Hello

[auscot]

I'm new to this forum and just want to say hello.

I'm Scottish, married with a cat and a dog and live in Perth, Western Australia.

Main musical influences are British indie/alternative, from Joy Division through to Franz Ferdinand and everything in between.

I'm new to playing guitar as well, started six months ago.

Started off with a nylon string classical and recently got a Washburn D10S acoustic.

Doing not too bad and can strum and pick a few tunes and have also learned the basics of reading music.

Big problems with timing though, and really, really big problems with F and B chords. (I think my hands are the wrong shape!)

Any tips? :confused:

[PRSplaya]

Welcome to Gt! There's plenty of info here for pretty much anything you want to know. A good tip is to use the forum search function to find previously discussed topincs on what you might be wanting to know about. Enjoy your stay!

[hammetthead13]

Welcome to GT. don't worry to much at the moment bout the 'F' and 'B' chords. there quite tricky to get under your fingers, and it will come with time and practice. enjoy this site :D

[Akira]

Arg, the chord of F and B. I remember when I first attempted learning those, I was pulling my hair out for weeks. Just keep trying them over and over, don't give up. Eventually your fingers will build the mobility and strength to hold the chords.

No ones hands are the wrong shape, there is a guitar neck for everyone. :D

As regards timing, get hold of a metronome, and play some chords along to that. If you don't have a metronome, go here (www.metronomeonline.com/) for an online metronome. You could also learn a few songs and play along to them to help with timing. All will come with time (no pun intended!). :p

Good luck, and have fun! :D

[erroch]

From one Scotty to another, Hello.
cameron (Glasgow)