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Ive been playing electric guitar for 3 and a half years now,what are some basics,and others I should already know by heart?I just want to know so I dont have to learn basic crap later on.

3 and a half years you should definitely know the notes on the fretboard,alternate picking,tremolo picking,natural harmonics,pinch harmonics,how to tap,bends,legato You shouldnt have these mastered but you should at least know what they are…
Might be a good idea to try some sweep picking if you haven’t already

Did Michael Pare do any of the actual singing and Guitar Playing in the movie, or was it all edited over by someone elses singing and playing?

All the songs in Eddie and the Cruisers (1&2) were performed (vocals and instruments) by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. Straight outta Rhode Island.

Michael Pare can’t act, much less sing or play an instrument.

For the record: Michael ‘Tunes’ Antunes, the saxophonist for Beaver Brown, played Wendell Newton of The Cruisers, and is the only actual band member to appear onscreen.

Here are John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band performing "On The Dark Side":

Can a person with limited dexterity in their hands due to a disability (mild cerebral palsy) still learn to successfully play a guitar?

I have heard it rumored that a guitar player somehow had only up to the first joint of most of his fingers and could still play wonderfully.

You can definitely still play guitar. Here’s my advice: if you have a 3 or 4 fret reach, you should be fine with most chords. You can actually cover a lot of ground in soloing with a 3 fret reach (mainly the minor pentatonic scale). I’d just say go for it.

In fact if you only had 1 finger remaining on your left hand, you could still play guitar. The secret here is to use an alternate tuning to make the chords easier to play. You would remain in one key but could play hundreds of songs still. Don’t let dexterity get in the way.

Now, to answer your question specifically, I have written an article in my blog that explains dexterity’s place in playing guitar (I call it finger flexibility): http://guitarmann.com/articles/the-best-way-to-build-finger-strength-for-guitar

Stephen

http://guitarmann.com

I’ve played guitar for about 5 years and recently I’ve noticed that whenever I play for about 5 minutes, I get burnt out on it very easily. Pretty much all I play is punk rock. Is there any way I can make playing guitar fun again? I tell myself that I’ll lay off on playing guitar for about a week but for some reason I go back to playing guitar everyday even though it’s not very fun.

the second chick is right mate, you really need to play and listen to music of other styles to keep yourself interested. You don’t have to listen to country however… But anyway, learning and playing different things can really help you get more interested in your instrument and also get alot better. Try learning a bit of lead guitar too, because improvising leads is alot more fun than hammering out power chords all day long – trust me. My last peice of advice is to change your strings and clean your guitar up real nice – nothing makes me want to play less than when i have shitty, rusty strings on a grimy neck. Give your axe some tlc, learn some new and more challenging things and you’ll get back into it in no time keep it real mate and stay true to your music

I am very much a beginner at guitar. I play an extremely ramshackle acoustic guitar that is held together with tape. I have the learned the chords A C D E G. I figure that the next logical step would be to learn scales. If so, how should I go about learning these. Or if you have any more idea, please tell me.

I would personally recommend private tutors in regards to my experience; most theory and general work content solely revolves around your level. For the mean time, use forums to your advantage; via ultimate guitar, etc.

Other than that, learning the theory and note construction would be most essential; you’ll learn how each note reacts with other notes, and what notes interact with others harmoniously. Theory is typically crucial if you’d like to understand what you’re playing exactly, and I would advise you to look heavily into it.

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I have a cousin that lives 3 hours away and we want to combine my Guitar Playing and his drums over the interent some how. I have heard of band members spread across the country all playing together over the internet using a software but I don’t know what software would do it. Does anybody know?

First of all, you need hardware to record it. Then a simple program like Audacity will allow you to save the audio files to your computer in MP3, or WAV format.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

This is TJ showing off his Guitar Playing skills….or lack of. The song he is "playing" is Blue in the Face by Alkaline Trio. Be sure to check out StrumHum.com for more guitar videos and lessons. Best of all its 100% FREE!

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I’ve been practicing the different scale patterns with a metronome. I’ve also been playing motiffs on these patterns all the way up the neck. Will doing this improve my Guitar Playing ability more than playing chords?

Of course, playing scales will improve your guitar playing.

But you will never be a good lead guitarist until you are first a good rhythm guitarist.

And you will never be a good guitarist if you concentrate on one over the other.

Personally, I don’t recommend scales…they aren’t musical…they’re mechanical, and they will not do much to help you find your own voice.

Learn the pentatonic scale, and the minor pentatonic scale, then work on learning some solos from your favorite guitarists…note for note. Listen to their phrasing and the length of each note. Listen for bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs..etc.

Learning nothing but scales will make you a boring guitarist…make up your own melodies(solos) in your head, and try to transfer them to guitar. Learn a song and all guitar parts by ear only…no books or internet, or tabs allowed!

Do not ignore rhythm guitar…learn at least 4-5 different ways to play each chord…work on strumming and different patterns of tempo. A good solid rhythm guitarist can control the whole band.

Play with a guitarist who’s better than you…you’ll improve as much in 1 year as you will in 10 years sitting around in your room playing scales.

Best of luck, and keep practicing till those fingers bleed.