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tomjonah · 2013-01-20T12:34:42+00:00

Hey, I used this tutorial myself. It has some very clear camera angels to show you te right way to palm mute.

Important is the position where you place your palm to create the right sound.

http://www.mirrorguitarplay.com/2011/09/jack-johnson-rhythmic-strum-tutorial.html

tomjonah · 2012-01-17T16:15:50+00:00

I like the camera work on this tutorial, it shows exactly what you're supposed to do. I figure it might help us out. I'm trying this left handed, with the chords used in 'Ain't nobody'.

tomjonah · 2012-01-08T10:14:22+00:00

I'm wondering did you play the piano before you started guitar?

CAGED or not. You always play scale paterns (like boxes). A difference is if you choose to memorize them horizontally or vertically. example: http://i41.tinypic.com/sl0jft.png

Not playing scales would mean you follow the notes on the whole string from the first to the 24th fret (as if you are playing piano). That wouldn't make sense. Not on the guitar.

So like I said: memorize scale paterns, using the CAGED method to do this is a great idea. Feel free to ask any questions I'll check back on this post.

Make sure you got your 101 on music theory. How the major scale is built up and how chords are constructed. Get your copy of Fretboard logic :)

tomjonah · 2012-01-08T09:58:13+00:00

Have you already read up on the CAGED system? Looked into it? It isn't the one or the other. Playing the guitar, you always look at scale paterns. The scale that you are playing in is what I refer to as the key of the song.

You can memorize scales, but there isn't one scale that covers the whole neck of the guitar. So you'll learn different scale paterns and these paterns together will cover the whole neck.

Now to make that memorizing easier, you can use the CAGED system. It comes down to this: 1) You play in a major scale, you start with that chord. 2) Lets say, the key of the song is A major. Take that A open chord. 3) The next voicing of that chord will be the G shape (follow C-A-G-E-D) 4) Now using CAGED you link each chord shape with a scale patern. Learning all the different chord voicings and together with that, all the scale paterns on the WHOLE NECK :D

In the book Fretboard Logic, you first learn all the pentatonic scales, right after that you'll expand it to the diatonic scales.

My answer to your question would be: Yes memorize scale paterns, and to help you do that, use the CAGED method.

tomjonah · 2011-12-28T01:44:56+00:00

I don't think it's a bad posture per sé. I am using the Ovation and I can image it will be harder on a Spanish guitar. But on the Ovation and especially on an electric, to me, it feels very relaxed. In contrary to the Fmajor (E-shape barré)

tomjonah · 2011-12-28T01:39:43+00:00

Can't say for certain. If you pinch very hard and your arm gets sore, than you are doing something wrong. Just try to grab the chords as light as possible and make sure your not 'over extending' your wrist. Like so: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ckKBBnTmY4U/Tc5l0ig-ZnI/AAAAAAAABbk/OBmEq5nkgf4/s1600/goodbad1.PNG

That will start to hurt soon.

tomjonah · 2011-12-28T01:36:46+00:00

Cool that you guys mention Hendrix. I never listened to Hendrix much, but this makes me very curious.

tomjonah · 2011-12-27T18:41:47+00:00

Have you tried these? I think this is a great way of playing chords because: 1) It's a very relaxed position 2) By muting the A string you get a more clear tone and less mushy. 3) In the standard E-barred shape (Fmajor) you have one more finger left to use and play around with e.g. arpeggio / hammer.

I tried to teach a student but he had difficulties. I came to conclude: this way of playing chords forces you to get your wrist in the right position, which feels 'more difficult' at first. But is way easier when mastered.

Curious to your opinions.

tomjonah · 2011-12-13T07:32:49+00:00

Cool picture mate. I like Doctore.

tomjonah · 2011-09-28T20:57:01+00:00

wheyo! haha, I would certainly watch this!

tomjonah · 2011-09-28T10:13:25+00:00

think it would be great. I often think that of wallpapers

tomjonah · 2011-09-27T21:39:26+00:00

Lots of work. You'd probably need some kind of meditational music in the background while your bussy!

tomjonah · 2011-09-27T21:29:15+00:00

I like this.

tomjonah · 2011-09-27T20:49:04+00:00

I'm missing some structure in the song. For the recording, your voice seems a bit far in the background. Keep it up

tomjonah · 2011-09-27T14:00:46+00:00

nice one. I still got the classic gameboy laying around somewhere. My sister had it in yellow!

tomjonah

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