Recent content by Lithius

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    time signiture

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    A distant lesson from a distant land.

    ragas focused on a bar of 16 notes rather than traditional four one thing i like to use a drone is start by play the open D and the 7 fret on the G than i move about sliding on the notes of a scale the modes of major scale, melodic minor and harmonic minor are great the hindu scale and hamronic...
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    Noob needs help with chords!

    not usre if someone mentioned this but the most common chords are made of certain intervals namely 3rds , important for bass, guitar et c major triad for example is made up of a major 3rd and minor 3rd so C to E is the maj3rd and E G is a minor3rd maj came first therefore its major CEG C to Eb...
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    Still No Feel

    its all about finding the right rhythm(s) and pitches it may totally out of nowhere i first felt the groove playing punk music.....i don't listen to punk music but if you're playing something that seems very mediocre that's not gonna help but like i said, don't expect to fell anything just...
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    Going from 4 to 5 (merged threads)

    ever since i started on a 4-string i noticed alot of the music i wanted to learn required the Eb, alot of these songs were so obscure that they had alot of open notes(including the E) this made down tuning less plausible, so i a five string the first few weeks were won by referencing the A...
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    Lydian Dominant Notation

    Howdy guys, My question is about how lydian dominant should written as a key signature. I'm writing a song completely in B lydian dom. Should it written as lydian with a flat 7th or mixolydian with a sharp 4th? or maybe something else? Your help would be much appreciated :D
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    Another 'bass is pointless' argument

    lol metallica has always been defined by it's bass player that's what made ride the lightning and black album so different black album was admitedly jason newsted project kirk hammet is a notibly lacklustre lead guitarist - a terrible example 0_o keep in mind many dont really register the low...
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    Go to wikipedia and hit random article

    def need to post this one Hepatic Vein - Logitech G510
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    Go to wikipedia and hit random article

    grey junglefowl - high-dimensional statistics
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    I hate pawnshops.

    if you get 50% you are doing well (from music store sale price) if you get more than 20% you're an expert (from pawn shop) pawn shops make money off desperation and drug addictions music store make money off 'fair' deals and possible loyalty if ya want more than that sell it via classifieds...
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    Tired of sucking

    dude, don't expect any miracles over night(or even years) you are indeed correct in seeking guidance from your elders i never would've joined this sight if the members were all under 30(no offence) definitely don't discount certain styles though, i'm not into listening to punk; but i love...
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    Help with basic triad scales

    your pattern says you are playing this.... Cmaj, Dm , Em , Fmaj , Gmaj , Am , Bdim , ROOT C E G, D F A, E G B, F A C, G B D, A C E, B D F, C but then you have changed to this C A F, B G E, A F D, G E C, F D B, E C A, D B G, C you have shifted your scale along tho you still end with a...
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    Best musical advice you ever got

    practise without pain but with patience
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    Strap On This... Bass Height

    i keep the strap fitting close to my heart.... the vibrations on my collar bone make it easier to hear what i'm playing learnt to do this cos there was no other amps available at school :P
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    ANY other left handers out there??

    i am EXTREMELY lucky left-handed bassist as I have a local store which is dedicated to left-handed guitars/basses not only that, but I happen to live in the world's most isolated capital(not so lucky :P)