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chords are just collections of notes. the important thing is not what they sound like on their own but how one chord relates to another in a progression. the most easily recognisable movement in the major scale is from the root to the fifth but there are many other recogisable harmonies.
furthermore cmaj7 has exactly the same hamonic function in the key of C as Dmaj7 performs in D major so
of course I don't have a favorite chord but
D and Dsus2 are very nice 
I remember a report that the US army played Barney the dinosaur " I Love You" constantly to break the spirit of iraqi prisoners at Guantanamo Bay
that might tell you that any loud music can disturb your natural equilibrium if played repetitively at a loud volume or that -
Barney is dangerous and possibly even evil.
its a nice song. i particularly like the arrangement
A sped-up punk version of this song would be very cool . . . I used a sort of bouncy, sing-song melody but a punk treatment would be great
i always soup up your lyrics james - kick the ands buts, becauses mys and Is - hell, i can do without the commas - then add some squealing feedback at the start
well done for another great lyric
great lyrics
i might rock out with that one
Elephants and Donkeys Grow Big Ears
distortion stomp boxes usually have a foot switch which turns it off and then you press again to turn off
people have all sorts of complaints about hands - so you are not alone
probably not over use - although if you have practicing many hours at a time have the occasional break
do make sure your hands are are warm before you start - cold can effect them
the first example is the F shape bare chord moved up to A (so finger like an F barre)
the second is barred at the 4th fret. third finger should be able to hold down the 6th fret
well done ebigham
There's something "thong" with your tuner
it sounds as though your g is a full tone sharp (in which case just slacken it off until it registers as a G on your tuner)
if that fails try tuning the G string 4th fret (which should sound B) to B using the tuner
don't it hurt when you scratch your favorite guitar !
it does for me anyways
I once dropped my guitar onto a marble fire place and it bent the fret wire on the third fret - the guitar got fixed - but i needed an anaesthetic.
what tragedies has befallen your prized possessions ?
You can do a lot with major minor and seventh chords. make sure you know what a sus chord is
on lead start with the pentatonic scale and then the major scale
but you also need to think about what kind of music you want to play
if blues or jazz then your 9ths may come in handy
however if you are going for straight ahead rock then think about powerchords instead
good luck
sure - it much lighter than a typical gibson - and has a nice shape
its easy to tune even with a tremelo and
you can get a good guitar at a price most people can afford
whats not to like.
try not to focus just on the chord shape
try to think about the finger movements which take you from one chord to another
so an A to a C
3rd finger up and right
2nd finger up
1st finger down and left
think about it as you change chord slowly
sounds "clunky" but will help and
play some songs. find some easy songs in the public books
learning has to be fun
to write or play power tabs you will need to download the powertab editor
you can do that at -
ken
haggis, neeps and tatties
it'll be a sober occassion then ?
happy burns day
John
Chordie is a great resource and I feel bad recommending anything else but Powertab is a good thing too - especially if you want to get the feel of a song
the upsides are that the powertab editor plays the music parts (or at least a midi interpretation of it)
the downside is that there are no lyrics displayed with the score
it all free
you can use it write your own tabs or to display tabs written by the Community
" Sing if youre glad to be gay" by Tom Robinson - excellent song - but I used to have to listen secretly - because as it happens I'm not.
not glad to be gay ?
no, not gay.
another excellent song. i don't know how you keep doing it
its up to you how much you practice - I do half an hour a day and I do progress but slowly - when I have time on holidays etc I practice more
chord changes take time but if you practice with some slow tempo songs you should enjoy it - theres a thread here on easy acoustic numbers
perhaps try "harmony central" - they have a good software download section which has various tools free and demo
johncross21 wrote:http://www.chordie.com/publicbooks.php? … ngid=66007
I post this with some trepidation as to whether I have mastered James' instructions
lots of rock and pop here - mainly easy sequences
as I play unaccompanied I usually play rythym parts - I have lots of fun from playing different rythym grooves, whether laid back reggae, funk, ska, blues shuffles, straight ahead power chords or gentle arpeggios.
Hey man, I was really surprised to see "Rudi, a message to you" by The Specials in your songbook! I love this band and very few people (at least in my part of the world) know who they are. It's a great song though and loads of fun to play. I posted a link to the vid for it about 6 months ago here on chordie to spread the word. Are they well known in London still?
I think people do remember the Specials if they were were into music at the time. However, it was the start of the 80's when that number came out in the UK. The thing I like about that song is that it is about the most straight ahead ska number you can imagine. it has the right chords for a ska number - and the right rythm part - and as you said there's an excellent vid on You tube. The specials have reformed with various line ups in the 90's but have never attracted much main stream attention. Perhaps they will reform ?
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