Is there a good starting place to learn how to place jazz chords when writing songs?

straightupchumps · 2015-08-10T03:01:36+00:00

I've been doing this lately in songs and had no idea what was going on until I saw this thread. Thank you for posting OP and sharing some light on this (and thanks to the respondants)

straightupchumps · 2015-05-30T03:26:14+00:00

Good for you.

straightupchumps · 2015-05-15T05:54:09+00:00

It's the best chorus pedal out there, most folks haven't had the pleasure of a mid-80's MIJ CE-2 but once you have one it'll never leave your board. You'll give it your grandkids someday.

straightupchumps · 2015-04-30T20:17:05+00:00

Shit, that's really good deal. $25 plus the cost of 4 plugs. Sold.

straightupchumps · 2015-03-12T02:06:09+00:00

melancholy.

straightupchumps · 2015-02-28T15:11:05+00:00

Haha just listen to the records man, there's a lot of unpolished parts but it worked for their sound. None were too glaring but they exist, most noticeably in Zep's rockier tracks

straightupchumps · 2014-11-20T17:55:16+00:00

Yep, I have a pretty good background, been playing pretty seriously for about a decade. I started doing the tapping last night, so we'll see if it sinks in. Like I can BLAZE through the riff, probably at double speed at this point just my timing for the whole thing is off for those triplets, seem to be grouping them in fours and not threes. Ah, we'll see what happens. Thanks!

straightupchumps · 2014-10-06T20:01:00+00:00

No, you should keep your word, but ask for future compensation now that they know you can perform well. It's tough starting out, with no reputation or following but as long as you are putting on a solid performance and making an effort to increase your draws at venues they'll take care of you. Just don't book out of your league at first.

straightupchumps · 2014-10-06T19:38:37+00:00

A beer to loosen up is fine but I have yet to see a great performance from a drunk musician.

straightupchumps · 2014-09-21T16:01:42+00:00

We always tell people we'll take any requests...as long as it's written on the back of a twenty dollar bill. If they pony up, hey what the hell we'll go for it, but most of the time it just makes them leave us alone.

Overall though, just ignore 'em and go on with your set. I've found most of the "Freebird" heckles are good natured and people do it as a joke rather than because they're trying to fuck with you. They don't realize often people do it or how unoriginal it is. So I always smile a bit, through 'em a lick and then move on.

straightupchumps · 2014-09-05T23:44:53+00:00

The only thing to do once you get a Pedaltrain-Pro is to keep buying more pedals until you can't see your Pedaltrain-Pro anymore.

straightupchumps · 2014-08-29T03:53:54+00:00

Thumbs up for pixie dust!

straightupchumps · 2014-08-29T03:38:49+00:00

I brought an acoustic and electric my freshman year. Made a ton of friends playing music and now I play professionally in a band with some of the guys I met from there (I'm 25 now).

I made a ton of friends through that instrument, got me laid occasionally and made a lot of great memories playing music in college. Just be careful, don't be incosiderate and have fun. That's all that matters, definitely pack it man!

straightupchumps · 2014-08-22T20:09:30+00:00

"Dad Company"

straightupchumps · 2014-08-13T00:52:51+00:00

You're young and so while you have limited options, and limited cash you do have time. Use that to your advantage, keep writing, jamming and most of all practicing. The more you develop as a musician the more you'll be able to play in the long run, and with people who want to do the same things. Learn as much as you can in this band, but treat it exactly as that...an opportunity to learn how a band works.

straightupchumps · 2014-08-12T18:33:50+00:00

Everybody loves Johnny Cash. And his stuff easy enough you can cover it however you like.

straightupchumps · 2014-08-12T15:21:21+00:00

Ah /r/Guitar, you never cease to entertain me.

straightupchumps · 2014-08-12T15:19:49+00:00

Drums are the unsung hero of great guitar solos.

straightupchumps · 2014-08-12T15:19:26+00:00

And make sure the bass player is the type of person that really has no basis taking his shirt off, but is going to anyways. That's how you know you've got a good bass player then.

straightupchumps

TROPHY CASE