So, itās all go here at the moment for me and Ziggy.
New guitar on Friday and this Thursday (2 days time) Iāve got another actual human being coming to my house to play guitar with me!
Iām just after any general advice/ideas really as Iāve never done this before. Iāve seen the lessons on it in the grade 2 course, plus, though Iāve not met him yet I teach his mum piano and there are no āsafetyā issues to worry about.
We have chosen 3 songs to look at, shared the chords etc. I have purchased snacks (very important I feel). Anything else I need to know? Itās quite funny, he used to play bass in a band, I used to sing in a duo and now weāre both playing guitar. I kind of figured if nothing else I can sing and he can play chords but thatās kind of not the point .
At the moment we both think the other one is going to be better at playing but we really donāt know ātil we meet!
Hi Liz,
Donāt overthink too much, usually the beginning is a bit difficult ( i did it only once ā¦so why usually ā¦ ),ā¦but itās fun of courseā¦so have fun and enjoy.
Greetings ,Rogier
There are no hard rules other than to enjoy it. If you both play the same chords in the same positions it will still be fineā¦however it might be an idea to think about each of you playing chords in different positions (if you are able to) e.g. one play open chords, the other barre chords or triads. Another way to approach is for one to strum and the other pick out single notes of the chords OR maybe you or them can try and little improvisation whilst the other plays the chords.
If he can play bass (and is willing to) get him to bring it along as thatāll add more funā¦a guitar and bass combination will really work wellā¦even if he doesnāt one approach might be for him to play the bass notes on his guitar whilst you strum the chords.
Thanks. The songs weāve chosen all have little riffs and arpeggiated bits so Iām hoping we can manage to do different things. There are also a few instrumental bits and Iām fairly happy improvising with the minor pentatonic over chords even if he isnāt.
Iām just hoping heās not way more advanced than me and will be bored, time will tell.
Ooo how nice!
No real advice, just have fun and enjoy it, at this stage you donāt really need any seriousness whatsoever, if itās going to it will develop on its own; good luck, enjoyš
Good for you Liz, finding someone local to me is something I really want to do to help with my progression now so Iāll be really interested to hear how it goes for you.
Good luck and hope you enjoy it!!
Sure, I will report back. I found this guy by just telling everyone I see that Iām Looking for someone to play with, eventually someone knows someone!
Wow great news Liz and a wonderful opportunity. If heās more advanced than you so much the better, as it will speed your development if it works out. And as others have said using different chord shapes and voicing etc. Donāt over think it at this stage and just enjoy it.
Been a long time since I had that opportunity but it was a good experience back in the day.
Have fun !
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),ā¦but itās fun of courseā¦so have fun and enjoy.
