• Zurf
  • Zurf
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  • Registered: 2007-06-27
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Topic: More braindead realization

I was screwing around with trying to play some fiddle tunes as fingerpick tunes and trying to do a decent alternating bass on a C chord.  Well usually I'd alternate between the A and D strings while holding the C chord.  Well that works OK, but wasn't the sound I was looking for.  I'm wondering, how do I get a G bass note for alternating in a C chord?  Um, duh, move your ring finger over to the E string from the A string you dope.  So, yeah, I'm beginning to come to the realization that I don't need to hold the ENTIRE chord down while playing, but just be fingering the particular string that I'm picking at the moment. 

You know, maybe I should actually get an instructor.  The one I've got seems to be a bit of an idiot, which is the danger of being self taught. 

- Zurf

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  • Registered: 2007-03-24
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Re: More braindead realization

You are not an idiot. Isn't it the most fulfilling thing to find these things out on your own? Part the reason I love playing so much is no matter how much you think you know, you can always discover something. And that feeling of discovery, that light bulb moment is the best. Your being too hard on yourself. Did you smile ear to ear when this occured to you? If so, then this is reason enough to want to keep on playing.

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