I'm pretty sure c/e demotes a standard open C chord 032010 from low string to high string. I'm not sure why it just can't be noted as C...a C/G would require you to hold down the low E string on the 3rd fret (thus the G).
At least this is what I've always thought anyhow.
1,001 2008-02-24 22:07:16
Re: Stupid new guy question (4 replies, posted in Acoustic)
1,002 2008-02-23 19:08:11
Re: ELIXIR STRINGS (35 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I too have played the polywebs. Recently I ran out of them and put on some Martin Marquis light guage. In my opinion the Elixirs are much improved. They do seem to last a bit longer as well. I'm a big fan and think they're worth the extra (there are about twice the price here in the US) but in the big scheme of things not a big deal. I think they're 10-12 dollars vs. 6 or so for traditional strings. I miss them and will be buying a 1/2 pairs dozen soon to put on both my acoustics.
1,003 2008-02-19 03:17:00
Re: Slipping picks (33 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I like the Dunlops that Guitarpix mentions above; the lettering makes them easier to hang on to but I prefer a small teardrop "jazz" pick and can't find the same type in thin. any suggestions?
1,004 2008-02-19 03:11:51
Re: Sigh... (13 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I Will Survive (Cake Version using bar chords); it's quite a jam
1,005 2008-02-16 18:48:16
Re: THE MOST UNDERESTIMATED & THE MOST OVER-RATED BANDS (21 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Doc...Radiohead?????? I'd say they should be on the Underrated list...Original, great songs and an "I don't give a shit what you think attitude" what more do you look for in a band?
1,006 2008-02-13 21:58:51
Re: Eric CLAPTON'S BEST SONG (6 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Anything with Cream...It was all fantastic...what a band
1,007 2008-02-13 03:07:49
Re: Guilty Pleasures (51 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
gitaardocphil wrote:
VILLAGE PEOPLE, in a CULTURE CLUB with a PET BOYS
HA!!! Great bands...that is by far the guiltiest yet!!!! Can anyone top that????
1,008 2008-02-13 03:04:54
Re: IMPACT OF THE GUITAR ON THE PLAYER (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
jerome.oneil wrote:
It is a common misconception that you are only as good as your tools. This may be true for those that know how to utilize their tools to their fullest extent, but for the rest of us, it's not really an issue.
I love a beautiful instrument, though. And I have a fetish for Taylor dreadnoughts.
Thanks...That's the short version of what I was trying to articulate above. Exactly correct Jerome.
1,009 2008-02-11 21:12:36
Re: recording hardware & RECORDING SOFTWARE (11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Oldnewbie wrote:
geoaguiar wrote:At the risk of dating myself again, Cake Walk used to be "the" program. I ran it on a 386 computer back when having Prodigy was cool and the internet was a rumor!!1
That's how I remember it too, so we will both reveal our ages!
We were running a Tandy 80286!
It had a HUGE, never-to-be-filled-up 10Mg hard drive! (I think it cost like $4k)
Those were the days!
10 Mg... that'll last forever...and I'll copy everything to my 5.25" floppy drive so I'll never be outdated!!!!!!!
1,010 2008-02-11 21:09:46
Re: IMPACT OF THE GUITAR ON THE PLAYER (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Well now that you put that way Doc you're right. I guess I got off on a little rant about the new player/professional guitar thing. I've no complaints about my own collection and will add to it as I see fit. I think you're point about motivation with a higher end guitar is certainly true (though not necessarily with a new player). Everyone deserves to own and play a quality instrument especially those of us who've worked hard to obtain that priviledge. It just saddens me when I see a really great player (on the street or in the subway) playing a substandard guitar and then I go to a friend's house and he's decided to take playing up and has a brand new Martin. he has no idea how to play it. That was my point but I do agree with yours restated above. Playing with others is certainly a big help in improving your playing. I wish I had more time and opportunities to play with others (especially someone more advanced; I've always felt they raise everyone's level).
Again, I don't loath those who buy a high end guitar when they have the means, I loath those who buy it BECAUSE they have the means. Buy it because you want to play AND you know what it means to play AND you can tell the difference between it and a lower model. A beautiful instrument should be played as such...beautifully.
1,011 2008-02-10 19:06:24
Re: IMPACT OF THE GUITAR ON THE PLAYER (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I know a few people who picked up guitar playing in their middle age (say 40-50 and I won't apoligize for calling 40-50 "middle aged" as I'm in that category!) and, because they have the means, buy a Taylor or a Martin. They are NOT good players and the beautiful acoustic doesn't help them at all. I know others who play much less expensive guitars and can play the crap out of them.
I would agree (especially with acoustic) that one can get discouraged playing a low end high action guitar as a beginner but I sometimes laugh at the guy who can't play an bar chord and has a high end Taylor.
To me, until you become an accomplished player what sort of guitar you play has a minimal impact on your playing...that's my 2 cents worth.
1,012 2008-02-10 18:03:11
Re: Guilty Pleasures (51 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
etc_04 wrote:
Unfortunately... 867-5309
Not screaming it from any mountain, but damn it's catchy
Tommy Tutone...very catchy ditty and extremely fun to play. Also a great song for practicing bar chord switches.
1,013 2008-02-09 21:15:19
Re: recording hardware & RECORDING SOFTWARE (11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Oldnewbie wrote:
Audacity = free
free = good
Audacity = good!
Me likey.
Back in the day, I used to work for a church bell company. We had some electronic systems that played a sampled bell for those who couldn't afford our "real deal". We used a program called "Cake Walk". I thought it was pretty user friendly, and could do a lot of cool stuff. Don't know if it is still out, or how expensive it is, but maybe worth a Google?
At the risk of dating myself again, Cake Walk used to be "the" program. I ran it on a 386 computer back when having Prodigy was cool and the internet was a rumor!!1
1,014 2008-02-09 21:07:27
Re: AUDACITY (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm not a professional nor do I share my recordings with many people. For those like me, Audacity is fun to noodle around with. I don't think it'll ever compete with a digital recorder but it's short money fun.
1,015 2008-02-09 20:58:32
Re: Guilty Pleasures (51 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
topdown wrote:
geoaguiar wrote:[
I'm not with you on the Carpenters (though part of it is my wife's a big fan and from November to January I have to sit through countless hours of their Xmas album) BUT Hall and Oates? I must ask older or newer. I think Sarah Smile is a fantastic song and I feel no guilt saying so. However, "Your Kiss is on My List" will bring on pretty severe nauseaHow did you hear that, I whispered
.
My only comment is that there is no "newer" Hall and Oats - You must be as old as I am
Correct you are...I'm older than dirt
1,016 2008-02-09 03:25:50
Re: Guilty Pleasures (51 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
topdown wrote:
Oldnewbie wrote:I already let the cat out of the bag on another thread, but...
The Carpenters.
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The Carpenters? I mean how how can a list include Zepp, Kiss, Aerosmith and then.... The Carpenters!?
We have to convene a meeting of the Man Council and seek immediate revocation of your Man Card. I mean .... the Carpenters? Don't know if I would have admitted that in public
Just Kidding - [whispers]pssst don't tell anybody but I used to kinda like Hall & Oates [/i whispers]
I'm not with you on the Carpenters (though part of it is my wife's a big fan and from November to January I have to sit through countless hours of their Xmas album) BUT Hall and Oates? I must ask older or newer. I think Sarah Smile is a fantastic song and I feel no guilt saying so. However, "Your Kiss is on My List" will bring on pretty severe nausea
1,017 2008-02-09 03:13:10
Re: A/E upgrade purchase (24 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I owm a Takamine EG561C. I can't say enough nice things about. It plays like dream. Not a jumbo but great sounding and reasonable 400.00 or so. I've had it a couple of years and no regrets. All good advice above.
1,018 2008-02-09 03:07:15
Re: Correct Singing Key (14 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Russell_Harding wrote:
whooosh i must have transported to the planet redundent let me repeat myself CAPO...2nd fret..E minor form and the winner is (tension mounts) F SHARP MINOR! WEEEEEEEEEEEE
One more time please? If I put my capo on the second fret and I play an Em...???
1,019 2008-02-09 02:59:55
Re: recording hardware & RECORDING SOFTWARE (11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I've been playing around with Audacity per some Chordie forum strings. So far it's been pretty intuitive and fun. You can buy a phono to 3.5mm adapter for you pick up too. This let's you plug right into a PC sound card. Audacity is free, the adapter costs a couple of bucks and a pc mic for vocals won't set you back much. The sounds not great but it's not awful either (depending on your PC's sound card). FUN, FUN, Fun...thanks to whomever first suggested this (I'm paraphrasing what's already been stated elsewhere)
1,020 2008-02-02 14:59:14
Re: DISCO KILLED THE SEVENTIES (9 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
cytania wrote:
OK GDD, how do you stand on Blondie? Punk? (Rip Her To Shreds, Hanging On The Telephone) Disco? (Atomic, Dreaming, Rapture). Or the Stranglers? Punk? (No More Heroes, Rockit to the Moon) Disco? (Eurpean Female, Always The Sun, in fact any of their 12" mixes!)
Please stop trying to boil a whole load of songs down into sucks/rocks. Let alone reducing a whole decade...
Well said!!!! There were some awful songs and some really good songs. This is the case with just about any genre from any decade.
1,021 2008-02-02 14:51:18
Re: Take a seat? (7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I developed a really bad posture from playing on the sofa for years. That's great that you're thinking about it now. It's too late for me. I play best on a stool (with foot rests) or a sofa/chair; standing with a strap, I'm not nearly as good but I'm working on it!!!
1,022 2008-02-02 14:47:33
Re: DO YOU GIVE A NAME TO YOUR GUITAR? (39 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
No names. They're guitars. I love playing it but....
1,023 2008-02-01 04:34:08
Re: "B" (31 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Kahuna wrote:
I think that if you're going to barre a B chord on the 2nd fret, might as well do it the right way. This is because other barre chords also use this same shape. Other barre chords like C, D, E, and F all use this shape right up the neck. So, why not do it right, so you can run up and down the neck without changing shape?
Just my two cents!
I do use it up and down the board but I simply mute the high e string. It's a handy shape.
1,024 2008-01-31 14:43:32
Re: "B" (31 replies, posted in Acoustic)
aj1 wrote:
mixter102 wrote:geoaguiar wrote:Bar 7 is best but sometimes a little high. Does anyone play it 02444x (from low E to high E)?? I know it's cheating to ignore the first string but as Zurf points out it's damn hard.
Who cares if if it's "cheating"? If it works, do it.
I agree, unless you're playing arpeggio who can tell.
Finger 024440 as best you can and aim to strum only the 2444 muting the bottom E with the forefinger (the one fingering 2).
Does this make sense ? I know what I mean but I might have explained it poorly.
Make sense to me. I'd say its 02444x and I use my ring finger to bar the 4th fret and mute the high e.
1,025 2008-01-31 14:40:48
Re: Guilty Pleasures (51 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf wrote:
Muskrat Love, the America version.
Otherwise I only like really, really cool songs. Of course, it's possible I'm biased.- Zurf
Zurf,
Please tell me you prefer the America version vs. The Capt and Tenille remake!!!!!!! I admire your courage admitting you like that. It is indeed the guiltiest of pleasures.