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Sep 10 2009, 01:13 AM
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cool.. welcome back Tolek.. This forum has been dead quite a long time. Should be great to see some guitars finally!
 Hope you had a great vacation! |
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Sep 10 2009, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE (Tolek @ Sep 10 2009, 01:29 AM)  Here I am again. As you may know, my subscription is still inactive. I can´t pay for a new one yet... I thought that you´d like to hear something new from me. Well, here it is.  https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=30411 Great to have you back Tolek, even partially for now! I'll check your work asap and lay down some comments, maybe advices if possible.
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Sep 10 2009, 12:53 PM
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Nicely played Tolek, sweet tone tone, dry OD.
I noticed one thing tho, right at the start of main theme. Notes are D, D#, E - C , E - C, E - C. You played all 3 E-C by keeping E to ring. It was ok in first 2 times,both are over C chord. But 3rd time you have F chord and when you keep E ringing this F chord cannot be heard nicely imo. So my only advice here is to play last E separate from C, don't keep it ringing, everything else was really nice.
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Sep 10 2009, 09:34 PM
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You're welcome.
As for guitar studying, there's always a sort of sacrifice in life, often happen when studying as you can see. But if electric guitar is your prime goal atm then go for it, why not. I mean, you can always play and practice classical guitar, with or without official classes or teacher. Then later in life (many have done it) you can finish your classical studying if you really want or need it. You mentioned patterns for major, minor and modes, need some help there or? -------------------- Youtube
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Sep 10 2009, 09:53 PM
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Ahh, those shapes, looks like caged system,
to be honest I never really understood whole purpose of those shapes except that it's maybe a bit easier way for beginners to relate scale with familiar chord shapes. And I'm even not sure if there are any more patterns than 5, I think caged system works with 5 patterns only, not sure really, Imo it would be much better and more profitable to focus on scales all over the neck, play them over every single string to figure out interval relations, chords made of that very scale and everything. After that all those shapes and patterns become very relative since you get a bigger weapon in your hands, the whole fretboard. Then you can create your own pattern and shapes in a way, you have full arsenal at hand. Let me know if you need any help with figuring out scales/modes, I'd be glad to help you with that. -------------------- Youtube
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Sep 10 2009, 10:09 PM
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QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ Sep 10 2009, 10:53 PM) Ahh, those shapes, looks like caged system, to be honest I never really understood whole purpose of those shapes except that it's maybe a bit easier way for beginners to relate scale with familiar chord shapes. And I'm even not sure if there are any more patterns than 5, I think caged system works with 5 patterns only, not sure really, Imo it would be much better and more profitable to focus on scales all over the neck, play them over every single string to figure out interval relations, chords made of that very scale and everything. After that all those shapes and patterns become very relative since you get a bigger weapon in your hands, the whole fretboard. Then you can create your own pattern and shapes in a way, you have full arsenal at hand. Let me know if you need any help with figuring out scales/modes, I'd be glad to help you with that. Yes, that´s the CAGED system. I never read about it, so I don´t know how it works. I know the whole fretboard and could play every scale, but I´d have to think a bit. Plus, I´d play it in my way, not in the way that I´m supposed to play (CAGED system). Another little problem: I´m writing a song. I´ll show you what I´ve got until now: VERSE ===== It´s been a long time I haven´t seen you and I miss you so much (oh oh) I know it´s much too long but I´ve had my reasons for not coming to you 
sea.mp3 ( 1.4MB )
Number of downloads: 7I don´t know what I should write in the chorus... I´ve got an idea for the melody, tho. Can you hear that highest note that the synth strings are playing? That is going to be the base for the melody line. Can you give me an idea what I should write? BTW, it´s about the sea that is the text.
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Sep 10 2009, 10:20 PM
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QUOTE (Tolek @ Sep 10 2009, 11:09 PM) Yes, that´s the CAGED system. I never read about it, so I don´t know how it works. I know the whole fretboard and could play every scale, but I´d have to think a bit. Plus, I´d play it in my way, not in the way that I´m supposed to play (CAGED system). That's what I would do as well and there is NO way to tell how one should play a scale. At the end, scale is just a playground and if you play it note by note in a solo or make a composition that way it would probably sound too predictable, not to say boring. Learn where all notes are, learn to play it in all possible way including caged system if asked. Ohh, you need help with lyrics here or?
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Sep 10 2009, 10:31 PM
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QUOTE (Tolek @ Sep 10 2009, 11:22 PM) That´s what I want to be able to do. However, I have to focus on the CAGED system this year is it is asked in the audition and I want to pass!! I see. I would really love to help you with CAGED but I never really used it. I hope you can get more charts on the net IF there are any extra. It has few major lacks indeed, think of all 7 modes and how you cannot actually play them all if you follow CAGED. Imo it's kind a pointless but people use it and even ask for it on auditions so I won't say anything further. QUOTE (Tolek @ Sep 10 2009, 11:22 PM) That´s right. Btw, I started singing and I got much better. Hmm, I really don't have lot of experience with lyrics, specially not in english. I DO song a lot in english, probably a lot more than in bosnian but I never really wrote a lyric in english. But as for light motif you might write about how great it is, how independent it is, how it affects our lifes and everything else. You can pretty much glorify it only, hard to say or find bad words for sea!
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Sep 12 2009, 11:26 AM
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Good work with audition test tho there were few possible errors
so lets try to fix that while we have time.  First of all, I noticed problems with D major pentatonic, you used position that looks like 2nd position when you play minor pentatonic. That shouldn't be hard one but there's easier one whatspever, place your fingers as you if you were playing Bm pentatonic 1st position but start from D note ofc, not B. So you would have D note with pinky and you would still be covering 2 octaves, going up to note D on high E string, 10th fret. Then you were asked to name triads in harmonized C major scale, you gave notes correctly but maybe you should also NAME triads, C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major and B diminished. And finally blues 12 bars progression. Rhythm part you played wasn't that great.  Actually you played 10 bars of 5/4 signature. Not sure how that happened, you were probably confused by something. Here's one version tho: I / I / I / I / IV / IV / I / I / V / IV / I / V / I'm sure you do understand this progression and bar thing, be more focused and it'll work.
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Sep 12 2009, 11:43 AM
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You're very welcome Tolek, keep me posted!
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Oct 10 2009, 06:58 AM
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We have some news regarding MTP so it would be great to check them out
and prepare for new "timing". https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=31054 -------------------- Youtube
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