Learning guitar online...Where?

[Bryan1990]

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone can suggest any online resources to learn electric guitar for a relatively new beginner?
Happy to pay a monthly subscription.

Thanks!

[jacqueslacouth]

I'll give you a bit of advice for free. Find some mates who play and get into jamming with them. There is nothing so uninspiring as sitting in front of some lame arsed computer tutorial and trying to copy them. You need to learn the love and joy of sharing a passion for making music with others. It doesn't matter if you are shit to start off (we all were) but you will have fun. Make it a social occasion, drink some beers, chill out, jam and laugh....then you might not turn out one of these angry bedroom producers who spend most of their free time bitching at each other on KVR.

[Hermetech Mastering]

https://www.justinguitar.com/en/BC-000- ... Course.php

[Niowiad]

http://www.fretjam.com/guitar-learning-process.html

Free and outstanding website.
I learned a lot of stuff from it.

[thecontrolcentre]

+1 for finding someone to jam with. Better players will "bring you up" ... I started learning with tablature, but learned far more quickly when I met some players.

[zenophilix]

+1 for finding someone to jam with. Better players will "bring you up" ... I started learning with tablature, but learned far more quickly when I met some players.

^^This. But otherwise, I've heard good things about Yousician.

[deastman]

I don't see why you can't do both at the same time- follow some tutorials and jam with friends. But I would also say that you'll go a lot farther, faster, if you take actual lessons in person from a real live teacher. Above all, practice! I'll say it again: practice. All the lessons and videos in the world are no substitute for putting in the hard work to train your hands to do what you want them to. If you don't put in countless hours of playing, the rest of it is pointless.

[ShawnMH]

Ultimate Guitar/Tab Pro. One price for lifetime use.

Find tabs of songs and styles you like, and slow them down to learn at your own speed. You can highlight and loop any part that you want to repeat, so you can work your way through it piece by piece.

Yeah, a lot of the songs have cheesy midi sounds to them, and some bends don't come out the way you'd expect. There are usually multiple tracks, sometimes rhythm and lead guitar on separate tracks. Also, there's usually a bass and a drum track too. Mix to taste, solo and/or mute any track that you want to.

There's a huge catalog of songs in there, and many are quite good. Check the ratings for the best ones. There are some exercises and lessons on there too.

deastman has it right: tutorials AND live jams is the best way to go. That way, you learn how to play and write songs, - as well as improvise in a live situation with other musicians. Learning from tabs and tutorials will give you something to build on during the jams. By all means, if you can take lessons from a local and reputable teacher, do that too.

I started learning in the 80s, and didn't have the wealth of information that is online now - TONS of it for free. Hell, I didn't even have the internet till 1998. If I had the money, I could pick up a tablature book or instructional video every now and then, or find stuff in guitar mags. I did take lessons for a couple years as well, and learned to read music that way.

You can go to YouTube for just about any song you want to learn now, and there's probably more than a few lessons for each one there for free.

One last thing to suggest, use your ears and try to figure stuff on your own. This is an invaluable self-training method, that can take you a long way. Improvise over recordings and radio while trying to learn the songs too.

[DaveL60]

I'll put in another vote for Justin Guitar as having a great bunch of programs and a breezy style that's great. It's been endorsed by such luminaries as Brian May, which is nothing to sneer at. You can check out his lessons for free on YouTube to see if you like the style.

All that said, I also agree 100% with the "get out and play with others" advice. My general advice, based on "do as I say, not as I've done for ~40 years of (nominally) playing":

• Take every opportunity you get to play with other people
• Learn complete songs
• Put at least some effort into learning to "play by ear" (AKA transcribe; Justin has some excellent material on this)

Two books I also like that have useful general advice: "101 Guitar Tips you Should Have Been Told", and "First, Learn to Practice". Finally, I'd also recommend an article on the Guitar Tricks website forum about building a repertoire.

As I said, not things I've done, but solid advice all around.

[bluzkat]

Checkout TruFire, see here:https://truefire.com/join/free.

You can use it free for 30 days.

[bustedfist]

youtube, any style you can imagine at the tip of your finger.

[zenophilix]

youtube, any style you can imagine at the tip of your finger.

But only one finger.

[Daimonicon]

www.guitarmasterclass.net Still use it for inspiration. There's always something new to learn and I've been playing for years so it's both for beginners and advanced players.

[Silaris]

But I would also say that you'll go a lot farther, faster, if you take actual lessons in person from a real live teacher.

+1

Online lessons and jamming with friends are a good supplements to knee-to-knee lessons, but not a replacement, IMHO.

If you are willing to put in the work to progress as a musician, the challenging aspect will be finding a music instructor who can competently help you to achieve your goals. Sadly, there are a lot of poor music instructors present at the most common locations (excellent player != excellent music instructor), such as Guitar Center, and most of the best music instructors are typically not inexpensive options.

Regardless of the method(s) you choose, good luck with your guitar learning experience.