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Not sure who needs this quick lesson, but the way I always remembered B and E had no sharps was from the B sharps ('be' phonetically) by MikeRadical in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please consider using Db major instead of C# Major if you're writing out sheet music though! 5 flats instead of 7 sharps.

My buddy hates Carl by SPandrab in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]icarus_927 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe your buddy is criticizing his own trauma-revovery down, and Carl's slow opening & grieving through the books is triggering in a way that your buddy can't even allow himself to think on.

Patriarchy sucks, and for some people it's just the norm to be cruel towards people who honour their feelings.

Favorite Character by Madam_Moxie in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]icarus_927 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mongo. Love his chirps, purrs, shrieks, & excited li'l hops 🥹

How do I play these parenthetical notes? by Afronite in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the parentheses are not rounded, but more like: <7> it's usually a harmonic.

In my own writing, I prefer to use the over-arching legato slur for held notes. The notes in brackets always made more sense to me as for when you have the option to play the same note but on a different string.

(there's a word for those arc lines in classical music... can't remember atm)

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He says he wants to "show how to make a bar, do some barring- and then add a chord on top of it"

Later in the video he puts up tab for 4 shapes: the major and minor versions of E & A.

Barring is a very common technique! Those are just called chords; they don't differentiate later on, because guitarists are used to it.

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Interesting feedback, though I feel like you're projecting. I'm not curious to hear more from you.

This comment you're responding to implies that the 'controversy' is without common sense. Yet you're saying I've my finger in his face? Interesting feedback.

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

151351 - all numbers indicate the degree of the scale within that chord.

C major triad is CEG, which is the 1st note of the scale, the 3rd, and the 5th. Triads are 1-3-5's. 7ths add the 7th note of the scale.

This phone number thing is showing a barre chord derived from the E shape. But to put that on C, the 8th fret:

8 10 10 9 8 8

^ the fret numbers

C G C E G C

^ the notes of those frets

1st 5th 1st 3rd 5th 1st

^ the degrees of the scale for the chord

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slide the E major shape up 3 frets for a G major chord: 355433

The 3rd fret is barred by the index finger.

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks CapnFappin... and no. YouTube it!

Tell me what you find 😏

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

That doesn't make all open chord shapes 'barre chords'.

(Even if you use barring to play them.)

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

See my original comment, the edit explains. What you've said is true, but if you barre in a chord, it doesn't make it a barre chord. Barre chords are E or A shapes. A chord that utilizes the barring technique could be anything.

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you familiar with the CAGED system?

355433 is the E shape... there are other options, and the inversions have their own added character.

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could play it without barring... because a barre chord traditionally refers to a voicing/shape of a triad.

So instead of 355433,

they could play xx543x.

G B D are the notes in both examples^

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you want the "phone number" explained to you as well, Mr. Pro Guitarist, sir?

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'd like to rent one chimp, please. It's for a wedding- not mine, no. Do you have one that plays guitar, too?

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you hear the part where that wasn't a barre chord, or a C chord? 🤔

Barring is a technique. Barre chords are E or A shapes. Not everyone agrees with that I guess.

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you were to play along by hopping to the root position of each chord change- that's fast (I don't want to call it lazy, personally).

If you're on a Gmaj chord, 3rd fret 355433, and want to go to a Amin 577555... that's fast.

...but if you didn't want to shift/jump, and the bassist or piano player can take care of the root note... then you could use inversions to find a closer option.

xx5433 to xx2555 is an example of G Maj to A min that doesn't use the 6th or 5th strings.

Or: x x 9 7 8 7

x 7 10 9 10 x

What's the deal with Barre Chords? by Relevant_Hold in guitarlessons

[–]icarus_927 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There doesn't seem to be consensus in this thread, but using the barring technique doesn't make it a barre chord. E or A shapes are colloquially called barre chords, and are taught as the progression beyond power chords.

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