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[JerryR]

If the player is making a G chord with his 1,2,3 fingers (as it's shown in the photo), I'd change that right away to 2, 3,4. :wink:

Joe

Because I have stubby fingers and my 3rd curves inwards, I always have to do G with 1,2,4

 

[JerryR]

.................I suck to this day , don't remember the names of the chords and have never learned to really play the guitar......but man at the fun I've had.

West

Dlay - if you 'suck' like West you'll be doing great

 

[dlay]

.................I suck to this day , don't remember the names of the chords and have never learned to really play the guitar......but man at the fun I've had.

West

Dlay - if you 'suck' like West you'll be doing great

Dont know West, but when I tell you I suck, I SUCK....

 

[killdeer43]

Dont know West, but when I tell you I suck, I SUCK....

"To thine ownself be true."

Bill S.

Joe

 

[adorshki]

Dont know West, but when I tell you I suck, I SUCK....

Just when I finally get my out-of-country girlfriend off my mind I have to stumble across this.... :roll:

 

[killdeer43]

Dont know West, but when I tell you I suck, I SUCK....

Just when I finally get my out-of-country girlfriend off my mind I have to stumble across this.... :roll:

You're a sick man, Al. Or just "lonesome."
Not that there's anything wrong with that! :wink:

Joe

 

[southernGuild]

Thanks Doc, Al,...Yep, it's a line of lyric...........Great song too! "THE GUITAR, Verlon Thompson "( you can check it out on Youtube Jerry, reckon you'll enjoy it, check out that beautiful Guild!)
Hey Doc that link you gave showed a photo of a partial capo, on 2nd fret, leaving only B and E open, I tried that with my Kyser.....it worked! PRETTY COOL SOUND!!!
I go with the various G chord theory........all depending on the song Im playing and how long I'm on the chord. Because I really like the chimeing sound of the 4 finger G ( ring finger on the B) I use it if the song stays in G for a while. but yes, they are all good, and there IS much merit in using the last 3 fingers for it......now I have to retrain my fingers!!!

 

[adorshki]

You're a sick man, Al. Or just "lonesome."
Not that there's anything wrong with that! :wink:
Joe

That low-hangin' fruit on the humor tree was just too hard to resist..in fact I'm surprised someone didn't beat me to it! Not that it doesn't have a basis in reality! :lol:

 

[adorshki]

I go with the various G chord theory........all depending on the song Im playing and how long I'm on the chord. Because I really like the chimeing sound of the 4 finger G ( ring finger on the B) I use it if the song stays in G for a while. but yes, they are all good,

You're right-I jumped too quick on that. In fact even varying versions of a chord in a song adds a little color.

 

[Bing k]

The 234 G works great for the sus4 change using the index finger to pick up the 4th C note, while the 1234 G makes the D, Cadd9, G or the reverse chord progression which is so popular in modern music easy to play.

 

[fronobulax]

As a complete counterpoint it wouldn't surprise me at all if over the course of history far more musicians learned their craft without any written instruction than with it.

Depends upon how you define musician There are certainly a number of people who were blessed with native talent who were able to leverage that talent into a profession without formal instruction. On the other hand there are many more people with more modest talent who have leveraged their modest gifts with formal instruction and can make a living as a musician.

Whenever professional or not, the point about formal instruction tending to keep you from developing bad habits that would otherwise keep you from enjoying your music seems particularly appropriate.

 

[killdeer43]

The 234 G works great for the sus4 change using the index finger to pick up the 4th C note, while the 1234 G makes the D, Cadd9, G or the reverse chord progression which is so popular in modern music easy to play.

Works really well for Time of Your Life (Good Riddance), one of my top 500 favorite tunes to play and sing. :wink:

Joe

 

[adorshki]

As a complete counterpoint it wouldn't surprise me at all if over the course of history far more musicians learned their craft without any written instruction than with it.

Depends upon how you define musician There are certainly a number of people who were blessed with native talent who were able to leverage that talent into a profession without formal instruction. On the other hand there are many more people with more modest talent who have leveraged their modest gifts with formal instruction and can make a living as a musician.
Whenever professional or not, the point about formal instruction tending to keep you from developing bad habits that would otherwise keep you from enjoying your music seems particularly appropriate.

I was thinking about the BIG BIG picture, like a few thousand years...and how much written instruction could there have been compared to the last 500 years since Gutenberg....it was just one of those observations to spur a different perspective. Initially at least, all of it must have been handed down without benefit of notation at all. Kind of mind boggling. 8)

 

[JerryR]

Dont know West, but when I tell you I suck, I SUCK....

You can hear his stuff just clicking on his soundclick link over his signature - here it is...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default ... nt=widgets

 

[bek]

OP -- Since you like country and blues, find the old Stones tune, "No Expectations" (if you're not already familiar with it), and play the E, A, D over and over. Also, "Ghost Riders in the Sky," C, F, and G (I think, I'm just starting to teach it to my young nephew). "No Expectations" is a marvel, and my wife's favorite song for me to play. It's slow and there's all kinds of room for creative strumming/picking. I use Chordie, too. Great site.

 

[JerryR]

OP -- Since you like country and blues, find the old Stones tune, "No Expectations" (if you're not already familiar with it), and play the E, A, D over and over. Also, "Ghost Riders in the Sky," C, F, and G (I think, I'm just starting to teach it to my young nephew). "No Expectations" is a marvel, and my wife's favorite song for me to play. It's slow and there's all kinds of room for creative strumming/picking. I use Chordie, too. Great site.

I use Em, G and C for Ghost Riders.

 

[killdeer43]

I use Em, G and C for Ghost Riders.

I'll just bet, Jerry, that you'd really like doing it in Am, C and F.
Much easier to pick out the lead between verses....but of course, different strokes rule.

Give it a shot, :wink:
Joe

 

[adorshki]

.but of course, different strokes rule.
Give it a shot, :wink:
Joe

I thought Gary Coleman could only sing in D...or was it Dana Plato... :roll:

 

[JerryR]

:Great song too! "THE GUITAR, Verlon Thompson "( you can check it out on Youtube Jerry, reckon you'll enjoy it, check out that beautiful Guild!)
!!!

I have SG - someone posted it up a while back and I saved it as a favorite - it makes the hairs stand up on my neck and brings a lump to my throat

 

[JerryR]

I use Em, G and C for Ghost Riders.

I'll just bet, Jerry, that you'd really like doing it in Am, C and F.
Much easier to pick out the lead between verses....but of course, different strokes rule.

Give it a shot, :wink:
Joe

Thanks for the tip Joe. I do it open in Em - I start by picking the tune note by note, but then sing it using the chords with a mix of strum and pick (when I do that I generally use a thumb pick rather than a flat pick these days). I do like Am progressions and use them for many songs - but a few suit me in Em - Ruby Tuesday being another