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Have a Cigar and learning songs in general
- Thread starter McStuff
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I think learning the "groove" first is very important, feel it, tap your foot to it...
then a basic chart of the chord structure, IE: /Em / C / / /C /Em / / /...
this way your root will always be there
then you can pick it apart (licks, riffs, etc.)
like NKBassman said Practice, Practice...
use you're ear, trust it
but most important, Know the songs pulse (groove)
cheers
then a basic chart of the chord structure, IE: /Em / C / / /C /Em / / /...
this way your root will always be there
then you can pick it apart (licks, riffs, etc.)
like NKBassman said Practice, Practice...
use you're ear, trust it
but most important, Know the songs pulse (groove)
cheers
Another question. One of the chords in the song is D11. Would I still play D as the root note, or do I have to play something else?
Just play along with the song on repeat until you find the right note(s) for one section, or use tabs to figure them out, and then loop that section until you have the chords and changes down, and move on to the next part... breaking the song down into sections makes it SO much easier to remember.
For example. Once you've listened to the song 1651214 times, start by Learning the 'verse' riff of the song. That way, when you're playing along, and if you get lost during the chorus or something, you should be able to pick it up again once the next verse comes back in.
Once you can reasonably play through the song this way, then go back to the tabs and start focusing more on the details...
Also, if you don't have it yet, get a midi tab program, I use both Powertab Editor and Guitar Pro. These are great tools for playing along to songs and learning covers...
I haven't gotten to trying it out yet. I noodled around a lot this morning and kinda got tired of bass. That, and I got hooked on an internet game. I'll try it out later tonight.
Unless it's Bloons Tower Defence 3, I dont want to hear about it! Now go learn the song!
Powertab!!!
http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php
Get tabs at www.ultimate-guitar.com
You can filter the tabs on UG to only show Power tabs. They're a bit less popular, but significantly better. You can adjust tempo, change the key, and best of all, playback so you can practice with it. Seriously, this is the best way to learn a verbatim line.
http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php
Get tabs at www.ultimate-guitar.com
You can filter the tabs on UG to only show Power tabs. They're a bit less popular, but significantly better. You can adjust tempo, change the key, and best of all, playback so you can practice with it. Seriously, this is the best way to learn a verbatim line.
McStuff, I tend to find myself in the "need to learn 10 songs" catagory. All I can guess at, is that I wasn't playing music when all these guitards were memorizing every song in guitard player magazine. Or I was learning to PLAY, read and getting theory under my fingers.
That's helped me in 2 ways: I can play along to other people playing songs I know, due to me getting better at having to learn something on the fly OR I can get the chord progression and work through it that way.
It's tough work early on, either way, but knowing the theory will get you MUCH farther. The one thing that theory may not assist you in, is what I've called "riff-ology": just knowing the rhythm and/or changes. Think you know a song? Try actually playing it how it was recorded and not how the guitards THINK it goes.
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I beg to differ. Roger is a very consumate bass player. Not a virtuoso like Wooten or Bailey. He's a more in the pocket player.
---[edit 2] McStuff, getting the Sword of A Thousand Truths for your Night Elf Mohawk will only get you carpel tunnel. Don't read too much into this, but getting anything in those games (and I can poke fun, I used to play) is like winning a gold medal in the special olympics. /end rant(rank 4)
That's helped me in 2 ways: I can play along to other people playing songs I know, due to me getting better at having to learn something on the fly OR I can get the chord progression and work through it that way.
It's tough work early on, either way, but knowing the theory will get you MUCH farther. The one thing that theory may not assist you in, is what I've called "riff-ology": just knowing the rhythm and/or changes. Think you know a song? Try actually playing it how it was recorded and not how the guitards THINK it goes.
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I beg to differ. Roger is a very consumate bass player. Not a virtuoso like Wooten or Bailey. He's a more in the pocket player.
---[edit 2] McStuff, getting the Sword of A Thousand Truths for your Night Elf Mohawk will only get you carpel tunnel. Don't read too much into this, but getting anything in those games (and I can poke fun, I used to play) is like winning a gold medal in the special olympics. /end rant(rank 4)
