Comments on: How to Finally Play the Guitar: 80/20 Guitar and Minimalist Music

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:28:32 +0000

Wow. So this has to be one of the most comprehensive short guides to playing guitar that I’ve seen. The beauty of the guitar (in my opinion) is that it really can be learned by almost anybody, even if it’s simply learning only 4 chords to play a ton of different songs.

By: Yanai Morris

Yanai Morris — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:45:28 +0000

I’m so glad someone mentioned ukulele. I’m a guitarist who has been teaching ukulele for the past five years because it is heaps easier to start with than guitar. Unfortunately, I haven’t found any ukulele books that show how fun and easy it can be so I’m writing one. It should be out toward the end of this year. I think I’ll write in to Tim with some info relating to starting uke. Maybe he’ll put it up.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:16 +0000

For the G, strum all six strings. For the C, strum the bottom five strings (not the low E). And for the D, strum the bottom four strings (not the low E or the A). Hope that helps.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:45:47 +0000

I was just looking into picking up guitar and was thinking of taking a class for it. But before i did anything I bought 4HC, and now I want to learn guitar AND programming. Is there an 80/20 method for learning to code? I want to make mobile apps and websites.

By: Travis

Travis — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:22:31 +0000

Great article Tim! I think a good elaboration on the exercise that uses the first four frets is that this exercise works more in isolation than in an actual musical context. It is useful to build up some dexterity; however, when the guitar player learns in this manner, he/she does not learn how to musically apply what is being learned. This aspect of learning is crucial. Setting up your personal musical goals is the first step to knowing what you should practice on guitar. I included a link with more information in case you guys are intrigued by this.