Anyone have any experience with the original Cry Baby?
451 2008-03-19 22:36:38
Re: Anyone have a Rocktron wah? (1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
452 2008-03-19 22:34:22
Re: Song for George-Eric Johnson (3 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Is the tuning I have my guitar in now the right one? Low to high-DADGAd not sure what this tuning is called.
453 2008-03-19 02:17:28
Topic: Finally came up with a song name, opinions? (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey, after several weeks I've finally come up with a song name for my instrumental acoustic piece: "Nightsong". It's not too creative, but it really conveys the sound of the song-a warm summer night with nothing but you and your guitar and darkness. This name doesn't sound too close to John Denver's Windsong, does it? I really hate it when two entirely differnt songs have the same name, and I don't want to look like I couldn't come up with one on my own. Thanks
454 2008-03-18 23:56:02
Topic: Song for George-Eric Johnson (3 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Does anyone know what tuning Eric uses on this song? Right now I'm tuned dAGDAD and it sounds close, but something, and I can't tell what, sounds weird. Thanks-this is a sweet song
455 2008-03-17 19:35:40
Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time (167 replies, posted in Electric)
If speed is your thing, Herman Li is your man
456 2008-03-17 12:31:16
Re: 12-string bass? (5 replies, posted in Electric)
Wow, that's cool. Sounds difficult to play.
457 2008-03-15 23:44:03
Re: On the Wings of a Dream-John Denver (7 replies, posted in Song requests)
Wow, I'm surprised that no one knows this song. It's off of cassette tape number 2 "The Very Best of John Denver". It's one of my favorties of his.
458 2008-03-15 14:38:37
Re: I have respect for musicians (21 replies, posted in Acoustic)
vhagopian wrote:
Please someone give me some inspiration! I always wanted to learn guitar and finally did somethng about it now in my adult life and been taking lessons from the ground up (music theory, practicing chords, learning strumming patterns). I've only had 6 weekly lessons so far and practice about 30 mins a day (more when I find the time). This is so difficult. But I still love it and really trying hard to learn. I know 10 chords but there is hesitation while switching and then of course you don't quite get a clean ring off the strings. You know how it goes. So I stop, look at my fingers where they're touching extra strings and slowly adjust and ring the strings again till I get it right. But man, am I doing something wrong, or is this painstaking slow way to learn the only way? I'm asking when I should realistically expect to play something that is recognizable? Is it realistic to get good enough to play a song in months or am I in this for a year before I can expect more from myself and actually play a real song with the right tempo? I can't beleive how guitarists don't even look at the guitar and position their fingers in the right place while switching chords so fast. WOW. I realize now how amazing that is.
It's funny, you don't realize how hard playing a guitar is until you actually try to play one. After a year of playing, what still amazes me is these guys who can absolutely shred out ridiculously fast solos (i.e. Herman Li of Dragonforce) and make it sound good. Whenever I try to play like that, it sounds like a messed up jumble of sound. I guess it's true what they say about practicing scales.
459 2008-03-15 14:33:21
Re: On the Wings of a Dream-John Denver (7 replies, posted in Song requests)
So no one knows where music for this song can be found?
460 2008-03-15 14:31:44
Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time (167 replies, posted in Electric)
No one mentioned Eric Johnson. . .
461 2008-03-15 12:55:46
Re: Eric CLAPTON'S BEST SONG (6 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Tears in Heaven or Wonderful Tonight
462 2008-03-15 12:51:31
Topic: Anyone have a Rocktron wah? (1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I've been looking around a bit at wah pedals, and this Rocktron wah is selling for $50 on Musicians Friend. Does anyone have one of these, or is it better to get something a little more expensive, like a Cry Baby or an Ibanez Weeping Demon?
463 2008-03-14 00:27:30
Re: Can some kind person explain keys to me? (18 replies, posted in Electric)
jerome.oneil wrote:
The circle is pretty simple to understand if you understand how scales are derived. Working counter clockwise through the scale, you move a fifth up from your starting point. So if you start at C, the next point on the circle is G. G is the fifth of C. The next note over is D. D is the fifth of G. And so on.
If you go the other way, you get fourths. The other way from C gives you F, which is the fourth of C.
It's really a "circle of intervals." If you know it, you can find any intervalic relationship.
Every other point on the circle is the 2nd of the root key going in "fifths" direction. Skip four over, and you're at a major 3rd. Fourths and fifths we've already covered. Sixths are three jumps away, and sevenths are 5.
Wow, I must have really missed something in learning about music. What do you mean when you say "D is the fifth of G" or "F is the fourth of C"? Do you mean that D is five steps above a G and F is five steps above a C? So is it as simple as half and whole steps, just like the fretboard or notes on a piano?
464 2008-03-14 00:20:51
Re: Can some kind person explain keys to me? (18 replies, posted in Electric)
Well, I understand it a little better, thanks. I have one more question: which chords go in which keys? Say you're in the key of G major-what chords would it contain? Also, what's the difference between minor and natural minor? Thanks again for your explanations.
465 2008-03-13 20:58:08
Re: Can some kind person explain keys to me? (18 replies, posted in Electric)
I kind of sort of can follow that. . .you lost me on the cycle of fifths thing, though.
466 2008-03-12 20:39:18
Re: A GOAL SONG??????????? (16 replies, posted in Acoustic)
The intros, fills, and solos on Clapton's Unplugged album. The Old Love solo took a while. One that I've been working on here and there lately is Cliffs of Dover.
467 2008-03-12 20:36:49
Topic: Can some kind person explain keys to me? (18 replies, posted in Electric)
I've played trombone for 5 years, piano (once in a while) for 9 years, and acoustic guitar now for 1 year. I read music everyday with key signatures, but I still don't understand how you know what notes go in what key. I understand major/minor, but not much else. If you give me guitar tabs and a few minutes I'm fine. I can play almost all of the chords you need, a few scales, lots of random riffs, and a few solos. But if you told me "make up a solo in B" I'd have no clue what you mean. Would someone with lots of patience care to explain about keys to me?
468 2008-03-12 20:29:15
Re: On the Wings of a Dream-John Denver (7 replies, posted in Song requests)
eagleeye5851 wrote:
I can't remember any songs called 'Wings of a dream'.
There was 'Wings That Fly Us Home".
There was also 'On The Wings Of An Eagle'.
How does the song go?If you want an older song, then try:http://www.songlyrics.com/song-lyrics/Denver+John/Miscellaneous/Scotsman/44050.html
Most people don't recognize it by it's name-it the one that goes "Yesterday I had a dream about dying/about laying to rest and then flying. . ."
469 2008-03-11 20:03:39
Re: On the Wings of a Dream-John Denver (7 replies, posted in Song requests)
Anyone?
470 2008-03-09 18:18:30
Topic: On the Wings of a Dream-John Denver (7 replies, posted in Song requests)
Not sure why, but tabs for lots of John Denver's best songs don't seem to be online. Does anyone know where tabs for On the Wings of a Dream can be found? It's a very nice song for a 12 string.
471 2008-03-09 01:29:20
Re: 12-string bass? (5 replies, posted in Electric)
cytania wrote:
There are a few one-off instruments built by enthusiasts but a 12 -string bass isn't a real instrument. Most basses are 4 strings E A D G (alternate tunings are rare in bass). There are 5 string basses and these add a low B ( B E A D G), this gives a real booming low note (more than some amps can handle). Six string basses are also gaining popularity giving an additional high C string. Jazz and classical cats do some weird things with the tunings but for most players a 4 string bass is enough for anything.
You may be thinking of the baja sexto, used by mariachi bands which has 6 pairs of strings (I think). This is one octave lower than regular guitar rather than 2 octaves lower like the electric bass.
Check on Musicians Friend, you can buy some signature model. There are 8 string ones too.
472 2008-03-03 01:04:58
Topic: 12-string bass? (5 replies, posted in Electric)
How is a 12-string bass set up? What strings does it have?
473 2008-02-28 21:12:58
Re: Some 12 string song ideas please...? (44 replies, posted in Acoustic)
"On the Wings of a Dream" by John Denver or Stariway to Heaven-the latter is played mainly on a 6-string, but I believe Jimmy Page used a double-neck, and I really like the sound of it on a 12.
474 2008-02-28 21:09:06
Re: Naming a guitar piece? (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
You mentioned the phrase "eternal sunset"-I like that a lot. Not very creative on my part, but I like that phrase you used so much-how about "Into the Eternal Sunset"?
475 2008-02-27 21:19:02
Re: Dano (6 replies, posted in Electric)
jaygordon75 wrote:
If you have one of the originals from the Sixties then it's a collectable. Stores couldn't hardly give those guitars away until Jimmy Page appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone holding one...then suddenly they were hot. They are cheaply built from aluminum and masonite with lipstick tube pickups but have a very distinctive sound...I really like mine for slide playing. The current models are being built in Korea and are probably a better guitar than the original but obviously don't have the collectability value. I remember Sears marketing some under the Silvertone name with an amplifier built into the hard case...
Mine is a 2000 model, but it has an "amp in bag", a little 9V battery-powered thing that has a handy case built into the bag (it's removable, unlike the one you speak of). Kind of a cool concept-that means I can go anywhere with my Dano without hauling my 30-watt around.