Playing guitar professionally.

Philippines
January 7, 2007 7:42am CST
How many are you know how to play a guitar. I played a guitar and still learning new styles to be a professional guitar player.I like love songs and religious songs. How about you? Can you play it.
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11 responses
• Philippines
7 Jan 07
Music is my soul and my life!!! I love all kinds of songs depending on my mood. Actually, i love playing guitar as well. I play some songs and I compose as well. Although, I didn't go through the so-called legit "guitar lesson"... I just learned the basics and read tabs and that's about it!
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@benks420 (215)
• Canada
8 Jan 07
I only had 3 legit bass lessons and started on bass then moved to guitar hahaha. Once you get the bassics its pretty easy to get going, especially if you have friends who play guitar or if you can read tabs(which is quite easy).
@benks420 (215)
• Canada
8 Jan 07
Yeah I can play guitar. I like to focus in Metal guitar, although I do play other genres. Metal guitar has some good techniques like picking between different strings pretty fast.Here is a Quick pice of tab that should display what i'm talking about. Fast Tempo D--------7-5-8 A--5-7-8------ D-0-0-0-0-0-0- *I Hope the tabliture displays correctly Using that technique and changing up the rhythms and strings can get quite difficult and takes quite a bit of skill to play. Check out the band Lamb Of God. A song with a good example is Blood of The Scribe. If you listen to religious music then the vocals may be intense. It is screaming but it takes tons of talent, and can be understood after listening enough.
@benks420 (215)
• Canada
8 Jan 07
The tab didn't display as expected. Bassicly a note inbetween every Low D. But fast, try adding some hammer-ons and pull-offs or trills.
• Philippines
8 Jan 07
I think the guitar is a very easy instrument to play. I learned how to play back in sixth grade and I am still playing guitar right now (more specifically, I play bass guitar for a band). As Radiohead would put it, "Anyone Can Play Guitar."
@Spikee20 (71)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
I took electric guitar lessons. just the basics, and i've researched the internet to enhance my playing style. I play mostly Mr. Big and Dream Theater, coz it's like going to a music school everytime you try to learn a song from these bands.. But in my band, we plays acoustics. I suggest learn how to read tabs and search for a tab of a song you want to learn. Install guitar pro 5 on your computer. Most guitar tabs nowadays are made in guitar pro.
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
i really wanna learn on how to play the guitar. unfortunately, until now i still dont know how to play though i started learning. it's just i dont have much time and we dont have a guitar in our home.
@Nizarali (63)
• Pakistan
3 Feb 07
yes i m playing guitar professionally,i have my two underground bands,one is my own i m doing leads,and other one i m doing rhythms,well i m also learning,guitar or any musical instrument is that thing if u learn till 200 years,then also learning is incomplete,yeah but i can play professionaly,i have guts too cover the whole program,means that much i have learned till now and learning more!
• United States
7 Jan 07
i can play. i am not the best at it, and am constantly learning and trying new things, and my lil bro can play a bit, but my dad can rock a guitar. he can play very well.
@playgirl (1359)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
i know how to play but like you im not an expert one.. i always ask help to my brother to teach me how to do this and to do that.
@jackf501 (853)
• Malaysia
10 Jan 07
i start learn to play guitar one year and half ago but still not improve..these day i just play when i feel bored
@fl0psy (6)
• New Zealand
14 Jan 07
Im the axeman from 'Nam ay.. Ok not really but I do enjoy playing when I have time, which isnt nearly often enough. I like metal songs the best. I disagree with the comment that 'anyone can play guitar'. I'd love to see you play some Yngwie Malmsteen or Steve Vai. Theyre pretty damn awesome
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
the guitar is my weapon, i started playing it since i was grade 4. i didn't took any lessons though, i just learn by myself, started with chords, eventually ,internet guitar tabs,different kinds of scales, ive learned the "blue" where all started..experimented alot, since i discovered "guitar effects" starting with the overdrive effect,then i bought a multi effect processor, pretty much have everything delay,flanger,phaser,tremolo... and now im into composing, and digital recording.