tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38208714291729675872024-02-02T14:29:06.740+10:00Rock Guitar MethodAdrian Carroll aka Killer Guitar Carroll played in the Splatterheads and currently in the Boondall Boys. Here is his guitar technique and you are invited to be part of this ongoing project. No discussion topic is too small. Enjoy.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-46350331212045080772015-01-01T23:07:00.000+10:002016-05-23T22:04:04.168+10:00Post Twenty One - Developing plectrum picking.<b>Developing plectrum picking.</b><br />
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This will be hard at first but very beneficial for your playing. Experiment with the alternate up and down strokes sometimes doing two downs to end on an up stoke to bring you back to the low string works well. With practise it will not matter what way you do it. Repeat the phases. Use any chords, muted open chords are a little easier.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-38243358370654453762014-12-31T00:40:00.002+10:002016-03-18T15:03:43.636+10:00Post Twenty - Guitars, Amps and Accessories<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Guitars, Amps and Accessories</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have a number of guitars some for recording and some for live performance. I play mainly electric guitar and rock music was my main impetus for starting to play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I first learnt on a classical guitar and have had flamenco guitar lessons. The reason I don't play classical or flamenco guitar is that it takes a lot of practice to keep control of the instrument. Playing plectrum style is a lot less labour intensive and with a large family this was advantageous. I do play nylon string with a plectrum and use this to sing and play acoustically. I prefer this format over steel string guitar because of the tone of the instrument and the feel of the strings. I have a stereo Ovation classical guitar for performance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I prefer young instruments to old ones because old guitars are collectables and I don't really want to worry about them live or get attached to them at home. Young instruments are easy to replace and they feel and play as good as most old instruments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For electric guitars I like playing the Les Paul Junior with a dog eared P90 in the bridge. The dog eared P90 is screwed to the body and is very durable compared with the adjustable height model in the Special. The construction of the height adjustment takes the firmness out of the end result because dog eared p90 are screwed to the body. The electronics of the Les Paul Junior are very basic not having a pick up selector and are very durable as well. The Junior has a really good weigh and balance and isn't associated with a showy rock star image that the Les Paul has, it's image is more of the working class and punk aesthetic. The reason for this is the Junior is a student model guitar rather than a professional model and is very unassuming. I enjoy this association. One downside is that the tuners are not as good as professional models and take more work to get in tune.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also have a Gibson SG and this is a professional guitar with all the trimmings. Trimmings being - bound fretboard, pearl inlay, pick-up selector and custom pick-ups. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also have a Fender Stratocaster and I use this when I need the whammy bar. Fenders are very robust instruments and if needed can handle some rough handling. This is because Fenders have a bolt on necks, a Gibson which has a set neck needs a lot of care when out of the case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The string gauge I use is 11-49, standard string gauge is 10-46 so I play a little heavier and this allows me to hit my guitar quite hard and I can be confident that I won't break a string. A lot of professional players use heavier strings than this but I am very happy with this gauge. It gives me just the right amount of resistance on my bends as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I like using amplifiers that have a dual channels and reverb. This means I can play the amp without any effects. Even if the amp hasn't two channels or any reverb I still want my amp to sound great going straight in. Sometimes I will gang two amps up to get a good sound. For the studio I have a Fender red knob twin and JCM900 with a 1960 quad box. For live I have a JCM800 combo with two 12" speakers (now sold). All of these amps have two channel switching and reverb. The combo caters for most applications but the quad box is better for larger venues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My favourite effect is the Dunlop Wha Wha. I have an Yamaha octaver and a couple of Boss distortion pedals and EH pick-up booster. I have a splitter as well and usually have two lines out sometimes with different effects on each leg. I also have a GU8 Roland guitar processor but I mainly use this device as an active split to two amps. The amps sound better through this device even without any effects turned on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I don't use alternative tuning but I do like using a capo on acoustic guitar and would like to start using the capo on electric guitar like Albert Collins.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-53511265562988705682014-04-25T21:20:00.001+10:002016-05-23T22:09:10.318+10:00Post Nineteen - Influences<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Influences</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the process of finding a new sound I find it a good idea to find an instrumentalist that you can emulate. If you pick a guitarist as you try to emulate the player you will come up with something different from the original and your sound will be advantaged. I have many influences and they come out in my playing in different ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wayne Kramer and Fred 'Sonic' Smith from MC5 have been very influential. The Stooges were also a big part of that Detroit sound. Blues players were a big part of my early development. Freddie King seems to stand out as did Johnny Winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rock players include Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton. Players like Jimmy Page I couldn't really idolise, even though I like Led Zeppelin, because Page's playing was often lose and carefree on record while other players were solid and note perfect. I even found Hendrix a little hard to bear live for the same reason. Blackmore is an example of being rock solid live and on record. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Band influences include Thin Lizzy, Cold Chisel, Dr Feelgood, Ramones and The Kinks all of whom I have seen live. I still use Cold Chisel's "Your thirteen, your beautiful and you're mine" for warm up exercises. The breaks in Wild Thing and Merry-go-round in particular are worth a listen. The Beatles were a big influence, Jo Cocker and other soul, blues, rock combinations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really like Black Sabbath but haven't developed my Metal playing. My influences in rock go until Van Halen 1 and that is as metal as I go in my playing. That album was quite influential and a great example of rock playing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of my favourite instrumentalists is the jazz organist Jimmy Smith. I feel that emulating someone who isn't a guitar player has a greater potential for coming up with something unique and exciting. I am still in the process of analysing Jimmy Smith's playing but this is where my direction is heading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been interested in Power Pop for some time. Examples being early Elvis Costello, Sunnyboys, The Knack, The Sports. Any rock band that has songs you can sing along to. Clean guitars are very alluring and bands like The Jam and Jo Jackson are great examples. I would like to describe myself as a dance band if I can achieve that goal.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-66820330184151634022013-12-20T22:54:00.001+10:002016-05-23T22:13:06.879+10:00Post Eighteen PART 3 - My Sound<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My Sound</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the previous posts I can discuss how I get my sound and explain it in a way that others can easily follow adapt and modify to come up with their own. In saying this my aim is to extend my sound so that I can make it more of my own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is a couple of elements that describe where I am at the moment. Firstly; I like to reduce my possibilities to create a decisive tonal place to work from. If your work is going to be identifiable it needs to have a signature. By diversifying too much the colour can be watered down until it is vague and tasteless. I like working from the Dorian mode as a starting point on most occasions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To qualify this, the modes I like using (without saying I like all of them) and trying to put them in an order of most visited, are the Dorian, Mixolydian, Phrygian, Ionian. That gives me two minor and two major modes to work from.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If the first point was to limit my sonic palette. the second point is to have the minor and major ambiguous. This incorporates two scales working simultaneously and a good example is Chuck Berry but the technique is widely used. A Minor Pentatonic with a Mixolydian scale underneath.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The third ingredient is to identify chords that use the limited notes in the sound. To put it another way - to play notes in the scale together to make interesting combinations. This was developed while playing flamenco guitar and the technique is best described by listening to flamenco music. I am still developing it in rock music. It will be my aim to explain this approach and develop it as I dictate it here for others to understand and assimilate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These chords above are centred around the D Dorian on the six string. Both these pages are labelled from the perspective of the Mixolydian scale, root 5 on the 10th and root 6 on the 3rd fret. I have identified these chords by ear. Going through the chord book and finding chords that sit with the minor Pentatonic scale and Mixolydian. I then charted these chords and collected the best sounding chords. The best sounding chords were populated around the D Dorian mode and this was where I have my tonal center.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The chords being located at this mode could have been a major factor in realising I need to play in the Doian mode when playing a minor key. It is because I have so many more opportunities in this mode. I also like the sound more than the natural minor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also found a lot of good sounding chords around the Mixoydian mode and this backed up using the Mixolydian major scale underneath the Dorian. You will find chords all over the fret board but this will give you the idea and the understanding to be able to start collecting your own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is also a good idea to start to utilise two note chords and three note chords. This will enable your solos to build rather than going from six strings to one string. If you are in a three piece band with one guitar you really feel the need to solo using small chords.The next step is to incorporate these chords or groups of notes into your guitar playing.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-56329037115803489032013-10-17T17:51:00.000+10:002016-04-21T13:56:15.581+10:00Post Seventeen - Exercises<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Practice these phases as a loop over and over. You should
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One very distinctive effect in guitar playing is the bend.
Below are some notes to bend in your Pentatonic scale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are three notes here: C, D and G to bend. The main notes are
the D and G. The D bends to makes the E or the 5<sup>th</sup> in the scale, the
G bends to make the A. Practise by bending the note up until it sounds exactly
the same as the note you want, play it first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The C is different as it does not want to be bent to C#, semitone or half-step, it just wants to move a quarter-step. This bend will sound good
dropping to the A after the bend; you should recognise it and how far to bend the note.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These bends are similar to the first, except you play a note
while bending another note at the same time. In the first example the E is
fretted by the first finger, the D with the 3<sup>rd</sup>, as you bend the E
you hear the D bend up until it meets the same note. This is good practise for
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The second example is similar, but the third and fourth fingers are used. The last example can be easier bent down
or towards you. Try resolving this bend to the A on the 4<sup>th</sup>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first two examples have two notes held down while you
bend the third and they have a nice full sound. The third example is a C chord
bent up a quarter step, the same as you did on the C note. This is not
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now let’s practice the G major arpeggio. Once learned we can
add this to our improvisational repertoire. Practise playing the exercise up
and down the fretboard as you sing the notes, as this will increase your
familiarity and ability to utilise them while improvising.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The arpeggio grown progressively on each diagram. The third shape is the G b7<sup>th</sup> Arpeggio notice the
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want you to modulate by using the same Mixolydian scale, starting on the 5<sup>th</sup>
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the G. Modulation is an important tool where you use the same sound
but change where it starts. Another popular modulation is to raise the whole
song up two frets, try it.</span></div>
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can do this exercise with other positions and other sounds, and the more that
become familiar to you the better.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-68528278269300245252013-10-12T07:07:00.000+10:002016-04-21T13:50:53.194+10:00Post Fourteen - Additional chords<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The easiest way to use additional chords is to play more
that one note in the scale, any combination will make a valid chord - some
sounding better than others. I have made a compilation of chords that fit in
the scale for the positions of Am and G Mixolydian, so you can start using them
in your art. Once these have been used or learned you will also be able to break out
of the selected notes and go off. This is an easy way to realise that all notes have a
place if used at the right time.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-5558928493199633482013-10-11T07:06:00.000+10:002016-05-23T22:03:24.209+10:00Post Thirteen b5<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In flamenco the use of the harmonic minor scale adds colour to the minor and is used often. So you can add the harmonic minor when you are playing A minor and it will sound good. This extra note in the Am scale the Ab can also be used in other modes. When used in the Dorian mode another popular mode in rock music we find we have a b5. This is a very dark note in the scale and one effective exponent was <i>Black Sabbath</i> though it has been around since the first blues players. It is a popular tonal variation in rock music and
is vital in your repertoire. This note needs to be learnt all over the fret
board in all the positions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This explanation exposes the D Dorian scale as an important full scale when playing blues because the b5 rightly belongs to this mode. In playing in any key my first option is to have my tonal center as the Dorian if I am playing in a minor key.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-89611239922177173092013-10-10T07:03:00.000+10:002016-05-23T22:23:21.334+10:00Post Twelve - Major Key<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Major Key</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If we look at the Major scale and its three cords we find
the similar 6-note scale common to the three cords, except starting on the C, F and
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even though you are using the same pattern, because you are
starting on a different note you will get an entirely different sound! Now you will be able play in the Major key of C
in the same way you played over the minor chords.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The b3 is useful here and gives the same effect that the b5 did in the A minor scale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Because songs do not always use just three chords, we need to
know our other five positions. We also need to learn
the seven starting positions for each chord we looked at earlier, this takes a
little time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is important to know that the third in popular music is often ambiguous. This means that we play minor and Major at the same time. If your playing in A minor you will play A Major as well. This will take time to understand and to introduce into your playing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Listening to music will be a big help. The effect is quite nice and it will be a really good discovery when you get it. Below is the same information for A Major so you can mix it in with your A minor licks.</span><br />
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position other than C or Am. If we are in the key of C and the song centres
around G Maj we are playing G mixolydian mode, the name given to this
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good songs use it! If we are using this scale as our sound center the three chords
would change to G, C Dm, I, IV and V. If you centered the song on D minor in the key of C, the main
chords would be Dm, G and Am, I, IV and V.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When we talk of having an ambiguous third and playing Maj and minor simultaneously my first choice is to use the Dorian mode for minor and the Mixolydian mode for Major. In rock music the guitar will often be playing the pentatonic minor and the bass will play the Mixolydian Major. This is an easily identifiable way to hear the minor/Major playing simultaneously.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can make different sounds by using other notes. If you
use them all we call that a chromatic scale. Classical music convention employs a
melodic minor scale on the way up and a natural minor scale (the one we know) to go
down, giving it a unique sound. Another good tonal change is the harmonic minor
scale as mentioned earlier.</span><br />
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scale, Melodic minor up & Natural
down, Harmonic minor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our first step is to be able to play the Am Pentatonic all
over the fret board, with an understanding of where the additional notes are so
that we can use them at will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So the fret board now looks like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even though you can change scales to match the change of
chord it is better, if you want to set yourself up to be a good player learn, to sing the notes so
that when you change chord you know what you want to play rather than just
playing a new position. This will make a big difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">By singing the melody you play, you will automatically be
phasing the solo, rather than running through your positions. You will be
making melodic statements that people will hear and notice. Practice by singing
the Pentatonic scale and then adding the additional notes. It does not matter if
you can sing or pitch the notes it’s the intention of pushing the notes into a
musical form that is important.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Am in the key of C is called a mode because we are starting
the scale in a different place and this gives it a different sound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If we look at the notes in C major (or A minor) we can see the
chords of the key within the notes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Em at the nut, Am on the 5<sup>th </sup>fret, Dm on the 10<sup>th</sup>
fret and so on.</span></div>
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these additional notes with our pentatonic scale. </span></div>
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totally different patterns and because of this, different sounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But they also have the same pentatonic shape within them and
that’s what makes this 5-note scale so strong. It contains a common element or
the same intervals with the other minor chords of the key.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So if you play these scales when you change chords you can
play the same pentatonic shape but it will have different additional notes;
these additional notes will colour the sound differently.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A pattern to follow the 7 chords:</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/e4ypOL_NT8w" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">http://youtu.be/e4ypOL_NT8w</span></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fancy Names for the Modes</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We will need these so we can discuss how we use them in practice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Am - Aeolian (Traditional Minor)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">B - Locrian (diminished)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">C -Ionian (Traditional Major)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dm - Dorian</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Em - Phrygian</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">F - Lydian</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">G - Mixoydian</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tab is a good way to illustrate where notes are found on a
fret board. There are six lines representing six strings - the high string at
the top. Numbers are used to represent which fret is fingered. Eg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Musical notation for guitar is written an octave higher than
it sounds to fit it on the G cleft or musical staff. This means that your middle C will actually
be played an octave lower than concert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Major scale gives us the predominant sound of western music, it does
this by the intervals between the notes, and it should be familiar to you. The
simplest form of the Major scale is C major, as it has no sharps or flats. In
other words when we play it on the piano from C to C it has no black notes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">C D E F G
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What chords are in a key?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When we put notes on top of these notes on the musical staff
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the key of C Major there are three main chords in the key
C F G these three contain all the notes in the key. You will find the three Major chords
to be the principle chords in most popular songs. Mastering the use of these
will go a long way in your education and in understanding the idiom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They are also called the <span style="font-size: 17px;">I</span>, IV and V chords in the key; as we count up the chords you will see why. Am is the relative minor or the main minor chord in the key,
so in the key of Am you will have this same chord family. The principle chords
in Am are the minor chords Am, Dm and Em. If we start to count from the A we will
have again the <span style="font-size: 17px;">I</span>, IV and V in the scale. This only leaves the VII cord (a diminished). Familiarise yourself with the sound each make, how the minor
chords sound amongst the Majors and the other way around. You will find
hundreds of songs based around just these three chords <span style="font-size: 17px;">I</span>, IV and V.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Why this scale first? This scale is the main sound in rock music. It has a strong sound because it eliminates the weakest
notes from the full scale. (In this case the B and F)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How do we practise this scale? First we familiarise
ourselves with the fingering: first finger for the 5th fret, 3<sup>rd </sup>finger
for the 7<sup>th</sup> fret and 4<sup>th</sup> finger for the 8<sup>th</sup>
fret. Make sure we can play it with all down strokes and then
alternate strokes meaning up and down strokes. Once you feel comfortable with this, play the scale with the
lower palm of the hand over the strings to dampen the sound, we should be able
to lift the palm to lessen the dampening; we do this with all down strokes and
alternate up and down strokes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a big lesson in itself so don’t feel you need to get
it all at once. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DO IT SLOWLY AND GET IT RIGHT. As you
get better you slowly increase the speed. This will put you on the right track
for life. Move the scale up by a tone or fret and then by two tones -
we do this to get the muscles used to being able to play in any position or key
signature.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The twelve bar sequence can be played using major
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">If each chord represents a bar it could be written:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I I I I IV IV I I V IV I V<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In the key of C. I=C, IV=F and V=G<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Twelve bar shuffle is a rhythm used in the twelve
bar sequence, and can be played in a number of ways. The triangular note is
added after the first two notes are sounded and is played with the root note.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The arrows above the extended note are the
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Watch the video link below to see a demonstration.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Practise listening to the sounds of these chords.
They are all root 6 bar chords and take their name from the note on the 6<sup>th</sup>
string.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">These chords are based on the A open chords moved
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The last two chords, because they move back from
the root note cannot be played as open chords but are still root 5 bar chords,
they take their name from the 5<sup>th</sup> string.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Root 4 bar chords are D chords raised with the bar.
These will be useful if you can learn them. Even when starting, root 4 bar
chords are of great use and will become more important as you develop. The B on
the first chord, the major is a little hard to play, so when dropped it turns
into a Dno3rd. The no3rd gives the chord the sound of not major or minor, a
neutral sound and will be really useful in rock guitar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The same principle applies for the G in the key of
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when you add the 7<sup>th</sup> to a major chords in the major scale the 1<sup>st</sup>
and 7<sup>th </sup>have only one semi-tone between them instead of a
tone. They look a bit different and sound a lot different and are called a
Maj7.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are Am-Dm and Em. Note the position. When A is on the 5<sup>th</sup> fret, 6th string the IV is across one string and the V is up to frets on the 4<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">These chords are made up by adding other notes of
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These four chords when played with a bar will allow you to move them along the fretboard. This will present the entire Major and minor chords possible to your repertoire. The first two chords below are called root 6 bar
chords because the follow the notes of the 6<sup>th</sup> sting, the lowest
sounding string, the other two are the root 5 chords following the notes of the
A string or 5<sup>th</sup> string. Root 4 bar chords would follow the 4<sup>th</sup>
string, or D shape up the fret board.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the four basic bar chords shapes have been practiced it is important to recognise where the I, IV and V chords are situated in
relation to your starting position. You will find that both Major and minor
chords will be in the same relative position.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>I, IV and V</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Am is called the relative minor of C major and is the main
minor chord of the key. Hear how the minor chord will give a melancholy sound
as opposed to the bright sound of the Major chord. If the principle chord is Am
is said to be in the key of Am. It’s notes will be the same as C major but will
start on A instead of C.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">So we find that the I, IV and V</span><sup style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </sup><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">chord
of any key, minor or major contain the main chords of that key. As most popular
music is written using these chords we will start with various keys that use
simple open chords. The following examples have been selected because they use simple chords and are easy for a beginner to get started.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><b>Warm Up</b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">It is very beneficial to warm up and stretch before you start playing. This will give greater stretch and stamina but has the best benefit in keeping you able to play well in the long-term. I found this excellent tutorial on warming up.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="http://www.guitarlessons365.com/effective-finger-stretches-for-guitarists/">http://www.guitarlessons365.com/effective-finger-stretches-for-guitarists/</a></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817178262951830432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820871429172967587.post-23560969317748309992013-09-27T20:14:00.000+10:002016-04-21T14:18:28.579+10:00Post One - PART 1 - Introduction<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For those
who don't know Adrian Carroll aka Killer 'Guitar' Carroll I will give an introduction. I have been playing since I was 13 years of age (1976) and have had some
success in a band called the Spatterheads in the 80's and are
currently playing in a band called the Boondall Boys in Brisbane,
Australia. It must be noted here that I didn't play on the Boondall Boys
first and only album to date, Hard Rubbish. I have been self taught in the ways
of Rock music. I have had some tuition in Classical guitar and Flamenco guitar
and these courses of study have influenced my approach to Rock music significantly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The purpose of this blog is to document my methodology of guitar development and practice. It is written in the form of a guitar lesson and if you know how to play guitar you could start at part three. In writing the process down it is hoped that I will learn by the act and also develop through comments and suggestion. The way you approach the guitar has a lot to do with the end result and I am very happy with the resultant sound of my method. What you don't play is as important as what you do play and having a method gives you a schema to work within. This method will be developed as I continue to incorporate new ideas and sift out the ones that work best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How we learn is important because if we get the process right from the beginning we will enjoy continue learning all our lives. We might have to fine-tune our direction - but it does help to head in the right direction. We need to know the rules of music before we break them and make new music that others enjoy. We also need to know the relationship between the task and the physical body, so we can achieve an end result with the least amount of strain on our physical system; for example: if we are playing live and want to focus our attention on our audience, we need to practice standing up, so we exercise the muscle group in the position. It is also good to practice without any visual cues so that our reflex will be automatic, I suggest practicing in the dark to achieve this end result.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our equipment needs to be checked by a professional because a cheap guitar that is set-up right will set you off in the right direction, but an expensive instrument that plays badly will give you bad habits, if it does not kill your desire to play altogether.</span><br />
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<b>The Beginnings</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In learning guitar we first learn how to tune our instruments, learn a few chords, and find where the notes are, and hopefully make them into a song. From these first steps I would like to develop an understanding of a key and what chords and notes belong to a key, so we come to an understanding of how a song is made. This knowledge will help us work out songs and write songs we enjoy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When learning chords it is important to have them in a context. I am amazed by the multitude of chord books that give you every E chord imaginable. This is good as a reference but what is most important is having at your disposal every chord imaginable in a particular key. The reason this style of publication wouldn't be popular is the </span>repetition<span style="font-size: small;"> of chords it would produce. Below is a perfect example of the concept and excellent for young players because they can learn chords that sound good together.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">C Major, Dm, Em, and F Major G Major, Am and Bdim<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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