26 Reply by petermiss

(26 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Sketcher!
There is another tip that I don't see here (though it cost some money). If you know you are the on-off player type you will probably continue to be one. My tip is to either buy lighter strings (they still hurt some but are easier to the fingers, compare an acoustic and an electric and you feel the difference).

The best tip for on-off players I think is to buy nylon string guitars. It's a world of difference for your fingers to play metals or nylons. My gig buddy have always played nylon and practice a lot, but he's still close to death after 5 minutes on my metal Tanglewood...
/Missen

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27 Reply by petermiss

(33 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I started playing 6 month ago and now I own 4 guitars (the wife's not too happy but she admits they look good on the livingroom wall...).

I have 2 metal six-string accoustics 1 noname (really cheap stuff) and 1 Tanglewood
1 electric Ibanez RG
Last week I bought a quarter size nylon mini acoustic (mostly for the 4 year old son but it's quite fun playing it).

/Missen

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28 Reply by petermiss

(1 replies, posted in Acoustic)

It's the sign for "slide in" and "slide out" so it realy doesn't tell where to slide from/to. If you look at a band they some times slide up from close to the body and all the way up the neck (and the let go of the strings), that would be a TAB sign like that. The only thing you have to worry about is what fret you start/stop sliding.

/Missen

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29 Reply by petermiss

(6 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi AJ!
I've had some help on this site:

http://www.fenderplayersclub.com

You don't need to own a Fender to get in... :-)

I think you should take a look at this article (skip the things you already know):

http://www.fenderplayersclub.com/pdfs/l … Basics.pdf

There are tips on chord changing and finger movement, with chord progressions to play for practice.

Hope it helps!

/Missen

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30 Reply by petermiss

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

No worries....
I've watched some of the videos now. Nice site, the lessons are not only the ordinary songs you can find on any video site. He also has some more rare stuff. Good tip for free video lessons.

/Missen

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31 Reply by petermiss

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Jessica!
The Dsus4 I use is:

e 3
b 3
g 2
d 0
a x
E x

A standard D with your pinky on the 3d fret on the high e.
When I look on the internet it's mostly called Dsus, so i'm not totaly sure that it's the same chord (Dsus/Dsus4).

If you wonder about other chords you can use http://chordfind.com/

/Missen

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32 Reply by petermiss

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi!
Could it be this one:

http://www.rayred.com/guitar-lessons/3- … stic-song/

I googled "give a little bit guitar lesson supertramp video" and browsed to the first site with "red" in it...

Looks like good lessons so I bookmarked it. Thanks for the tip :-)

/Missen

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33 Reply by petermiss

(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi!
One thing that helped me alot is the video lessons on the net. Just google "guitar lessons free" or something like that. Don't know if you can find your favourites there but maybe you can work on your playing to get on.

My favourite sites are:

http://www.freeguitarvideolessons.com/index.html

http://www.justinguitar.com/

http://www.nextlevelguitar.com/index.ph … p;Itemid=1

Good luck!

/Missen

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34 Reply by petermiss

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

For summer of 69 you can watch this:

http://www.nextlevelguitar.com/index.ph … ;Itemid=66

It's not picking but I've used the tips and they work fine (he uses an electric but it works just as well on an accoustic)

/Missen

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35 Reply by petermiss

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Krishanu!
In Sweden a standard set (lowest quality available) costs around 80 Swedish crowns (approx 10 USD) and is of fully acceptable quality.

The D'addigo set I use is high class but not top notch and costed me approx 35 USD.

This is quite an interesting topic, maybe you should make it a seperat thread in the forum.

/Missen

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36 Reply by petermiss

(2 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Hopeful!
When playing the Wals (3/4 tempo) the most important thing is to accentuate the 1st of the 3 beats (BOM-bom-bom-BOM-bom-bom if you understand...). You can do this even if you strum (and don't pick) by adding extra force to every 1st beat.

When I pick walses i often use my thumb on the chords base note for beat 1, and then the rest of the fingers plucking all other strings (except base note) for beat 2 and 3. Hard to explain in words...

There is a standard notation for picking called P.I.M.A (from the latin names of the fingers) and I'll try to "draw" you a picking pattern:
P = Thumb
I = Index finger
M = 3d finger
A = 4th finger


In PIMA the horisontal scale is time just like in TABs, but instead of marking what string/fret to use you mark what string/finger to use.
Over or under (don't remember wich) you write the chord name. You dont alwas pick all tones/strings in the chord.
The notation looks like this:

       D                       A
e ---------a------a------------a-----a------
b ---------m-----m-----------m-----m------
g ----------i------i-------------i------i-------
d ----p---------------------------------------
a ------------------------p-------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

    (BOM-bom-bom-BOM-bom-bom.....)

If you know what an alternate base note for a chord is you can make it even more beautiful by alternating (with your thumb) if you play the same chord for more bars in a row.
Looks like this:

       D                       D                           D
e ---------a------a------------a-----a---------------a-----a------
b ---------m-----m-----------m-----m--------------m-----m-----
g ----------i------i-------------i------i----------------i-------i------
d ----p-----------------------------------------p-------------------
a ------------------------p------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------

    (BOM-bom-bom-BOM-bom-bom.....)



So the pick pattern I like to show is the one above. Single pick with thumb on base note for beat 1. Then pick e,b,g strings with the other fingers for beat 2 and 3. As a rule you pick the lowes (darkest tone) string in every chord with the thumb. Examples:
D = base note d-string
A = base note a-string
G = base note E-string

Hope this makes any sence at all :-)
Any questions, just post them, I'll answer if I can.

Good luck!

/Missen

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37 Reply by petermiss

(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Wow, thats some serious chords... Often get theese horror chords when the song is originaly played on a piano/syntheziser.

Try this version instead:
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.u … p;id=55346

or this one:
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.u … ;id=213415

If you want to play the chords you described you can try to puzzle them out at http://chordfind.com/

Hope you are a full blown pro if you are going for those chords, you are going to brake your fingers :-)

/Missen

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38 Reply by petermiss

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

For example listen to some of Claptons unplugged live recordings of Tears in heaven and you'll hear your in the company of the best...

/Missen

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39 Reply by petermiss

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi RoadHog!
Pick an easy song with 2 or 3 chords.

Here is one. Drunken sailor.

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/hem.p … or_crd.txt

Play it over and over again. Get your finger flex up.
After a while you can change song or transpose this one to get new chords.

It is often good to try to find easy songs that you like and know, gets easier to keep the practice up that way.

Another way is to take 3 easy (and usable) chords like G, D and A and practice to change between them in different patterns (Play G, D, A till you feel it works, then try D, G, A and so on). When they work fine you scan Chordie for songs with those chords (remeber that you can transpose) and play them.

When you feel your confidence growing I would recommend you to pick a song that you REALY like and just give it your best until it's in your spine...

/Missen

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40 Reply by petermiss

(5 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi SkyDad!
Sometimes the chord progression in a song can call for different fingerings of the chord, even in the same song. Of course you can finger it however you like, but sometimes looking ahead on the next cord, a specific fingering can help you get an easier move to that one.

Example:
You are to play a G followed by a G7.
In this case you can use what I learned as a "pinky" G (this fingering was not amongst yours).
2nd finger on 2d fret A string
3rd on 3d fret (low) E string
pinky on 3 fret high e

Why this then... You get your 1st finger free. Put down your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the high e and lift your pinky (let the rest stay as is) and you got a G7. If you standard finger the G you have to rearange a lot to be able to play the G7.

The fingering you have that uses 4 fingers i know as the "rock" G. As jaygordon said it's used to ad some cosmetics to the sound. Try playing the 4 finger G and while strumming it lift and repalce the finger on the B string. If it fits in the song its a cool effect.

Of course this tampering can be done to any chord. If it sound good, use it.

Good luck with the guitar. And remember: Never play and fly...

/Missen

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41 Reply by petermiss

(17 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi James!
I've had that thought. To set up a gig at my sons kindergarden. Kids are painfully straight critics and straigt fans if they like what you do. At my sons previous kindergarden they had a guy in the staff that played the guitar and all the kids loved it. Unfortunately we moved and at the new one no one plays.

I did my first "close to a gig"-performance last weekend when we had a small conference at work. We were around 25 people there and we are 3 of those who play (1 is semi pro). That was GREAT fun. I can't nail the barre's yet so I did some air guitar fake strumming on those and sung a little louder :-)  The problem with that was that my guitar is metal and the others are nylons, so mine is the lodest, but it still worked.

The fun thing about singing is that you can actualy hear/feel your voice evolving if you use it. One thing for me was that I noticed my ability to nail the notes increased when I put more force in my voice, sang out louder and moore articulated. The problem there is that you have to get the confidence first to dare to sing out (a couple of beers can help there, just don't take to many cause then you can't coordinate your playing...). You can practice everywhere (or almost everywhere).

Keep singing folks, I promise that the only one in the room rating your singing as embarrasing is you.
/Missen

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42 Reply by petermiss

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi mhdmhd!
This might help you in your sitting position search...

http://www.guitarprinciples.com/Guitar_ … itting.htm

I myself (at home) often use a bar stool (without back rest) "sitting" on my left foot/ankle. This raises the right leg (where I rest the guitar) a bit. This is NOT a good position for long sessions thogh, because it causes your spine to curve a bit and causes blood loss in the left foot...

/Missen

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43 Reply by petermiss

(17 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi!
My opinion is that almost anyone can learn how to sing (there are rare cases that are hopeless...) but shyness and shame stands in our way. One other big factor I think is how we are brought up. If there where singing and music in your childhood home it's considered a natural thing and you don't get the blockings that people from non music familys get.

I was almost 35 before I discovered that I (if I can say so myself) is a decent singer. I got a new job and a friend there (he's a singer in a deth metal band, but can sing or play anything) dared me to sing. He physicaly draged me up on karaoke stages and so on. What ever I thoght of the performance he alwas said: "Your bullshiting you have a great voice". If he lied or not I don't know but he fixed another big factor in my head. Self confidence.

Now I play and sing with joy and I hope to give this to my now 4 year old son, that by the way already is singing along in his favorite songs (always fun to hear a swedish kid sing in "english").

/Missen

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44 Reply by petermiss

(133 replies, posted in Acoustic)

When I started 6 month ago I was like moddish and thought "How the heck could anyone in this world nail a C?". Then I found a song with a B7 in it and the C suddenly seemed like a walk in the park...

Now I'm struggling with the barre chords, and now anything exept barre seems easy....

What I have described though is probably the standard learning curve. It's like anything in life. When it's new it's hard, then you find something harder and don't even think of the struggles you had yesterday.

/Missen

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45 Reply by petermiss

(10 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Not an answer to your question, but a cool instrument.

My friend found a guitar on his grandmothers attic. He went to a musician that now restores old furniture and musical instruments. He discovered that it's made around 1910 and of a unusual model.

The problem with a standard guitar is that it's not completely in tune on the whole neck, but this instrument was specialy made to cope with this. The metal bands on the neck are more and more angled the closer you get to the body of the guitar (to correct that thick and thin strings tone chages are not equal when you move along the length of the string).

It looked a bit freaky and twisted but according to the restoration guy it was working exactly as supposed, and much better "whole neck" tuned than standard guitars.

/Missen

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46 Reply by petermiss

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

Hi!
I tried it on www.chordfind.com "reverse chord find" and it said: No chord found.
If I interpreted your picture right then Cynthia is close with the G#7.

Your chord is if im right:
e-7-
b-4-
g-5-
d-4-
a-6-
E-4-

The G#7 is:
e-4-
b-4-
g-5-
d-4-
a-6-
E-4-

The only difference is your pinky on fret 7 on the high e.

If you analyse the tones on the high e you change it from a G# to a B
The other tones in your chord are D#, A#, F#, D# ang G#
If you compare it to for example the Bmaj7 that is F#, D#, A#, F# and B. That chord is close to your tones and sounds good so yours should too, it's just arranged a bit different on the fretboard.

Have to go and try the G sharp Simba mix chord now :-)

/Missen

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47 Reply by petermiss

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

They are barred chords. The "top" fret is pressed straight over with the index finger. Still NOT easy to play, but at least you dont need to be a mutant to finger them... :-)

/Missen

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48 Reply by petermiss

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Surenperera!
Nice tip. I learnd this after playing about two weeks, and its not advanced. I think It's like american CT says about tha language. Sure I can make myself understod in english (in spite of being swedish...) but if I get the chance to evolve with a fairly small effort I of course go for it.

In sweden the school teaches basic music so the chord progression I already knew (But I still don't think the alphabet from A to G with a few flats and sharps in between can be classified as advanced). When I started playing the guitar 6 month ago I thought it to be fairly illogical untill my friend told me to just learn the strings tuning. Start with an open string and follow the chord progression up the frets.

Then I bought an easy book called "basic music theory for guitar". It explains your tip and how to build chords out of single notes, basic scales and som other goodies. You read it throug in half an hour and suddenly the guitar is logical...

Keep learning theory, it drasticaly evolves your music language...

/Missen

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49 Reply by petermiss

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Doc!

I'm really an old synth fan that lately discovered how fun it was playing guitar (and all of a sudden listened in a new way to guitar music). My list is a mix of genres, but then again it's the song that count not how it's made...


My top ballads (not in any particular order):

Bed of roses - Bon Jovi

It must have been love - Roxette

Somebody - Depeche mode

Louise - Human League

Lady in red - Cris de Burgh

Fields of gold - Sting (Police?)


/Missen


One of my favourite ballad makers is Peter Le Marc, but he only write in swedish and it's the lyrics that lift his songs. So you really got to know swedish to dig his songs fully...

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50 Reply by petermiss

(66 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

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Hi!

I'm a computer technician at a swedish factory that make the cabs for the Scania trucks.


Sometimes when we make computer/program changes in production and it doesn't work I could use you as a bodyguard...  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">


/Missen
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Great I would love an an all expenses paid trip to Sweden! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
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Heard about the ladies huh...  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_twisted.gif" border=0 alt="Twisted Evil">  Well it's mostly true... Bet a bodyguard woulden't have to work his pants off (oops...) to find one.

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