"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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where do i start with the guitar

guayaballer

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should i learn chords or tabs first. what should i learn in order to see results in a rather short amount of time? or should i just mess aroundwith theguitar till i get good
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Look on the internet for finger exercises. These (and good form) are most important in the beginning. Learn to read tabs first, it's really easy and can get you playing songs quicker.

You've also got to develop your finger callouses and muscles, so if it hurts and your hand is tired, keep going, it'll get better.

Learn some basic chords, too.

The easiest way for all of this is to get an instructor.
 

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Yeah, do what he said. Also, make sure to learn how to read music, learn the notes and everything and how they are played on guitar. Tabs are good and all, but sheet music is a lot more accurate and is what's used most of the time in professional music books for guitar. Before you start learning how to read music, make sure to also do some research on the basics of musical theory.

Don't get chords mixed up with notes either. On guitar there are chords for G,A,B,C,D,E,F and so on, but there are also single notes for G,A,B,C,D,E,F and so on. If this makes no sense to you, then you should definitely learn some music theory dude, it will definitely help you become more experienced with playing guitar and reading music as a whole.
 

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I think a good finger excerise is getting the chords down then switching. Like do G than C, or G to C to D to E and so on. Do some scales.
 

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Get some books on it, pick up guitar world monthly.\\Basically do what everyone else here says except learn the powerchord. It'll be your friend for a while. 99% of the **** on the radio is powerchorded and talentless. If you practise you'll be able to play a lot come 3 months from now.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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go to bestbuy and get a dvd that will help teach you for about 12 bucks.

its very neat.
 

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For some reason most chics ive talked to respond in a much more sexy and interested way to bass than to guitar. Maybe they feel the vibrations more down there w/ the bass.
 

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Guitar is like a screaming kid, it's loud and can be heard over everyone.

Bass is a mellow Barry White with a deep voice, he may not be the loudest but what he has to say is interesting.

Also bass players are a rarity now days, perhaps they find it refreshing to see something new.
 

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in a girls mind, a bass is a guitar and a guitar is a guitar and its somewhat the same.
some girls have a thing for guitar players and some bass and some drums and some singers and some like basketball players and some like bodybuilders and some like accountants.
its how look doing it, the expression on your face and the look in your eyes when you are doing what you love.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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If you want to learn pretty quick and have money to spend go to Metal Methods and buy the set of DVDs. I learned myself but bought a DVD so I could learn to play faster and it helped after only an hour or so. Learn sheet music like others said; I wish I did. I can read bass clef but not treble; I should have learned it first.
 

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I personally started off with the internet. You don't need those pricey instructors or those expensive "How to play guitar" books and DVDs. I started with this site:

www.ultimate-guitar.com

Click on the tabs with LESSONS and stuff, and it has enough info and tutorials to kick off your guitar journey. PLUS, you can look up songs that you hear from the radio or CDs and learn the chords/tabs for those songs that you like!

But seriously, in the long run, it's all up to you on whether you get better or not. Your skill will develop based on your attitude and commitment, so even if it's tough hang in there man. The fingertips hurting and frustration from not holding the chords right is only the beginning.

As for music scores, you can get help from people who are experienced with reading them. Guitar tabs aren't really difficult, since you're reading them basically upside down.

EX:

---1-----------
---0-----------
---0----------- All you're doing here is holding down
---0----------- the thinnest string on the first fret
---0----------- and you strum on the strings. Sounds
---0----------- horrible when you play it (it's not
even a real chord, but you get the idea
 

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Get a teacher. It’s so much easier. It does cost a little bit but it's definitely worth it. There's no way I could have got where I am at guitar now with books or DVDs... It's just not the same!

If you really aren't that serious and just want to play a tune or two books and dvds would probably be fine. Although you can find some stuff on the internet because everything is a tab expensive.

Just beware of the ads that say "Learn to play guitar like a pro in 24 hours". They are complete and utter bs!
 

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Unfortunatly alot of the good guitar tab sites are being shut down because the MPA beleives that unlicenced tabs are illegal. One of my favs Taborama is offline, but like j8snx1 said Ultimate guitar is working. Get a gripmaster. They help ALOT. i wish i had had one. and do the lessons on UG. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE! Good luck.
 

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learn Stairway to Heaven and you're pretty much set.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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