tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30460161260889250772011-11-28T00:50:21.201ZA frustrated guitarist hunting down guitar chords for songs by his favourite bands.Dave Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066318583678290283noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046016126088925077.post-9851518684714169722008-06-26T13:35:00.002+01:002008-06-26T13:42:35.396+01:00

It's been a while since I last posted here and I'm quite embarassed, especially because I found some nice comments when I came back to think about posting again. Sadly I've been neglecting my guitar as well but I recently got inspired to pick it up again and get back into practice.Now the weather is better here in the UK there have been regular barbeques and open air parties so naturally the

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When starting out it's not unusual to find that learning guitar chords for songs can cause quite a lot of discomfort and pain. Your fretting hand can cramp up and pressing strings will cause pain in the tips of your fingers. The only solution to this is regular practice to build up callouses and get the muscles in your hands used to the unfamiliar contortions.There are a few things that will help

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When I'm playing songs by myself I usually get on pretty well - people like what I play and often sing along but I haven't really been happy with my ability to stick to a beat. It's easier with some songs than others but I have real trouble keeping the rhythm in the right place when I'm jamming with other musicians. I have the chords for songs we play down pat but that beat eludes me just at the

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I've always spent a lot of time trying to learn guitar chords for songs that I particularly like to show off at parties but I often suffer from a lack of time to practise or just being too lazy to put the work in. I really should put a lot more effort into improving the skills I have but I get more motivated by a bit of instant gratification which means that most of my repertoire is fairly easy

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I've been looking around for sites that help with learning guitar chords for songs and I think I may have found an absolutely great one this morning. There seem to be a lot of sites pushing guitar courses and books that teach you interesting ways to learn but few of them give you any more of a brief taster of what's inside once they have your money. Justin Sandercoe has set up a fantastic site

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I'm always looking for new guitar chords for songs to impress my friends with when I go to parties but I suffer a lot from not being good at playing by ear. Instead of sitting down and working out how a song is played I have to buy songbooks or look them up on the internet. Lately I've had a lot of trouble as many of the sites I used to visit are closing down due to the music publishers enforcing

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