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    Another Great One Gone - Roy Clark

    in Guitar Open Talk

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    Rest In Peace Mr. Roy Clark. I used to watch you on Hee Haw and was amazed at what you did on the guitar, banjo, mandolin. Such a great entertainer, musician, artist, comedian, an ambassador of country music and a gentleman throughout your life. Well done my friend and farewell. Your music will live on!

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    The White Album turns 50

    in Guitar Open Talk

    Posted · Edited by Popeye

    Muncie 4-spd tranny with Hurst Linkage and deck was forward of shifter with white shift knob and 4-spd pattern on top. I had to maneuver around shifter also to load and eject tapes. Sorry Neil......I couldn't resist! 

     

    The White Album turns 50

    in Guitar Open Talk

    Posted · Edited by Popeye

    Man oh man.....That makes me feel really good  knowing that I bought that album as a teenager and ................................

    Man oh man....That makes me feel really old knowing that I bought that album as a teenager and ........................

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    Improvising

    in Guitar Open Talk

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    I have wrestled with this topic at times and heard discussions here on the Forum. I just read this from Griff Hamlin and thought it was worth passing along.

     

    Imagine you have to give a speech to a roomful of people who are all watching you to see what you will say...
     
    I don't know about you but for most people that pretty much puts them in instant panic mode!
     
    But let's say that you found out 2 weeks ahead of time that you were going to give this speech... and it was going to be at your best friend's wedding so you had some time...
     
    Would you prepare something or would you just "wing it" and just make something up when they called your name?
     
    My money is on you preparing something ahead of time... just how much you prepare depends on how comfortable you are speaking in front of a bunch of people you don't really know.
     
    Now let's think about that for a quick sec... you're talking, right? Speaking your native language using words and phrases you've known and used for your whole life (well, most of it....)
     
    So you should be TOTALLY comfortable with that... why should you need to prepare anything?
     
    And if you need to prepare something simply to speak, then how would it be possible to just make up something on your guitar unless you were as comfortable with music as you are with speaking?
     
    That, my friend, is the biggest myth I've ever seen when it comes to playing guitar - that you can just somehow "make it up as you go along."
     
    Or as I like to say - "improvising really isn't..."
     
    Even Miles Davis (yes... that Miles Davis, the famous trumpet player) said in an interview I read that most of the stuff he plays isn't really improvised but is really ideas he came up with before that he re-uses.
     
    And I've heard Clapton and many other guitar players say the same thing... if you want to play the blues you start by re-stating what has come before you first. Then you turn it into your own thing once you've really got it down.
     
    But the biggest key is to learn it well - start to finish. Just finish something and learn it well.
     
    The journey of that will be worth more than the destination, I promise.
      
    Talk soon,
    Griff
     
    Take Care,
    Mike
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    The Beatles Complete Scores

    in Guitar Open Talk

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    11 hours ago, DianeB said:

    Mike, I think this is fairly standard procedure for vocal tenor parts. Furthermore, the guitar and bass guitar are transposing instruments in the sense that they transpose on the octave: a written C4 sounds C3. This reduces the need for ledger lines. A vocalist can easily adjust to the transposition, but a keyboardist needs to know in what octave to play.

    Diane- Hello Lady. How are you doing. I have been monitoring your progress and music journey, such a delight to witness the growth and development you are displaying and sharing with our Guitar Gathering Family. Such fun to be part of seeing you (ah hm) several years ago when our heads and hands were not musically communicating as harmoniously as they are now, to the artist and musician you have become. ? I knew I could count on your music talent, superb education and teaching prowess for an accurate and rewarding answer! ? Thank you. Take Care and have fun at the Finger Style Retreat!

    Mike

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    The Beatles Complete Scores

    in Guitar Open Talk

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    11 hours ago, Blue Dog said:

    First How are you doing , great to see you here. My guess is they wanted the Guitar part  and the Voice part to stand out above the rest of the parts . to be heard clear then the rest . Or the songs are easier to play in the octave above My guess. Great to hear from you. 

    Thanks for the responding Blue Dog.  The Beatles Complete song book is amazing and I am always in awe of how many songs they wrote (especially Joh & Paul) and the composition of music and lyrics. They are very special musicians and artists in my mind.

    I have been trying harder to make time and get back into the swing of things with music and my guitars.. Like everyone else here, life goes on and you roll with the punches; loss of loved one, health issues in the family, work and then work. I have been popping in and out of the site at least every other day and reviewing my unread content. Get to watch the live lessons, usually on youtube sometime that week when timing is better. The lack of a consistent schedule and not taking enough time has taken a toll on my guitar progress. Stuck in 14 & 15 LMG. All the songs I have learned along the way, sound the same and all the theory feels like mush in my head. The lack of devoted time, quality guitar practice and fun playing time as well as the  constant conflicts in time management have equaled hitting one of those learning walls that has kicked my butt physically, emotionally and psychologically. So, I have dusted everything off and picked back up and taking it slow to get back to basics and try and smooth out the bumps in the road. Never give up!

    Thank you for asking and the best to you and yours.

    Mike

    The Beatles Complete Scores

    in Guitar Open Talk

    Posted

    I ran across a book titled, "The Beatles Complete Scores" by Hal Leonard. It is a book of every song written & recorded by the Beatles with a full transcription from the original recordings. While perusing through the contents, there was a page that was "A Guide To The Music". The page states that a great deal of effort had been put into presenting these performances in musical notation that is as faithful as possible to the original recordings. Then I found a paragraph that stated-  

    "Note that the male vocal parts, as well as the parts for the guitar and bass, are written an octave higher than the sound on the recordings. On the other hand, the piano parts, as well as as other keyboard instruments, are all written in the same octave as the sound on the recordings."

    My question is, why would the Hal Leonard Corporation transcribe everything as close to the original, but change the male vocal, guitar  & bass one octave higher?? Anyone?

    Mike

    Fender Finish Quiz

    in Guitar Gear, Amps, Effects, Pedals

    Posted

    Had a '55 Chevy Baby Blue with dark blue tinted windows, no front bumper and frame cut with only the front grill. 283 w/holly 4brl, munci 4spd w/hurst shifter. Black carpet and diamond tuck upholstery. Craig 4/8 track stereo. American Mags.  Changed out steering wheel to black with chrome spokes. Even had the chrome dimmer foot and gas pedal. Lol......Cherry car and lots of memories!

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    Session 7 - Barre Chords on the 6th String

    in Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar

    Posted

    It can be another tool in your arsenal of learning. Some tools work well for some and not for others. The CAGED system can be one of these tools. If it helps you learn to visualize and remember  the fretboard notes,  chords,  various scales and the patterns and the correlation between all of these, then it is worth checking it out. Learn all you can from all resources. I played around with the CAGED system enough to recognize why it works and that it helped me with learning the fretboard. I use some of the chords, but I do not have all the shapes mastered. Sometimes the trick is figuring out what works for you and this takes some experimenting, time, practice, persistence and patience. Don't be afraid to experiment but also remember that it is easy to go down those rabbit holes and get sidetracked. Remember to have fun and if you are learning, then you are still on course!

    Learning the guitar always comes back to those three P's.........Patience, Practice, persistence! NO FEAR!

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