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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Posts by johncross21
playing guitar is largely a matter of practice
there are of course people with problems and people with special talents but for most players time spent with the instrument in hand is the decisive factor
i think that the amount of practice needed to reach a high standard means that guitar motor skills take several years of regular practice to develop
don't do it if you don't enjoy it
and if you do enjoy it keep practicing
it means play a D chord but make the bass note C#
it shown in chordies very own chord chart
i can't recommend supergluing your fingers - if you know what youre doing fine - but its a harsh chemical and you will lose lots of skin if you accidently glue yourself to something
read a book on music theory while the cuts are healing
i buy hybrid slinky
its easy to remember what they're called
and you get light treble and heavier bass which suits me
Louie Louie - the Kingsmen, Kinks etc
Fade Away - Rolling Stones
Proud Mary - CCR
practice playing and singing separately before bringing them together
you have to be able to play a piece effortlessly before you do both
How do I strum a song shown on Chordie - still seems to be a Frequently Asked Question
The most popular tip is start with a simple alternating Rhythm
Mixing downstrokes and upstrokes
D U D U D U D U
but putting your finger lightly on the string at the 12th fret you divide the string at that point making the string produce a different tone than normal when the string is struck - its an octave higher than otherwise
(it's not a damping thing)
where you plug your jack into the guitar body there is a nut - make sure that the nut is tight
vibration there, can cause interference
otherwise as above
Try and find a recording of Victor Wooten playing Amazing Grace - he does it entirely with harmonics on a bass. He's so freaking talented it makes me glad to be part of the same race.
- Zurf
thanks, nice one
I also like Edge's Harmonics in U2 - try listening to BAD (wide awake in america)
you can find them in ballads
but also in rock ( my favorites example is linkin park "in the end" come in just as the lyrics start)
if you want them in rock music try using a clean channel, a compressor pedal and lots of volume
Most people avoid lift musack but if you really need to keep your patients in a state of near sedation you might try -
Ry Cooder- Paris Texas
Pink Floyd - Echoes
John Williams - Asturias
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Simon and Garfunkel - the Boxer
The eagles - Hotel California
my 9 year daughter is learning classical guitar at school
i taught her for a bit - and she learnt all the basic chord shapes - but i though a teacher would inspire her
shes learning fingerstyle but forgetting the chords i taught her
do classical guitarist ever use chords, never having studied classical guitar i don't really know how useful learning classical music is for other styles, like if she wanted to play electric when she got older.
I don't really understand how the cycle of fifths work either- however I do know that an interval of a fifth splits a scale into two - so going through the fifths brings you back neatly to your original starting note after going through each and all of the twelve keys
the full cycle is
C G D A E B Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F C
I think that the cycle is an arbitrary design feature of the key system rather than a intrinsic property of music - the key system was devised by c18th composers
so like all arbitary systems (eg the alphabet) you have to learn certain things rather than understand them
you can work out flat keys by going backwards from C
The flat keys in order are
F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb (flat bread eaten after divine grace)
and the order that notes become flat within successive keys are
Bb Eb Ab Db and Gb
Good luck with your keys
so a solo in B
assuming you mean B Major
using the cycle of fifths we know that B major will have 5 sharps F C G D AND A
and to prove it
B Tone C# Tone D# Semitone E Tone F# Tone G# Tone A#
use those notes in your B solo
still with me ?
have you ever come across the cycle of fifths because its very helpful in understanding keys
ecah note in the cycle of fifths is a interval of a fifth above the previous note. the cycle starts like this
C G D A E B
0 1 2 3 4 5
in each successive key you have to add an additional sharp note
F C G D A E B (Finding customers generates demand and encourages business)
So the key of D major has two sharps and they are F and C
to describe the notes of a scale musically you need to know the starting note of the key and whether its major, minor, natural minor etc
taking the major keys because they are the simplest. the key of C starts on C
all major keys progress throught the notes of the key in the the same step pattern which is tone, tone, semitone, tone tone tone semitone
C tone D tone E semitone F tone G tone A tone B semitone C
Muting in the middle of a chords is quite hard
and the Fma7 is not the standard fingering ( so check your notation and try alternatives)
there are various techniques but it will depend on the chord and the style of the piece
you might try a partial barre with the first finger firmly on the 6th string and resting lightly on the fifth
although I like mianly rock music I'm always impressed by a well executed instrumental
one of my favorites is classical gas by Mason Williams - but also apache and wipeout
but there is also genius to be found in licks, riffs and intros
I particularly like buzzsaw guitar intros - think anthrax by Gang of Four, Bela Lugosi's dead by Bauhaus, High voltage by AC DC, Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedy's
I think that some of the great instrumentals in famous songs are provided by band members to the song writing team - guitarists noodling away with chops or drummers
however having had a go myself (with no very notable success) it does helps if you are able to think of the songs in terms of the chords (you may know a bit about harmony) and the associated scales
in short a back to front knowledge of the instrument is key but if you are not a multi instrumentalist theory can help
Skydad
there are no standard term - best to pop into a good music store and look at the material
chord books - just the chords and rythm
Fakebooks - melody line is notated (just the tune) with chords boxes
sheet music - mainly notation (often with chords)
Transcriptions - notation, tab and chords. songs cover several pages in detail
John
lots of guitarists use their pinkies but lots don't
its used in spanish music so your career as a flamemco guitarist is over
Roadhouse Blues (the Doors and others)
I have enough trouble playing guitar without trying to learn another instrument but I have spent some time fiddling with my zoom drum machine. I love messing around with weird beats and fills and the playing my guitar in the groove
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you changed the string and now it makes a annoying sound. will it go away ?
when does it make the noise. is it when you press the string down and play it
sounds like fret buzz
you might raise the string slightly using the tiny screws at the bridge
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