power chord the verse, but the thing I find hard is remembering where each fret is without counting. Now, I haven't been playing for long, and I still can't get the hang of it, so I ask you - how do you remember where each fret is?

 

For example, in said song, you play:

 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

5 5 5 12

3 3 3 10

 

Now, how am I supposed to remember which fret 10 is to get from 3-10? :/[/align]

[Enrise]

Sometimes I look and remember it, or just go with the feel of the frets.

But if I look, sometimes it just screws up, so I just don't look. It's like unconscious, but not at the same time. Kinda like typing, you know where the keys are.

Though, that's just me.

[Snitch]

Sometimes I look and remember it' date=' or just go with the feel of the frets.

But if I look, sometimes it just screws up, so I just don't look. It's like unconscious, but not at the same time. Kinda like typing, you know where the keys are.

Though, that's just me.

[/quote']

 

Well I can type without looking at the keyboard...but I can't do it on guitar, because I don't really know where the frets are... :/

[Brushfire]

With practice, you'll get it.

Honestly, once you keep practicing it and get used to going from 3 to 10 you'll be fine. Just count your way down to 10 (or use the dots on the fretboard) and memorize where it is and keep playing that same riff until you get it.

[OMGAKITTY]

As with all instruments, its practice >_>

You play long enough, your fingers will just know where to go.

 

At least that's what happened when I was playing piano/violin. I'm assuming the experience transfers.

[Captain Lawless]

• I play bass, so I know a bit about starting out fresh - didn't play anything before that.
  
• Practice. Look at your hands if you need to. I've kinda learned my way around a bass neck, it's a bit easier having 4
  strings and not 6, but you'll get it.
  
• Learning things by ear and just riffing along to songs also helps a bit. I learned the intro to Ace of Spades by
  Motorhead w/o tabs, and w/o the song >> was stuck in my head...it all builds skill.
  

[Dismal Euphony]

You can transcribe that D5 chord (the one of the 10th fret) up to the next string. For example, instead of using the progression you stated in your post, use this one...

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- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - 7

5 5 5 5

3 3 3 -

[/align]

 

It's the way I play this song...

 

When you start to get better you'll learn tricks like this. When a stretch is too far for you, just transcribe it to the next string up/down to make everything closer together on the fretboard. Because lets face it, it's a lot easier to move up 2 frets than it is 7... I hope this helps some.

 

And like someone else said, as you get better and start to learn, your fingers will know where to go. I've been playing for 4 1/2 years now. It gets easier. Also, use the dots on the fretboard. They were a life saver for me when I was learning where to move my fingers to. :-D

[Brushfire]

You can transcribe that D5 chord (the one of the 10th fret) up to the next string. For example' date=' instead of using the progression you stated in your post, use this one...

[align=center]

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - 7

5 5 5 5

3 3 3 -

[/align]

 

It's the way I play this song...

 

When you start to get better you'll learn tricks like this. When a stretch is too far for you, just transcribe it to the next string up/down to make everything closer together on the fretboard. I hope this helps some.

 

And like someone else said, as you get better and start to learn, your fingers will know where to go. I've been playing for 4 1/2 years now. It gets easier. Also, use the dots on the fretboard. They were a life saver for me when I was learning where to move my fingers to. :-D

 

More importantly, you play a Green Day song?

And thanks for the quote/reference to my post in there, bud. ;)

[Dismal Euphony]

You can transcribe that D5 chord (the one of the 10th fret) up to the next string. For example' date=' instead of using the progression you stated in your post, use this one...

[align=center]

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - 7

5 5 5 5

3 3 3 -

[/align]

 

It's the way I play this song...

 

When you start to get better you'll learn tricks like this. When a stretch is too far for you, just transcribe it to the next string up/down to make everything closer together on the fretboard. I hope this helps some.

 

And like someone else said, as you get better and start to learn, your fingers will know where to go. I've been playing for 4 1/2 years now. It gets easier. Also, use the dots on the fretboard. They were a life saver for me when I was learning where to move my fingers to. :-D

 

More importantly, you play a Green Day song?

And thanks for the quote/reference to my post in there, bud. ;)

 

No problem. You gave good advice.

 

And yes. I do play a Green Day song. Lol. They're pretty easy to play, so naturally I started out learning their songs when I first started playing guitar. They're very good for practicing power chords and power chord transitions between strings and such.

[Silver Lining]

Easy- make a song about it. :P lolwut.

[Brushfire]

No problem. You gave good advice.

 

And yes. I do play a Green Day song. Lol. They're pretty easy to play' date=' so naturally I started out learning their songs when I first started playing guitar. They're very good for practicing power chords and power chord transitions between strings and such.

[/quote']

 

I try. I wish that I picked up my guitar more often though... haven't really touched it since my band split up. :/

 

Heh. I'm just surprised that someone like you who's into the hard Metal sheet and Deathcore wolud be playing a Green Day song. But yeah, everyone has to start somewhere (for instance, Velvet Revolver's Slither. ;)).

[Dismal Euphony]

No problem. You gave good advice.

 

And yes. I do play a Green Day song. Lol. They're pretty easy to play' date=' so naturally I started out learning their songs when I first started playing guitar. They're very good for practicing power chords and power chord transitions between strings and such.

[/quote']

 

I try. I wish that I picked up my guitar more often though... haven't really touched it since my band split up. :/

 

Heh. I'm just surprised that someone like you who's into the hard Metal s*** and Deathcore (Ew) wolud be playing a Green Day song. But yeah, everyone has to start somewhere (for instance, Velvet Revolver's Slither. ;)).

 

Lol. Yeah. We do have to start somewhere. And it just so happened that Green Day was a great place to start.

[FindingTheEverlight]

Honestly, I don't remember fret numbers, I remember fret locations. You should try that method, it seems weird, but it works for me.

 

Example:

 

For my classical, my 12th fret is the last fret on my guitar to reach without going onto the guitar base itself. Another thing to identify is that your guitar frets are numbered every odd number until 12.

[Dismal Euphony]

Honestly' date=' I don't remember fret numbers, I remember fret locations. You should try that method, it seems weird, but it works for me.

 

Example:

 

For my classical, my 12th fret is the last fret on my guitar to reach without going onto the guitar base itself. Another thing to identify is that your guitar frets are numbered every odd number until 12.

[/quote']

 

I do this as well, actually. I always thought I was weird for doing this, but I just KNOW my guitar, so I am able to identify where I am by how the neck feels.

[Snitch]

You can transcribe that D5 chord (the one of the 10th fret) up to the next string. For example' date=' instead of using the progression you stated in your post, use this one...

[align=center]

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - 7

5 5 5 5

3 3 3 -

[/align]

 

It's the way I play this song...

 

When you start to get better you'll learn tricks like this. When a stretch is too far for you, just transcribe it to the next string up/down to make everything closer together on the fretboard. Because lets face it, it's a lot easier to move up 2 frets than it is 7... I hope this helps some.

 

And like someone else said, as you get better and start to learn, your fingers will know where to go. I've been playing for 4 1/2 years now. It gets easier. Also, use the dots on the fretboard. They were a life saver for me when I was learning where to move my fingers to. :-D

 

I'm aware you can play it like that; I find it easier myself to play it on one string over many, but that's just my opinion.

 

No problem. You gave good advice.

 

And yes. I do play a Green Day song. Lol. They're pretty easy to play' date=' so naturally I started out learning their songs when I first started playing guitar. They're very good for practicing power chords and power chord transitions between strings and such.

[/quote']

 

I try. I wish that I picked up my guitar more often though... haven't really touched it since my band split up. :/

 

Heh. I'm just surprised that someone like you who's into the hard Metal s*** and Deathcore wolud be playing a Green Day song. But yeah, everyone has to start somewhere (for instance, Velvet Revolver's Slither. ;)).

 

[align=center]Win song is win? :3

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[WTF]

just memorize the music over and over thats wat i did with Know the enemy by green day