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2007-01-08 18:28:54

Lmao.

I broke several.

2007-01-08 14:03:13

I don't think there will be anyone on this forum who never had this problem when they started. There is no magic answer to this. Just practice. A week is not a long time when learning to play an instrument. Keep plugging away and you will find that your fingers start to do what they're told.

I might even go as far as to say that at this stage the sound isn't all that important. Get those fingers used to the feel of the strings; where they are and what they feel like. Practice every day and you will see and hear a difference as the days roll on.

There's nothing else for it. Keep going, it may be frustrating just now but in a few weeks you will have moved onto another chapter in frustration and you'll wonder what all the fuss was about. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">

2007-01-07 12:51:30

Hey, I spent my honeymoon in Yorkshire. In a wee place called Green Hammerton about 10 miles west of York. Ahh the memories.

All the best.

2007-01-07 12:48:08

check this out. It explains it better than i can.

<a href="http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa092600c.htm" target="_blank">http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa092600c.htm</a>

2007-01-04 20:15:51

Try to get a hold of a copy of Guitar Pro. I use Guitar Pro4. It has a great feature which lets you illustrate a chord and it will give you names and alternative names. To be honest this is about all i use it for; it's a great wee tool.

2006-12-31 10:39:46

Hey thanks bootlegger, you have talked me into having a wee go myself. Like you say, how much can a couple of screws cost and a squirt of WD40 cost. Now all I need to do is dig it out the attic. The thing only cost me 70 quid(even if it was 25 years ago).

Cheers.

2006-12-30 20:12:46

I have an old dusty electric guitar hiding away in my attic somewhere. I have recently got back into playing my acoustic and was wondering if it would be worth getting the old electric cleaned up.

It is an SG copy of some kind; the electrics(i.e. knobs and switches) need to be cleaned and the pickups are kinda falling out. Apart from that, as far as I remember, the fretboard, action and intonation are good. Can't decide on whether to spend the money on getting it fixed up or buy a new one or, indeed, just stick to the acoustic.

Has anyone done anything like this and is it worth it?

Cheers,

Al

2006-12-24 18:35:38

I just wanted to say a big Merry Christmas to everyone on Chordie. This site has been a Godsend for me. Many thanks to everyone who make this the best guitar forum on the net.

Cheers everyone, and Have a very happy Christmas. God bless.

Al

2006-12-23 19:19:29

Damnn tootin!

I also came back to it after a number of years. This interweb thing really makes it so much easier than the 80's when things were all just a wee bit sticky with eye liner and hairspray. And that was just us guys!

God bless the mighty Chordie.

2006-12-16 15:32:43

Still looks good to me. All I can think of is that some of the listings are text only and the chords are in amongst the words. I dislike these too, but if you look again there should be a clearer version in there somewhere.

Al

2006-12-11 16:07:13

[quote title=Oubaas wrote on Sat, 09 December 2006 13:15 That's my best tip, short of sitting down with you and our guitars in the kitchen and showing you myself.
Oubaas <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">

There's a thought. Is there any way to post a short video on the forum? Would help a lot of people.

Just a thought.

2006-12-06 19:12:28

Strongly recomend looking at James' Christmas Carol book. I've used it for a few and it's great.

2006-12-04 19:45:09

It's been said on here somewhere before but it's still a good call....... check out the published songbooks here on Chordie, there are some great songs in some of them and you usually find some that tickle your fancy.

2006-11-13 19:41:40

Also, if you have wee sweaty fingers like me then you are more likely to break strings more often. Best to change all strings but let's face it; hardly anyone ever hears me playing so I tend not to bother and just change the broken one.

Yeah, I'm lazy.

2006-11-11 15:04:40

How's about this?

No matter where you are in the world, no matter what city, go into the first music store you find and make out that you want to buy a new guitar. Sit for a while, have a wee practice and try out some great expensive guitars. Then when you're done just say you want to shop around a bit or that you've changed your mind and off you go.

Only trouble is you might find the guitar of your dreams at a bargain price and end up blowing all your cash. AAhhhh you only live once.

2006-11-01 16:06:57

Get back to work you!!!

Skiver!

2006-11-01 16:04:08

Check this out

<a href="http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php?qqq=5&scch=A&scchnam=Major&get2=Get" target="_blank"> http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar … =5&amp ;scch=A&scchnam=Major&get2=Get</a>

This will show you any scale you need to know anywhere on the guitar neck, any key. Very handy.

2006-11-01 15:35:13

Get yourself down the local library. They usually have a load of beginers tuition books that are really useful. HONEST!

2006-11-01 15:28:11

Check out a few of the published songlists on chordie. They might give you a few ideas.

Now I don't know what to suggest cos it might be too easy and I'll embarrass myself............

2006-10-31 14:52:25

Great advice on the nursery rhyme thing. I also like to play a lot of traditional Scots or Irish folk songs for the same reason; they tend to be 3 chord gems and have a nice simple structure.

I'm also Scottish with Irish roots, so nuff said.

My daughter has just started learning at school and it has reminded me that it really is SO hard when you start. But hey so is any instrument. And nothing good ever came easy.

Keep going. I love it.

2006-10-23 17:45:14

You've got the capo thing spot on.

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>Baba30 wrote on Mon, 23 October 2006 10:18</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
But what do you do if you need to move down a bit. Seems the capo can only raise the pitch.
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If you think about how many notes there are within an octave, there really aren't that many. It's very unlikely that you are going to have to transpose by a whole octave, so even moving your capo up 3 or even 4 frets can help you find a suitable key for you. The pitch of the chords may go up but you can only go up so far before you find that singing lower fits in.

I hope I'm not talking bollocks here(any pros out there must be laughing there G strings off) and I hope you can follow what I mean.

Al

2006-10-23 07:35:24

Hey Baba,

I guess it's just one of those things that are kinda trial and error. I usually try it with they key I find it in but if I find that parts of the song get too high or low for me then I will transpose it up or down accordingly. The Mighty Chordie makes it easy to do this.

I always remember the Freddy Mercury tribute concert a good few years back and many of the artists involved said that all they had heard in preparation for this was singers asking for the key to be changed to suit them. It seems Freddy had such a fantastic range that he could sing anything.

Don't be afraid to mess around with the key. Only thing is that sometimes this can make the transposed chords a bit more difficult. Get yourself a capo, if you don't already have one, and it all becomes a wee bit easier.

2006-10-16 14:20:09

Getting back to the original topic, I guess I'm going to upset a few folk by saying - why can't you do both? Obviously not at the same time.

I guess I've been a "grabber" for too long but it does me no harm. When barring my thumb is slap bang in the middle of the neck but for most open chords I'm afraid I'm a "grabber".

Grabber and proud!

2006-09-27 13:09:33

Yeah. I know. But I couldn't resist it.

Please understand I was not demeaning your advice; infact I can only 100% agree with it. Scales are very important when learning any instrument.

I wholeheartedly apologise for any offence I may have caused.

But hey, these scales have such mad names i couldn't help myself. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_redface.gif" border=0 alt="Embarassed">

2006-09-23 18:36:36

Thanks for that Jace. Now, not only do I have small hands, but they also hurt.

Seriously guys, have a go at that. It's definitely not as easy as it sounds. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_confused.gif" border=0 alt="Confused">

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