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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 18:05:33 GMT
ok...here's a question. this'll show how much i know.
when you go on about chords, i see you put 2 or 3 fingers on different strings, and press them against the fret board (?). so... with the other hand/fingers/plec.... are you actually brushing down on all 6 strings? if so....do you always hit all 6, but change the sound by moving the fingers that are on the fret end?
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Post by smq on Jan 28, 2018 19:07:09 GMT
ok...here's a question. this'll show how much i know. when you go on about chords, i see you put 2 or 3 fingers on different strings, and press them against the fret board (?). so... with the other hand/fingers/plec.... are you actually brushing down on all 6 strings? if so....do you always hit all 6, but change the sound by moving the fingers that are on the fret end? Ok db, I had the exact same knowledge three weeks ago. Still very limited but the answer is not necessarily. Some chords require all 6 strings be played eg E but others such as D only 4. I am learning open chords at present, which means you strum some strings not held down when forming chords with your left hand (I think, - will no doubt be corrected in due course 😂) It’s a bit intimidating and I still have so little knowledge but enjoying working with what little I have. Hoping I will be able to do a serviceable Mull of Kintyre by next week (even if it is in the wrong key or whatever davy said!). Fun to be learning something new and also interestingly making me listen to music a bit more closely |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 19:15:04 GMT
ok...here's a question. this'll show how much i know. when you go on about chords, i see you put 2 or 3 fingers on different strings, and press them against the fret board (?). so... with the other hand/fingers/plec.... are you actually brushing down on all 6 strings? if so....do you always hit all 6, but change the sound by moving the fingers that are on the fret end? Ok db, I had the exact same knowledge three weeks ago. Still very limited but the answer is not necessarily. Some chords require all 6 strings be played eg E but others such as D only 4. I am learning open chords at present, which means you strum some strings not held down when forming chords with your left hand (I think, - will no doubt be corrected in due course 😂) It’s a bit intimidating and I still have so little knowledge but enjoying working with what little I have. Hoping I will be able to do a serviceable Mull of Kintyre by next week (even if it is in the wrong key or whatever davy said!). Fun to be learning something new and also interestingly making me listen to music a bit more closely now that's why i know i couldn't do it. how the hell do you miss a couple of the six out? i would imagine its all 6 or none at all lol. |
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Post by smq on Jan 28, 2018 19:41:28 GMT
Ok db, I had the exact same knowledge three weeks ago. Still very limited but the answer is not necessarily. Some chords require all 6 strings be played eg E but others such as D only 4. I am learning open chords at present, which means you strum some strings not held down when forming chords with your left hand (I think, - will no doubt be corrected in due course 😂) It’s a bit intimidating and I still have so little knowledge but enjoying working with what little I have. Hoping I will be able to do a serviceable Mull of Kintyre by next week (even if it is in the wrong key or whatever davy said!). Fun to be learning something new and also interestingly making me listen to music a bit more closely now that's why i know i couldn't do it. how the hell do you miss a couple of the six out? i would imagine its all 6 or none at all lol. Not quite as hard as it sounds. So it seems so far that you miss top one or two strings on certain chords eg A and D. You get used to it db. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 19:46:45 GMT
now that's why i know i couldn't do it. how the hell do you miss a couple of the six out? i would imagine its all 6 or none at all lol. Not quite as hard as it sounds. So it seems so far that you miss top one or two strings on certain chords eg A and D. You get used to it db. ah, so you don't need say 1,3,4 and 6 .... just missing 2 and 5 ? dead easy then....  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 19:48:12 GMT
now that's why i know i couldn't do it. how the hell do you miss a couple of the six out? i would imagine its all 6 or none at all lol. You learn how to do it...and once you've learned that, you then learn to do what every single guitarist on Earth does... You cheat! i have a blues harp.... chucked that in a far away place after a week.....i'm basicly useless.  |
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Jan 30, 2018 16:23:19 GMT
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Jan 30, 2018 17:14:45 GMT
Also check this dude out (if you haven't found him already..  ) Over here whenever you are ready, no rush. |
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 30, 2018 20:49:54 GMT
That B chord is a B7 ... books I had didn't teach beginners B chords. Rick has a different approach. |
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Post by gatesheadbanger on Feb 17, 2018 15:30:13 GMT
Not quite as hard as it sounds. So it seems so far that you miss top one or two strings on certain chords eg A and D. You get used to it db. ah, so you don't need say 1,3,4 and 6 .... just missing 2 and 5 ? dead easy then.... if you do need to miss out odd strings in the middle (common in 4 note jazz chord playing) you rest the sides of your fingertips (which are busy pressing the notes you do want) on the unwanted strings to deaden them - that way you strum all 6 but only hear 4 of them. The chord below is major 7 chord. You want to hear strings 6,4,3,2 and 1, but not 5. You cannot really tell, but in the photo the player is using the tip of their index finger to fret the 6 string, and the fleshy fingerprint area to rest on string 5 and damp it to silence. (Interestingly, they are also using the hind part of their index finger to fret string 1 - one finger, fretting two strings on two different frets, and dampening a third string!).  |
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Post by charles on Feb 18, 2018 5:09:47 GMT
Interestingly, whenever I hear jazz, I use one finger to dampen their enthusiasm too.
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Post by smq on Feb 18, 2018 14:37:15 GMT
ah, so you don't need say 1,3,4 and 6 .... just missing 2 and 5 ? dead easy then.... if you do need to miss out odd strings in the middle (common in 4 note jazz chord playing) you rest the sides of your fingertips (which are busy pressing the notes you do want) on the unwanted strings to deaden them - that way you strum all 6 but only hear 4 of them. The chord below is major 7 chord. You want to hear strings 6,4,3,2 and 1, but not 5. You cannot really tell, but in the photo the player is using the tip of their index finger to fret the 6 string, and the fleshy fingerprint area to rest on string 5 and damp it to silence. (Interestingly, they are also using the hind part of their index finger to fret string 1 - one finger, fretting two strings on two different frets, and dampening a third string!). A dead easy one that then ghb!? Six or seven weeks in and I’m feeling thoroughly frustrated 🤬. Just don’t feel I’m getting anywhere and coming to the conclusion that I’m probably just crap at this. Know one or two more chords although still struggling to play some consistently well (D I am finding very tricky still - so fiddly). Most frustratingly, I still can’t seem to change chords quickly enough. Even with metronome set to “grave” (tells you all you need to know about how slow that is!) I’m still unable to strum in time and make the chord changes. Surely I should be doing better than this by now? Am I wasting my time? Honest answers please ☹️ |
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Feb 18, 2018 14:42:06 GMT
Take it easy, mate.... you are no longer the teen that lives inside your head. Slow an' easy... (Whitesnake) Take your time, do NOT put up a deadline, just keep rollin on... One chord at the time, learn the positions, learn them without looking... you are learning so many things at the moment.... fingers, how to strum, right and left hand sync, the wrists.... take it easy! And don't give up! One day you'll feel the difference...
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Post by smq on Feb 18, 2018 14:46:34 GMT
Take it easy, mate.... you are no longer the teen that lives inside your head. Slow an' easy... (Whitesnake) Take your time, do NOT put up a deadline, just keep rollin on... One chord at the time, learn the positions, learn them without looking... you are learning so many things at the moment.... fingers, how to strum, right and left hand sync, the wrists.... take it easy! And don't give up! One day you'll feel the difference... I’ll probably be dead by then 💀. (But thanks for encouragement WC) |
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