REAL tips for anyone learning guitar

When playing try to keep your thumb behind the neck and not wrap in around the neck

That is a good tip for sure, but never count it out. I've actually become quite efficient at using it in certain areas. This is where I first found it useful. Now that I am good at it it just happens sometimes when I need an extra finger to move around with the root still planted etc.
e---2---
b---3---
g---2---
d---0---
a---x---
e---2---

Here is another example where I use it but probably should learn properly. strumming chords. I keep my fingering the same for all three chords it's just that I use my thumb on the second chord to hit the B on the a string, and then my pinky on the third chord for the c on the a string. I cant do it without my thumb and keep it clean and sounding the open high e. This was a variation acoustic tab for a mars volta song called the widow. Obviously not the whole song but I found it on ultimate guitar.
e---0---0---0---0
b---1---1---1---1
g---2---2---2---2
d---2---2---2---2
a---0---2---3---2
e---X---X---X---X

Ten bag said:

Ive been playing for the best part of 4 years now, it really DOES NOT show, i mean, i should be able to solo, sweep and shred all over the place, but no. Ive never had a lesson but im planning on having them when i can afford them. I think i can play pretty well, recently ive been making songs that challenge different aspects of playing that im having difficulty with so i can progress through it ultimate-guitar is probs THE BEST site for tabs and info. Tbh though, the post i quoted has the best tips, that really is all you need to remember id say and as long as whatever youre playing sounds good to you, then its good!

Never let anyone tell you otherwise or you wont get anywhere
.https://www.rollitup.org/music/277494-heavy-shit.html
Theres a link on there to my music page on ultimate-guitar. have a listen to the stuff i make if your bored its heavy, youve been warned

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i like 911 tabs i generally just use them to give me an idea how it goes and work from there.

i myselef am not a great fan of shredding away but love throwing in different sounds via harmonics and things like that. to be totally honest theres only a few bands out there that shred away and pull it off these days. im more for a new sound and something that centeres around the whole band ie; stops and breakins, nice crisp or high pitched harmonics thrown in at the right time things like that. shredding has never really been on my to do list. solos on the other hand are cool and they dont necisarily have to be that hard. never reallyfuck around with them to much myself so as you can see i totally relate bro .

if ya still dont know what i mean listen to some of the guitarwork to limp bizkit or static x, system of a down. i like making the guitar make odd sounds.

or say you like slipknot.... i preffer jim root rather than mick tompson shit like that.

God's Balls said:

Doesn't matter where you find it, you'd still stop to pick up a $50 bill, right? After a decade of mixing guitar and the herb, I find the two inseparable. That funky smell lodged in every tour van would agree.

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Ha ha my guitar DOES have a smell to it. A year after I haven't been smoking even. A drug dog would hit my car if the guitar was in it is all I'll say. I love my nylon strings.