Zoom MRS8 Multi Track Digital Recorder - worth considering
has buildt in drum machine
records to a flash card
under £200
276 2007-08-05 19:28:13
Re: Multi-track recorders - any recommendations? (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
277 2007-08-02 22:37:56
Re: Motown (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
war - what is it good for
edwin starr
278 2007-08-02 19:33:49
Re: strumming tips please (20 replies, posted in Electric)
this site is good
279 2007-07-31 19:15:30
Re: PUNK mother of GROUPS like NIRVANA (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Human League and Culture Club were often described as "New Romantics".
However they are also sometimes described as New Wave because they had their roots in New Wave bands.
Those New Wave bands were groups which weren't punk but played rock with some punk influences. Bands like the Police, Blondie, Boomtown Rats, Television
There were also other links between Punks, New Wave and New Romantics. Only a few years seperated them so many musicians moved from one scene to another. The strongest links are in fashion.
Adam Ant was a new wave act with a strong influence on the New Romantic fashions
Boy George was briefly in a New Wave Band "Bow wow wow".
Gary Numan was a New Wave act who popularised syntheiser music which Human League used to huge effect
280 2007-07-29 22:28:38
Re: scissor sis strumming (1 replies, posted in Acoustic)
The strum
Its a funky number so use barre chords with some left hand damping (x) . There is a 16th note rest on the 3rd beat {. Chord change is a fraction after the beat
....Bb......................................................Bb7
1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a...&...a...4...a...&...a...
v...n...x...x...v........x...n...{...n...x...n...v...n...v........
if you break it down into four beats - that will make it easier to learn
you may find it useful to download "powertab". Its free and it has a good transcription of the chords to this song
281 2007-07-29 21:03:59
Topic: favorite blues songs (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I know that there are some folks on Chordie who know the Blues. Myself I am a dabbler.
Here's my top ten
Smokestack lightning - Howling Wolf
Pride and joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
I'm in the Mood - John Lee Hooker (and Bonnie Rait)
Got my mojo working - Muddy Waters
As the crow flies - Rory Gallagher
CC Rider - Big Bill Broonzy
Crossroads - Robert Johnson
La Grange - ZZ Top
Don't start me talking - sonny boy williamson
Thrill is gone - BB King
282 2007-07-26 21:55:09
Re: PUNK (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
yeah, America invented punk
don't think so
one night club in New York playing garage rock doesn't explain the impact that punk rock had on UK in 1976-77
no one much listened to the Ramones or Johnny Thunders in the UK and no-one in america was buying punk in any substantial quantities until five years later (by which time punk had been and largely gone)
other home grown influences on punk were Reggae, the Kinks, Bolan, Hawkwind, Thin Lizzy
283 2007-07-26 21:19:03
Re: your top 10 punk songs of all time (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Fairly Random list
1. Damned - New Rose
2. Clash - White Man in Hammersmith palais
3. Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
4. Crass - Banned from the Roxy
5. Blink 182 - All the Small Things
6. Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols
7. Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys
8. Nice n Sleazy - Stranglers
9. Public Image - Public Image
10 In a Rut - The Ruts
284 2007-07-25 22:49:01
Re: I am an Atheist (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
and how do we find your bebo site
285 2007-07-25 22:43:03
Re: anyone else have a default strumming pattern? (13 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Besti wrote:
hey Learnin2Play321 , try strumming down, then backpicking strings 1, 2, 3, 1 for both wonderful tonight and knocking on heavens door. Once you get that you can vary the backpicking a little. Sounds great, and easy as you like. same principal for Paradise City by G 'n' R, just a little more in depth! hope this helps
besti
do you mean fingerstyle under chords
D
--2-----3------------3-------------------------------------
--3---------2-----------------------------------------
--2--------------3-----------------------------
--0-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
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286 2007-07-25 21:47:47
Topic: Ska strum (4 replies, posted in Electric)
Ska is a great groove because it is very distinctive
It is usually played with barre chords so that the chords can be damped with the left hand to produce a staccato sound (after you have played the chord release the pressure on the left hand slightly to stop the chord ringing)
Another characteristic of ska is that it uses mainly upstrokes and play only the top four strings when doing so . That gives the rhythm its distinctive treble sound
Here's the basic rhythm
1... &... 2... &... 3... &... 4... &...
......n...........n.........n...........n
remember the upstrokes (n) should be stacatto
a variation
1... &... 2... &... 3... &... 4... &
......n..........n...........n....V....n
and another
1... &... 2... &... 3... &... 4... &
......n....V....n..........n....V....n
famous songs include
shanty town - desmond dekker
maytalls - monkey man
specials - rudi, a message to you
check out the specials
287 2007-07-25 21:14:05
Re: about open tunings (3 replies, posted in Electric)
Odd that you should ask that question because I just bought a book called 101 must know blues licks
That contains quite a lot of open G and open D tunings
open G being muddy waters and John Lee hooker (and open D being Elmore James)
one advantage is that you can get a nice sound with simple shapes by sliding them up and down the neck (but without the bottle neck slide)
another possible advantage is that you are playing in the key of G the open notes form a G chord. so you might play some notes up the neck and then some open notes. the open notes are all in the key of G and all fit well with the G chord
open D is also used coincidentally by Pearl Jam. altered tunings fairly common in grunge
open D tunings result from slacking off strings so you get plenty of bass
288 2007-07-25 20:45:51
Re: Hendrix, what do you think? (34 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I used to think Jimi Hendrix was a one dimensional player - all aimlesss widdling but then one day I listened to him carefully. How wrong those first impressions were. yes there's extended soloing but also expressive playing and melody, from little wing to purple haze, the variation is vast.
289 2007-07-23 19:12:23
Re: Guilty Pleasures (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
"I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
And hear them echo through the hills "Ah, peace throughout the land"
best if you don't start singing
"its the real thing"
causes my missus to cry
..in pain.
290 2007-07-22 18:38:18
Re: Tips on shopping for an amp (12 replies, posted in Electric)
patrick
how much power do you want. if you are playing by yourself a practice amp is neat but if you are playing in a band you need more juice
unfortunately bigger amps weigh more and are a pain to carry around
if i was going to buy an amp i would get one with some dial in tones
i love my marshall - its small but pumps out good tones
291 2007-07-22 18:14:39
Re: TOPIC OF CURIOSITY (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm an accountant/financial manager in a UK government department
it's not very rock n' roll but its fine
and it pays enough to replace all the guitar picks that seem to go missing
i also have two little girls 5 and 9 - the nine year old is a budding guitarist - knows three chords, how to read the treble clef and play a few folk songs.
between adding up and bringing up i find time to play the guitar
292 2007-07-22 00:59:14
Re: What's everyones favourite and least favourite genres of music? (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I listen to all sorts of music - its all vaguely centred around electric guitar - but I will listen to acoustic blues, folk etc.
I don't like gangster rap but I'm a middle class white man so I'm probably not meant to.
I don't like shred or most metal. Not because its too noisy but because its so pretentious. all that sweep picking, tapping, modes and bach. its sooo boring.
293 2007-07-22 00:29:10
Topic: Sixteenth note patterns - Funk (0 replies, posted in Electric)
I've posted a few strumming patterns so far and most have been eighth note strumming patterns because they are very common in rock music
However many songs use 16th note strumming patterns
These pattern were originally popularised by Jimmy Nolen who played guitar for James Brown. Unlike eight note strums which are counted 1&2&3&4. A 16th note pattern is counted 1a&a2a&a3a&a4a&a. For example
1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n..
X...X.. X..X...X..X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X..X...X..
Funk music tend to uses barre chords and lots of left hand damping. This is often achieved
by releasing the pressure on the frets of the guitar slightly to produce a slightly muted sound. Chords which are damped are indicated with a X
for really good examples of this style look out for Shaft By Issac Hayes or "jive talking" by the Bee Gees - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KaKxRwOY0Lo
Generally guitarist playing 16th patterns will skip some of the strokes
This example is the rhythm pattern for "Good times" By Chic
Em
1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V.......V....n...V...... V...n...V........V...n...V. .....V...n..
........ X....X............X..X..............X...X..X........X...X
Bm7
1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V........V.......V.......V..... .. V........V........V.......V. .n....
....................................................................X...X..
The guitarist and songwriter in Chic was Nile Rodgers and there is a rather good video of him playing this on You Tube.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y1II_xbaR8
None of this will very much please fellow Chordie nzlectric who wants more recent songs. So just for him James Blunt uses a 16th notes rhythm on "You're beautiful"
I've seen various versions of the strum pattern tabbed but this one seems to work. The pattern starts with two down strokes and then there are some sixteenth note flourishes. No string damping on this one.
1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V.................V............ n...V...n....V.............n...V. .n..
The chords are on this site.
Almost finished posting all my favorite patterns but I have yet to show you a reggae/ska thing and a bass strum pattern
please post your favorites or comment on these
294 2007-07-21 18:23:56
Re: turnaround (1 replies, posted in Electric)
a turnaround is a short lick at the end of a section of music which signals that the section will repeat and brings the music back to the beginning of the section
turnarounds often appear at the end of a 12 bar chord progression if the player is going to repeat the progression
there are lot of different "turnarounds"
295 2007-07-20 00:26:21
Re: plectrums! (22 replies, posted in Acoustic)
hold the pick between thumb and forefinger - so that just the tip is showing and you are holding the rest of the pick firmly
angle the pick so that when you play a downstoke the tip of the pick is pointing slightly upward . This ensures that the tip of the pick crosses the surface of the string as it plays the string and that it does not get caugght behind the string. and when you play the upstroke try to make sure that the tip of the pick is pointing slightly down
296 2007-07-18 21:27:08
Re: Pinch Harmonics (1 replies, posted in Electric)
justin has a free video lesson on pinch harmonics at
http://www.justinguitar.com/html/YouTub … ssons.html
its pinching the strings with the pick/thumb to get a super high pitch note
297 2007-07-17 00:17:32
Re: sweep picking?!?!?!?!?! HELP!!!!! (2 replies, posted in Electric)
this might help
298 2007-07-16 23:15:19
Re: folk gatherings (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i occasionally go to orpington folk club which has a singer and musicians night
never taken the floor because I don't really have the skills on the acoustic guitar to turn out a song
in english folk clubs, blues, especially electric blues, is regarded as a little too modern and country a little too ameri.....no, lets not start that again 
however I am working on a couple of songs so one day soon.
299 2007-07-16 22:37:39
Topic: Fingerpicking Strum (0 replies, posted in Electric)
Fingerpicking patterns make excellent accompaniments
They are used in countless songs and are common in rock 'n roll, folk
and country.
The basic idea is very simple, make an open chord shape with your left hand and then pluck the strings in turn. The trick is that the right hand plays a constantly repeating pattern throughout the song
The simplest pattern for Rock is this
D
----------------2------------------2------
-----------3----------3---------3--------3---
-----2--------------------2--------------
------------------------------------------------
--------- --------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
In the next example, the arpeggio starts on the root note of the chord
so for example the pattern for A start on the A note on the 5th string
Am
----------------------------0----------------------------
----------------------1-----------1----------------------
----------------2------------------------2---------------
---------2----------------------------------------------
---0---------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
E
-------------------------0-------------------------------
--------------------------------0----------------------
------------------1------------------2---------------------
------------ 2--------------------------------
------- 2----------------------------------------
----0-------------------------------------------------
D
--------------------2---2----------------------
-------------3-----------------3------------------
--------2---------------------------2--------------
---0--------------------------------------------
-------- --------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
C
----------------------------0----------------------------
----------------------1-----------1----------------------
----------------0-----------------------0---------------
---------2----------------------------------------------
---3---------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
F
------------------------1---1----------------------------
-----------------1---------------1----------------------
----------2----------------------------2---------------
-----3----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
These arpeggios are used to play "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
300 2007-07-16 22:00:06
Re: Punk strumming patterns (2 replies, posted in Electric)
Thanks
Sliding a half or a whole step is indeed commonplace in Punk Music
It was one of Steve Jones (the Sex Pistols) favorite licks. He was a big fan of rock and roll and this sort of sliding was used to great effect previously by Chuck Berry
This sort of thing -
1......&......2.....&......3......&......4.....&...
..........................................................
.........................................................
..........................................................
6.../..7......7......7......6.../...7.....7......7.......
6.../..7......7......7......6.../...7.....7......7....
4.../..5......5......5......4.../...5.....5......5...