I actually vowed a long time ago (after seeing them in '03, to be exact) that I would never contribute another penny to Dave Mustaine’s wallet.
I suppose my view of him has softened a little since then, since I’m no longer the angry and righteous m3thul head I once was… but I still technically haven’t broken the vow. Who knows? We’ll see what happens next time Gigantour rolls out.
Gigantour this year had a great bill imo. I would have loved to see Children of Bodom play or some of those other bands. I think Alexi Laiho owns.
Sucks that I no longer have the pedal I recorded this this with, because I have no idea what combination of effects generated that weird-ass sound. (also, ignore my sloppy-ass bass playing. :lol: I can’t improv for shit.)
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anyone know the strumming pattern that this guy is doing?
Wow, no one has a clue about his work? Oh well.:shake:
Can anyone help me learn and understand the chromatic scale? I just can’t understand this thing for some reason.
From what I understand, it goes like this:
You start with the 6th string, the open E-chord, then the 1st fret which is F, then F sharp, then g, then g sharp, and then it goes down to the 5th string which is the A chord. Once again you go to the 4th fret which would be a C sharp, and then you go down another string, which is a D. Now is this the string where you only go to the 3rd fret and not the fourth?
And also, for the C-chords, I was told that you start a strum starting on the chord that you’re playing, which makes sense, like for an A-chord, you’d start on the A string. But there is no C string, so where would I start if I am playing a C chord? I need help!
So I need some starting advice… I’ve wanted to play for the longest time, and I’ve had a Guitar and Amp and some Chord books for probably a year+ and have hardly touched them… For the first few weeks I started learning the major chords and I can play them pretty cleanly, but cannot for the life of me transition between them. My fingers just don’t want to ‘snap’ into position and hit the next chord =(
Anyways… I read this entire thread and I started reading on guitarnoise.com - there is SO much goddamn information… I found myself falling into a lot of Musical Theory (which I skipped in high school / college) so it’s all pretty new to me… How important is it?
I have a Fender Strat, some really old school Acoustic (it’s my wifes, actually… she doesn’t play anymore)… and a G-DEC Amp (http://www.fender.com/products/gdec/home.php ) … the G-DEC is kinda cool… You can record yourself and loop it back, it can play basic pre-made drum beats (or you can create your own and loop them) etc etc… It’s kind of like an all-in-one Amp/Metronome/etc… It’s not very loud, but I don’t really need anything like that. Tons of effects etc… Maybe it was a waste of money in the long run, but for now it’s enough to get me started… It also has a built in tuner, which gets lots of use 
Anyways… Yea… I think im going to start with the easy songs on guitarnoise, keep reading, and maybe get myself a Musical Theory book on Amazon… any other recommendations for an ABSOLUTE beginner? My goals are to A) Get better at chords B) be able to learn a song I like (classic rock, blues, etc) and C) learn the theory behind how it all works.
So go for it, SRK masters. Point me to some finger exercises, good reading material for beginners, etc etc. Maybe point me to some good articles I should start with on GuitarNoise… I went to their “Absolute Beginner” section and all I found was 3 small articles… I want to get serious, so throw at me some homework.
Practice chord transitions and scales. Blues scale and Major scale are definitely a must. Rarely do you need to know more than that to play decent music. Once you’re done with that, it’s really up to you. What kind of music do you want to play?
I guess I need to find some scale literature and learn how to practice them 
I don’t even know what a ‘scale’ is per say - that’s how limited my music knowledge is.
Music I want to play? Anything I like… I listen to all kinds of shit… Doors, Zepp, Marley, Sublime, etc etc… im into Sevendust, Avenged Sevenfold… harder stuff like that too. I just want to be able to listen to a song, find some tabs, play it, and enjoy myself.
Practice, practice, practice. When I started I was playing 3 hours everyday without fail. Within a year I could play anything on the radio.
Honestly, while it’s “good” to start learning music with theory in mind. I find that with the guitar you need to set some real physical goals for yourself. Map out a few songs ranging in difficulty and perfect them. It’s all about the daily victories that keep you playing.
Soon enough, you’ll be able to fill in the musical gaps.
The C chord looks like this tabbed out:
E–0
B–1
G–0
D–2
A–3
E–x
The first note of the chord (or the root note) is the fifth (A) string, but since you’re holding the third fret on that string, that note changes from A (the open string note) to C (the fret you’re holding). You start from that note.
In summary, just start the strum from the lowest string played in the chord and you’ll be okay.
This is great advice too. Nothing beats practicing a lot. Try to play the guitar every day. You’ll improve as all of it gets committed to muscle memory.
Is it frowned upon to use the wrong fingers when transitioning frets?
For example on E minor your supposed to use fingers 2 and 3, which I have no problem with, except when I’m playing a song that goes from Em to G I use fingers 1 and 2 because its easier. However If Im going from Em to D, I keep them the correct way because thats easier.
Moreover, it really helps to practice with a purpose. Practice to learn a new way of playing a chord, or to play a new song, or something, and don’t just noodle around. Noodling is why I haven’t make any progress at improving my speed in all the years I’ve been playing.
I suppose there’s no harm in it, but in the end it’s just good form and you’ll be better off if you make the effort to use the proper fingering every time. There’s a reason why it’s the proper fingering after all.
I’ll just keep practicing the correct way until it feels natural then. Thanks!
Ok, what can I get to get the same effects as this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=160273140282
without having to actually spend tons of cash on the real thing? Or am I just catching air? =/
Anyone know what’s a good and easy song to start learning how to play?
Mary had a little lamb.
Just about anything by AC/DC.