*pssst* wanna check that string order again?sloop_john_b wrote:For all you rhythmers, here's a good place to get started. This is the pentatonic scale, first form, in A minor. I start all my students off with this and make them improvise a solo, often in the first or second lesson after I teach it:
E---------------------------------------5--8-----------
B---------------------------------5--8------------------
G--------------------------5--7-------------------------
D-------------------5--7--------------------------------
A-----------5--7----------------------------------------
E----5--8-----------------------------------------------
What kind of guitar player are you?
Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
Aw dude, you have the power to edit my posts, you couldn't have just done it quietly?jdogric12aolcom wrote:*pssst* wanna check that string order again?sloop_john_b wrote:For all you rhythmers, here's a good place to get started. This is the pentatonic scale, first form, in A minor. I start all my students off with this and make them improvise a solo, often in the first or second lesson after I teach it:
E---------------------------------------5--8-----------
B---------------------------------5--8------------------
G--------------------------5--7-------------------------
D-------------------5--7--------------------------------
A-----------5--7----------------------------------------
E----5--8-----------------------------------------------
J Dog rules!
Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
Oops, sorry, forgot about that.
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
I'm mostly a lead player, I guess, but I play by 'feel'...I made up my own hybrid major/pentatonic scale.
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
Ditto here! Here's an example of "my" scale in G major (most of it is taken from E minor pentatonic though):dpowell wrote:I'm mostly a lead player, I guess, but I play by 'feel'...I made up my own hybrid major/pentatonic scale.
e --------------------------------------------------------------------10---12----
B --------------------------------------------------8----10----12----------------
G -----------------------------------------7---9----------------------------------
D --------------------------5----7----9-------------------------------------------
A ----------------5----7----------------------------------------------------------
E ---3---5---7--------------------------------------------------------------------
Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
That's pentatonic major, correct? I never learned my pentatonics very well. I was always too fascinated by diminished and augmented things.
Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
Wow! There are some real stretches in that. Wouldn't it be easier to play this instead? It's moveable.
E_______________________3______________________________________________________________
B___________________3_5_________________________________________________________________
G_______________2_4_____________________________________________________________________
D___________2_5_________________________________________________________________________
A_______2_5_____________________________________________________________________________
E___3_5_________________________________________________________________________________
JimK, (always looking for the easy way out )
E_______________________3______________________________________________________________
B___________________3_5_________________________________________________________________
G_______________2_4_____________________________________________________________________
D___________2_5_________________________________________________________________________
A_______2_5_____________________________________________________________________________
E___3_5_________________________________________________________________________________
JimK, (always looking for the easy way out )
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
No big stretches, Jim - you have to move your position. For instance, on the first string, the first three notes would be played with the index finger, ring finger, and then a slid-over ring finger, respectively.jimk wrote:Wow! There are some real stretches in that. Wouldn't it be easier to play this instead? It's moveable.
Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
Oh, OK. Got it.
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
A forumite told me about this tip he got from Carol Kaye... "pivot" with your left thumb and you can reach lots more positions while still being somewhat anchored to the back of the neck. You can reach about 8 frets without moving position on a bass if you do this.
Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
Fançois Rabbath has been teaching that for a long time, also.jdogric12aolcom wrote:A forumite told me about this tip he got from Carol Kaye... "pivot" with your left thumb and you can reach lots more positions while still being somewhat anchored to the back of the neck. You can reach about 8 frets without moving position on a bass if you do this.
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
Back in college ( way too long ago ) I'd help my guitar playing buddy learn his leads by keeping
the rhythm for him. It just kind of stayed that way......I can play a little lead on certain songs but
I have concentrated on being the best rhythm player I could be. I'm not the spotlight guy on stage.....no
flash but not many mistakes either.
the rhythm for him. It just kind of stayed that way......I can play a little lead on certain songs but
I have concentrated on being the best rhythm player I could be. I'm not the spotlight guy on stage.....no
flash but not many mistakes either.
Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
I'll have to try that, because I'm pretty sure that my short fingers will not be able to cover that much territory!jdogric12aolcom wrote:... You can reach about 8 frets without moving position on a bass if you do this.
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
I'm right there, too, Craig!wittyair wrote:... I can play a little lead on certain songs but I have concentrated on being the best rhythm player I could be ...
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Re: What kind of guitar player are you?
My first public foray as a guitarist was playing as ring-in rhythm man for a friend's punk group. My band was on the same (very low rent) ticket, so I borrowed our guitarist's tele copy & amp. After the very short set, I asked him how I sounded, and his comment was "like a bass-player playing guitar". That says it all, really....
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