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so I ended up doing a "Google" on Rif vs Lick
here's it's answer:
The Difference Between a Riff and a Lick:
Riff:
A riff is thematic (a what??). It serves as the main section for a song.
Think of Satisfaction for example or Smoke On The Water. A riff is often repeated and developed, sometimes with variations, sometimes in different keys, but a riff is always recognisable as the main idea or main part of the song.
A riff is what makes the song 'recognisable' and distinctive. p.s. thematic just means a theme! ; )
Lick:
A lick or solo is a portion of a riff, so it is not the main distinction in the song, just part of the song. A lick is often incomplete in musical terms (but don't worry too much about that).
On it's own the lick doesn't usually become the main part of a song like a riff does. But if a lick forms a theme (like a continuous main section in a song), essentially the lick becomes a riff.
Because a lick isn't the main theme, it doesn't have that same association with the song, and so it becomes transferable: a lick can be used in other songs without necessarily having to allude to the original lick. Clever!
More info:
Take a pentatonic scale as this example. If you focus on just one Pentatonic Scale, you can easily create lots of difference licks from just one scale. Or you could create a distinctive riff that runs through the song from just one scale.
Riffs are the main 'sound' or theme of a song, and licks are just parts of a song - like a verse, or chorus.
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On the 7th fret B (then 8th fret C, and 10th fret 10) the frets are getting closer and closer
You maybe finding that it just seems a little tight compared to say G barre on the 3rd frrt
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I should add,
If you've been really lucky, getting a new set of tubes and swap them all, might work
What concerns me the most is the , put in a output tube and the fuse blew.
That says the tube had a high current draw.
Resistors can easily melt down on high current
Other thing with tube amps , never run them without a speaker attached.
Output transformers do not like being unloaded and typically melt down with no load, which can also happen with a bad output tube
Some amps have a protection circuit in them to prevent this most don't.
Always swap tubes powered down and cooled off., never swap powered on
Probably best you find a tech
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Yes
If a tube goes bad or in your case put in a bad tube, a number of things can happen
Worst would be output transformer blowing, , that'd be really bad.
If you're lucky, the screen resistors saved the amp but melted down.
Don't go into the amp unless you know what you're doing , paralyzed or dead are to options in there for the uninitiated.
Never keep old tubes, chuck's
Better take it to a tech
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@Triple-o yes the intro into and in between is a well known riff..
Also the intro to Johnny Be Good would be a very good lick to have under your fingers
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there is no confusion in my mind. riff = lick..
unless you're thinking a riff is a rhythm type of chording , which would be rhythm part not a riff
a lick is a series of notes that make a phrase, and so is a riff .
a turn around lick , is a lick that has typically a series of notes that leads from the last chord (I would think the 5th) back to the 1 chord.
it leads your ear back to the start hence a turn around.. still a lick or not usually called a turn around riff but could be called that
Lick is generally used more than riff.. but you can easily say " hey man what's that riff you just played?" or "dude can you teach me that lick?"
Chops.. that's getting your hands going ,, "man you have great chops" ... means you play well
have you heard of a machine head? how about a tuner? and not a tuner that you clip on.
both machine head and tuner mean the tuning pegs at typically the top of the guitar head stock to tune the guitar string.. both mean the same (Deep Purple had a album called Metal Machine Head.. )
musicians are a funny lot at describing things and which generation made the "hip" phrase
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One thing I know about strum n sing, sometimes it takes longer to spit out the line, than then number of bars long in music
Just vamp an extra bar or two as long as you don't have someone singing with you and pushing to change to the next line
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Since I've Been Loving You is a great song
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Would have loved to been on this trip,
Only thing that shocked me was how close everyone is sitting as they're not a the "circle of 10"and no face covering, then I remembered this is the US, not Canada.
Sorry for the covid hi-jack
Play that guitar, get some love scratches on it
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Unless the guitar has a "photo flame" top, you're dealing with a living product (aka a tree)
You will find wood does not grown exact perfect
That little swirl in the top would not bother me.
Fix/replace your tuner, get them working, don't look back
It's a guitar, they're meant to be played and chances are dinged, nicked and scratched.
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@Fretless great that both of you play, where both of you understand the challenges of practice and performance.
Excellent
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@Slaphappy wow very accomplished player (listened to your other recording in the 'open mic' as well)
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@Nutty 1 @Skip Russell @Wim VD1 thanks for the kind words,
True a couple of months ago I probably would not have played it, let alone at this current level.
Jeff's course has been stacking techniques in each lesson, the ACDC lesson took me a couple of months to get the fast Double-Stop Full Step bend pull off going on that lesson.
@gotto yup the jam track from the lesson is 5:15.. you know what Steve says.. don't just play it once and say yes I have it..
I'd have to count to hear how many times I did that lick in this track
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I'm a bit hesitant to post this lick as it needs so much work.
It's from a TrueFire course I’m working on by Jeff McErlain. it’s his take on a lick from Dire Straits Sultan’s of Swing
The lick Jeff McErlain calls Guitar George (remember Sultan's of Swing.. "Guitar George knows all the chords")
Remember , I’m working on it..
It’s half step bends on the first finger, full step bend on the third finger, hybrid picking , pull offs and hammer on trills, slides and vibrato; it's got a lot going
I’m choking out the notes when I finger pick so hard the string slaps the next frets and kills the note..
I have to fix my over pluck on that.. grrr.. (once I'm done, I'll have to learn the rest of the song)
So its 5:15 of will he ever play this right .
(And yes @NeilES335 I did use the Sharaton for this phone recording)
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@Prabhu there are studio grade tuners than there is the rest of us.
Most apps are pretty much as accurate as a clip on tuner
There is always going to be a slight variation +/- a couple of "cents" in tuning
They'll be "good enough "
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@Joao Peneda you do realize that Steve's Spot Light Series are separate disciplines on their own and not a requirement to work through L&MG. Which is more than big enough on its own.
the L&MG series was to give you (as Steve 'coins') "Tools for your Bag" , after giving all the basics and theory from Sessions 1 to 9,, Sessions 10 to 20 just add 'bites' of styles for you to explore.
doing the Finger Style course instead of Session 10, is going to be a fairly long road before coming back to LMG.
as is the Blues Guitar Spot Light, it's a chunk on it's own over and above the LMG sessions
The Song Hits is a companion to the LMG series which can be run alone side the LMG .
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@William Steve does one on one Skype lessons
Contact him at Service@guitargathering.com
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there are certain sounds which modern active hunt and peck (looking for voices) hearing aids have problems with
esp if you're using a Wah pedal.
hopefully you have hearing aids with more than 1 program (I have 4 on mine ) you might need to go back to your tech, have them make one of the programs for guitar,
taking a lot of the compression and hunt'n'peck for voices, and a lot of the auto stuff off for that 1 program
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well Robert Johnson, BB, Charlie Christian didn't have tuners in the 30's and we listen to those recordings. but they played in bands where each had to be in tune with each other (well maybe not Robert, but certainly BB and Charlie did and they all had to tune to ear, typically a stringed instrument like a violin)
In reality.. use a tuner.. you'll eventually train your ear what is close to pitch and playing a chord or such you'll hear when you're off and can twink.
if you're solely playing by ear with out a tuning reference you'll train your ear to be off , although the guitar will be in tune to itself, you'll be used to playing out of pitch/key.
Indian is probably difficult to get stuff (I wouldn't know, never been there,) but do yourself a favor.. buy a tuner.. even a $20cdn/$12usd Snark , train your ear to be in pitch
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@Prabhu if you only play by yourself and never to recordings or with others.
Use my method,without a tuning fork or tuner.
The guitar will be tuned to it self in what ever pitch.
Will it be pitch perfect 99% no,
Can you play everything, and sound ok, yes.
Its tuned to itself.
Can you play with others and recording, highly doubtful, you'll be off from those that are "in concert pitch "
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@Prabhu lots of practice. No skill program I know
Use a tuner to tune High E, so at least that pitch is right
Now press B sting at 5th fret pick it, and E, notes should match, tune up/down B to match E
Next press G string 4th fret, pick it and B make them match by ear
Press D string at 5th fret, compare D to G
Same for A and G, fret at 5th
Compare A 5th to D open
Compare E 5th to A open
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10 hours ago, NeilES335 said:
@gotto @Eracer_Team-DougH @Wim VD1
Let's hear what you've been working on🎸😊.
Your ears wouldn't want to hear what I've been working on 😪
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@NeilES335 yes it ended in my in box probably same time you posted ,
good playing and balance between lead and rhythm
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As suggested to use your pinky to touch the top of the guitar (or it hooks on the High E, pinky moves to body as you get to High E and back to string when you get near Low E)
This is good for single note picking and you'll know where your pick is.
But not much help in strumming , but as Randy said strumming comes from arm not wrist
"Nails keep slipping and hand gets tense "
Remember you're picking/strumming hand moves alot, you're not anchoring the hand still, that it can't move.
The anchored pinky is for single notes and knowing where the pick is on which string.
As Steve says, "strumming is like flicking water off your hand"
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Playing while wearing hearing aids
in Guitar Playing & Technique
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True test of good hearing aid programming is they don't make all sorts of wierd noises when you use a wha pedal