i started when i was 14, and i play because its fun.

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hey guys i dont really have any peers that play guitar so i have nobody to go to for help i dont have a teacher either..where can in the internet can i find places to learn all about chords ,,scales..all that stuff?

www.wholenote.com the only lessons page you will ever need. It also has theory charts.

www.looknohands.com lots of scales tons of exotic scales.

www.chopsfromhell.com lots of lessons with video.

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thank you shredisnotdead...thank you for helping the novices

newbie help is hard to come by around here

no it isn't, you just have to ask

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a lot of people seem to get inpatient with newbs instantly.

wholenote is great, btw.

http://www.guitarlessonworld.com and
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~desmith/guitar/

are also good. sometimes it helps to read about the same thing from 2-3 different people.

people only get impatient when they keep asking the same fucking questions

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How do I get a (insert band here) tone with my mt-2, BLS?

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Yeah that shit get's annoying but they don't really know any better. I just ignore it and don't let it get to me. But there is a damn SEARCH button.

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I dont really understand how you learn technique through the internet and books though. How can you learn that through words on paper

A little application and experimentation helps.

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I started at 10 and am now 15, but 16 isn't too late.

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easy enough.. chord diagrams, scale diagrams, the theory behind them, they're all easy to present with words and a picture or two

seems reasonable, i was only asking because words cant show you through sound....

16 is really pretty young to start. Most kids don't even get serious about playing until then anyhow. just keep practicing and it really gets better and funner.

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funner hey?

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Yeah funner. as in fun....Like playing the guitar is fun.

GET IT?

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Playing guitar is about having fun, not about being the best. No matter what age you start, you'll wish you had earlier. I started at about 11 and still wish I started earlier. To tell the truth, you're probably better off at this age. You probably have a better understanding of it all than when I did when I was 11. Hell, I didn't even know what a scale was. Think of it like this: Everyone plays an instrument at least once in their life. You've passed by the 90% that chose not to practice that instrument and are now in the 10% of us that do (%'s may be higher or lower, it's just to prove a point). Anways, I'd start with with minor and major pentatonic shapes. Then, I'd move on to Major + modes and start some basic theory. Then I'd reccommend Harmonic Minor and Double Harmonic scales. That should give you most of the scales used by metal bands.