Hey guys, I have an acoustic guitar and I’ve been playing it since February this year (2008). I took about 3 guitar lessons at my school but I forgot to go to them after so for the past 8/9 months I’ve been teaching myself but I feel I can play quite a lot and I really want an electric guitar but my dad says that I have to cover a few solos on my acoustic guitar and do quite a lot more before I can get an electric but IMO you need an electric guitar if you want to cover some solos.
Here’s a list of all the songs I can play (so far):
Drake Bell-
Found A Way
Makes Me Happy
Do What You Want
Up Periscope
Circles
Hollywood Girl
It’s Only Time
Fallen For You
In The End
Somehow
Girl Next Door
The Beatles-
With A Little Help From My Friends
Let It Be (first song I learnt)
Twist and Shout
Sum 41-
Best of Me
With Me
Handle This
Walking Disaster
Others-
Hero by Nickleback, I’ll Be There For You- The Rembrandts, Leave It All To Me (iCarly theme song), What I’ve Done by Linkin Park, Rockstar by Nickleback, Numb by Linkin Park, S.O.S by Jonas Brothers and Save Me by Remy Zero.
I can play open chords, barre chords and I know my sharps/flats and in minors as well (which isn’t that hard to do)
The only guitar solo I can play properly will be Handle This by Sum 41. So do you think I could do with an electric guitar yet and will I need to take guitar lessons. I can’t take lessons in school because my dad doesn’t want it to take up my time in lessons, is taking online lessons any good? If you want to hear me play before you judge how good I am then please add me as a contact on Yahoo and allow emails to be sent to you so I could send you a sample!
Thanks a lot and I appreciate you reading this massive question!
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2 responses so far ↓
1 VM // Nov 4, 2008
Hmmm Noo!
2 HelenSDC // Nov 4, 2008
Hey
Looks like you play a lot of chords/power chords in your songs by your list. Do you play a lot of lead guitar?
I must say it is a lot easier to play solos and lead guitar on an electric because the strings are closer to the fret board and you can move around faster.
I found an electric much easier to handle and play so i would recommend it fo that reason, however it may be better practice on an acoustic.
You may surprise yourself with an electric! i would recommend it! it looks like you know the basics,… and lessons arent as neccesity to great giutar playing… i know someone who had never had a lesson and was compeletly self tought! a lot of the greats are self tought =]
i’d say go for it if you can afford it!
good luck with the playing!