eh... I just got my 1st guitar, this is day 2 and I need help lol

[FONT=Century Gothic]lol this is a LOT Harder than i thought...Can Some one help me with this? :confused: My main 2 problems are, when i'm trying to play i may do the right fingering but its on the wrong string >_< or the strings keep makeing a buzzing sound... but the biggest problem is i have short fingers I can't reach many of the cords...So if you have any advice what so ever please reply lol i hardly know anything about my bass[/FONT]

I am a girl with short fingers and it really sucks to have to cut my nails. I think many beginners have trouble with reaching all the chords. My first time playing isn't that hard, just hard to reach some stuff. I like playing the guitar. I hope there's a better way we can learn to hit all the notes.

lol thats the exact same case with me... right now i feel like throwing this thing out the window lol

I feel really Dumb right now i've been sitting here about 2hrs now lol and i can't even play happy birthday lol will some1 please help me befor i break this thing in half...

do you take lessons or self learn, cuuz im self learning. I've had music training b4 so im not worry about notes. just the fingering. And i feel dumber, im stuck on Amazing Grace.

i play strings instruments before, violin, viola, etc, but my fingers should be used to it. however, I just cant seem to reach these. Why do thye have to make it such a big stretch. :confused:

I'm a guy with big hands and it was difficult for me at first too. I had to shop around for a guitar that was a little wider at the nut so I could fit my fingers on the fretboard without touching other strings all the time. Try looking at some guitars that are not so wide at the nut. Also, some guitars have necks that are fat, some are slim, narrow, wide. They are all different. Other than that, my best advice is to practice, practice, practice. Don't give up, it get's frustrating at times but you WILL get better if you practice. ;)

What are you trying to play for chords on the Bass ? the good news for you is that most chords on the bass the notes are played one at a time, although dependiing on the sound you can certainly play a chord.. As far as the frets buzzing and hitting the strings that gets better with practice. So do short fingers... The more you play you will learn to compensate for the size of your fingers.. Timing is important with the bass, you and the drummer hold the band togeather, my instructor a long time ago had me practise with lots of different beats, shuffles (zz top) rock, waltz beats and so on. I bought a dum machine to help me out. However today you can down load some off the intenet... Most of all take you time, you have a long life,, And have fun....

Thankz dude lol i think that may be one my problems lol my neck of my guitar is Very wide x_x' lol thankx for the tip...

(and im self learning vixen lol ^_^ i have to learn the notes all over again because even though i play the oboe, alto sax, bass sax, clarinet, Bassoon and Flute they are all in ethier B flat or E flat and my bass is completely diffrent O_o' ) O well... :)

Im basically just following what this bass instruction book says lol im completely lost xD

Damn it! :mad: Can some one tell me how to properly tune this thing. i've tried using my tuner but i dont under stand how to put my bass on pitch. :confused: the tuner is giving me diffrent notes everytime i try to tune it. >_<

they should be accordingly, lowest string to highest: E, A, D, G . Just like the first 4 string on a guitar.

thanks for the tuning tip, im sorry for all these dumb questions guys im just trying to figure out what im doing lol but it is paying off ^_^ i can play twinkle twinkle little star now :D (cheezy i know but im getting there) lol only thing is my fingers are sore :)

Although my fingers are the perfect size i will try to help peeps with stubby fingers. If you have short fingers the bring your hand further under the neck. It may be uncomfortable but you will adjust to this wuith due time! When i say bring your hard further under the neck, in detail i mean 'If you look your hand is on the bottom (at that view angle when holding in playing position) push it further round so your hand is getting further from you and you should be able to reach the cords that you normally struggle to reach. Hope this helps a bit.

Hi everyone, i'm new here and so happy to have found this site where u can chat to ppl about guitars etc.

I am typing this slowly as my finger tips r killing me lol. I got cords, a,d,e down to a T and gettin there with c and g, the basics ya know lol i have played acoustic (very little) b4 electric, i got a beginners guitar book too, but i wanna learn some rocking songs, not stuff with rubbish backing music lol. Can anyone please tell me of any sites or good books etc for beginners with good songs to learn step by step, i am lovin my guitar but i wanna play a song NOW lol
I'ts good to know i aint only one who finding it hard which i am as i forget c and g cords as soon as i start playing again.
Goodluck to all that are learning and lets let everyone know how were all getting on.
WantedGirl :D

Thanks for the tip danny... Lol its helping a little bit but i'm still having problems, o well :o I was practiceing for 6hrs strait too!
lol my wrist hurts now... x_0'

okay im a guy with small fingers but ive been playing since 2002 so i know how yall feel and how hard it is to learn this damn thing. im gonna try to make this as simple as possible. i know you've heard this from evereyone else, but the thing is, you just practice and you get better.

if you're having problems with chords, play closer to the frets ahead than where your fingers are at (you're probably playing dead center between frets, don't play in the center, you should play closer to the fret ahead).

if your fingers are sore, keep playing! just like when you're working out, if you start to feel tired, keep going at it. its the only way.

the thing is that you have to keep practicing because playing guitar is like lifting weights to your fingers. they get stronger and faster and more accurate the more you play. i know this is true because, compare how you are now to the first day you got that guitar. arent you alot better now than then? arent your fingers able to hit those notes correctly and faster now than your first time? well keep going at it and you'll be ripping through those strings.

as i said, i was just like you, and now you probably dont know where to go or what to do next. the first thing is to look at successful guitarists for inspiration and find out exactly what type of music you wanna play with your guitar. it may be more than one thing.

next you should go and try to learn the techniques those guitarists are doing. okay right now i'll start you off with some tequniques you've got to know to be a successful guitarist.

pull-offs
hammer-ons
KNOW YOUR CHORDS
slides
SCALES

once you know those you'll be surprised at how well you play. im surprised at myself. now i cant just give you the links to learn these. you're got to go off and gain experience and find things out on your own. if i hand everything to you, you wont completely understand these things. so just go and search for those things and you'll be on your way to making your own songs and improvising.

Thanks for the tips ^_^ i'm trying my best to learn lol...even though i play 7 other instruments, and i usually pick up instruments pretty quickly due to past experence, im finding this ALOT harder to learn because this is the first time on my own :o and my other instruments are wind instead of stringed. >_< lol

I want to thank all of you that are giving me tips... all of you have helped me alot. and so far.. (i know this is going to sound kinda cheezy lol) I have memorised twinkle twinkle little star and Jingle Bells lol :D I know its way off from hard rock and heavy-metal but I'm getting there! Thankx Guys.

Okay I know this is going to make me sound like a true dumbass....

But... I kinda Droped the bass on the floor, :o and 2 of the strings broke :confused: I have some extra strings but not clue how to take off the broken ones and no clue how to put the new ones back on o_0; and as soon as i got it in tune too...naturally....

Assistance anyone? :(

first time restringing look at exactly how the string is attatched then carefully take it off taking note of everything (all the fastening and the nut and how it goes through holes, all the others will be the same), do it as though u are removing the string in one peice then follow the exact same process in reverse and once thats done tune it up, do each string one at a time making sure its in tune all the time, when uv done check the tuning a final time and your done its dead easy, took me 2 hours first time to replace retune and intonate a full set on my electric