Remember that the thumb is a guide . Don’t press down on it so hard when you’re playing , especially when performing barre chords . Use the whole arm by pulling inward to apply enough pressure when fretting
When i try to do this my thumb hurts like crazy, any tips for that? (I don't press with my thumb, i literally separate it from the guitar but it still hurts like crazy)
My tip for any intermediate guitarist is to try and start learning songs by ear as soon as possible, it might be really difficult in the beginning but it’s about the most useful skill in music in general and really helps you later on with your phrasing in your solos! If you’re getting the hang of it learning new songs start to get really really easy!
@@nejihyuga5914 the best way is to just get really comfortable with an easy and commonly used scale like the pentatonic scale, and then to just try and figure out solos by ear! First just find out in which key you are playing and then try to find the notes of the solo within the scale of that key.
@@niekvanwensen learning by ear will always land you on learning the intervals. When you learn a song by ear does not mean you need to find the exact key, just play the same intervals in any key.
@@nejihyuga5914 if im gonna be honest, i know very little about music theory, just play what your hearing and what sounds right. i've learned multiple polyphia, manuel gardner fernandes, and ichika just from what sounds right. another tip is learn music way above what level youre at and you'll improve really fast. hope this helps :D.. also learn music theory, be a better man than me.
RUclips needs more beginner videos like this. Too many simply talk about which frets to put the fingers of the left hand on. As a long time player relearning the basics, the tip about about the lighter touch is a good reminder.
The calluses are something that you build but can be less painful if you have a good guitar. Ask and investigate the action on the guitar. That is the height between the string and the neck. If it takes a lot of effort to press the string to get a clean, clear sound, do not get that guitar. You should be able to make a nice clean, clear sound without trying to push your fingers through the neck.
biggest tip missing from here: please dry your hands after you wash them... when you go to play dont be getting the guitar wet, it hurts my soul and the guitar's
One Tip: Do not only learn songs! Learn also music theory, if you want to be able to play songs by improving (and sound like a pro) or not always want watch tutorials for be able to play a song you like.
@@harpreetsra9539 The best would be to take guitar/music lessons! There're books to music and harmony theory. Learn notes, play some songs by sheets and try to understand the basics behind the pieces. It's connected with a lot of practicing, but to just learn songs by YouToube-Videos like 'put your finger here and then there..' has it limits. To know what it needs for a song makes guitar playing limitless.
If you press to hard it will also break your strings and wear down your frets faster, especially if they are nickle silver and you are pressing too hard on the low strings.
In contrast to the last one, over time, slowly start using your ear to figure out songs. Eventually, you'll build up the brain to figure songs out with hearing it a few times and some fiddiling. But certainly use both! As he said, free and easy, mine as well do it.
About leaving your guitar - yes, leaving your guitar out within easy reach is great, but keep in mind that humidity and temperature play important roles in the guitar’s performance and life.
Yes…. no But it’s something to be mindful of more than super practical advice. You can take faster showers at cooler temps, or if you reaaalllly wanted you could toss a plastic bag on your hand like you would if it was in a cast. You’ll eventually get callouses regardless but little things can make a big difference in how fast it happens
Pressing and squeezing too hard on frets caused my forearm injury, which makes me reluctant to try again now the injury has finally healed after 6 months. Also, not knowing I should stretch my fingers and warm up properly did not help.
Well..at first im always excited to learn..to strum..learn chords..the CAGED strumming all that..then i get bored now i love finger picking style playing..more fun..classical guitar..
Other beginner tip, big mistake that I made: Make you sit straight up, comfortably more or less in the same position. You cannot train muscle memory of your body is in different positions all the time.
And don’t forget: the plural of “tablature” is… tablature, not “tablatures. So it follows that the plural for the short form is just “tab”. Kinda like the plural of “vinyl” is “vinyl”.
Here is A basic beginner guide to making make songs if that's what you want to do learn the makeup of them for example every major chord is 1 3 5 the 1st note of that scale the third not of that scale and then the fifth and boom major chord for minor the same thing except you lower the 3rd note down a fret oh and the two bottom strings are up 1 higher than all the rest. and to make songs not just chords make up chord progressions like 1 4 5 or 1 6 2 meaning the keys 6th note 1st note and 2nd oh and the 1st is always major and the second is always minor so is the 3rd but the fourth is major so is the 5th note but the 6th is minor and the 7th is diminished but stay away from that cause that isn't very easy for a beginner but to solo over that song you just made up you can 1) learn the scales major and minor then let us say were in C if we wanted to play minor we would play the relative minor which is the 6th note, in this case, A M so you would find A on the top string and then play the minor pentatonic from there or play the C Major scale then improvise on that don't just go up and down improvise on that and boom you can play a song and improvise bit rusty but I'm a tiny bit lazy so...
Don't get hung up on having fat or little or stubby or non stretchy fingers. There are ways around most problems. Learning on a well set up guitar is very important too.
Literally my biggest mistake ever on my electric guitar and bass guitars was pushing my whammy bar down way too far and then not bothering to fix the tuning after...it used to confuse me so much when my chords didn’t sound right 💀
"Change your guitar tuning!" Unless your first and only guitar has a Floyd Rose bridge, then you never want to change it because it's a nightmare. Beginner guitar tip, whammy bars are cool, but don't get one on your first guitar.
I think that last tip is good but shouldn't be totally followed. I think especially with rhythm training e.g being able to get a strumming pattern down instantly is a necessary skill. Like some years ago when I was learning Everlong. The strumming pattern for that famous riff was kind of weird and the guy in the video was explaining it in detail. In the end I found it easier and more beneficial to just learn the strumming pattern by ear
i played cello for 8 years so my callouses aren't too bad but the chord transitions are really hard and the left hand position is kinda weird cuz it's flipped 90 degrees
should i press toward the hifher side, lower side, or middle of the fret? the guitar does the thing where the strings vibrate and clash against the fret rather than wrap around it.
I have been trying to learn guitar for more than 3 years. I have learned the chords, but I am struggling with strumming. Can you please give me some advice?
I have noticed everything on my very own xD But yeah, I don't care about my fingers, they are made of stone now 😅 Strummings? Yeah, practise them. From simple go to more complex, and end up with precise finger style like one 😊 Yeah, I am hand enjoyer, both hands were massacred by my playing 😂
i cant find any good tutorials. When i look for them, they start with level1, level2, and then randomly jump to like level5 (if you know what i mean). Like they expect me to have previous knowledge on something i dont even know
"Open G" / Keith Richards uses a lot : Low E > D : A > G : D = D : G = G : B = B : High E > D where > means tune to , Google : Non Standard Guitar Tunings Good Luck
Try not to make loud squeaky noises when you change chords. It sounds terrible when you slide your fingers up or down the strings. Pick up the fingers from the strings and THEN slide your thumb on the back of the neck to the next chord.
Some other beginner tip: pls tune your guitar every time you start to play
oh yeah this is a good one
why
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaabbbb every time you pick it up it’s always a tad bit false, so if you just quickly tune it it can sound better
@@Grindstonelover i dont care about that tho lol
@@aaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbecause everyone loves hearing out of tone music
Instead of washing my hands and ruining the calluses, I just coat all my possessions in Cheetos dust
390 likes 0 comments lemme fix that
this made me laugh out loud
Remember that the thumb is a guide . Don’t press down on it so hard when you’re playing , especially when performing barre chords . Use the whole arm by pulling inward to apply enough pressure when fretting
Yeah man, just pull that whole chord sharp! Playing in tune with your bandmates is totally overrated 😎
@@jtdevrieze what does this have to do with playing out of tune? It’s just meant to preserve your small finger joints
When i try to do this my thumb hurts like crazy, any tips for that? (I don't press with my thumb, i literally separate it from the guitar but it still hurts like crazy)
@@wostinseparating the guitar from your thumb is also putting unnecessary stress on your thumb, just the opposite kind to squeezing too hard.
yeah learned this the hard way i can’t play sometimes because my hand hurts so bad because i grip the neck to hard
“If something’s easy, do it.”
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My tip for any intermediate guitarist is to try and start learning songs by ear as soon as possible, it might be really difficult in the beginning but it’s about the most useful skill in music in general and really helps you later on with your phrasing in your solos! If you’re getting the hang of it learning new songs start to get really really easy!
Any beginner guide you can suggest which can help ear training?
@@nejihyuga5914 the best way is to just get really comfortable with an easy and commonly used scale like the pentatonic scale, and then to just try and figure out solos by ear! First just find out in which key you are playing and then try to find the notes of the solo within the scale of that key.
@@niekvanwensen learning by ear will always land you on learning the intervals. When you learn a song by ear does not mean you need to find the exact key, just play the same intervals in any key.
@@nejihyuga5914 if im gonna be honest, i know very little about music theory, just play what your hearing and what sounds right. i've learned multiple polyphia, manuel gardner fernandes, and ichika just from what sounds right. another tip is learn music way above what level youre at and you'll improve really fast. hope this helps :D.. also learn music theory, be a better man than me.
Guitar zero to hero finally getting the recognition it deserves 🙌
I KNOW RIGHT!!!
finally
I remember learning songs from guitarzero during the pandemic, best channel I've ever discovered.
RUclips needs more beginner videos like this. Too many simply talk about which frets to put the fingers of the left hand on. As a long time player relearning the basics, the tip about about the lighter touch is a good reminder.
The calluses are something that you build but can be less painful if you have a good guitar. Ask and investigate the action on the guitar. That is the height between the string and the neck. If it takes a lot of effort to press the string to get a clean, clear sound, do not get that guitar. You should be able to make a nice clean, clear sound without trying to push your fingers through the neck.
The personality shines through and keeps viewers coming back.
biggest tip missing from here: please dry your hands after you wash them... when you go to play dont be getting the guitar wet, it hurts my soul and the guitar's
1:26 i love that you included epiphone as beginer and gibson as a good one
One Tip: Do not only learn songs! Learn also music theory, if you want to be able to play songs by improving (and sound like a pro) or not always want watch tutorials for be able to play a song you like.
How to start learning music theory if you're absolutely beginner to music theory?
@@harpreetsra9539
The best would be to take guitar/music lessons! There're books to music and harmony theory.
Learn notes, play some songs by sheets and try to understand the basics behind the pieces.
It's connected with a lot of practicing, but to just learn songs by YouToube-Videos like 'put your finger here and then there..' has it limits. To know what it needs for a song makes guitar playing limitless.
@@harpreetsra9539learn the scales first what I would say
@@harpreetsra9539grab a good book about music rheory (basic) and start the journey.
what a vibe
I dont even play guitar, I just stayed for your energy
thank you for the tips :)
Doodle around on the whole board, took me 10 years
Buying too many guitars could be considered a mistake depending on who you ask. Not me though, buying that squire was not a bad finance decision.
If you press to hard it will also break your strings and wear down your frets faster, especially if they are nickle silver and you are pressing too hard on the low strings.
Fun video!
Haven’t been able to practice all summer because of a pinched nerve. 😢
Cannot wait.
In contrast to the last one, over time, slowly start using your ear to figure out songs. Eventually, you'll build up the brain to figure songs out with hearing it a few times and some fiddiling. But certainly use both! As he said, free and easy, mine as well do it.
About leaving your guitar - yes, leaving your guitar out within easy reach is great, but keep in mind that humidity and temperature play important roles in the guitar’s performance and life.
Your vids are super helpful! Thank you and please keep it up 🙏
Love your videos!
0:25 started a week ago so callouses are still forming... does this mean I should also stop showering for a few weeks?
Yes…. no
But it’s something to be mindful of more than super practical advice. You can take faster showers at cooler temps, or if you reaaalllly wanted you could toss a plastic bag on your hand like you would if it was in a cast.
You’ll eventually get callouses regardless but little things can make a big difference in how fast it happens
Don’t play immediately after being the water also, something to keep in mind
Pressing and squeezing too hard on frets caused my forearm injury, which makes me reluctant to try again now the injury has finally healed after 6 months. Also, not knowing I should stretch my fingers and warm up properly did not help.
Ty for the information and laughs 😂
BRO THANKS FOR THE ADVICE YOUR AWESOME PLSS MAKE MORE OF THESE SO I KNOW WHAT TO AVOID AND FOR ME TO EXTENDED MY KNOWLEDGE AT GUITARS
as a beginner guitarist, the third one saved me. thank you😭
Thats it no more baths for me. Why take a chance.
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Your videos are awesome
🤣🤣 Really great and funny video👌🏼
Well..at first im always excited to learn..to strum..learn chords..the CAGED strumming all that..then i get bored now i love finger picking style playing..more fun..classical guitar..
0:26 the half of enjoyment of leading guitar us the pain.
A guitarist who knows music theory is like a theater kid who isn’t obnoxious. They technically exist but I bet you’ve never met one.
I just opened youtube and your video started tf
my plan has worked
@@RedlightBlue i was the first wasnt i 😃
Guitar Zero to here & Carl are life saviour
There are so many tunings; and they're all free!
This made me crack up more than it should have hahahahaha
1:50
DADFAD is now a tuning I will experiment with
When I was still like learning guitar I only used tabs I never watched videos and I'm actually pretty good now lmao even without the videos
Drop A!!!
Perfect beginner tuning.
“There are so many other tunings, and they are free!” Totally true!
but you can pay me if you want
Finally a reason to buy a dishwasher. 🙃
Love your videos, they're very funny but also helpful. Thanks for making them, hope the country song is doing well
Other beginner tip, big mistake that I made: Make you sit straight up, comfortably more or less in the same position. You cannot train muscle memory of your body is in different positions all the time.
"not watching RUclips tutorials!" (laughs) that's literally what I'm doing RN!!!!!
And don’t forget: the plural of “tablature” is… tablature, not “tablatures. So it follows that the plural for the short form is just “tab”.
Kinda like the plural of “vinyl” is “vinyl”.
Bruh I work as a restaurant dishwasher…guess I’d better be sure to have gloves on from now on
Personally I really like open gsus4 tuning, just sounds really nice and I recommend it
Especially for nylon strings, don't press too hard. Pressing lightly is enough. I learned that the hard way.
ahhh what happened??
@@apetit8687 I hurt my fingers
@@AkiTsukita Rip :(
ive started like, few days ago and ive been using rocksmith to learn, pretty nice
Try RUclips more often, Rocksmith is ok but not the best way to learn
marst0n09 i should, i also just repeat on my own sometimes
Video: Use other tunings!
Me: *staring at my untuned Floyd rose*
Here is A basic beginner guide to making make songs if that's what you want to do learn the makeup of them for example every major chord is 1 3 5 the 1st note of that scale the third not of that scale and then the fifth and boom major chord for minor the same thing except you lower the 3rd note down a fret oh and the two bottom strings are up 1 higher than all the rest. and to make songs not just chords make up chord progressions like 1 4 5 or 1 6 2 meaning the keys 6th note 1st note and 2nd oh and the 1st is always major and the second is always minor so is the 3rd but the fourth is major so is the 5th note but the 6th is minor and the 7th is diminished but stay away from that cause that isn't very easy for a beginner but to solo over that song you just made up you can 1) learn the scales major and minor then let us say were in C if we wanted to play minor we would play the relative minor which is the 6th note, in this case, A M so you would find A on the top string and then play the minor pentatonic from there or play the C Major scale then improvise on that don't just go up and down improvise on that and boom you can play a song and improvise bit rusty but I'm a tiny bit lazy so...
Don't get hung up on having fat or little or stubby or non stretchy fingers. There are ways around most problems. Learning on a well set up guitar is very important too.
Respect for guitarzero2hero😊
Спасибо
Thanks
Yo GuitarZerotoHero is so good
first tip is ironic, my job is to wash dishes at a restaurant XD
A good bass setup helps with not pushing as hard
Literally my biggest mistake ever on my electric guitar and bass guitars was pushing my whammy bar down way too far and then not bothering to fix the tuning after...it used to confuse me so much when my chords didn’t sound right 💀
"Change your guitar tuning!" Unless your first and only guitar has a Floyd Rose bridge, then you never want to change it because it's a nightmare. Beginner guitar tip, whammy bars are cool, but don't get one on your first guitar.
I think that last tip is good but shouldn't be totally followed. I think especially with rhythm training e.g being able to get a strumming pattern down instantly is a necessary skill. Like some years ago when I was learning Everlong. The strumming pattern for that famous riff was kind of weird and the guy in the video was explaining it in detail. In the end I found it easier and more beneficial to just learn the strumming pattern by ear
Practise putting your fingers in places...... I had to write this...
Dave Trend 💯
i played cello for 8 years so my callouses aren't too bad but the chord transitions are really hard and the left hand position is kinda weird cuz it's flipped 90 degrees
Even the mere notion of not using the standard tuning freaks me out
Thanks. I need all the help I can get.
instead of washing the dishes i play guitar for so long my hands get sweaty
OMG I wash dishes! Paper plates, yes indeed, my art demands it.
crazy to think how far ive come with my playing since i first started watching your vids years ago
proud of you
should i press toward the hifher side, lower side, or middle of the fret? the guitar does the thing where the strings vibrate and clash against the fret rather than wrap around it.
1 month late, but always as far away from the headstock inside said fret as possible (a.k.a higher)
@@darknessinside9518 so press against the end of the previous fret?
Guitar Zero to Hero is the Goat.
Don't put every beer you ever drank on a shelf above your bed.
Watching this as a ukulele player
I have been trying to learn guitar for more than 3 years. I have learned the chords, but I am struggling with strumming. Can you please give me some advice?
@@il9237 wasn’t helpful👎🏻
NOOOO I WASH DISHES EVERYDAYYYY
I have noticed everything on my very own xD
But yeah, I don't care about my fingers, they are made of stone now 😅
Strummings? Yeah, practise them. From simple go to more complex, and end up with precise finger style like one 😊
Yeah, I am hand enjoyer, both hands were massacred by my playing 😂
we luv u
Does anyone have a good tuning app I’m trying to tune in drop c# preferably something that’s free
I feel so much safer now
i cant find any good tutorials. When i look for them, they start with level1, level2, and then randomly jump to like level5 (if you know what i mean). Like they expect me to have previous knowledge on something i dont even know
But I’m with a pick
I never make mistrakes...and dont quit becuase of a poorly setup guitar. File the nut and bridge for lower action!
Where can I tune my guitar in a non standard way?
"Open G" / Keith Richards uses a lot : Low E > D : A > G : D = D : G = G : B = B : High E > D
where > means tune to ,
Google : Non Standard Guitar Tunings
Good Luck
,,playing only in E standard “
Me with a floyd rose💀
Zerotohero mentioned
Please stop wrapping your thumbs over the too of the guitar neck you cant reach as far doing that
it's good for muting the E string for doing like, chords and stuff, but yeah otherwise it should be on the back of the neck
It's good for playing open chords, but yeah it's not good for playing solo
No…
I incorporate my thumb into muting the top two strings and also playing bass notes on them.
Very good technique.
@@lifespanofafry1534 i meant for people who just leave their thumb there without using it and cripple their reach. Pretty much all beginners do this.
@@Sam-n2j8f oooook!🥰 👍🏽
When i press down normal the sound comes frizzy and shetty, when i press down hard i silently km and my fingers slide WHAT SHOULD I DO
Go down the pub mate , cures all ails . Bar none .
@@a.c.4732
Hey, I'm a Leeds United fan!
@_Leedoesntknow_
Hey, I'm a Leeds United Supporter. Anyway, what's "Shetty"?
lmao im a dishwasher. ive got my callouses just fine, but my fingies do look cursed haha
I didn't know dishwashers could talk, watch RUclips, or even play guitar!
how does one stop pressing too hard?
Press softer
my hands crave violence
"Real guitarist learn from Tabs"
When I was a kid Tabs was the new alternative way of learning.
Time change...
Ok, but what if I have a demon disguised as a cat? I have my guitar in a canvas case/bag and worried that this “cat” will ruin it?
Ok I watched the video. So when do I get to see the worst mistakes?
I live on my own... no one to do my dishes for me.😭😭😭
Try not to make loud squeaky noises when you change chords. It sounds terrible when you slide your fingers up or down the strings. Pick up the fingers from the strings and THEN slide your thumb on the back of the neck to the next chord.
The chord was D11/E 👍
That should have a simpler name, like Dadd9, but the G is also there
so what do I do if my form is so bad I got tendinitis from guitar
stretch
My calllues are so strong I can shower and play rigth after.
I JUST finished the dishes
Letsplayguitar fr the most goated guitar teacher, saved me😭
2:04 and i thought real guitarist learnt with music notation