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Post by starcrossed on Feb 14, 2007 0:23:39 GMT -5
No she sings better than I can play....LOL....mine just sounds like death to the cat!!!
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 14, 2007 0:25:15 GMT -5
Chords...HH is helping me with some information on playing too. I appreciate all the help.
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:25:55 GMT -5
Awww poor kitty!!! I think it is much harder than they make it look. I need to get more practice too. Big Time. I went to Borders bookstore and bought a Best of the Beatles guitar book, all CHORDS and I am trying to use that to get back in the groove.
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Post by jillywilly65 on Feb 14, 2007 0:27:03 GMT -5
No punn intended on the "get back". I struggle with strumming and chord changing while singing
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 14, 2007 0:28:09 GMT -5
I have Guitar chords and scale decks...my hands are small too. Just need to reach the chord....
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Post by hammeredham on Feb 20, 2007 20:47:57 GMT -5
On the "F" chord. I'm not sure which form you're trying to play but I will agree that when learning that one tends to tie up a lot of people. There's a couple of ways to git 'er done, just depending on (within the context of a song) where you're coming from to get there AND where you're going next. Generally, leaving it is a LOT easier than getting to it.  Hmmmm, let me draw some diagrams here. The numbers will correspond to your fingers, 1 thru 4 with 1 being closest to your thumb and 4 being your pinky. The other junk will be the strings of the guitar up by the nut. The assumption is made here that you're playing chords almost exclusively in the first 3 or 4 frets at this point........because there ARE other places to find the, er, (humor attempt alert) F'ing chord on the neck. ;D II_ _ _ _ _ _ II _ _ _ _ _ _ Nut II | | | | 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1II 1st fret II | | | 2 | | II | | | 2 | |II 2nd fret II | 3 4 | | | II | 3 4 | | |II 3rd fret The one on the left is usually called the "easy" one and the one on the right is the "barred" version which I think most people are told to stay away from at first. I don't always agree with that; like I said it depends on what you're doing. Plus, if you can learn the "barred" version early on, you're steps ahead on doing barred chords in general which for many, if not most, rock styles is what will really open up the whole neck for you. I only hope this forum will not screw up my spacing on those diagrams......well, when I'm in the edit box it's fine but when posted it is run together. Let me use "II" to separate the two guitar necks......... Not for me to say that you *should* start with one or the other; play with them both and use what works for you for the time being. I found a useful tool was to work with the open C chord a lot, as the finger positions are similar to the left F above. Playing that "left F" usually gets a lot easier the better you can do the C. HH |
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Post by hammeredham on Feb 20, 2007 21:13:15 GMT -5
No punn intended on the "get back". I struggle with strumming and chord changing while singing Yup, it takes a little getting used to. To me, there's a certain "think" to it; it's a lot like being on a bicycle and steering at the same time you're pedaling. Obviously, the better you know the music the easier it is to sing to but some wiseguy composers like to write stuff where the words aren't in what would seem like a logical "synch" with the music. That's where the fun starts !!!! HH |
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Post by starcrossed on Feb 20, 2007 21:58:32 GMT -5
I love this thread...such get lessons and advice. Thank you Hammeredham. My demo is going to be posted....look for my thread.
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Post by hammeredham on May 9, 2007 18:18:18 GMT -5
Well, I think it's high time to bump this whole thread again and see if we can shake some more "Lovehammer-interested" musicians out of the woodwork...........
HH
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