I was watching HSN and they had the Keith Urban guitar and all the guitar lessons and instructions, an amplifier and a case all for for 199.00 plus tax making it about 215. I felt this was such a good deal. I want to start learning to play. The strings are supposed to be comfort coated, too. I haven't received it yet but should in the next week. I am excited about this. I got the acoustic electric and it's really pretty, too. I was also able to get it at 6 monthly payments of 33.00 This was a great deal and I'm glad I'll be getting this. Getting a guitar has been on my mind but I was telling myself I am too old to learn anything. Well, my brother is 65 and is still learning in college every year. So, I should be able to learn.
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Of course you can learn! We all learn new things every day! Congrats on the find!
My hubby is 69 and learned to play mandolin over the past year. He made himself a little block of wood with a hard wire over it to toughen up his fingers. It took a lot of practice and he learns in his own way, but it's happening! He has a mandolin he build 15 years ago working in a Gibson Flatiron factory. Even had Bill Monroe sign it when in he visited in the late 80's (?) I think.
My hubby is 69 and learned to play mandolin over the past year. He made himself a little block of wood with a hard wire over it to toughen up his fingers. It took a lot of practice and he learns in his own way, but it's happening! He has a mandolin he build 15 years ago working in a Gibson Flatiron factory. Even had Bill Monroe sign it when in he visited in the late 80's (?) I think.
good for you ...must be in the air...I have been thinking about one as well, played 40 years ago, sold mine years ago and thinking about taking it back up.....good luck, you do know how to get to Carnegie Hall right.............practice, practice, practice.....
Good for you. I am sure that you will have loads of fun with it. Your fingers will toughen up through time. If they are very soft to start with, just ease off if they do get a bit 'raw'. You get used to it tho. If you have long nails, you may want to cut your fretting hand tho.
Looking forward to seeing the pics of the guitar when it arrives.
Looking forward to seeing the pics of the guitar when it arrives.
It was such a good deal!! It is worth about 1500.00 the total deal for 199.00. This was my first time calling HSN.
Yes, thanks. What is a fretting hand?
Your fretting hand is the one with which you finger the fretboard. If you are right handed, that would normally be your left hand.
Please excuse my ignorance but what is the fretboard?
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Thanks for explaining that!
I don't know if they are going to send me a guitar now. The charge was taken off my checking account. I guess I will see if they ship it and then charge me at that time.Sorry, Ruthanne. I should have been clearer. Guitarist has explained it best.
You see, you are learning already.
It looks like a regular hollow-body acoustic in the photo. Why would it need a battery? You can get some sound even from a solid-body electric without an amplifier, so with this guitar you should get some sound.
Did it come with regular chord charts? Something like this one? --
The horizontal lines are the frets. The vertical lines are the strings. The dots represent your fingertips.
Oops -- just realized I'm assuming you're right-handed, chording with your left hand. Here's a lefty chart:
Did it come with regular chord charts? Something like this one? --
The horizontal lines are the frets. The vertical lines are the strings. The dots represent your fingertips.
Oops -- just realized I'm assuming you're right-handed, chording with your left hand. Here's a lefty chart:
Thank you I am right handed. The chart looks nothing like yours. The battery is for a built in equalizer in the guitar. I don't want to make too much noise since I live in an apartment. Thank you for your help Guitarist!! I haven't taken one of the lessons yet but will. Gotto be in the mood. I love the guitar. It is real wood and beautiful!
Can you post a pic of their chart? Now you've got me really curious! I've never seen a chord chart other than the kind I posted.
When I got my guitar it came with a songbook that had chord charts and the words and music for a bunch of the sort of songs you figure most people know -- I remember "Skip to My Lou," for one -- so you just played the chords and sang along. There are probably a number of songs online that include chord charts (or at least chord notations) if you want to just try chording and singing songs you already know.
When I got my guitar it came with a songbook that had chord charts and the words and music for a bunch of the sort of songs you figure most people know -- I remember "Skip to My Lou," for one -- so you just played the chords and sang along. There are probably a number of songs online that include chord charts (or at least chord notations) if you want to just try chording and singing songs you already know.
I've been trying to transfer the image to my computer but it won't work. I don't know what's wrong. May have to get a new camera, I've been having problems with it lately.
Update: My camera needed to be charged. I hope that's what made it act so strange. Charging it now.
Guitar music can be a bit confusing. That is because there are several ways in which the music is written.
You have standard notation 'charts' which you would probably recognise as 'proper' music. They use the normal staff and note notation. Like this:
You also have tab notation which is similar to standard notation and often has the standard notation written on the staff above the tab notation. Tab has 6 lines to indicate the strings of the guitar, whereas standard notation has 5 lines on the staff. Tab is easier to read as you simply position your fingers as indicated on the tab notation. The problem with tab in itself is that you cannot get a precise timing from the notation. However, if you follow the timing indicated by the notes on the standard notation while playing the tab, then you have it!
Standard notation is challenging for a guitarist and is now normally restricted to classical guitar... and sometimes jazz.
Then you have what I always think of as a 'chart' and that is a chord chart. These are generally used by rhythm guitarists and jazz guitarists and indicate the chord played and the rhythm in which they play the chords. Like this:
Apart from this, you may have simple chord boxes placed above the lines of a song or simply the name of the chord itself. Such as Gm7.
So, it is not so straightforward as good old standard notation, but it does make us guitarists a versatile bunch.
Do you see anything here that matches what you have?
You have standard notation 'charts' which you would probably recognise as 'proper' music. They use the normal staff and note notation. Like this:
You also have tab notation which is similar to standard notation and often has the standard notation written on the staff above the tab notation. Tab has 6 lines to indicate the strings of the guitar, whereas standard notation has 5 lines on the staff. Tab is easier to read as you simply position your fingers as indicated on the tab notation. The problem with tab in itself is that you cannot get a precise timing from the notation. However, if you follow the timing indicated by the notes on the standard notation while playing the tab, then you have it!
Standard notation is challenging for a guitarist and is now normally restricted to classical guitar... and sometimes jazz.
Then you have what I always think of as a 'chart' and that is a chord chart. These are generally used by rhythm guitarists and jazz guitarists and indicate the chord played and the rhythm in which they play the chords. Like this:
Apart from this, you may have simple chord boxes placed above the lines of a song or simply the name of the chord itself. Such as Gm7.
So, it is not so straightforward as good old standard notation, but it does make us guitarists a versatile bunch.
Do you see anything here that matches what you have?