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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:00 am
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any quick way what should one focus on dose one need to be able to read music and stuff like that


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Post subject: Re: playing lead
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:16 am
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yamaha wrote:
any quick way what should one focus on dose one need to be able to read music and stuff like that


Go to a school where they teach that.





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Post subject: Re: playing lead
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:23 am
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lostindesert wrote:
yamaha wrote:
any quick way what should one focus on dose one need to be able to read music and stuff like that


Go to a school were they teach that.





Peter :idea:


i cant get up im laughing so much good answer you should sell jokes


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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:04 pm
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learn scales, and then learn to apply them


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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:13 pm
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hi-fi-guy104 wrote:
learn scales, and then learn to apply them


now that's exactly what i mean what does apply them mean what do i need to learn


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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:23 pm
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It means that once you've got the scales down, start creating licks that contain only notes from a scale or two. Once you've got enough licks down, start stringing them together, and you'll have solos.


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cool what scales go together then


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yamaha wrote:
cool what scales go together then


The key the song is in determines the scale(s). What we are talking about here requires a minimum of music theory (key signatures, what is sharp and flat in each one, time signatures, etc.). You can buy beginner's theory books at most music stores and they are not too much.

Theory is good, and everyone should know some, but the only way to really learn to play the guitar is playing the guitar. Put a CD in the player and play along with it until you figure out the song or you get tired of it (then switch songs). Work onthe rythm parts first, which will give you a feel for the song. Then noodle around the neck playing what sounds good or close too it. As you learn some theory you'll be able to, generally, know the chords in a song when you know the key. As you learn the fretboard you will be able to put it all together until, one day, it will be second nature. Your ear will even begin to be trained to know what certain chords sound like. It takes time and practice. There is no shortcut, I don't care what the "play like Eric Johnson in only 30 days" ads say.

Practice, have fun.


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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:27 am
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I agree with rscornutt, mind you I have only been playing for a short time now but it will make sense if you do what he is saying. The first scale I learned is the pentatonic (like alot of people do) I take lessons so every other week or so the instructor will play rythim while I try and find the key and go through the scales making up little licks. When I hit one that sounds good we stop and review what I did, then plan out a few more up or down the octave that fit nicely with it. And there you have it a mini solo! I did not think I could do it either but learning scales and learning the fretboard will open your mind to alot of ideas and when you are not playing you will be thinking of it!


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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:49 pm
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yamaha wrote:
lostindesert wrote:
yamaha wrote:
any quick way what should one focus on dose one need to be able to read music and stuff like that


Go to a school were they teach that.





Peter :idea:


i cant get up im laughing so much good answer you should sell jokes



Still laughing :?:


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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:49 pm
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This site is good for learning basic scales:

http://www.chordbook.com


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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:46 am
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yamaha wrote:
any quick way what should one focus on dose one need to be able to read music and stuff like that


:shock: :?: :shock:


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Post subject: Good site to learn the fretboard
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:12 am
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Here is a good site to help anyone learn the fretboard. It is a fretboard generator which you can customize to the scale and note you want to learn it in. Very helpful for learning to visualize what you want to play..

http://www.realisis.ca/calculators/fretboard.html


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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:12 pm
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Play classic blues from a guitar great. For example, get a good book of BB's 1950 songs in tab, and a book about the blues and how to play them. Now learn all BB's songs and understand where he's going. Like, if he's heavy in the 10th and 8th frets he's playing a blues in "c". It's easy to figure it out because usually the first chord in the song is the key. Scales in that key give you the notes. Rock and roll is blues when it went white and simple, then built up slowly and reached heights. A BB blues song is all lead and chords. BB plays 5 or more solos a song. He throws off awesome riffs right and left, not building whole songs out of the riffs like later rock did and don't we all love it. Seriously, learn what BB's doing and be able to do it and now you know how to play basically every rock lead ever done, excluding like Hendrix, SRV and Clapton who build on it and are pretty creative, but they are not a big stretch from old school blues. Plus, once you start playing the blues everything else is boring. How many songs let you play lead straight for two hours of jamming?


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evh1978 wrote:
This site is good for learning basic scales:

http://www.chordbook.com


That is a cool site I really liked this one.


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