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Post subject: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:55 pm
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Just curious...when you pick up your guitar to practice or just fool around, what is the very first thing you play? Is it a scale, chord progression, a familiar song or series of riffs, what?

I was wondering, because the other day I realized that I almost always play D chord formations all the way up the neck and then back down, followed by pentatonic riffs in D, C, and E minor. Have been doing this since way back when I started playing guitar (of course, the riffs have gotten a little cleaner and more sophisticated, but that's the only change). Anybody?

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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:18 am
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Welcome to the Forum rudorama. First things to play when you pick up your guitar has changed many times over the years. Lately I just play the tune that I think of first :D

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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:20 am
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I play an E chord to check the tunning. Then it's a song I have been working on previously.

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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:23 am
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after tuning i end up playing the same chord progression i made up. i cant sing, or write lyrics, and i dont have any musical theory knowledge, so i always end up playing the same 6 or 7 chord progression, which i know sounds great but cant do anything with :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:37 am
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Code:
1 --------------------------------------------17
2 -------1---5---8-10-----13--------17-16-17
3 --0-h-2-s-5-s-9-9--s--14--14-s-17
4 --------------------------------------------
5 --------------------------------------------
6 --------------------------------------------


something like this

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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:16 am
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For clean sound, big stummy chord songs like "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" by Pearl Jam.

For the dirty sound, I often bust this out :twisted: (it can turn some heads):


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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:56 am
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First thing I do is check tuning.

First thing I play is something to stretch the fingers out a bit. :wink:

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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:14 am
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I'll play an open G chord, then an open E and then an open D to check my state of tune. Usually in that order. G and E because they involve all six strings and D because it seems to more readily expose any tiny tuning issues there might still be left with the G and B strings after doing the G and E chords. I hate it if the G and B strings aren't spot on. The other strings can all be a few cents out without totally grating on my nerves but those pesky G and B strings drive me batty if they're not bang on.

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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:46 am
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Straight improv, immediately. Tuning goes without saying.


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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:05 pm
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G major chord, with all six strings strummed
D chord that morphs into a riff
A chord bend into E chord

If any string is out of tune, I'll know it as this little riff is played. I need to get around to writing a song based on this... :idea:

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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:57 pm
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I check the tuning first and then I go back as forth with a open E scale. It warms up my fingers and gets me ready. After that I move down the neck and play other major or minor scales, then I strum some open chords and barre chords, and after that, I'm ready to play. :)

Here's that E scale if some of you don't know it. It's a great workout for that pinky finger!

e-----------------------------0-2-4
B-----------------------0-2-4
G-------------------1-2
D-------------1-2-4
A ------ 0-2-4
E-0-2-4

Use the pinky for those 4th fret notes.

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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:13 am
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the intro to "cemtery gates" for tuning.
"life in the fast lane" to stretch the digits.


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Post subject: Re: What's the first thing you play?
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:59 am
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:03 am
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:04 am
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