How much time would you might take to pick up blues on guitar if u already learnt bass for a couple of years?
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I am learning bass for over a 2year now n am not bad at it i know a couple of chords on guitar n sometimes compose on guitar but i am thinking of learning guitar now because i wanna play blues on it can u tell how much time i might need to pick it up i wont b wasting time on the basics of guiatr like strumming n picking…
Knowing what to learn is a critical factor. I played guitar for 4 years and never developed past being able to play a few barre chords. However, once I figured out how you learn to play blues guitar, it only took me 3 months to learn how to do blues progressions and blues soloing with the pentatonic scale. It’s really all about what you’re practicing. A LOT of people will say get a teacher, but in my experience, finding a teacher who will actually help you progress is extremely difficult. During those first 4 years, I had three different guitar teachers, and like I said before, I never got past being able to play a few barre chords. They never actually taught me theory or scales, they just taught me how to play songs. In my experience, this is what most teachers will do. It wasn’t until I took it upon myself to learn scales and theory and musical styles that I actually began to progress beyond a beginner level. It’s so much easier and cheaper to find good lessons using YouTube and Google nowadays.
March 12th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
hey this really depends on the individual. At least your not going into it totally blind about music. Playing the bass will really help you along your way, but to be totally honest as a guitar player you will always keep learning. It never stops even the greatest guitar players still learn new things. Its a never ending quest. Just jump into it and work on it constantly and you’ll catch on quick
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March 12th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Knowing what to learn is a critical factor. I played guitar for 4 years and never developed past being able to play a few barre chords. However, once I figured out how you learn to play blues guitar, it only took me 3 months to learn how to do blues progressions and blues soloing with the pentatonic scale. It’s really all about what you’re practicing. A LOT of people will say get a teacher, but in my experience, finding a teacher who will actually help you progress is extremely difficult. During those first 4 years, I had three different guitar teachers, and like I said before, I never got past being able to play a few barre chords. They never actually taught me theory or scales, they just taught me how to play songs. In my experience, this is what most teachers will do. It wasn’t until I took it upon myself to learn scales and theory and musical styles that I actually began to progress beyond a beginner level. It’s so much easier and cheaper to find good lessons using YouTube and Google nowadays.
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March 12th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Jimi Hendrix said "Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel"
You can learn the basics of guitar and blues pretty quickly if you already can play bass. You’ll probably be able to get all of that stuff under your fingers in a few months. Don’t expect to become BB King right away. I’ve been playing blues guitar for 4 or 5 years, and I still don’t consider myself good at it.
Learn the basics of guitar (its similar to bass, but a whole different beast). Then learn the Major and Minor pentatonic and blues scales, Mixolydian (I didn’t spell that right I don’t think), ionian, dorian scales. Heck, learn all seven main modes while you’re at it. Most will help you with blues and jazz if you decide to get into that (which I recommend).
Then start listening. Whatever style of blues you want to play, start listening to a lot of that, and other similar styles. Learn some licks by ear and start to throw them into your own improvisations. Eventually you’ll be making your own licks up.
In my opinion, blues is one of the best things you can do with six strings on a piece of wood. Good luck my man
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