I just re-read my post. Thats confusing. Stay tuned...i'll break out the Flip and show you what I mean.
2,026 2011-02-25 17:23:45
Re: struggling guitar player would love some help! (10 replies, posted in Music theory)
2,027 2011-02-25 17:19:15
Re: struggling guitar player would love some help! (10 replies, posted in Music theory)
Here are my two faves:
1. Gsus will put a C in your G chord, and you can use that C note to pivot to the C chord, which sounds nice, particularly if you're playing a Cadd9 (that's the chord that looks like
3
3
0
2
3
x
So what happens is you walk B, C, D, changing to the C chord on the D.
2. I like hammering on an "a" note (2nd fret G string) right before chord changes, just adds some nice flavor.
2,028 2011-02-25 17:13:51
Re: Legal Ramifacations (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
The question is not if it's legal, the questions are 1) will the artist care to enforce DMCA, and 2) if they do 1, what does it mean to you?
Many artists love having their music on Youtube and don't mind people recording it and posting live shows (Phish comes to mind). Can they file a DMCA claim and ask youtube to remove it? Absolutely. Will they? Maybe.. Depends upon whether the artist's representation is a dick about fans sharing music on Youtube. 
The important part of the question is "what does this mean to you?" In all likelihood, nothing. If you've never had a song yanked off Youtube for copyright violations, they'll most likely just warn you and say "move along." (see bud's quote above) You aren't financially damaging the artist (you aren't doing it to make money from it) so they don't really have cause to go after you. Granted they COULD, but that's not very realistic.
Disclaimer: I work in online marketing and spend a lot of time dealing with regulatory compliance and DMCA but I'm not a lawyer.
2,029 2011-02-25 17:07:26
Re: Help with a few chords please (6 replies, posted in Acoustic)
playing the low f# next to the low b is going to sound weird. You might want to mute the a string.
2,030 2011-02-24 01:56:38
Topic: Tattoos (24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
!Who all here is inked up? I'm waiting at my artist's shop, working on my leg piece. He's the best in sin city! I have a tattoo of hendrix and the words "voodoo chile" on my left shoulder. I'm also going to get "Fender" on my left inside bicep and "gibson" on my right inside bicep.....
anyone else addicted to ink?
2,031 2011-02-23 19:20:59
Re: Elecrtic newbie (14 replies, posted in Electric)
big difference between the two is fretboard gauging. I have strat, tele, and gibson models and although I love the strat and tele sounds, I have a tough time with the distance between frets low on the fretboard...gibson seems to just fit my hand better. something to keep in mind...
2,032 2011-02-23 18:30:27
Re: Looking for "THE" overdrive, (16 replies, posted in Electric)
I tend to buy more botique stuff when I can. I love the fulltone fulldrive 2 or a zvex box of rock - my choices, hands down. They both have two drive buttons that get you both a clean boost or slight crackle depending upon settings, and then overdrive to sick blues tones. Love 'em both.
2,033 2011-02-23 18:23:44
Re: Vox LE multieffects (2 replies, posted in Electric)
Are you familiar with tap tempo delays in general or are you looking for information on this "Factor" product specifically?
2,034 2011-02-22 04:01:03
Re: The Black Keys - Opinions? (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm all about blues but the guitar was out of tune, vox were mediocre and the tempo was really really inconsistent. just seemed 1/2assed
2,035 2011-02-21 23:21:51
Re: The Black Keys - Opinions? (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
AccoustikNoyz wrote:
Yeah I listen to The Black Eyed Keys all the time. Love that Fergie gal!
lol
2,036 2011-02-21 21:34:02
Topic: The Black Keys - Opinions? (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Saw the black keys last night here in Las Vegas. I hadn't heard any of their music before and was totally unfamiliar with them. Any fans here? I didn't like it very much....actually I left the concert early. That is the first time I've done that in my 20 year history of concertgoing....
2,037 2011-02-18 16:36:44
Re: Song Excerpt (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks man. Funny thing is she was cold sober. That's just her sense of humor.
2,038 2011-02-18 16:35:42
Re: First public performance (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
He rapped too? That's awesome.
2,039 2011-02-18 04:07:29
Re: Song Excerpt (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Lol. She lost a bet to me.:)
2,040 2011-02-17 16:51:01
Topic: Song Excerpt (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
My band "Raising Craiger" played a bar gig last weekend. Here's a quick excerpt, me singing and playing lead guitar. Note the interpretive dancer. We like to keep it fun and keep the audience engaged. 
2,041 2011-02-17 02:42:26
Re: Little Finger strength (5 replies, posted in Electric)
Practice your open "g" chord without using your index finger. Force your pinky to fret the high G. That will help. Also make sure your elbow isn't sticking out like you're ribbing the dude or dudette next to you. sinking your elbow will help with the pinky finger string tension.
2,042 2011-02-03 17:32:45
Re: what song are you learning??? (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Tiny Dancer (on piano - trying to dust off my keyboard chops).
Also working on the violin part to "Devil Went Down to Georgia." That's a beast on guitar.
2,043 2011-02-01 19:03:25
Re: Keep splitting finger .. (25 replies, posted in Acoustic)
LOL like tussin.
You might also try and grow that fingernail out a few more mils. depending upon the angle of attack, a slightly longer fingernail might help deflect that string.
2,045 2011-02-01 19:00:09
Re: My wife bought a scale. (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good luck sir!
2,046 2011-02-01 16:24:42
Re: Keep splitting finger .. (25 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Ah yeah, that'd do it then.
2,047 2011-02-01 05:40:08
Re: Keep splitting finger .. (25 replies, posted in Acoustic)
if you're bored take a pic of how you hold your pick....i'm curious as to how that could happen.
2,048 2011-01-31 16:38:04
Re: Keep splitting finger .. (25 replies, posted in Acoustic)
what part of the finger is splitting?
2,049 2011-01-27 19:48:52
Topic: Online Lessons (0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Has anyone done any online, Skype-based guitar lessons? I just bought one to hopefully help work on my jazz chops, wondering if anyone else has any experience with 'em.
-Joe
2,050 2011-01-21 15:29:23
Re: where do i put my capo !! please help :( (8 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Cam,
If you're using the capo for transposition (eg to accommodate your voice), capo up and play the same chord shapes. That will raise the key of the song by the number of 1/2 steps equal to the fret you have the capo on. So for your changes above, capoing on the 2nd fret would transpose the song to B C# E F# F#7 G#... but you're still playing the shapes for A B D E E7 F#. Make sense?
And yes it's true for any song.
That all said, one of the best ways to really start to understand music theory and chord structure is to teach yourself to transpose without using chord shapes. Read a song that is written in D and transpose it to C, G, E, A, F or whatever. Start with simple tunes (I-IV, I-IV-V type stuff) and work your way up to more complex stuff.
If you rely on the capo all the time, all you learn is shapes. If you teach yourself to transpose you start to understand relationships between chords and harmony.