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Topic: Tips from you 6 string players |
Terry Sneed
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Arkansas,
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Posted 20 Jan 2005 2:11 pm |
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I've played 6 string guitar most of my life, but have played mostly bluegrass rythem and bluegrass runs with an acoustic. I just got a
Strat and I want to learn how to play in the bar chord position country style. some of my favorite pickers are Glenn Cambell, Vince Gill, and Ricky Skaggs(when he was playin electric guitar).
any tips from you guys will be appreciated.
I play by anchoring my little finger on the guitar and pick with a flat pick and my middle finger. where do you guys anchor your pinky on your guitar, and how and where do you block your notes? any other tips ya'll can give me will be appreciated. I've just ordered an instruction course"Fretboard road maps, Country guitar, essential guitar patterns" I hope that will help, I also have a book and CD by Artie Traum. tahnks
Terry
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Zum D10 /8x5 / session 500rd
steelin for my Lord
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John Rosett
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Missoula, MT
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Posted 20 Jan 2005 2:35 pm
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terry-
the number one thing on electric guitar-
turn it up!!!
seriously, that "fretboard roadmaps" sounds good, although i've never seen it. i think that the single most important thing is learning the fretboard. i'm sure you'll do fine.
john[This message was edited by John Rosett on 20 January 2005 at 02:35 PM.] |
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Terry Sneed
From:
Arkansas,
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Posted 20 Jan 2005 7:08 pm
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Thanks John, I'm coming along purty good with the Artie Traum book. It has a lot of Blues licks, and some flatpickin licks to I've been workin on.
Terry
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Zum D10 /8x5 / session 500rd/ American Strat Highway 1 model
steelin for my Lord
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Joey Ace
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Jan 2005 11:52 am
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Terry,
Based on your background, I would strongly recommend you study the "CAGED System".
As an Bluegrasser you must know the positions for the Major chords (and basic runs) at frets one thru three. The "CAGED System" uses this knowledge to teach you the entire fretboard.
There are MANY on-line tutorials explaining it.
Do a Google search for "guitar caged system".
There's no need to buy any, learn from the free ones.
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Terry Sneed
From:
Arkansas,
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Posted 23 Jan 2005 8:40 pm
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Joey, I'll take a look at that. I've never heard of it but sounds like somethin I'd like to learn more about. thanks
Terry
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Zum D10 /8x5 / session 500rd/ American Strat Highway 1 model
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Chris Lasher
From:
Blacksburg, VA
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Posted 23 Jan 2005 9:36 pm
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The CAGED system teaches you that all open chords can be moved up and down frets to give you various inversions of the same major chords. The same applies to the minor variations of chords. It's useful to know, for sure, and you should start by learning all your open position chords anyways, but make sure to move on to the music theory so you're not dependant on remembering chord positions. Making up chords and phrases on the fly is what divides the hack player from the great pickers in these staff bands at the steel shows.
Terry, why don't you come join us at Guitar Clinic 101? 
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"It's gettin' hard to find a place to play my guitar,
And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me"
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John McGann
From:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 5:48 am
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If you want a good explanation of the CAGED system in book form, I always recommend "Fretboard Logic SE" by Bill Edwards. He goes on to show how different scale fingerings are built out of each chord position, so you can play any scale in any position starting with any finger. (You have to practice, too)
I personally don't do too well trying to play my guitar and look at a computer screen at the same time. http://www.billedwards.com/frameset.html |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 8:20 am
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I don't have any suggestions, but Artie Traum was my first guitar teacher back in 1960.
For years ago he was at the NAMM show demonstrating Taylor guitars, and I introduced myself to him and told him how he taught me how to play the D and A7 chords and the song "Go Tell Aunt Rhody". I gave him a CD and told him he created a Frankenstien.
We've been frends ever since.
He was in town again for the NAMM show just this last weekend, and we had a long talk, mainly about the Kennedy assasination. |
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Terry Sneed
From:
Arkansas,
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 8:21 am
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Thanks guys for the links and info.
Chris, looks like I'm already a member there. I don't remember joinin but evedently I did at sometime. I'll probly start joining in on the discussions.
Terry
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Zum D10 /8x5 / session 500rd/ American Strat Highway 1 model
steelin for my Lord
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Geoff Brown
From:
Nashvegas
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 5:01 pm
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I can't recommend any study programs, 'cuz I didn't learn that way. I'd bet there are some great ones out there tho. I learned my way around listening to records, and picking up things from friends who play.
As for your technique, there's no right or wrong way to go about it, really. Go with what you're comfortable with and develop it. It will evolve naturally as you progress. I'm like you...I anchor my pinky (and ring finger sometimes) on the guitar, and "sweep pick" with a flatpick, using other fingers for hybrid picking. I like to straight fingerpick as well, depending on what I'm trying to do. Good luck...it's a lot of fun |
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