First Year Playing the Electric Guitar - Month by Month Progress
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- Опубликовано: 23 янв 2017
- I started playing the electric guitar about one year ago today when I was 22. Over the past year I've been recording many clips of things I've been learning and I thought it would be cool to share my progress for other people getting started. Most of these videos I never expected to share, so please excuse the sound and video quality :).
I've been entirely self taught learning through different resources online. I tried to play every day when I was around my guitar, but with work and other things there were some long periods where I wasn't able to play. But for the most part I've been pretty consistent.
I will be uploading many more song covers in the future, so stick around if you'd like to see more!
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Songs listed by order of appearance:
00:18 Hey Ya! - Outkast
00:34 Crazy On You - Heart
00:41 Break On Through - The Doors
00:47 Pentatonic Scale
00:58 Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
01:05 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
01:16 Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
01:25 Turkish March - Mozart
01:43 Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
01:57 Hall of the Mountain King (faster)
02:07 Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
02:37 Imperial March from Star Wars
02:48 Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
02:53 Master Of Puppets - Metallica
03:12 Cirice - Ghost
03:36 Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
03:47 Cirice (solo) - Ghost
04:14 Tutankhamen - Nightwish
04:31 Master Of Puppets - Metallica
04:40 Canon Rock
04:50 Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka)
05:47 Walking In The Air - Nightwish
06:06 Square Hammer - Ghost
07:04 The Trooper - Iron Maiden
07:18 Greensleeves
07:44 Poison - Alice Cooper
08:20 Greensleeves 
Видеоклипы
My five year progress video is up now if you'd like to see an update! ruclips.net/video/LEu_AkxdMyg/видео.html
you're almost there son, serious money coming your way
What's the name of that guitar?
She's practicing, not just playing. That's why she learn fast
@TripJay21 as in practicing technique in general, not just learning some specific songs
This. You have to be willing to suck and sound bad in order to learn. It's easy to play the songs you've already learned or heard a million times.
but she in almost all the clips she was playing a song
Even Karlsen it was just give content to a video. She wasn’t going to play scales most of the video cuz that ain’t good content
r/whatthefuckdoyoumean
"The world becomes a better place every time someone picks up a guitar."
Rock n roll will never die as long as someone is learning how to play the guitar
Bad Andy daaaamn bro chill
Edit: why are you even looking at this damn video if you hate it
@@AndyDaClimber bruh tf is wrong with you and why are u even here if u hate guitar
@@5andorambo dorien yates barn door back it nature boi ric flairening
Davie504 wants to know your location
I remember when I was 13 years old, I am now 63 by the way, I used to go over to the neighbours where this guy and his sister would play and sing together. I would sit there gob smacked and say oh I would love to be able to do this. The guy said" go buy a guitar and I will teach you." I bought a Spanish style guitar on Higher purchase $25 a lot of money back then, had to pay it off. I remember my first lesson The guy showed me the chord formation of C. Try as I may I simply could not get the strings to ring out. After an hour of watching my pathetic attempts the guy said" your fucking hopeless go teach yourself," ha ha. I was mightily pissed off, and did just what he said. I finished up buying a book called Rhythm guitar made easy, it came with a vinyl record to play along with. I persisted and started to get the hang of 12 Bars and Bar chords etc, rock n roll rhythms etc. About forty years later I got together with the same guy, I played and sang a blues song done by a guy called Dutch Tilders. The original guitar teacher said" oh wow! I would love to learn to play that". And I took great delight in saying, go fucking learn yourself ha ha, revenge bitter sweet, anyway enough of my reminiscent crap, good luck keep up the good work.
Regards John Lee Australia.
Hahaha legendary mate!
🤣🤣
John Lee fooking legendary lad😂
lmfao your story is amazing! love ya dude
😂good for you
Day 1: Just learning
Year 1: Playing pantera songs, wearing a metal t-shirt, dyed hair black
Майкл Джордан Американский президент she didn’t dye her hair lmfoa it’s the lighting
@@melissalopez4199 it was a joke you sped r/woooosh
Майкл Джордан Американский президент lmfoaoa surreee
@@melissalopez4199 be quiet you look like a facebook mom, and someone probably applied your name to a credit card cuz you have your whole name in your username idiot, and yes it was a joke, it was a stereo typical joke, once more r/woooosh
Майкл Джордан Американский президент tf is your problem lmao chill out
Day 1: Normal girl trying to play guitar.
Day 300: Wearing a metal band t-shirt, playing along to a difficult rock song, shredding on an Ibanez.
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*What a beautiful transformation!*
Well... Metal isn't that hard afterall.. Ofcourse, everything requires practise and I'm not trying to make her look bad or anything, she sounds very good.
IhmePaskaa Depends on the Metal. Let’s see you bust out some Rings of Saturn solos!
@@the_legendary_gojira9514 for 1 the who the f thinks metal isn't hard(I'm a guitarist) and for two rings of Saturn is a completely digital band. It's not supposed to be played on guitar. That is all
SHRED? HAHAHAHHAHA ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SHE IS SO SLOW
Thiare Henriquez you’re obnoxious. :/
this is like watching your sims level up
I was thinking the same ! 😂😂
Hahahah
SignalDJ Rofl... Spot on 😂
Vihari! Shoo shoo :)
lmaoo
I can't understand why anyone is giving this a thumbs-down. This young lady is an inspiration!
What about me? I learned the guitar at age 11?
John Smith Yea bro The world is full of hatred.
Mark Seymour What the fuck you know dickhead? If you don't have a talent then what's the purpose of living. I'm learning new stuff every day. Just learned to code in Python now I'm moving to JavaScript.
Mark Seymour Thx dude you too. Have a great day / night.
Oscar Salvatierra I said Python. Just the basics and futher more.
Javascript is a more complicated one.
Use me as a “wtf she’s 22” button
No
Bro i know i thought she was WAY WAY younger
Im not pressing you ew
Desperate for likes and if you read more than a few sentences youd realize she'd be 23. You dont deserve any of those likes.
Heroofsomething Who cares about likes on youtube lmfao, you a little salty
you can see how comfortable she gets as she goes on
ChrisIvie.TV she has become comfortably numb!!!!
Isn't awesome? You can see the emotion in her as time goes on
i got my first guitar at age of sixteen. 5 years later, im still looks like a potato playing it.
i might be wrong practice 45 minutes to an hour EVERY day and actually practice and you'll get better.
i might be wrong my first guitar, was an electric mini first act with a built in amp I got when I was like 5, and just recently I got a new squier stratocaster and amp for 60 bucks
what to practice¿
a kawaii potato
I've had my electric guitar for two years yet I only touched it twice lel
I’ve never been more proud of someone I don’t even know..
I know right
Some people get a guitar and its sat in the used shop window within a week cos they thought they could be a guitar legend by the weekend. Guitar is a life long thing and once you're hooked you'd rather sell your grandmother than be without a guitar.
Haha this is true
Or hangout at a lot of pawnshops and Western wear stores until you get another one!!! 😎
Very true
I'm thinking of buying and learning the electric guitar. So you're saying I won't be better than Jimmy Hendrix by next Friday??? What a gyp! lol.
I played for years and got bored. Now I'm learning the drums. I hope my passion for guitar reawakens tho.
6:03 that face of satisfaction when you FINALLY nail that part.
On my first day i was learning about Eddie being blown up by dynamite. Damn
Becca The Bunny Eat A Damn Good Breakfast Early
Every acid dealer gets busted eventually
There goes the sirens 🚨that warns of the Air raids!
There goes the sounds of the guns making flack!! 🤯
Iron Maiden!!!
At least you're learning. That damn Eddie never learns
@@NickSerritella hahq
This encourages me and discourages me at the same time.
I'm just starting (1.5 months) and get frustrated that I can't play like David Gilmour. Turns out that I'm at about your February-March level. I needed this reality check.
Here i am with the same guitar and amp for the past 16 years...sigh. Good job!
Suzumebachigr i mean.... sounds in the fingers yeah?
it is....thats irrelevant though.
Suzumebachigr a great guitar player makes due with the equipment they have but nice stuff isn't bad at all either lol
i know...my point was that i couldnt buy new equipment 50% of lack of moeny and 50% of not playing so i didnt actually bother... :)
if I was rich i'd ship a guitar to you right now
22? I thought you were like 13 the whole time
BHD ARMY!!!!
Dan 2c plus ya lol i watch a lot of different shit
Dan 2c plus Lol dude, I told you I see you everywhere!
Im everywhere at once lol. Ill go from Markiplier to skateboarding fails to Anthrax in 5 minutes lol
haha Dan
It all changed when she started smiling while playing. So proud of you.
Inspired me Rachel , just bought an acoustic at 58 , not going to pressure myself just enjoy ,cheers
How is it going man?
@@antoniogarcia259 he died 😞
@@DelusionalInsider brooo...
@@zuzuzuhairi1114 ik..that was dark, even for me.
MbS you serious?
For everyone who says how fast she progressed compared to you, I suspect that commiting yourself to a video project like this would greatly increase your willingness to pratice and will also give you feedback about stuff you might have played badly, thinking i might do the same, have had my guitars for a couple of years but struggled with motivation, massive props for getting so good so quickly!!
aim to fail - that's when you make the neural connections/muscle memory - that point where you are ready to throw the guitar against the wall.
Great insight! I'll do the same
Dude Im 3 months in and I could play tears in heaven, one week after I got an electric guitar I could play sweet child of mine basic riff and now I could play some other riffs like last christmas etc, Im now 6 months in and writing my own version of look of love by burt barach, including a jazz solo in dm wich is fucking harder than I thought...
I progress really fast and I have no idea why. I dont even take lessons, just watch some vids on RUclips and then experimente with different sounds. My current version is writing my own version with lead guitar of look of love
lol if anyone learns slower than this girl should quit guitar she cant play the trooper riff correctly after a 1 fucking year
theSollundForYou i was playing like that after one month lol
Songs listed by order of appearance:
00:18 Hey Ya! - Outkast
00:34 Crazy On You - Heart
00:41 Break On Through - The Doors
00:47 Pentatonic Scale
00:58 Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
01:05 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
01:16 Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
01:25 Turkish March - Mozart
01:43 Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
01:57 Hall of the Mountain King (faster)
02:07 Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
02:37 Imperial March from Star Wars
02:48 Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
02:53 Master Of Puppets - Metallica
03:12 Cirice - Ghost
03:36 Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
03:47 Cirice (solo) - Ghost
04:14 Tutankhamen - Nightwish
04:31 Master Of Puppets - Metallica
04:40 Canon Rock
04:50 Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka)
05:47 Walking In The Air - Nightwish
06:06 Square Hammer - Ghost
07:04 The Trooper - Iron Maiden
07:18 Greensleeves
07:44 Poison - Alice Cooper
08:20 Greensleeves
True fan
2:20 stairway to heaven solo, missed one man
Greensleeves is part of the 820 club
Gotta stay hydrated yall
Newborn heroes today wear usernames!
Like the one user ✌🏼
Toni Montana how long did this take ?? Thank you..
I started learning guitar this year and every time i feel demotivated i always come back here. You have such amazing talent xD
picklecheeseborger 420 same i always come back
Ante Zdrilic im still practising. Im slowly getting better, i can do scales now and strum a few songs. It feels awesome to be seeing progress 😆
@@picklecheeseborger4207 still playing i hope
@@yannis8914 you know what! I still am, although i havent been playing as much. I still dont understand how to make "music". But im keen on still learning to play xD
Same
I’m picking up the guitar for the first time at 25. You have no idea how much this video has encouraged me.
I remember when I started playing :
"Mom, can I have a electric guitar ? I promise I'm going to play classical music"
Two weeks later : "Master Of Puppets .... that sounds Classical"
Nowadays, the Beatles counts as "classical."
Nowadays you've became old long time ago
hybridhelix88 XD
Metal is very strongly influenced by classical music. So close enough.
What song was Aug 29th? 4:56
I'm a guitar teacher. I smiled.
Thanks for the video.
And all the best for your future.
teacher pla help me to play faster and plz don't say play slow
Playing fast takes time. You'll have to give yourself some time. Play a scale or an arpeggio on a speed you're comfortable with on a metronome. And slowly increase every single day. Remember to do alternate picking. In a few months, you'll get real fast.
Japhet Anciado Do that after you reach 140+ bpm on alternate. Because then you'll have greater control.
Same. :')
Eyal Save money and buy a lefty one. It'll be worth the wait.
Or invert your brother's guitar strings, if the guitar has symmetry.
We are proud of you!
Check out my vids of my first year of playing
Anyone else also here a year playing guitar just to make sure they're on track skill wise?
saver menu cheeseburger at McDonalds I’m on my 4/5th month, but yeah I’m here to check if I’m doing it right
there’s no right way to learn how to play the guitar. just do whatever you want and have fun with it :D
Yup
Kinda sameee xd and im proud of myself ahhahaha
Yeah I'm just about to finish my first year of playing
I wish I worked a bit harder in my first couple of year, after eight years, I still might only be a couple of months ahead of you... Good work, you have inspired me to start working harder. :D
Claypot I'm in the same boat.
Claypot yeah... same thing here xD
been playing for 6 or 7 years now and I gotta say.. fuck man.. I suuck XDD
It's not just about working harder, but working smarter. I think a lot of us make the mistake of not outlining EXACTLY what it is that we want to get better at, so when we do practice, we'll noodle on stuff that we already know, instead of devoting our time to practice stuff that we don't know how to do.
RickyboyH That's my problem exactly. It's like lifting weights; if you don't switch up the routine, results will stagnate.
same. been playing guitar for over 10 years but i was always playing the same shit so i never improved. with my current skill, people would think ive been playing for 2 -3 years, not more than 10 lol.
I'm trying to do the same thing with my bass practice. It's not cute when a 48 year old man makes a video like this.
Kenneth Busler doesn't mean you should stop! Keep rocking
Do it! I've been playing the guitar since 15. devoted myself to practice 4-10 hours a day. made a lot of progress. Became lead guitar in a local band. Had 5 bands in a span of 12 years. Got married, haven't touch the guitar in about 4 years. I haven't lost my passion for it. And I want to go back to the good old days. I'm 30 now but haven't lost the spark, just waiting for the right time to go back again since I've been very busy raising a family. Do it mate! Inspire more people for musics sake and for Old Dogs like us who haven't lost hope. :D
Althe05 oh, I've dedicated myself. I do have a couple videos on RUclips here.
music is a gift that everyone should share. Both of my kids play instruments, my son keyboards drums trumpet, my daughter guitar piano and violin.
for people who say they are tone deaf, you'd be surprised how quickly you can catch on.
I made one and I'm 60...lol
Kenneth Busler yes it is
Hey Rachel, I remember when I watched this video in the middle of 2019. I was about the same age you started playing. I never thought I'd be able to pick up a guitar and play something as I thought I was too old and busy with everything. That was the first time after watching your video I felt It might work. Then after a while, I bought my first electric guitar in march,2020. After almost 5 months I still suck, but I am satisfied with the progress I've made so far.
I searched this video at the midnight 1 am here just to say Thank you for inspiring me. I hope I can go further with my playing. Probably none will notice the comment (already 12k+ comments here). None the less, Thank you! :D
I’m day 2 rn. I’m planning to practice 45 mins to an hour a day. 👌🏼 You give me lots of hope! Subscribed!
how’s the guitar playing going 7 months down the line
Hope you have not left the guitar in a corners and if you did it, it is the signal to take the guitar again
That's pretty inspiring stuff! I hope everyone who starts playing gets a chance to see this.
Steve McKinley I know! Reminds me of myself when I first started playing in late Spring 2008. We neex more people to show what hard work can do, especially at the beginning of the journey.
I've started playing 3 months ago and she's inspired me! Well done that lass - especially the smiles at the end. \m/
Steve McKinley no
I started 3 weeks ago, and I'm 63 years old. And I love this video!
Im one of them. ;)
I don't even own a guitar, what am I doing here?
Ill buy one for u bby
αвѕolυтe αвѕυrd :3 😂
Pipsta & Enigma Productions :3
αвѕolυтe αвѕυrd :3 Lmao.
wait its you
Honestly, shout out to you for showing me what can be done. I’ve been teaching myself guitar slowly for a few months now and I didn’t think I’d be able to really jump any further but this inspired me to really keep pushing. Thank you
How's it going so far? What type of setup did you get? Mine should be here in about a week and I plan on teaching myself as well.
Btw, I got an Ibanez gio and a 20 watt orange crush amp
Keep going and you will succeed 😊hope it’s going well for you so far
then theres me frustrated crying like a brat because i cant instantly know how to play and expert-level song lmao.
ill keep trying. i really wanna learn!
If more expert players showed their first steps and their frustration in between less people would give up. These stories sounding like "I got a guitar at 5 and after that we were inseparable!" are BS.
All of them had shitty days, all of them needed muscle memory to develop, all of them felt insecure at times because some narcissistic know-it-all ridiculed them. Some more, some less, but each music journey is different and all of us have different issues.
I got this! Be patient it will take time but capable to achieve
how's it going??
syra alright i guess lol. still not great cos life had me down last year and i gave up for a couple months but steadily getting better.
@@h3llonwh33ls awwww I hope this year will be better for you! good luck :))
I'm not sure if I feel depressed, motivated, jealous or just damn right amazed by this.
human brain is awesome.
Tom Sandoval yup...So tasty...😋
Tom Sandoval I wish I had one
Gorillaz Humanz album
Tom Sandoval what song was human brain
Yeah , it tells you to get fat as fast as you can
I just started a couple of weeks ago at age 49. This was so inspirational! Challenge accepted!
For someone just starting to learn guitar this is so awesome to see. Your a great inspiration, thank you for sharing this : )
I remember just listening to Nirvana one day and decided I wanted to play my favorite song so I went to Guitar Center and bought a guitar and an amp. That whole rest of the day I kept trying to play my favorite song but my fingers were beginning to hurt so I stopped. The days following that I still kept trying but eventually I decided that I would start with something easier and left that song alone for now. I have now learned a ton more songs which would be considered harder and have yet to learn the song I originally wanted to play 😂
Learn it.
Wtf my songs are easy to play
Nirvana ...
You can play all their songs with two fingers - all power cords
I will get an electric, been playing for 4-5 months on acoustic, all the somgs i really listen are from the rock and metal genre, i dont know why i even got an acoustic guitar xD
Still learned like 3-4 songs xD
stoney neff Considering most of their songs use GM and Bm chords. Those require 3 fingers. So you need 3 fingers. Not two.
Bought a electric guitar 🎸 today, this has inspired me🙂
Which guitar? I got my first electric guitar too recently
How is it going?
@@andymeza12 for me its going great making pretty good imprivments for the shirt time i played started using picks a while ago started with alternate picking right on as my teacher taught me but im not used to it. I prefer playing with my fingers
Depends on how much you play. She's pretty consistent
this inspired me to get one too
Yes!! I remember watching this video when I first started learning about a year and a half ago. It was such great inspiration when pushing through that initial hump in the beginning. I know it’s several years later but thank you for this!
When I feel like I’m not improving despite practicing so hard I always go back to this video to remind me of the importance of consistency.
I’ve been playing for a year too and I was worried I wasn’t progressing fast enough so I clicked on this video and was pleasantly surprised we progressed at a near identical pace lmao
Just don't stop or you'll find yourself in the fucking awful place where I'm at. Played for like 4 years actively and used to be decent. But didn't play actively for the last 11 years. I need to basically start over, except that whatever I find is too easy. Going for something more advanced is too hard. I have to fumble around trying to find the right balance again. It's so demotivating when I see how shit i've become.
@Argentea League If you're willing to spend money probably the first stop is guitar pro, so you can get tabs. But most importantly just do exercises, because your fingers are not nimble anymore, and that's the first thing people like us need to restore. My teacher in the past gave me two really nice exercise that are really simple but stretch the muscles nicely. If you want I can draw it for you.
@Argentea League Here you go, it's not supposed to sound pretty but it's good for getting mobility. You can do this for a few mins daily or as warmup to other things you find online. I should clarify, you need to hold all of them at the same time, and not release. imgur.com/a/gvCvwuG
Retro Progress ‘That looks easy enough’, then I tried it... I have to use my other hand to physically place fretting fingers in position on that 1st exercise. Will it get easier? I think my fingers just aren’t able to stretch like that. 52yrs old, and learning the guitar for a month btw. Thanks for linking to that exercise.. I’ll keep trying even though it hurts
@@Delta-Niche Yeah it does get easier eventually. It hurts for me too, but I remember that I used to be able to do that without pain. But if you're feeling like you're not getting anywhere probably best to find something else. No point suffering if you don't see progress after a week.
lol im laughing because I am in the beginning stage and im playing just like she was during her First week. I was feeling frustrated but this video has given me hope! 😘
How is it coming along ?
Same here
Same
Haddasa Yes! I remember that stage too. It was boring and repetitive but pays off.
Im feeling pretty good since I've learnt half a year in 1 month
This is the most inspiring thing I think I've ever watched. Just bought a guitar and this really shows what you can achieve with practice
I enjoyed watching the smile on your face grow as you progressed throughout the year. Awesome video!
Brings tears to my eyes and so much joy. I remember too when I first started and I would slowly change chords, my fingers hurt so bad, the strings were dead and muted when I hit them, I couldn't use a pick, everything. Jimi Hendrix and everyone who picked up a guitar one day didn't even know how to play an Em chord. It's an amazing process when you finally start to begin to flow. It brings so much happiness to my life. I'm glad you are learning well, enjoy!
I soooooo agree!!!
Exactly! I just started today and even though my fingers are throbbing and I am on the basics, I LOVE IT already! I played violin a while ago, but have always wanted to learn guitar. I can't wait to see how far I can progress over the next year!
Thinking about the fact that Jimi Hendrix didn't know the Em chord at one point gives me hope
The fact that I started playing guitar 5 years before Jimi Hendrix gives me hope too
Eric E ik
You're way ahead of where I was after my first year of playing, both in terms of proficiency and dedication. Besides, you've got a good sense of timing and rythm, which will take you a long way. Keep practising. At this rate you'll be fretting fast, shred-heavy solos in another year or so.
It's strange how some things click one day, just recently I used to struggle to make a 3 finger power chord shape, and then one day I tried to make it again and it just worked, after I managed that it didn't take me long for barre chords, moving up the fretboard and just knowing where each finger should go
That’s how I felt today
So proud of you sticking with it! Awesome to encourage us too!
dang your one year progress is like my six year lol
lol hate to admit it, but yeah...
weoweearth Yeah same
She's better than me and i've been playing for 4 years XD
It takes a lot of practice. at least 4 hours a day, with repetitive exercises. training your fingers both left and right hand to sync. Also ear training is a plus. you have to do it over and over again until your muscles memorize it. and a lot of patience.
weoweearth it's because it is false
Great evolution! congrats!
guitarraviva :0
+guitarraviva soy tu fans! jajaja
guitarraviva
Hey xdd que tal
guitarraviva K onda k pex :v
Pueh vamo' a elloh
I just started playing a few weeks ago but I wanted to say that your progress inspires me so much and it makes me so happy to see you playing Ghost because they're what made me really want to play.
Thanks for sharing and helping to inspire. You really grew as a player. Very cool to watch!
That look on your face when you nailed Walking in the Air was awesome. It's really cool to see the progress over a year!
You know you've arrived when you start making the 'face" and no one giggles at you. (-: Well done young lady.
Joshua Salazar seeing the progress is encouraging me to go and buy my first guitar after years of wanting to get one. thanks
I love the look on her face on November 13th.
She's good and she knows it.
Just a little smirk of a smile that says, "Yeah...I gettin' goood."
Ivan Nenadovic Square hammer by Ghost
Best feeling in the world when you reliaze you don't suck so hard anymore.
Yeah, that was awesome
yes, lot of adult people used to forget this feeling..learning something new its like being a child again
seeing you smile while getting down a guitar solo on nov 13th is about the most relatable thing I have seen in terms of learning guitar. so wholesome
Its amazing to watch how far you’ve come in just a year! You’re an inspiration!
Another self-taught fellow , i salute you :) . Keep rocking.
self taught is nothing great.. if u spend money then you will learn fast and accurate without having bad habits.. internet makes people shit
@@sylvesterwarbringer8397 You do know there's videos on how to fix those bad habits right? Obviously not everyone has the drive to learn online but it can be done and I guess by your opinion this girl is shit since she didn't take lessons
Love the determination......if you can dream it, you can do it...BRAVO!
I love that quote ! 😊👍 So true !
Joe Allis I dream to be immortal
Wow, you've made it to the brim of it, you're so amazing, hope to hear more from you.
Thank you so much for sharing your learning journey online...I'm getting ready to get my first guitar and you are an inspiration!
Great, just what I need, another video to make me feel bad about myself
victoriaRobyn I don't play the guitar but I know how you feel...
victoriaRobyn Fuck you're god damn right. I feel like a shit. Fuck off, two years of guitar and I think i could learn somethinks from this video: i'm the biggest shit in the world.
victoriaRobyn my self esteem plundged
victoriaRobyn
Right been tryin for a year now, still cant get it #Shame🤦🏼♀️
HONESTLY😂
Keep it up! Unfortunately as you can probably gather from the comments here, the greater masses of guitarists with an inferiority complex have welcomed you in their midst. Just follow your own path, not the path of wannabe that tells to hold your pick differently or you should be ripping this or that. And to those saying "you suck", what have you done lately to expose yourself so openly and to steadily chart your progress on whatever endeavour? Respect.
Thank you!
Agreed with Damian C. Absolutely Baller. I immediately started practicing. I've got a ways to go. Thanks for posting you're progress. You're an inspiration to anyone willing to check their Ego for 5 mins. Subbed.
Damián C man, insulting her isn't cool, I agree, and it's great process, but you have to agree, the picking will hold her back eventually
Toot Toot I know what you are saying and it sounds like you offer constructive advice which is entirely different! In any case I don't pick like that myself but I've seen able players who do so you never know what works for whom. She also changed styles mid progress so she's still adapting.
Marty Friedman Toot?
You are progressing very well! Thanks for sharing your excellent evolution.
Amazing and inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing. Your passion and positivity is infectious!
Smiling during the "moments" where it all came together for you was the best thing I've seen on RUclips in years. As long as you keep having those moments, you'll continue to get better. You'll be shredding before you know it. Shine on you crazy diamond.
I can't believe that there are 540 dumbass haters who gave this a thumbs down. WTF is the world coming to when someone can't post a video of their first year playing, showing clear improvement month to month without a bunch of numpties having to be negative?
garbarrage make that 703 haters -_-
Another 7 since you posted that 15 hours ago. Seriously, who are these people?
garbarrage it really takes a jerk to dislike this kind of video
garbarrage Exactly my thoughts, it boils my blood even thinking about all these idiots disliking a video like that
I totally agree. The smiles toward the end made the video for me. I enjoy seeing the progress and all, but seeing her "see" it was so great! Who are the haters? It's the people who have nothing better to do with their time than crap on other people for what they do, but will never put forth the effort to accomplish anything themselves. The world has plenty of them.
i've been playing guitar for 3 years and she's progressed better than me :P
Oh, the same here 😭😂 I don't know but that makes me feel a little bit bad
Some ppl are made of music- my brotherXD
Same here maybe we should start playing something every day
I got "good" pretty fast, in 3 months i learnt two songs with solos now at month 11 i know pretty much every song of master of puppets
Lol same exactly been 3 years I still can't play lead properly 😂
Rachelf, I am so impressed! You did a great job teaching yourself, and it gives me hope that it can be done! Bravo!
Compliments ! your progress are wonderful! It's fantastic thet you 've done all alone!!!!
I started to learn guitar since i was 18 (2010) , i would never know how my life was changed since i picked up the guitar that year. now i am 24, i am studying contemporary music for guitar major in university, i changed my major from business to music ,and playing Jazz now. hope you would have a different life as you keep learning~
jazz instead of business? well it's your life...
heyitsthegaykid I had a chance to take Business Master Degree , however I eager to learn music more than economics , since that I dropped it .still, it cost prices it didn’t mean easy to enroll conservatory, I had to learn theory myself, practice for auditions . Finally,why jazz? Blues is the foundation of contemporary music, jazz is the foundation of fusion, that’s a lot of-benefits from learning it, that means you can play your music in so many ways (I am not saying styles),it helps you to create your own style.👍🏼
It sounds stupid, hearing it from my perspective, yet nice. I am also an 18 year old who is looking to play the guitar, I have never held an electric guitar, and I am looking to buy one as of this month for sure. It would be cool to get a good grasp at it. I listen to classical rock/metal all day, so why not play it. Do you have any tips that would be of some use?
Well i can not say Metal or any Rock or "Classic" Rock you mean is bad ,i do love it. Anyway as you are beginner ,it's about how greedy you want to be , you may like to play power chords at frist ,until one day you feel that's boring you want to play more stuff, then you learn skills scales chords,but those concider guitar technique ,i call it foundation, after that you may know you need to learn "Music".My suggestion ,Find a good teacher listen to him or her grab a nice guitar and pedal so that won't waste money, stick with your teacher at least one year .
Lacus Luk Well i'm 15 started playing a few weeks ago i mean the rock is in my family since my father is hardcore Motörhead fan :)
I've been playing guitar for 17 years and she progressed far better than me in one year
Ayden Fugal that’s... sad.
Jason I meant it was a lot harder for me to progress in the first year of playing not that she is better than me after only a be year
Ayden Fugal shame on you... :p
Ayden Fugal Damn. Did you just not practice at all? That’s pretty sad
So true ive been battling on for 3 years and still no where near that
I love watching you play and see you grow. You are doing great.
I bought my first electric guitar today and I'm SO INSPIRED by your videos! I can't wait to play things I've always loved listening to!
Buy yourself a metronome and play slower. To play faster, your brain needs to be able to follow your fingers. Other than that, you're doing solidly well.
Honestly there's not even a need for buying one anymore, there are shittons of free apps designed to work the same way, such a beautiful century. As long as you get the right one and set it up properly it works briliant too.
In fact, just google "metronome" and there's one right there.
Cryptid undead wow such skills, I bet you're famous or something
yeah, he's got them undead powers, prolly bends time or something
Famous for being the worst bassist alive.
what a great and inspirational video for people that want to start! I only started playing when I was 23. Started on an acoustic to build up strength. great stuff! Never too late to learn guitar. :)
Thank you for giving us learners motivation and inspiration to just keep going! I’ve been playing the guitar since high school but never really thought much of it. I’ve been going through depression and I just bought my first electric guitar and it’s really helping me take my mind off things and I want to get better and play jazz and funk and get good enough that I can play with other people and be happy
This is exactly how learning any instrument is. Its always about just putting in the effort and drive in to get what you want out. If there is any musician out there struggling to learn an instrument know that it takes years to master an instrument.
Good luck to all you out there and keep rocking 🤘
Hearing her play ghost bc melted my heart.
Hunter Renfroe oh my god me too, i love ghost bc
👻 ghost is so fucking good!
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I’m getting an electric guitar for Christmas and know nothing about guitar, this video is really inspiring and it makes me smile when you smiled in the video. Good work, I aspire to be as good as you!
Sharkeisha and the 9 dwarves It really becomes a part of you!
P. Doherty I am REALLY shitty at guitar! I can’t play at all lol. Look at the videos on my channel and you’ll see
Dflex Sometimes my hands don’t reach to where they need to go! It’s really annoying too, as long as I know the notes or whatever, I can play it on GarageBand but not on an actual guitar! 😭
Dflex Idk it could be the way I’m playing that makes it so hard? Lol my mom keeps making jokes about how I’d be better with a ukulele than an electric guitar
Dflex Yea you are so right. I haven’t been practicing much lately, I’m gonna keep working at it and try to play new songs! Also can most guitarists read sheet music? I can’t I play by ear or look at the things where they tell you where to put your fingers. Am I going to have to learn to read sheet music or is it not necessary
it’s really inspiring that she showed that she wasn’t the best in the beginning because everyone learns at a different pace and it gives me hope that i will be as good as her at the one year mark
Great video. I love seeing hard work and persistence paying off. I believe it was October, 10 months in, when the first smile appeared. Thanks for allowing us to watch part of your guitar journey.
My dad said that if I can play guitar by Christmas He'll get me an electric, do you guys believe in me?
(Edit: Thanks for all the support :)
Big Emo Torpedo yes do it?
Learn D, A, G and C then branch out to things like D7, Am... etc and you’ll be able to play in no time. I’ve been playing for a month and I can do the guitar riff from day tripper
Wow dude, thank you so much!! :D
Hell yeah
Cause if you get a guitar by Christmas you’ll probably get a good one, you’ll need an amp too, But I learned by my self and it’s so fun you should definitely try
Great progress in one year -- congratulations, and thanks for sharing this!
Bloody fantastic and you've made me even more excited for my own journey!
Im just thinking of starting to learn guitar. That was wonderful. very inspiring.
Get that pinky strength up! It'll screw you over in later years
David Mardakhayev Can confirm. Guitar player of nearly 6 years now. The things that were really limiting for me were a weak left pinky, and way to much reliance on down picking.
David Mardakhayev so true! I never took the "easy road"! Always used the pinky when I should have! Good advice!
Thanks Rachel, I'm seeing your video every week as a source of inspiration for my workout.
Definitely the elements of determination, discipline, talent and joy at work. Nice work!
this is very admirable without mentioning how as you learned to play better you began to love guitar more and played it a lot more often
I noticed there aren't too many useful comments, so here's some actual tips:
1) Please please please start using a METRONOME!!!*
2) Ppl saying she holds the pick wrong are idiots. There is no "right way" - do what's comfortable for you and keep relaxed.
3) Learn to play like Frusciante - that's the easiest way to pick up left hand muting (which you need for sweeping)
*Playing in time is way more important than trying to play fast. I know it may seem boring, but the fastest way to improve is to focus on increasing complexity (i.e. sweeps, tapping, economy picking) at a SLOW tempo where you can play it 100% perfectly. This way you'll have a solid foundation, onto which you can build speed much quicker than what you're currently doing. Good luck!
Metronome isn't the only way to play in time. Metronomes have a tendency to turn peoples playing into a kind of robotic boring trash. People end up judging how good they are just by if they can go up and down scales at certain speeds, which is extremely limiting especially long term. Playing along to songs/backing tracks or just tapping your foot in time is a better way in my opinion. If you can find a band or other musicians to play along with then that's even better.
klumpos duh Metronome IS the only way to play on time dude, this is not something that really is up to debate cause rythme is foundation of music, and you have to learn to be on time to improvise and play with the rules, this is a no choice situation if you don't have the good feeling with rythme. Ofc it's not "style-friendly" but almost no beginner is hehe. Even though i think i understand what you mean by robotic
mindlesskris I don't give a flying fuck about sweeps, that's boring bullshit - Phil Anselmo
Sorry but you're totally wrong. I hope you don't play guitar yourself because you'll be going down a dark path with that kind of thinking.
You must be too far gone to change your mind aswell because you said 'this is not something that really is up to debate'. That is the worst kind of thinking when it comes to how to learn an instrument so hopefully you don't actually play one
"Tonight, as well as the rest of the circle of the brotherhood, that walks in day to fucking day together, yet we shall return" - also Phil Anselmo :D
So... I wouldn't take all his chuunibyou shit too seriously (yeah, I know it's the other one)
i just want to thank you for all this videos, you inspired me so much! i took the day off to take notes and write down the songs that you were training in the beginning, i always wanted to play guitar and i've been playing with the acoustic for 5 months, but i'm saving some money to buy an electric. i've been so confused about where i should start and these videos of your progress and all the struggling helped me a lot!
I just picked up an electric guitar last week and this has been so inspiring
you improved rather quickly
You played Cirice, I subbed. That simple.
That one guy
Ya sure? I'm pretty sure it says cirice in the description.
That one guy she played both
I just started playing again and your first day is literally me right now haha so you are very inspiring knowing if i stick to it i will hopefully be where you are after the years. thank you.
Awesome to see your progression on guitar I never had guitar lessons at all I played by ear at a young age but to see you play difficult songs that most people can't play is awesome keep up the good work your doing well