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EASY ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS FOR THE PUNK GENRE?
HEY GUYS
I HAVE TO TAKE GUITAR LESSONS FOR COLLEGE ELECTIVES….
I WAS WONDERING IF U KNEW ANY EASY ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS SITES FOR THE PUNK GENRE…
I LIKE PUNK…AND I MORE THAN EVER WOULD RATHER LEARN THAT THAN ANY OTHER GENRE OUT THERE….ANY HELP???
Wow, now THAT is a doozy of a question. Punk is basically the antithesis of formal guitar instruction. It’s a genre of music that gets its sound specifically from players who don’t "know how" to play guitar. (I put that in quotes because I don’t really believe in a "right" or "wrong" way to play any instrument.)
I can kind of give you an online lesson right now, actually.
1) Pick an open-chord shape (most likely E or A.)
2) Move it up a fret and barre.
3) Slam down on the guitar strings repeatedly.
4) Move your hand to another position on the fretboard.
5) Return to step 3.
And I’m only being half-facetious here. The idea behind punk is to "buck the system." Guitar lessons, by nature, are instruction on a system.
And I’m not knocking them; I make my living teaching guitar. I also love punk rock. All I’m saying is that anything that claims to be "teaching punk guitar" is really kind of a paradox.
Your best bet is to listen to a lot of punk and try to imitate it. Listen to the classics, like the Sex Pistols and the Clash, Ramones, stuff like that. (God help me, not this new pseudo-punk crap that is actually emo pop.)
Rock on dude!!
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December 17, 2009 - 8:34 pm
Wow, now THAT is a doozy of a question. Punk is basically the antithesis of formal guitar instruction. It’s a genre of music that gets its sound specifically from players who don’t "know how" to play guitar. (I put that in quotes because I don’t really believe in a "right" or "wrong" way to play any instrument.)
I can kind of give you an online lesson right now, actually.
1) Pick an open-chord shape (most likely E or A.)
2) Move it up a fret and barre.
3) Slam down on the guitar strings repeatedly.
4) Move your hand to another position on the fretboard.
5) Return to step 3.
And I’m only being half-facetious here. The idea behind punk is to "buck the system." Guitar lessons, by nature, are instruction on a system.
And I’m not knocking them; I make my living teaching guitar. I also love punk rock. All I’m saying is that anything that claims to be "teaching punk guitar" is really kind of a paradox.
Your best bet is to listen to a lot of punk and try to imitate it. Listen to the classics, like the Sex Pistols and the Clash, Ramones, stuff like that. (God help me, not this new pseudo-punk crap that is actually emo pop.)
Rock on dude!!
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