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- drstonyhills
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What u doing this summer?
People i am in search of any relevant Acoustic guitar FREE ;D Lessons online, any one got ideas. Thats going to be my summer project, far from working with code and all programming stuff and all the incoherent medical sciences. I got Six weeks to play better than Francis Cabrel Not to talk of his duo with Isabelle Boulay on the same song. He's ma hereo. Il n'y a pas deux. (LOL). Just got my acoustic guitar after listening to that song!!.
So people you advice greatly wilkomen ;D
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- Kevin DuCommun
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Heya,
I've been hoping someone would start a "guitar thread" one of these days
Acoustic guitar is a blast, and is definitely an excellent instrument to learn. I've been playing acoustic / electric guitar for about 12 years now. Lately I haven't been playing as much as I'd like though, Andy keeps me slaving away at the templates and if he found out that I was spending valuable time playing the guitar....let's just say his justice would be swift!, so shhhh, dont tell Andy
There are lots of online lessons and tips and such to help you learn how to play, but my best advice is to begin with something you enjoy. It's easy to overwhelm yourself at the beginning and end up hating it before you really give it a chance. Eventually you will need to learn scales and chords, all the fundamentals of guitar playing, but at first I feel the best way to get started is to learn a song you enjoy...like that C'était l'hiver by Francis Cabrel.
Believe it or not, that song is actually great to learn from as it is using basic chords which are some of the major chords you would learn in early lessons. I played a bit of it myself to "test it out" so to speak and basically that song is played in the standard guitar tuning:
EADGBE (This is the standard tuning you will want to start with, the best thing to do is to purchase an electronic tuner to help you tune your guitar until you are able to tune by ear or harmonics.)
He is also using a "capo" to raise the key of the guitar. With the standard EADGBE tuning, you will want to use the capo to bar the thrid fret of the guitar to match what he is playing. So you will want to pick up a capo as well, they are pretty inexpensive and a lot of fun.
The major chords he is using throughout the song is Em (E minor), D, G, C and he is basically finger plucking the strings as he plays each chord rather than strumming to give that walking melody feel. There are actually some tabs available for this song online (guitar tablature) which will show you how to play the song.
The way guitar tab works is it shows you six horizontal lines, which represent the strings, and then a number on the line which represents which 'fret' to play that string for that particular measure. Here is a link to the tab and chords for this song: www.911tabs.com/link/?4348602 . It shows the tab for the intro part, then the chords for the verses and choruses.
The 4 major chords he is using are your basic guitar chords, so learning this song is actually like learning an early guitar lesson and very helpful. Here is how to play those 4 chords. Make sure you place your capo across the "third fret" before playing these chords to play in the correct key along with the song.
Em
2----
2----
D
2----
3----
2----
C
1----
2----
3----
G
3----
3----
2----
3----
The best thing to do is play the song over and over, either the youtube video or a cd or what not, and play your guitar along with it using those chords above, plucking individual strings, getting a feel for the rhythm until what you're playing starts to match what he is playing. I think you'll be surprised just how easy it is. The hardest part of getting started with the guitar, is getting used to moving your fingers as you change chords, pressing the strings down all the way, and making sure each finger is on the proper fret when playing a chord.
Well...that was a very long post, hope atleast some of that made some sense anyway
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- Mike VanKirk
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Playing guitar is a great fun and a good way to unwind. Although I know about 20 songs (and not very well), it is always great fun around the campfire with some friends. I have an acoustic, but I mostly strum the tunes I know and sluff off.
Music has always been a part of my life. I've been playing drums for 18 years and most recently 'retired' from a very busy rock band as the lead singer.
I will never quit making music because it is so relaxing. For me, I needed to take a break and raise my 2 kids and that in itself is a rewarding challenge. I started getting caught up in the really late nights and parties.. :'(
Cheers to everyone that enjoys playing music no matter what instrument or style!
Mike
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- drstonyhills
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This is my new gear Kevin. I am just lovingit. Though i am not good yet (i can remember my brother show me a few chords ages ago, and i just purchased Jamorama. I got a capo aswell.
Man i am singing like crazy with this guitar in my hand just to have it is a big move, i have always loved music, i did the same thing with the grand piano and it was 95% succesful. I know i am gonna do it great.
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- Kevin i found the tablature for that song, the chords are alright for me now, but man how do you know which string to strum, i know it tells you what fret number and how to strum it, but i am just so scared of the cordination of of the 'strumming hand', playing the piano is way to easy. Help i really wanna play this Tablature . Looks like its just three chords Em C and D, then with few bends.
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Heya,
With the tab, basically it is showing you each of the six strings, E A D G B E, the E which is the bottom line of the chart being your low E string, and working your way up to the top line, which is your high E string. If you have a "0" on the bottom line...that means that you pluck your low E string open, 2 would mean that you pluck your low E string while pressing down the low E string on the 2nd fret and so on.
The tab also shows "somewhat" the ryhthm of the song, each of the numbers are slightly indented to show they order they are played with your strumming hand (numbers that are directly above eachother mean that they are played at the exact same time whereas indented from eachother means they are played one after another). In this song, he is basically pressing down the strings for the Em chord (2nd string 2nd fret, and 3rd string 2nd fret) and then strumming each string individually starting at the low E string and working up; after which he moves to the D chord, and plays it the same way.
NOTE: When using a capo, you want to start counting your frets starting after the fret the capo is barring. So in this song, where you have the capo across the third fret, when you have a tab that shows you to play 2, or press down the string on the 2nd fret, you would want to press the string on the 2nd fret from the capo, which would actually be your 5th fret counting from the head of the guitar.
While tab shows you how to play the chord, the succession of the strings to play, etc...it really can't show you the "rhythm or style" of playing the song in great detail. So you basically want to use tab in tandem with the song itself. Use the tab to know where to place your fingers and which strings to hit, then listen to the song to hear the rhythm, the beat, and how it should sound.
Arpèges :
Em D C
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E
0
0
2
2
B
0---0
0---0
3---3
3---3
G---0
0---0---0
0---0---2
2---2---2
2---2
D
2
2---0
0---0
0
A
3
E-0
0
Hope that all doesn't come across too cryptic, its tricky to explain something like this in writing sometimes. Your gear looks nice, I'm sure you will pick up the guitar pretty easily, since you already have a musical background. Getting in the "musical" mindset is one of the hardest things for a new player to overcome, and it seems you already have that
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- Bob Ateah
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I'm a ok guitar player - I'm a finger picker myself, self taught.
One thing is, I have never been able to play guitar and sing at the same time. Grrrrr.
Oh well. Best of luck to you Livingstone!
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I've started learning how to play the guitar about five or six times... just never been able to grasp it. something to do with how my brain is wired methinks. i can't play, sing, or dance
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GollumX wrote:
i can't play, sing, or dance
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GollumX wrote:
i can't play, sing, or dance
get your self up dat chair and shake you body bros. Lol
GollumX wrote:good luck to you dr. livingstone.
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