Well, I'm not as much newbie as I've put it down for too many years and not remember a single thing since I didn't learn much before the guy I learnt from stop teaching. But in any case, so I'm a plain start again for guitar...and does anyone have any sort of tips how to be good at it? I can't seem to do anything right right now...it sucks.

Like, where would one start practicing and learning at since I can't afford lessons. Maybe perhaps there's a easy song I can start learning from? (It'd be nice if it was a song from YUI)

i think you can try to play the acoustic version of Good-bye Days - it's a super good song :)

and once you can play the part after 優しさがそばにあるから (chords Bm7 C#m7 Dm) then you should be fine with lots of other songs

have fun!

Pick an easy song, such as I remember you or Tokyo. Learn to hold the chords that are played in that song. Try playing just down strums and learn to switch chords. Then incorporate strumming pattern.

I'm not very keen on chord switching yet, so I think that's my problem. But I am trying to play rolling stars right now, seem easy. I really want to be able to play Goodbye days too haha.

Rolling Stars is not as easy as it looks. Many forum members, including myself, would suggest I remember you or Tokyo as an easy song for beginners to learn because of the minimal use of barre chords (those that require an index finger holding on all strings).

easy!! practice makes perfect!!!
and that, is very very true when it comes to music. however, if ur looking for easy songs to start with...(like REAL easy songs) Yui's wont be the best in ur interest.
it may seem easy.. but there's often the timing factor n also the multitude of chords involved which complicates matter a lil bit..

the idea may not sound good to you, but try looking for green day's good riddance(time of your life). that one's super easy and i believe it's fun to play it too. and it'll be a good start for u if u wanna play n sing.
simple plan's welcome to my life is also a good start to learning to play n SING at the same time.

if u can play these 2 songs, i believe yui's songs are only a matter of practices... dump more time into it and u'll be known as a yui's boy. lol

keep playin'!!

Hey, what Invictuzz said is mighty true.

Well, YUI's songs might not be the best place to start but if you really want to, as Snake said, Happy Line or Tokyo is a good place to start. But I think Tokyo would be easier for a beginner, since there's no F chord. Another thing is to mess around with Major chords first. Make yourself familiar with them and the rest will follow. Good luck yo! =)

Oh...is that so? Well, thanks for all your advices my fellow YUI fans =D. I'll try Tokyo then, thanks a lot.

Finding one major problem and that is I have no idea how to do the strum patterns. I just can't seem to be able to listen and strum correctly.

Are you talking about Tokyo's strumming pattern?

The main pattern during the verses is like this (D=down, U=up):

Strum this pattern switch chord, and repeat the pattern. There are some variations in certain parts of the song but this is what you should start with. Once you get comfortable enough with the chords and switching between them, then you can go on to following the strumming variations.

I always find it hard to explain strum patterns to others online....

Yea, I'm also trying good-bye days. Which I'm also tring to get the strumming pattern.

Goodbye-days... the strumming pattern is more scattered.....

D-D-DU-D-D-D
I think this is the basic pattern for the verses.

bridge:
D-D-DU-DU-D-D

chorus:
D-D-DU-D-D-D (about the same as the verse)

Well those are the basic strum patterns for different parts... There will be different variations between chord transitions or from one part to the other (e.g verse -> bridge).

Haha, tsunvun. Using my strumming notation eh? If that's the case, then the timing is a little off. The verse and chord main strumming pattern should be like this:

Or if you want more detailed:

:P
I don't wanna argue hahahaha.

snake or tsunvun, can anyone of you give the strumming for Tokyo??

G---------D---------Am-------C
D--D-DU-D--D-DU-D--D-DU-D--D-DU

Em--------D---------Cadd9
D--D-DU-D--D-DU-D--D-DU-D--D-DU

Snake might wanna correct my timing :P

thnx for the quick reply..will try it later.. :thumbsup:

Haha, what tsunvun86 put is pretty much correct, although I would have shifted couple of the "-" to make the timing more consistent and are properly counted.

But that's only for ppl like me who are pretty anal about the little things like that to make it more perfect/proper.

gah i m havin lots of trouble with bar chords!
i can play F and F# n all, but i cant play the minor ones, i cant hear the sound from my G string, anyone has any tips that would help will be glady appreciated!

GoGo, when barring, try to roll your index finger (while keeping it just above the fret) and find a finger position that can hold all the strings down. Each person's fingers are different, so one person maybe able to it flat, while others have to roll the finger up a little bit. You've got to find your own "sweet spot".

And Ive said this loads of times.
Your thumb has to be right in the middle at the back of the fretboard.

That'll give u leverage and strength.

Questiong guys...how do you read tabs?

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.ulti...t=tab&id=467624

I am so confused as to what to do. :unsure:

^ Each bar represent the neck of your guitar and each line represent each string on your guitar, just as the way you look at it when holding the guitar.

This tab shows the plucking of the song. Each number on that line means that you put your finger on that fret of that string, and you pluck the string.

The spacing from left to right specify the timing of each pluck. You just read left to right, and when you see a number on a line, you pluck that, then the next number on a (perhaps a different) line, pluck that, and so on.

If you see several numbers lined up vertically on multiple lines, that means you need to hold the frets specified on those strings, and pluck all of them (sometimes it can be strum down instead) at once.

If you see the "2h3", that means first you hold fret 2 of that string, pluck the string, and quickly hammer another finger onto fret 3.

When you see the little "x4" at the end of each bar, that means repeat that entire bar 4 times or whatever that number of times.

Hope that helps. Make sure you listen to the song as much as you can and pick up the guitar sound. Once you start some plucking, you'll know how now the pattern should be and what they should sound like.

Sweet thanks for the notes man! I'll be sure it print it out later when I practice! :D