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Swox
OK Mr. Sunshine!
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Toronto
 
2008-06-16, 05:16

I'd recommend at least some lessons from a classical, flamenco or jazz guitar teacher so you can learn proper technique. If you take lessons from your typical basement of a guitar shop teacher (no offense to them), they'll likely not correct common mistakes like wrapping your thumbs all the way around the neck to the low-E string (sorry, Jimmy, it's bad technique, no matter how awesome you were).

I like using tabs, personally, and I can play by ear about as well as anyone else I know. But then the songs I learn tend to have some pretty weird chords in them, so it's more about saving time than anything else.

Hope you enjoy your new instrument!

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