5 months of Guitar tricks

Hi,

I started about 5 months back as an absolute beginner at guitar tricks and i am currently 33 yrs old. Really enjoying guitar tricks and went through the guitar fundamentals 1 and 2, amazing courses and thanks to Lisa, she is an absolutely great teacher :).

I have a couple of questions... I recorded my playing once and it sounds very uncoordinated and without rhythm, any ideas on how to improve that? Second question is about finger picking, is it really necessary to use your nails for it?

Thanks.

Hi there!

Thanks for joining Guitar Tricks!

The best way to improve rhythm is to use a metronome, and practice playing an actual song. You can always practice with our web metronome right here: https://www.guitartricks.com/toolbox.php

You can also check out this lesson on rhythm right here with Anders: https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=19989&s_id=1568

Rhythm is all about feel, and if you're new, you have to get used to not playing too fast or slow. It takes time! (no pun intended)

Fingerpicking does not require finger nails, a lot of people simply use their finger tips, but if you got strong, long nails, it may help a little bit. This is a great lesson on Travis picking, one of the most popular styles of finger picking. Check it out here: https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1774

I hope that helps!