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A cheap acoustic guitar from Amazon… That’s what happens when you’re unemployed, you waste that little money you have… I can’t even play it, I though it would be easy to at least pretend to play it but nope, even those “easy to play songs” on YouTube are impossible for me and I’m negated in learning chords, now is a pretty dust collector that I want to destroy.
Also I guess cyberpunk 2077. That game isn’t what it promised to be.
Edit: people, you also can ask about the game, not just the goddamn guitar. Seriously, stop asking about the guitar, the post wasn’t even about music advice.
The issue with guitar is that it takes a week or two for even the most extremely basic stuff starts sounding right. The reason is simple: Your fingertips are too soft.
And that leads me to another common beginner problem; You’re probably gripping with the underside of the fingers (as in, the opposite side of where your nails are), because that’s the natural way to grip things. Don’t try to play any songs yet (sure, you can, but it probably won’t sound right). For now, rry focusing on the easiest chords, C, G, D, A, E (all of those are in Hey Joe, by the way), and make sure you use your actual fingertips.Don’t overdo it. When it starts to hurt, give it abrest for a few hours. Wait until the next day if you need to. After a while, you’ll notice that the sound gets cleaner with your fingertips getting harder. At the same time you can practice moving between the chords. Don’t worry if it sounds like shit - it always does for a beginner.
If you stick to it, I’m willing to bet that you can play a few of the simpler songs in a few days, and they’ll start sounding good in a couple of weeks.
Footnote tip: Learn the basic chords, because the others are mostly just variations of them. That list of chords above only needs minor adjustments for you to be that guy who plays Wonderwall at parties.
Dude I tried. I suck. Wonderwall Is fucking impossible, i wanted to play that because apparently it’s a kid level song, IS NOT. I hate the internet for lying.
It’s impossible NOW. It won’t be once your fingertips have hardened in a week or two. And if that’s the song you’re aiming for, I might as well give you the updated chord list.
Verse/Chorus: Em, G, D, A (all of them with the addition of your pinky on 3rd fret on the lightest string)
Bridge: C, D, Em (repeats a few times) followed by C, D, G, D, C, A7 (If I remember correctly)
If you want to play with the record, add a capo on the 2nd fret, as the recorded song is actually in F#. If you don’t have and can’t get a capo, tune your guitar up two semitones.
I have no clue of what are you saying, I can just read basic tabs dude.
You need to remember that those are guitarists saying it’s a kid level song. You’re not a guitarist, you’re a day-one student. Take your time and learn the basics. You would never enroll in a motocross race the day after you bought a dirt bike, why would you expect to be able to play an entire song with just a few days of practice?
Yeah. You do suck. Why? Because you just bought the damn thing and gave up on it when it wasn’t as easy as guitar hero.
Everyone that plays guitar went through the same shit you’re experiencing now. The only difference between them and you is perseverance.
Practice.
People sucked at Guitar Hero the first time they played it too. But it was a game, so they kept practicing. Treat learning a real guitar the same way you’d treat the game, and practice!
Dude, on GH I could play music that I actually like in an hour. Don’t compare it with a real guitar
They make a real guitar, guitar hero game for ps3 if you buy a special cable. Idk if they have updated ones for the newer consoles, but maybe check that out. Maybe you just need some gamification.
Rocksmith is the game, for anyone interested in this. It’s also on Xbox 360 and PC. Though I have never actually tried it so I can’t say anything about what it’s like
Eh, Wonderwall sounding right is really not a kid level song. I struggled for some time with it. Lady in Black is the absolute beginner song. Good for practicing a 4/4 strumming pattern and 2 of the easiest chords (Em and D).
Obviously practicing goes a long way, but for some easier targets; power chords. You got like 2 main fingerings that you can move up/down the fretboard and strings (depending).
You always hear the joke about punk rock being 4 different (power) chords. It is true at least some of the time. Look up some Ramones or Green day if you’re into them.
But also regular (open or bar) chords will help you out a lot. So many songs use 3-5 different open chords.
I know it’s hard not to get discouraged, but just keep at it. You can do it.
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I studied guitar for a long long time and I’d never buy an instrument that I haven’t seen first hand. Is it possible that the gap between the string and arm is too big? It’s hard enough when it’s proper height.
By arm, you mean the fretboard? Then yes, it’s possible that some guitars have very high action. If it’s an electric guitar, you should be able to adjust it to lower the strings. Just make sure it’s not too low that it causes a buzz.
I bought a shirt with a funny print. I wanted to wear it tomorrow to my last day of work before vacation. It gets delivered on saturday.
Tell your boss this: “Aahm… I’m gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow. Oh, oh, and I almost forgot, aaah, I’m also gonna need you to go ahead and come in… on Sunday too, ok? You lost some people this week, and… you need to sort of, like, catch up”
Source: Lumbergh
Wear it on your first day back. To extend the vacation a little bit.
I had that exact same plan. I was already streets ahead
A puppy. We love him, but holy fuck, I forgot how much work puppies are, especially working dog breeds.
We got an Aussie from an entire litter of the slackest sacks of Aussie sloth that the breeder or any of us (we chat on fb) have ever seen. These guys are lazy!
But it’s kinda neat, too: They’re only a little OCD and still super smart, so once you get over a malamute-like temperament you’re good.
working dog breeds
What in the world are those?
need a lot of mental or physical activity to help settle them, usually daily otherwise they can go nuts and start tearing shit up.
Dogs that were bred to do specific jobs. Border collies, standard poodles, huskies, Doberman pinschers, and weimaraners are all examples of working dog breeds. They usually have incredible amounts of energy, and can be very focused at specific tasks. We got one because I do a lot of hiking and backpacking, and I wanted to be sure that our doggie was a great backpacking buddy.
They belong to a union and bark things like dogs rights. Also, wear turtle neck for some reason.
Tailor made clothing. I had always wanted to buy some custom made clothes, but the place I ended up going to just kept getting things wrong. I wish I had gone somewhere else.
I loved / love cyberpunk. What didn’t you like about it?
THANK YOU. Finally, not about the stupid guitar.
The game is boring as shit, dull world, the NPC’s are lifeless and act weird, uninteresting story, I didn’t cared about the big guy dying (the game act like it’s a huge deal) the menu and controls are HORRIBLE. What’s the point of clothes if you can’t see your character? The buff and abilities are pointless when you can just shoot everything, I don’t see the point of sneaking. Worst car handling ever.
Just compare it with a GTA, RDR, hell, compare it with assassin’s creed, it’s night and day.
Are you a bot stuck in 2020 or something? Seriously complaining about Cyberpunk and using lazy talking points from its launch still? Jesus.
Dude still as unfinished. Is more more stable and rebalanced, that’s it. Idgaf if you don’t believe me
Well you clearly haven’t actually played the game so you do you.
Typical fanboy response.
Whatever the current stand-in for the former Linksys Wrtg whatever router. I kept that (the old one) cheap piece of crap because I could pull it out of storage as an emergency test device if my real router ever borked out for well over a decade. It finally stopped being useful because I couldn’t flash the firmware (at least not as easily as in the past) and just go. Bought the new one and it felt like garbage in my hand. Cheap and light af and wouldn’t let me set it up for wired only (had to create a WiFi network to activate it). I boxed it back up and threw it at the front door. It was returned the next day.
cant you put tomato on that linksys?
Alternative firmware is what I should have said. It’s been a couple of months and I only spent maybe an hour on it, but OpenWRT or whatever the hell else is what I tried (don’t recall all details). Browser certs and too little RAM is what got in the way, I think. I just don’t care enough to make that work when I can spend a few bucks to replace it after so many years of awesome service. Too bad the new ones are garbage.
Not me but a friend asked me for some money to go buy an ounce. I gave him 300 thinking it was weed. He came back with two 8 balls. One of coke and the other one heroin. I to this day regret ever giving him money. And he still hasn’t paid me back.
You can get an 8 ball of coke for less than $300?!?
apparently of course this was late ninties or early 00s
I dont think hes going to pay you back at this point
A cat toy, that attaches to the floor using a suction cup. The auction cup came bent, which rendered it entirely useless.
You can buy suction cups, if you want to put a new one on.
Hot water, then flatten while it cools.
Anything from Amazon now.
Last few things I bought -
Annsmann rechargeable batteries. The best brand you can get, btw. Just don’t get them from Amashit because they’ll likely be fake
A door handle set. The central spigot was about half a mil too big to fit through a standard latch hole
A USB hub that plugs into my motherboard. Crashed the pc so bad I had to system restore
This was all within two weeks. Cancelled my prime membership, and they sent me an email saying “But you’ve saved over 270€ with your prime membership over the last five years!”
Bitch I paid you 290 for it in that time Fuck off
To be honest, in this economy, anything past the essential needs feels extraneous. Which leads to some big frustrations and regrets. I know it’s the debbie downer answer, but it’s how it is nowadays.
I ordered a pipe fitting and then realized that it had a different type of threaded connector than the one I needed.
Not the end of the world, I suppose.
With enough Teflon tape and/or torque, anything is possible :D
I have played guitar for 30 years. I even played on stage and had a decent following at one point.
Everyone sucks in the beginning. It’s not personal. It’s very rare that anyone picks up an instrument and is instantly good. The suck is part of the journey.
You keep up with it because the pain is worth the outcome. It’s an outlet. Don’t do it for the results. Do it for the journey.
The best teacher is a game called Rocksmith. It scales with your ability. Seriously worth checking out.
Sucking at something is the first step toward being sorta good at something.
To live life, you need problems. If you get what you want the minute you want it, then what’s the point of living?
To enjoy it.
