>>Brandon,Andy,
>>This place weirds me out, but what the hay.
Yeah, uh we need to change it from the "gay marriage discussion group" to the "we rock and if you don't like it leave" forum.
>>I've never tried it in open G before......I'll have to give it a go.
I play it standard, and I still think it isn't hard. It's just easier in open G.
>I'm pretty much a "hobby" guitar player, playing only for the >personal satisfaction.
All good guitarists play for personal satisfaction. If you play for money, you are the audience's puppet. The reason Led Zeppelin is called that is because they thought no one would like their music and it would crash and burn like a "zeppelin made of lead", but they went for it anyway because they liked it so much.
>I just never seem to get much better.
Then you aren't practicing enough (not to sound rude, but I have watched quite a few guitarists in their development, and practice along with knowing WHAT to practice is the difference.
>I think some people have it and some don't.
Practice, and you will have it. I will try to help. Post questions on this forum.
>That one chord that is slid at the end of the phrase....dont >recall the name...but its hard to move to it quickly....you >know the one.
First, I'll say that I'll try and post a thread about chord names soon. It is easier than you think.
For the Rain Song:
Try it like this:
E 65 ring finger
B 76 pinky
G 54 index finger
D 65 middle finger
Now, I would honestly suggest that you leave off the ring finger and not pluck the E string during the slide, because the high A note is also in the next chord. The reason it sounds okay on the recording is because the overdubbed guitar is dampening the effect of the repeated tone. Actually, leaving off the ring finger would make it easier to play as well.
>>Bottlenecks/slides !! I've got about a dozen of them >collecting dust at this point !! Just cant seem to get the >sound right, and my dog threatened to leave me........so.
When bottlenecking, ALWAYS remember: You play bottleneck with your ears, not your hands. You should be able to bottleneck blindly and let your ears lead the way. A little bit of music theory background helps, but a good ear is an okay substitute.
>>Would be nice to be the owner of a vintage Gibson 12 >string !! My wife keeps my guitar budget very low, so I doubt >I'll ever leave a store or swap with any kind of Gibson.
I actually only own two gibsons. One is the forementioned vintage 12 string acoustic and the other is an SG.
>>Andy.....I'm into the "Seattle" sound too, though probably >not as much as someone like yourself (ie young, still hip). >Its all good, though I agree with your statement about where >music is headed these days. Still some diamonds in the rough >out there though.
Music is timeless. I can't say that new music is bad because I know there are some kids sitting in a garage somewhere right now hearing Black Sabbath for the first time and trying to make real honest music. I agree that the bands that are POPULAR now suck, but the bands that were popular back then did too. We just don't remember them because they, like the pop music of today, were money driven fad bands that couldn't last. The bands that will continue to have a fan base 20 years from now are not the most popular today.
My e-mail is metalshrek@yahoo.com . I'll try and keep posting music related stuff in this forum, so post questions here, as there may be other guitarists out there who could benefit from the answers. P.S. I'm into all non-commercial forms of music.
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