10-07-2020, 06:22 PM
(10-04-2020, 12:09 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: I always keep one (my new one right now) right next to my recliner so i just have to reach for it while i'm sitting here. One thing i do...well, the first thing i do and this was alluded to...don't ever play without making sure you are in tune first.
If i'm just sitting here watching TV i'll always start by warming up by simply doing string exercises. 6th string 1,2,3,4. 5th string 1,2,3,4 and so on. Then i'll do 1,3,4 then 1,2,4 etc, for about 5 minutes (this is good for beginners because one of the most frustrating things starting off is coordination). After about 5 to 10 minutes of this, one thing i like to do--the point i was getting to--is i'll "play" something someone says. Or a jingle i hear on tv, by ear. You know, like you'll hear a jingle "the best part of waking up..etc" and i'll match that on the guitar without looking. That really helps with learning what sounds and pitches come from which part of the neck.
Probably one of the truest things ever and BTW, if you are playing an acoustic, keep it out of the heat and out of the sun...
Especially if it is black. Goes out of tune crazy quick and you break strings easily.
