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I would be glad to try play with those metal or punk guys, I would not have to worry about anyone hearing my mistakes!
What is limiting me is not really what songs I would like to play. It is how foolish I would look (and sound) playing an acoustic guitar with some of the local musicians.
I go to school in a town that is growing steadily more hippie-ish so I'm sure there will be more mellow players around there than in my hometown. Ill just ask around.
Thanks for the advice. I really like playing with others and it seems easier for me. It is sill a matter of finding people. In my area, we have lots of metal and punk players, finding folk players may be a bit of a challenge.
So far I have only played once or twice with good guitar players. Though I play often with a not so good fiddle player...my girlfriend. Everyone has been say the same thing "you know a lot you just need to play with other people".
I have been playing guitar for a year and a half, or two.
Should I look for people above my level and have them teach me while I play with them? Or should I get together with a group of people closer to my level and just learn together?
I Have looked on sites that have lists of jam sessions but it never has the kind of music I'm looking for. Should I suck it up and play something I don't really like playing? Or wait to find one that plays the music I like to play?
thanks
AW
Sorry, got excited when I saw the picture, I didn't realize this was connected with the networking thing! I probably should have read the threads above it I guess.
This clears things up some anyway, I was wondering why this was in the Recording forum.
I need to get more "social" with my playing and join a few real jam sessions before I offer my services for recording.
You can delete the useless post if you want, I will pay more attention next time.
Autoharp looks like fun. But I have enough instruments to work with now with mandolin and banjo; I really want to get a concertina though. I just finished building a Lyre too, 7 strings and made of maple its fun to play around with.
To many noise makers and only 24 hours in a day...
thanks, i promise i will do the chords soon. it will take me a while and i have had no time the last few days.
First time posting something like this. Hope it works. I will add in chords tonight I hope.
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I stopped at some stores before class today. BestBuy had nothing and the help did not help much. Circut City had nothing either but the help was nice. I did end up finding the adapter Russell recomended, found it at RadioShack.
Thanks for the help guys, and I will keep you updated.
The electric is a friends, so I don't have an amp myself. I have an acoustic-electric, so the mic would be used for mandolin.
I am running into a problem now, according to Bestbuys website the store near me carries almost nothing; and I know the RadioShack near me has nothing at all. I will can run down-town between classes tomorrow to check.
and another thing. The pickup for my guitar has not been used in years, is there anything other than replace the batteries that needs to be done you think?
looking at them I have seen one that goes from the guitar to the USB is that worth it?
Will I need to get this adapter you speak of to use a mic?
I am playing with audacity right now...recording on a digital camera. its fun ad sounds terrible.
What cable should I use to hook my acoustic up to my computer? I have not looked at the local Radioshack Bestbuys or Circut city (we have all three in the same shopping plaza...for some reason).
Any that you recommend? What do you use? USB or microphone jack?
It may also be used for an electric every so often if that matters.
I would like something pretty long, as I will be recording mostly in the parlor, with no easy way to hold a laptop and guitar.
Thanks,
Alden
I just started working on Cripple Creek, Im going through the lessons in the You Can Teach Yourself book by Janet Davis, and it seems to be a pretty good guide. I have a guitar teacher who knows some banjo, but he doesnt really know the correct way and I want to learn it all the right way.
Next thing I have to conquer is getting the D chord, it seems impossible.
Sometimes I work at clawhammer banjo, but Im not sure if the strum down part is supposed to be done with the index finger, or the third finger, or with all fingers? or does it matter?
If anyone knows any websites or books that are especially good for learning banjo, and banjo songs, please let me know.
Its sure nice to have a plsce to chat about banjo, seems theres no one on Vancouver Island that plays it !
~ Dor.
Something that helped me to no end with banjo is to keep in mind what the stings are tuned (at least in G tuning). The bottom 4 stings of your standard guitar tuning with the bottom string a whole step lower. many chords and almost interchangeable between the two instruments. You just need to look at the banjo from a different point of view and it gets easier.
I am sure you have found this place yourself but http://www.banjohangout.org/ is an OK site. As far as lessons this site is amazing http://www.bluesageband.com/Tabs.html but it is for clawhammer.
and your question about what fingers to use for clawhammer, I use my middle finger (often, mostly on my morning commute)
It seems to be personal preference though.
I picked middle because I need my nail short on my index finger so I could put my contacts in. And because it seemed more natural for me.
Anyway, cheers,
AW
Are you asking asking what notes make up a chord?
I will answer that question anyway, as that is the only think i think you could mean.
If this does not make sense I am sure someone else will be able to explain it better.
If you already know this I guess I wasted my time.
you know the chord is named after the root, in your example, that's C. The major chord is made up of three notes...the root, its 3rd and its 5th. To find them, look at the scale for that chord and find the 3rd and 5th notes.
for our example that is E and G
what you said "C (being root) next is E and then C on the B string" is right you have two of the notes needed to make this chord. The last one is the open G string, that will make your 5th.
now that you know what notes make up a C chord you can make that chord how ever you like. as long as it uses those three notes you are good.
and it doesn't matter how many times you use them either... that's why you have 2 Cs in your chord and not have it effect anything.
keep in mind this is just for major chords, you can go, way,way way, more into it than this.
chances are you already knew this and I just wasted my breath, but Im over it, its all good.
Actually that does, I never thought of it that way but your right. Unfortunately I normally do just the opposite of what you told me to. when i play 6/8, I change it to 3/4 so i can think about it easier.
I think you have it right except for the 5th measure, but I changed it up a little also.
thanks for the help.
alden
I will try to use my digital camera, see how it comes out.
here is the best recording I can do.
http://good-times.webshots.com/video/30 … good-times
after listening to it a few times I think I dont think I should use the dotted quarter, just use a normal quarter note.
thanks, ill try to correct it tonight and re post to see if i have it right.
that measure starts with 16th tied to an 8th. no dot.
16th and 8th note triplets take different amounts of time right? 16th would take up one beat 8th would be 2 beats?
do the 1st and 3rd still equal the right number of beats to work?
thanks
I was playing around with 3/4 time the other day while i was between classes and i came up with a melody that sounded pretty good, but when I put it to paper and later to the TAB editor on the computer it would not work out right.
I know something is just that something is wrong but I don't know what.
Here is a screen-shot of it (I don't know how to attach it as a file)
It's for mandolin but that doesn't matter. its the counting that is askew.
What is the difference between 3, 8th notes and an 8th note triplet? do i need the triplet at the ends measures 1,3,& 5?
My girlfriend was the first to notice it being wrong, but she says they never used anything but 16th triplets when she played sax in band.
thanks
AW
hi lindamon and welcome to chordie.
The blue grass way you talk about ( if it is the same i am thinking of) is very very useful to know and it is not just for blue grass music. All you need to know is three shapes for your fingers to go in, find the key of the song and you can just about jam along wit hanything at all.
My father in law uses these three shapes all the time.
I am, or was trying to master it. I think I have forgotten the three shapes and I have not played the mandolin for a few months now.
I think I will pick it up tonight again and have a bash at trying to remember and master these three shapes.Ken
your right, dont quote me on this but i believe that is the style of back-up mandolin Carbon Leaf uses.
Hi, I took up the mandolin in 1988 after the wife complained about the banjo. She does now complain about the mando but not as often. Maybe she's just growing weary. MandolinCafe is good (will keep you up well into the small hours) as it has tons of tabs of all styles of music. Mp3 downloads too.
Try to learn some closed (bluegrass) chords. Very handy as you can move them around like barre chords on the guitar.
i know how you feel with not having support in learning banjo. eventually they quiet down...maybe...sometimes.
thekellyaffair, your teacher wants you to find a tabbed song that uses these three chords?
is that right?
it seems like a strange thing to ask a student to do...
My DG22CE sounds pretty nice to most people, though most people say it has a really bright, "different" sound. Maybe that is why it was discontinued.
I have heard some acoustic Fenders that I dont like the sound of at all...but that could always be the player not the guitar.
sorry, its fixed now
i had 2 youtubes open, i copied the wrong one.
...carry on like it never happened...
anyways, looking at it again, that is a bad idea of what a resonator sounds like....it is missing the key part, the resonator. it is just a guitar with a brass top...its still sweet though.
i have always wanted one.
this one to be exact http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkk3jP9HqN0
fender makes a terrible looking resonator (in my opinion) i dont know how it sounds but the the sound wholes are in the shape of the fender logo. ugly stuff.
somebody correct me if im wrong, but they are use in open tuning right?
check out this website for alter. tuning
http://www.strummeronline.com/
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