Dislexic fingers how overcome it?

:confused: My fingers like Larry the cable guy said feels like a retard playing bingo trying to yell out bingo. I apologize if it offended anyone, I fell like the retard. How does one overcome dislexia of the fingers or hand, I can strum the cords and the sounds are noticeable but this at turttle speeds and can't seem to get cordinated. Shouldn't finger placement be smooth as water flowing? Mine are like round pegs being driver on to a square hole. Can anyone help?

How long have you been playing?

Such things take practise, practise, practise.

yeah really. It took me 2 years just to figure out how to tune the damned thing and play a D chord. Up until then I just tuned it to an open G held the guitar on my lap and played barre chords with my thumb. (all I could play was Smoke on the Water and Not My Stepping Stone by the Monkees).
It's tons and tons, (and loads & years and even more and then some) practice to slowly build up your strength and coordination.

Try taking your time, instead of trying to play something up to tempo, forget speed all together for this. Take two chords, calmly put your fingers in position for one then very slowly and calmly move to the chord your trying to place after that. And while you're making the move watch your fingers, keep an eye on what they do in comparison to what you want them to do. This is your opportunity to build finger independance. As they start to veer away and get into a knot, just calmly move them to where you want. As you move one finger pay attention to how the others react and if they get thrown off track when you focus on moving other fingers. Not really much to it, just takes time, discipline and observance. Other than that, you're in like Flint.

Originally Posted by: schmangeyeah really. It took me 2 years just to figure out how to tune the damned thing and play a D chord. Up until then I just tuned it to an open G held the guitar on my lap and played barre chords with my thumb. (all I could play was Smoke on the Water and Not My Stepping Stone by the Monkees).
It's tons and tons, (and loads & years and even more and then some) practice to slowly build up your strength and coordination.

Would you recomend that someone take lessons, at least to learn the basics?
I would.

I guess it depends on the situation and whether you can afford it or not.
Personally, I never regretted not taking them, except for the extra amount of time it took to learn.
I'm glad that I avoided the whole 'beginner' song thing with the cheesy standards, learning to read music and remembering what all the scale names were..or having a teacher telling me what I wasn't supposed to do.
But it woulda been nice to have someone show me how to do tapping and sweeping without it taking 5 years to figure out on my own.

Originally Posted by: schmange
I'm glad that I avoided the whole 'beginner' song thing with the cheesy standards

Me too haha, my beginner song was hotel california

Better than Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond. blech...

Originally Posted by: schmangeI guess it depends on the situation and whether you can afford it or not.
Personally, I never regretted not taking them, except for the extra amount of time it took to learn.
I'm glad that I avoided the whole 'beginner' song thing with the cheesy standards, learning to read music and remembering what all the scale names were..or having a teacher telling me what I wasn't supposed to do.
But it woulda been nice to have someone show me how to do tapping and sweeping without it taking 5 years to figure out on my own.

I am completely self taught. And as far as technique goes I'm pretty fine with that. I know of a lot of capabilities and techniques and etc. that can be done with the guitar so all that's left is practice. I learned all that through reading, watching, listening and talking to other guitarists... especially the ones here. So what's left but to perfect what I know. Of course I don't mean to imply that I already know everything that can be done. That's a load on its own. But you get the point, you can learn better than most teachers can teach by listening, watching, talking and reading. And in those scenarios it's usually a lot cheaper. I have considered taking music theory lessons however. I've got a lot of room to improve in theory that I think lessons could help, but I may just find some music theory books instead and ask a few people some questions. 20 bucks in one lump sum for a book that helps forever or X amount a week to watch some dude shred and say "now you". Always be careful when looking for a teacher. Find as much about him as you can. Talk to some of his students, anything. I don't trust the majority of them myself though. I must iterate though, a good teacher is something to behold, if you get one of those then you're in like Flint. They're just too far and few between... sadly.

Thanks guys for all the input I guess tiss true I'am rushing abit. I was talking to a older gentleman he is in his 70's he asked what was it I wanted to do play rythem or lead, I answered lead its more fun to me. His advive was for me to learn scales and not to worry about chords, that to a point chord accompany scales and I will learn them any way but that scales is the root of lead. Is this true? He also said to be very patiant, If I practice everyday for at lest 30min a day it would take about a year before my hands become
fairly accoustomed to the neccesary movements along the fretboard. Wow I didnot know it took so long but none the less I'll stick with it!

learning guita is a slow process trust me i spent the first 5months learning ozzys cray train i started out fast but im normally cordinated with most things so it wasnt as hard for me but im not speaking foreveryone try getting basic guitar chords off the internet or from your local samash or guitar center they usally have guitar book i got a book that shows dimebag darrels style of palying and how to do it