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Little Smasher🚶 wrote:
👍👍👍. Ihate playing after I just took a shower, my fingertips get all soft, hard to make a chord, let alone a bend.Was playing for a couple years and was getting pretty good. You need to practice everyday, even if you don't get time on 1 day, try take out 20mins. Tips of your fingers will get painful holding chords down mate, there is a pain barrier you will have to go through until they harden up, but worth it. First things first J, learn your chords then keep going through them one after each other untill your hands hurt ( they will really hurt😖). The pain will go and you will get better as the day, weeks go on, that's a promise👍 let me know how you get on...
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Better technique is to get tight fitting latex gloves for the left hand. Cut them wrist length. Then, you can slowly develop strength practicing scales with a metronome at various rhythms while reading music. Your callous will develop more slowly and will be less likely to tear.
Also, for beginners I recommend learning CAGED chord theory first. To do this learn the C, A, G, E, and D chords at the nut (first three frets). Then connect them in the order mentioned up the neck. All these chords connect. You will learn how the fret board is organized. For instance, with C you would have C at b string, first fret with C shape. Then, C at third fret (with A shape), A string. C at the 5th (G shape). C at the 8th (E shape). Finally, C at the 10th (D shape). Once these positions are known for each chord learn to go through all chords at all positions.
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After you have this learn C ionic mode or C major at the 8th fret.
To make chords and scales minor flatten (move down one fret) all the thirds. To get dominant flatten 3rds and 5ths. Augmented raise 5ths (move 5th up one fret).
To make harmonic extensions try 1, 3, 5, 7 of the ionic mode. That is C delta (7th) chord. Flatten that 7th and get Dom 7th (primary chord in jazz).
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It is best to keep 1 for bassist notes. Playing live with a bassist there is not much reason to play it. Another note to leave out might be a 5th. In rock and metal rhythm player gets it. The most important notes are a 3rd and 7th because it implies the entire chord. Knowing this you can play harmonic extensions and more colorful and interesting things.
I recommend recording your rhythm practices on your iPhone. Then, play it and play scales over it. Just play rhythm with a chord. Pick out a scale that connects at the bass note of your rhythm chord and play up from there as a beginning. Listen to the way it sounds. If it sounds bad then try and play notes in a different order or manner that it sounds good to you.
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Try different modes over scales. Might be smart to learn Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, and locrian tonalities. Ionian makes is major. Dorian and aeolian is minor. Mixolydian is major.
There are only the types of chord sounds: major, minor, and dominant. That is how I classify them. Practical that way if you ever really want to improvise.
Learn pentatonic scales. They sound bluesy. Combined with other modes is interesting.
If you want to learn how chords come from scales practice scale runs in pairs. Play third note relationships up and down a scale. It is refreshing that way.
Learn chord patterns such as I, IV, V or IV, I. Turnarounds like IV V. Google and read about chord progressions. By thinking algebraically and abstract one concept can make many original tunes. It is better to think like this. What the roman numerals represent is each note of a major scale. Lower case roman numerals would indicate a minor chord.
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Always play in tune. So, use that app and tune your guitar. As well, some tune to chords. You can tune to notes.
Acoustic instruments are nice and portable if you have not bought a guitar yet it would be nice. Plus, they are a chick magnet. Basic major chord progressions will take you a long way. Learn some Bob Dylan tunes. ; )
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Break a bottle or get some brass pipe and try tuning to a open string chord and play guitar like this. E chord, g, and D timings sound nice. You can play Hawaiian or delta sounds.
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I'll see you in hell Pacabell
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I could never afford lesson, I got a guitar and some tab song books and a scale and chords book. Learn songs you like and take it slow, people often expect too much to soon. Learn some chords learn a few songs, worry about the theory later.
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