Chris S. Guitar Development Lab Options

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hello Chris! This here is your thread! Since we already discussed and know what you need to be working on, I will only ask you to keep the communication in here, for the sake of having things as centralized as possible!

Thank you and see you around!

Cosmin

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[Chris S.]

Hehe, I like the piece, but you should pay attention on a few aspects:

- bending - always strive to reach the correct pitches
- vibrato - play it wider and more rounded

Thanks!

I understand that "wider" means I should be bending the string to get a higher pitch with the vibrato but what do you mean by "more rounded" ? Slower?

Didn't realize how bad my vibrato was until you started to help me out - and here I thought I've been doing it right all these years

- what notes make up each chord?

Well there are 3 chords and then I add an extra note to two of them:

CODE

E|-----|--------|--2--3--|
B|--3--|--2--3--|--3-----|
G|--4--|--2-----|--2-----|
D|--4--|--2-----|--0-----|
A|--2--|--0-----|--------|
E|-----|--------|--------|

So I know that the root of the first chord is a B note (so it must be some sort of B chord?) and the other notes would be F#, another B but an octave up and finally a D.

The second chord I know is an A chord because it's one of the few open chords I know:

A E A (one octave higher) and C# but then I hammer on the C# to a D and then I don't know what it becomes.

And finally the last chord is a basic open D chord:

D A D (one octave higher) and F# but then I play the same chord with the F# being a G instead and I don't know what the chord becomes.

So all together:

CODE

E|-----|--------|--F#-G--|
B|--D--|--C#-D--|--D-----|
G|--B--|--A-----|--A-----|
D|--F#-|--E-----|--D-----|
A|--B--|--A-----|--------|
E|-----|--------|--------|

-what notes are you playing in the solo?

A B C# D E F#

So now that I have actually figured out all notes from the chords and scales they match! So does this mean they do work well with each other?

It took me a while to figure the notes out but the fact that I even did shows that I'm already getting better!

So now that we figured the notes out, how do I know the names of the chords I made (other than the ones I know) and what scale?

Thanks boss man!

And on a lighter note:

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey matey Most likely, out of what I am deducing here, you are playing in the key of Dmajor but since you are using a B minor chord to begin with, you have an Aeolian progression on your hands here. Or a natural minor scale based progression. If you want to figure out the chords, here's a good process:

- what's the note played in the bass?
- what relationship do all the other notes in the chord have with this one? Which note is a third for the root note, which one is the 5th and so on? I gave you the lesson with the triads, so that you may be able to understand the way in which chords are being derived from a major scale, through the harmonizing process.

Give it a try and I will help along the way So let's see what your assumptions are, based on what you have learned in the triads lesson - deal?

About the vibrato - by wider and rounded, I mean that vibrato needs to be executed smoothly and not rushed - it is pretty difficult to explain in words, because it has to be seen in order to be understood, that's why, I would like to introduce you to this lesson here - for the time being, watch Ben as he executes the vibrato and see the beauty in the execution and the expression - his lesson sums up what I meant

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Bens-Vibrato-Odyssey-5/

Yes, the notes work well with the chords - that's the exact idea You have derived the chords from a major scale and the notes in the solo from the same major scale

Thanks!

I understand that "wider" means I should be bending the string to get a higher pitch with the vibrato but what do you mean by "more rounded" ? Slower?

Didn't realize how bad my vibrato was until you started to help me out - and here I thought I've been doing it right all these years



Well there are 3 chords and then I add an extra note to two of them:

CODE

E|-----|--------|--2--3--|
B|--3--|--2--3--|--3-----|
G|--4--|--2-----|--2-----|
D|--4--|--2-----|--0-----|
A|--2--|--0-----|--------|
E|-----|--------|--------|

So I know that the root of the first chord is a B note (so it must be some sort of B chord?) and the other notes would be F#, another B but an octave up and finally a D.

The second chord I know is an A chord because it's one of the few open chords I know:

A E A (one octave higher) and C# but then I hammer on the C# to a D and then I don't know what it becomes.

And finally the last chord is a basic open D chord:

D A D (one octave higher) and F# but then I play the same chord with the F# being a G instead and I don't know what the chord becomes.

So all together:

CODE

E|-----|--------|--F#-G--|
B|--D--|--C#-D--|--D-----|
G|--B--|--A-----|--A-----|
D|--F#-|--E-----|--D-----|
A|--B--|--A-----|--------|
E|-----|--------|--------|

A B C# D E F#

So now that I have actually figured out all notes from the chords and scales they match! So does this mean they do work well with each other?

It took me a while to figure the notes out but the fact that I even did shows that I'm already getting better!

So now that we figured the notes out, how do I know the names of the chords I made (other than the ones I know) and what scale?

Thanks boss man!

And on a lighter note:

Hehe! I just read this now - you are on the right track mate - keep going and about the A D E with A as the root, will give you a Asus4 chord - D is not a flat 5th or sharp 4th but a perfect 4th and D is the 5th, so that gives us a 1 4 5 formula - Asus4

You are doing good - please let me know if things are clear with the Asus4, ok?

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