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Hey Everyone
This forum has been running for a good few months now and I was wondering whether there are people out there that have managed to find new band members, jamming partners, teachers or simply managed to advertise their band through this forum?
We all love a good success story - so let us know how you have been getting on!?
Awkward Strummer
Cheers for monitoring guys! Seriously, as per my other post, this is not the forum nor the website for that kind of chat. Save it for the playground eh? As Bootlegger rightly says, any more and both of you will be suspended from the site.
Thanks
Chris
Apologies guys - had a bit of stuff going on recently and haven't been on here to monitor what's going on!
Guys F F Sake - get a grip! No problem with you lot disagreeing with each other over tastes in music - after all, as they say variety is the spice of life...
... but this is neither the forum to do it nor is it the right website - keep it respectful - we're all here to learn and share! And besides, I happen to be a big fan of S&G so pack it in!! ;-)
Chris
are you gay cause what the hell is with the paul simon crap
Hey - no need!
Hey
I recently put some cheap 'Earthwood' strings on my acoustic. They may be cheap but love the deep and mellow sound they give! They're not much ... perhaps worth a try!? As far as Sweaty Finger Syndrome (SFS) goes, it's too early to tell but I tend to suffer from this too!
Chris
I taught myself too. Well, that's a lie really as I had some initial lessons on how to play an A Chord and strum downwards from the husband of my wife's friend! Only thing was that he preferred to sit and play really cool riffs and blues numbers to me for an hour or so ... by which time I had to go home again! Now been playing for about 5 years and reckon that I might benefit from having some lessons to put me on track again now that I seem to be stuck in a rut! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_sad.gif" border=0 alt="Sad">
Chris
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say thanks for all the time and effort you guys are putting into this! Chordie is the greatest!
<img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
Hey All
Originally from all over the place as my dad was in the Forces. Now living in Dinas Powys (Just outside Cardiff in South Wales, UK). Been playing for about 5 years, really need to make a concerted effort to push myself to improve!! Wish that I'd started at a much younger age ... close to the big 30 now!
Continuing on the Single Malt theme, have a bash at 'Penderyn' an absolutley gorgeous Welsh whiskey! DELISH!! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_razz.gif" border=0 alt="Razz">
Chris
Definately agree with Ken on this one! Try learning the really easy fingerpicking pattern to Wonderful Tonight. I had trouble with the main riffs on my normal 'non-cutaway acoustic guitar (blaming the tool! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_redface.gif" border=0 alt="Embarassed"> ) but if you can just get the main pattern and chord progression down to a tee, it does actually sound really nice! Then just chuck in a couple of hammer-ons and slides and you're on to a winner!
have a look on 'youtube' for Wonderful Tonight and there are a couple of guys that play it without the riffs ... sounds nice! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
Good Luck!
My favourites have to be:
Wonderful Tonight (Clapton)
Tears in Heaven (Also Clapton)
Fields of Gold (Eva's version)
Wednesday Morning, 3 AM (Simon & Garfunkel)
Imagine (John Lennon)
Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits)
and not forgetting that wonderful 'Grow Old With You' as sung by Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer!! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">
Cheers for that guys! Probably best if I take it in to be sorted out I think, wouldn't trust myself to do it without completely buggering the guitar up! At least I'll have someone else to blame that way!
Cool name tho eh!? 'Truss Rod'!
Cheers
Chris
phew! My dull days at work will still be bearable then! Cheers! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
I think it would be a great idea!
Bit concerned about having to start all the forums again ... now what am I supposed to do at work all day other than go through all the various threads!? <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_sad.gif" border=0 alt="Sad">
hehehe ... happened to me the other day with one of the scales I was working on! Spent ages going through it really slowly again and again making loads of mistakes (even at snail pace!), went away and did something else for a bit and come back to it and played it perfectly (well, near enough to satisfy my despair!!) <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_mad.gif" border=0 alt="Mad">
Something else that is also really true(and what I try and do quite often now) is to have a go at something difficult for at least half an hour before you go to bed so its the last thing on your mind before sleeping ... when you get up the next day and have a go, it 'usually' clicks a lot faster! Give it a try!!
Take it easy!!
Chris
Many thanks guys! Some good suggestions there!
Chris
Hey Missen ... how strange! I play just like Clapton too! If it weren't for all the barre chords, hammer-ons, slides and fast picking and other (as you put it) 'none important stuff' like being able to play brilliantly!... oh no, sorry, thats just when I've had a skin full!! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_twisted.gif" border=0 alt="Twisted Evil"> hehe! 30 next year by the way!
A.S.
Hey
Have had a quick trawl through the songbooks looking for typical summer songs in prep for the long evenings and campfires (the best time of year to be playing guitar!!). Is there a songbook here that would fit the bill? If not would welcome some suggestions! Thinking along the lines of Bob's 'Redemption Song' or 'Sittin on the Dock of the Bay' ... y'know, chilled, relaxed smooth acoustic tunes, perhaps a bit more upbeat than the two I have mentioned, but not too difficult as copious amounts of beer and bourbon are usually involved! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_cool.gif" border=0 alt="Cool">
Any thoughts!?
Hello everyone
I bought a nice Acoustic Fender a few months back and have noticed in the past few weeks that the action has become higher than it was when i got it, resulting in making my fingers ache like hell after playing it for prolonged periods of time. Can anyone please tell me if this is normal and whether there is a simple way to put it back to where it was; or do I need to take it in to have some someone sort it out properly?
Many thanks!
hey badeye,
have you found that the action has become somewhat higher on yours since you got it? In fact, can anyone out there explain to me please why this has happened? I intend to take it to someone in the next week or so to have it sorted out, but quite strange really!
Still really lovely sounding btw!! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_rolleyes.gif" border=0 alt="Rolling Eyes">
Hey Steve
I'll probably get some upturned noses here (hehehe) but ... i bought an acoustic Fender the other month and it really does sound lovely! I spent ages going through the guitar shops looking for the right guitar with only a budget of about £250. Tried all the usual Yamahas, Takamines and Ibanez etc. The Fender DG25S has a really warm mellow and deep sound if that's the sort of thing that you are after?...sounded better than most of the other more expensive guitars that I tried. My only advice would be to shop around lots and buy the particular guitar that you love the sound and feel of in the shop as the set-up can vary considerably from guitar to guitar.
Cheers
A.S.
No mate,
if the numbers are beneath each other, then you strum once or pick them all at the same time. If you have a re-read of Altex's post on 3rd feb you will see that he has shown a couple of tabs. One of them is a G Chord. If you form a G without looking at the tab (as you would ordinarily do), keep the fingering and look at the tab. you will see that they are the same.
does that help? if not feel free to private message me!
Yeah, fair enough! Altex's way of explaining was a bit simpler than mine!! Hope you get the idea though!?
Hi Dave
Below is something that I have copied from a previous thread where someone was having trouble reading tabs...it goes on a bit but hope it helps!?
It's just an alternative way of showing the way to play the notes to a song.
The usual way to show how to play a song is simply by naming the chords as they appear in the lyrics to the song, ie G, C, D etc. When the song is fingerpicked rather than strummed, the notes are generally played one at a time in a pattern and will show you the order in which to play the strings and where.
So, to show what note to play and the pattern in which to play them, we use TAB. The diagram shows the six strings on the guitar and the top string on the diagram represents the E string, that is the top string that is closest to you at the top of the guitar as you play. The string that the numbers appear on the diagram represent the string that is intended to be played. The number itself represents the fret that you need to hold that particular string down on. Does that make sense!?
Cheers
Hey Nuge
I haven't got one, but I did borrow an Epiphone Les Paul from a friend a few months back and I have to admit it did sound and play really nice! I'm sure that there are better electrics out there for the same sort of money, but would definitely recomend the Epiphone!
Just my pennies worth there! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
Hey pd1gsd
I think you may be referring to what is called tablature or 'TAB'. It's just an alternative way of showing the way to play the notes to a song.
The usual way to show how to play a song is simply by naming the chords as they appear in the lyrics to the song, ie G, C, D etc. When the song is fingerpicked rather than strummed, the notes are generally played one at a time in a pattern, and simply calling out the chords is not always good enough and not everyone (including me!!) knows the names of all the notes on the neck (although the TAB will show you the chord, it will show you the order in which to play the strings and where).
So, to show what note to play, we use TAB. The diagram shows the six strings on the guitar and as Satman points out the top string on the diagram represents the E string, that is the top string that is closest to you at the top of the guitar as you play. The string that the numbers appear on the diagram represent the string that is intended to be played. The number itself represents the fret that you need to hold that particular string down on. Does that make sense!?
Once you get past the unfamiliarity of it, it really is a useful tool to getting to play many songs other than simply strumming. A really easy song to get to grips with TAB is REM's 'Everybody Hurts' and gets you introduced to really simple fingerpicking patterns too.
Hope this helps mate?
A.S.
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