learning whole songs

fretdancer · 24-10-2005

How does everyone else here get on with learning complete songs.

I am now at the stage where I have started to master many techniques and riffs and bits of songs etc but I am unable to play hardly any songs all the way through?
Is this a fault in the way I am learning?.. the way I go about things is to find a tab of something I am interested in and learn that bit of tab but its often only the memorable bits or solo from a song and I dont seem to be able to put enought bits together to play a song from start to finish.

Pete

.Sphinkta · 24-10-2005

It is often very difficult to find the motivation to learn an entire song from beginning to end. Sometimes to play an entire song from beginning to end on guitar, especially without accompaniment, just doesn't sound right either. I find that the only way I can learn a whole song from beginning to end is if I go about it and listen to it from start to finish, trying to play along, figuring out what parts go where, how many times, etc. While it might be hard to find the motivation, I don't know of any other ways. Good luck!

Danny Poole · 26-10-2005

You start learning whole songs when you start playing in bands. This way you have to learn the boring bits because the song will sound empty without a basic rhythm.

Two of the most important things you can do when playing an instrument is to...

play in a band (show off your talent!)
teach someone how to play (students always ask question you have to find the answers for)

24-10-2005	#1
fretdancer Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	learning whole songs How does everyone else here get on with learning complete songs. I am now at the stage where I have started to master many techniques and riffs and bits of songs etc but I am unable to play hardly any songs all the way through? Is this a fault in the way I am learning?.. the way I go about things is to find a tab of something I am interested in and learn that bit of tab but its often only the memorable bits or solo from a song and I dont seem to be able to put enought bits together to play a song from start to finish. Pete

26-10-2005	#3
Danny Poole Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Townsville, Australia. Age: 37 Posts: 3,265 Rep Power: 10	You start learning whole songs when you start playing in bands. This way you have to learn the boring bits because the song will sound empty without a basic rhythm. Two of the most important things you can do when playing an instrument is to... play in a band (show off your talent!) teach someone how to play (students always ask question you have to find the answers for) __________________ Remember, If it was meant to be easy everybody would be a great guitarist.

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24-10-2005	#2
.Sphinkta Active Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Townsville Age: 19 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	It is often very difficult to find the motivation to learn an entire song from beginning to end. Sometimes to play an entire song from beginning to end on guitar, especially without accompaniment, just doesn't sound right either. I find that the only way I can learn a whole song from beginning to end is if I go about it and listen to it from start to finish, trying to play along, figuring out what parts go where, how many times, etc. While it might be hard to find the motivation, I don't know of any other ways. Good luck!

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