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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

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  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

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  little_Socrates

  James Brown, wow, you sound like quite a character. I would love it if we could hang out and jam sometime :) I don't have the pro experince you do, I have mostly played for Church. I have some college level music classes and I have been around some great musicians that is how I have learned. However I am out of work now so I would love it if I could make money with music.

  I would love to have a Hofner style bass, it has a similar tone to my bass but it is MUCH lighter. I fell in love with my bass in the music store because of its tone and playablity but it gets awefully heavy after a couple hours. (Kind of hard to test how you will like an instrument after several hours of playing in the music store)

  My passion right now is recording. I recently got a zoom H6 portable digital recorder. It is amazing the sound quality that is possible now a days with a realitivly low cost portable device.. I really like making other people sound good. That is why I enjoy playing bass, recording, and running live sound boards.

  Are you actually able to make money from recording? People pay good money to have a pro photographer/videoographer to record special events in their lifes. Why wouldn't they also spend good money to get high quality audio recordings as well?
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  I have an old Hondo acoustic guitar. It was probably from the 60's. It has a two ply front pannel and no truss rod. I didn't know untill I had it worked on it was a cheap guitar when it was made! The tech didn't want to work on it becasue he told me I could get a better one for a hundred bucks. A good friend of mine rescued it from a yard sale and reconditioned it for me to learn on. This same friend commited suicided a while latter so it holds special sentimental value to me. Even though it is a "cheap" guitar the tone is fabulous. I have tried other guitars but I would probably have to spend thousands to get a better tone.

  I also play a Washburn AB95 a giant semi hollow body 35" scale 5 string bass. I learned bass because everywhere I go there is already several guitar players. Often I am better than the other guitar players but nobody seems to play bass. I love playing guitar if I am the only guitar player but that is almost never an option for me. When I play bass I get the whole low end all to myself :) (Do I sound like a snob?)
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  Jimmy Page is my hero when it comes to guitar! I just love the fact that he could rock so hard on an acoustic guitar. Everybody else playing the same type of music was playing electrics. Aslo he is used the ENTIRE fretboard. He played lead and rhythm at the same time. Most gutiar players have a few signiture riffs or styles, once you know them you can sound just like them. On the other hand.... every time I learn a Jimmy Page guitar song I learn something new about my instrument. Aspiring guitar players would do well to study his work.
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  Just a hint.... it is very possible they had studio musicians working on their records :) It is kind of an open secret that a lot of bands did this in the 60's and 70's.
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  Another thing... power chords are usually what a piano player plays with their left hand. When you are playing "bassy" notes you need a lot of speration between them so they don't clash. If you play a full three note chord all in the same ocative in the first couple octaves of the piano it will probably sound bad. Play the same chord up a bit higher and it sounds great. The lowest 3 or 4 strings on a guitar are considered "bass notes".
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  JB how many guitarists are there? Perhaps one is playing power chords and the others are filling in the harmony. So when you play it at home you play the full chords to make it sound like the full band?
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  "I always thought people that used them did not know how to play the guitar or were lazy.?"

  When I first starting learning to play... I figured everything that was easy enough for me to figure out must not have been very musical. Great musicans had this amazing skill that I couldn't match. If they played something I could emulate they must be useless hacks!

  I have grown in persepctive now. I realize that much of the great music we listen to is acutally quite simple. As a matter of fact it takes a great musician to take something very simple and make it really sound good. It is almost like the sketch artists that can draw a likelness of you in 5 minutes. There is art in the simplicity. Also overly complext music is often usless wankery by the artest. Music is not a completition it is an art!

  (can somebody explain how to do quotes here?)
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  Power Chords are not unique to guitars but maybe you don't know them by this name. True music theory suggests that a chord is any three or more notes. A power chord only technically has two notes. Ussually the root and the 5 scale tone above the root. To make it sound more full most guitarists will also play the octave above the root.

  Put another way... you play a standard chord but you leave out the third. The third of the chord is what gives it the major or minor sound. Guitarists like the fact that they don't have worry about clashing with a major or minor sound. (if you play a major chord while everybody else plays a minor chord it will probably sound awefull). It also leaves more room for the melody or other instruments.

  Take a C Major Chord for instance, you would spell it C, E, G. C is the root, E is the third and G is the 5th. If you only play C,G you are playing a power chord.
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  Now if I actually had the skill to go along with the great theory I know :) I know SO much more than what I can actually play well.
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  Any Guitar Players Out there?

  by WillowTrees in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to understand which chords these are, in terms of piano.

  it's off helmets song "blacktop".

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7--7--7-7-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play x 3 | pm................................................... play x 4 outro |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| |-0-0-0-/7--3-3-0-3-4-5~~-|-6-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-| play x 12* |.

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  little_Socrates

  777=aea

  333=fcf

  555=gdg

  000=dad

  444=f#c#f#

  666=g#d#g#

  Assuming it is drop D tunning which I am almost postive, those would be some very disonate chords if it wasn't. Essentially they are all power chords(like most rock music). You have the root, then a 5th above and then an octave above.