Originally Posted by: Lahaine

Hey,

I'm thoroughly enjoying the course so far and i'm getting towards the end of guitar fundamentals 1.

I got into this course in order to learn to play the electric guitar so that I can play metal music. What i'm finding towards the end of fundamentals 1 is that i'm learning a lot of chords and strategies that I will never use or play due to the nature of the music I want to make.

The course started great with melodies & chord change strategies, but now I feel like im being funnelled into learning chords & songs i'll never use (some of which are pretty tough and take a lot of time sync to get right).

I have a lot of time to learn at the moment, but I would also like to spend it learning things i'll actually use.

I've been into metal music my whole life and I know the range of chords used and not many songs/bands (if any) will use A major or F major for example.

I guess what I would like to ask is can I move onto Guitar Fundamentals 2 (where I get to learn about power chords)? Or will the course in general always tie me back to these open chords in some way in order to progress?

I'm not trying to be the master of guitar, I just want to play my own music.

Thanks

[br]L

Be careful with skipping some things. I can attest to this. When I started many, many years ago, I could play pretty darn well but I also felt like a fraud too because other players knew stuff I didn't. I was gret at msking my weaknesses and I could pick things up quickly. In the end, the things I skipped because I didn't think I needed them came back to bite me in many ways.

I'd also like to note that the great metal guitarists probably know the stuff you might skip. It's why Alex Skolnick plays jazz and Zakk Wylde like chickin' pickin'. They play stuff not within the genere they're known for.

The point being; don't stifle your wnt to play metal. The majority of metal riffs are really just power chords. If you're comfortable with that, you can tackle a lot of song riffs. Balance your approach and come back to those things you skipped and don't forget them. You'll find out that it was useful knowledge.

Not all skills are just about skill. Some are about the knowledge you gain from it.