Topic: chordie primer
as a newbie here and on the guitar, where can i go to learn the best way to use this site?
- James McCormick
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Re: chordie primer
Hi rehawk44357 & welcome to chordie!
Big question . . . since I started using chordie many new features have been added. I can appreciate how it might seem intimidating with so many different options at your fingertips.
Probably the best way to get started is just to find tunes that you want to play. Put this stuff into a songbook - or create additional songbooks for different sorts of stuff. Having this stuff readily available is very handy.
You can find songs several ways; search by artist, search by song title, and search by text. You can also browse through the library of songbooks that other users have 'published'. Published songbooks are listed under 'Public books' and there are several categories.
Another useful resource on chordie is this forum. People are always asking questions, sharing information, or just chatting. You can probably find somebody in your vicinity if you want to get together for playing.
What are your particular musical tastes and interests? If you look around in all the various forum categories and topics, you will probably find something that appeals to your needs.
With so many features on chordie, the site could probably benefit from a 'Help' section or tutorials that introduce the many features . . .
Hope this helps, James
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- Roger Guppy
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Re: chordie primer
Hi Redhawk and welcome to Chordie,
I am sorry to inform you that there are no instructions on how to use Chordie. The forum is fairly self explanitory if you read the brief description and look at the postings first. My fellow Moderators will move threads posted in the wrong sections.
The Artists and Songs are used to search for songs which you can transpose the key to suit your voice, print out and add to your songbook. You are also able to edit songs. As they have all been worked out by others on the Internet some are more right than others, depending on the skill of the author.
The Public books are Members songbooks that have been made public for everyone to look at and many of them have been edited and corrected. There are also many that have songs for beginners.
My songbook is where you can access your own song book. You put up to 100 songs in your songbook and you can have several songbooks.
Resources is information about Chordie and the is a chord chart there also that will show alternative fingering and you can print out.
Briefly that is it, if you do get any specific problems then ask the question here.
Roger
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- getfiddle
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Re: chordie primer
James,
I was not aware you could put 100 songs in your songbook, or that you could have multiple
song books! Very useful info.
Thanks,
getfiddle
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