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Nope didn't think so either. We all know parents don't get this.
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Nov 15 2014, 07:51 PM |
Great to hear you are in for this challenge matey! I know exactly what you mean with that finger issue - it's not as difficult as it seems though, so just try to work on it slowly and make sure that your finger gets all of the three strings, ok? Isolate that specific part and work on it until it feels natural. If you can show me a video of how you do it, I will definitely come up with some support and pointers, if necessary Thanks Cosmin! Once I get past the squeamishness I shall post a video! Also: https://soundcloud.com/stortzmusic/bens-vibrato-odyssey-5-fourth-attempt I think I've improved on what you have said except for the last two bends. Whenever I get to that my fingers have a little bit of sweat on them and since I use elixirs which are slick to begin with I tend to lose my grip of the string which either causes me to be off in pitch or the string to slip under my finger completely. Any ideas? |
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Nov 19 2014, 03:03 AM |
Thanks Cosmin! You always make things super easy to understand
So you can have a Major 7th and/or Dominant 7th - but in order to be major it must be in the major scale of the root! I did what you said and figured the chords from the triad lesson [prepare yourself!]: C Major Scale - C D E F G A B CM7 - C E G B (falls under C Major) C7 - C E G Bb (does not) DM7 - D F# A C# (does not) D7 - D F# A C (does not) EM7 - E G# B D# (does not) E7 - E G# B D (does not) FM7 - F A C E (falls under C Major) F7 - F A C Eb (does not) GM7 - G B D F# (does not) G7 - G B D F (falls under C Major) AM7 - A C# E G# (does not) A7 - A C# E G (does not) BM7 - B D# F A (does not) B7 - B D# F Ab (does not) So: CM7 , FM7 and G7 all fall under the C Major scale and can be used in the key of C, correct? Also, quick question - is there some sort of shortcut to figure out what scale a group of notes fall under? For example, you said that C E G Bb falls under F Major, but is there an easy way to find that out? Because I tried to find what scales all Dominant 7ths fell under but I didn't know how to find a scale with only four notes without spending A LOT of time playing guess and check. For example: D7 is D F# A C but I was only guessing scales and turning up empty as to where it fell under, I was hoping there is some sort of secret to it? Thanks man! EDIT: I saw your post for the Dynamite Collab, and although I'm not very good or creative I really want to try and participate: https://soundcloud.com/stortzmusic/dynamite-idea It's not the full length of the backing track and the playing isn't very tight I just wanted to get my idea recorded and try to develop it from there. I know it's just your cliche pentatonic sounding solo but I was thinking of transitioning from that into the Locrian Mode and creating more of a simple melody, kind of like the melody of a theme song or something - kind of like the guitar from this piece of my childhood (guitar theme starts at 11 secs): What do you think? This post has been edited by Chris S.: Nov 19 2014, 04:13 AM |
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Nov 19 2014, 07:36 PM |
QUOTE - in order to figure out which dominant chord belongs to which scale, you need to think who's 5th is the root note of that dominant chord and you found the major scale Thanks Cosmin! This made it so much easier! C7 = F Major D7 = G Major E7 = A Major F7 = Bb Major G7 = C Major A7 = D Major B7 = E Major I had trouble figuring out the B7 but I realized I made a mistake in my last post. B7 = B D# F# A and not B D# F Ab. QUOTE Who said you aren't creative? My toughest critic who happens to live inside my head (worst part is he doesn't even pay rent!) I will keep it short and sweet, and try to focus on the timing and making the take as clean and tight as possible! I was going to put this right into the REC forum but I wasn't happy with the take and I knew I wouldn't pass. I don't know what the deal is, but whenever I hit the record button on my phone to record the video I get super nervous My hands shake and my heart starts beating really fast and Mr. Mess-up starts paying me a visit through my playing Listening to my last audio take and this one I realized the following: 1.) In my last audio take I played the B string, 10th fret, A note and would bend the vibrato to try to match the pitch to a B note but Ben only bends the string to an A#/Bb so I focused on that in this video. 2.) In the audio I take I play the last two bends wrong, when I played the D note I immediately went into vibrato but Ben holds the D for a slight amount of time so I did the same and tried correcting that for the video. 3.) In the video, in between the two A note bends/vibratos, being really nervous I didn't return the B note back down to an A note - I was slightly sharp when I picked the note again. So I basically bent up to a B, down to Bb instead of A, picked the Bb and bent back up to B. I don't like this whole camera shy thing, it's really getting in the way EDIT: On a side note I came up with this: https://soundcloud.com/stortzmusic/city-lights-idea I tried to incorporate what you have taught me so far. I tried to establish a groove, challenge my creativity and write something in a style I haven't done before, make my vibrato wider, break outside of the first pentatonic box shape and use chromatic passing tones, as well as using what theory I know to determine the key and what scale to use For some reason the strings and synth drums won't fade out with the rest of the tracks - I'm looking into how to fix this This post has been edited by Chris S.: Nov 20 2014, 07:05 AM |
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Nov 20 2014, 08:43 PM |
I couldn't do it without you man!
So many things are starting to click as far as the theory goes, I can't believe how much has actually sunk in these past two months! Writing a little piece is one thing, but understanding that piece and more importantly being happy with it is an amazing feeling. I took your advice and just kept on recording until the nervousness died down a bit and I was happy with the REC take: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=53407 EDIT: Do you think for theory aspect of things we can take a little time to focus on harmonizing? I was looking around youtube and I came across one of Ben's songs: I really like the harmony that starts at 2:05 and would like to understand this concept better, what do you think my friend? ALSO: 1.) Is there anywhere I can buy the Days of Confusion album? 2.) Do you guys have t-shirts and if so HOW DO I GET ONE?! You guys rock! This post has been edited by Chris S.: Nov 21 2014, 05:22 AM |
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Nov 21 2014, 04:07 PM |
Hey Chris!
Well, I am gladto know I helped you out man! We can only go forward from here, so know that basically, any line you wish to harmonize can be harmonized, as long as you respect an important principle: - think of harmonization as two separate voices moving horizontally and being harmonized vertically - if you have a melodic line, you can use thirds or 5ths to harmonize it for instance. And to help you out with the thirds, in the first instance, here's the first example coming to mind: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Days-Of-Confusion-Meta/ - videos 10 and 12 feature the initial melodic line and then the harmonized line using thirds Can you dissect it a bit and notice how each note in video 10 has a correspondent in video 12? |
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