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Check to see if your guitar or amp has a notch filter. If so turn it on and adjust it till there is no feed back. The guitar top vibrates causing the feed back every guitar vibrates at a different frequency.

Edward

I know you wanted to get away from the geek thing but that is all we know about your band.

If you are older "Antique Geek"

Others,

Gigabite, Megabite, Hard Drive,

Since you picked a name out of a cook book "SOLE KITCHEN" Sole Seeker, Sole Seer, Toupee Souffle, Cafe Souffle

A real manly name, "Big Richard" If there is an Asian guy in the band "Hung Lo"

Funny Names - Ima Nassol - Justin Case - Justin Time - Free Drinxx -

That could mean that your key could be an F. As far as playing with a capo some people use it to make things easier.  You don't have to use it. If you have the capo on the second fret and play an Em chord shape the actual chord is a Fm.

Edward

Asus2 = x--            Bpower = x--                  C# = 4--
            o--                            x--                           6--
            2--                            4--                           6--
            2--                            4--                           6--
            0--                            2--                           4--
            x--                            x                              x

I was taught to play a B power chord that way I think it is really called a B5. Sus I believe it means suspended. As far as what power means I think it means you just play the first 3 lower notes for a deep full powerful sound.

Edward

Adjusting the bridge is for intonation. To make sure your guitar plays in tune. ex. the open E is also an E at the 12th fret. and same with all other strings. If your string length is to long or short you will have sharps or flats at the 12 fret. adjusting your bridge will correct this problem.

Edward

No problem Astro

Astro there are many chords that have common notes in the fingering that you can leave that finger where it is and just change the shape of your hand. That helped me on changing chords.

Ex. Going from D to G I leave my ring finger on the fretboard and just move the other ones to form the G.

Eddie

A pull off is simple you pick a note and pull off to another note on the same string. It is like picking with your finger that is fingering the first note.

You are welcome! Good luck!!!

It is playing by numbers.

the strings are as follows:

e -------------------1---
B ----------------1------
G -------------2---------
D ----------3------------
A -------3---------------
E ---1-------------------

The numbers represent what fret you press down on and what string.

Below would be an example of a chord when all strings are strummed at the same time.

e ---1-------------------
B ---1-------------------
G ---2-------------------
D ---3-------------------
A ---3-------------------
E ---1-------------------

Slides are represented by a slash either up or down.

Hammer on = h
Pull off = p
Palm mute = pm
Vibrato = ~

There are places on this site that explain all of this but this will get you started.

I would also get a chord chart that tells you what fingers to use and how to place them. There is nothing like getting into a bad habbit then finding out later that you have to change that habbit. Very hard to do.

If I could do it all over again I would have gotten lessons. You find out all the short cuts and proper way to do things.

Eddie

I suggest you keep trying to play the correct fingering. It will pay off in the long run. I used to cheat the chords and it sounds good at first, but when you start playing with other people you notice that now you sound like poop! Just stick with it. It will come. I have short hands also and now I can stretch 6 frets from my index to my pinky. where when I started I could only go 4 frets.