Archive for November, 2008

Guitar Chord Progressions - Where Do They Come From?

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Guitar chord progressions are like baby brothers - you cannot escape from them and they take some explaining. Let us do some analysis on the term “guitar chord progressions”. In case you did not know, any time two or more notes are played, this is referred to as a “chord”. You probably know that certain guitar chords sound good together. These are called guitar chord “families”. Guitar chord “progressions” are certain sequences of chords that sound so good together that they are used as the musical basis of songs.

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Teaching Beginners How to Play Chords on Their Guitar

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

One of the most popular instruments that people want to learn how to play is a guitar. Maybe because it allows you to play almost every song or because many rock and pop stars can play them - but they seem to be all the rage. But before you can learn to play a guitar of your very own you first have to learn how. I am not going to lie to you and tell you that it is easy to learn because it’s not. In fact it is one of the most difficult instruments to learn how to play second to the violin and they are closely related.

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Learn and Master the Guitar - Country Camp Songs With Only 3 Chords

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Once a guitarist can easily identify two chord songs the next step is to recognize the chord progressions of three chord songs. The great news is that there are literally thousands of three chord songs, in fact most of the popular songs on the radio contain only three chords.

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Mold a Well Rounded Student

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

As a private music instructor, it is important to have a well-rounded teaching style. Of course the teacher will have his or her preferred music, styles, and teaching methods that they like to use but the student needs to obtain positive education about all the methods, styles, and options.

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Pink Floyd Guitar Tabs For the Song Breathe - How to Play It!

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Breathe is one of the great musical pieces on the album, Dark Side of the Moon and it is a must for all guitar fans! so here I shall explain to you the setup of the pink floyd guitar tabs for the song breathe and what you need to play on your guitar. As this is an usual and unique piece, it is important to understand the many layers used on the song, Breathe.

There are two main guitar parts on Breathe, that is the slide guitar, also known as the pedal steel guitar and also the electric guitar that uses a clean tone with a phaser to give it a clean and distinct sound. Start the piece with the clean toned electric guitar.

The pink floyd guitar tabs for the song breathe starts off with a Pink Floyd signature Em chord slowly strummed upwards. Follow this by picking the notes of Em, form chord shapes whilst picking individual notes with a melody that can be easily recognised and repeated upon listening to the original record.

The chords are shown as follows:

Em(add9) A Asus4 A

Em(add9) A A7sus4 A7

Slide Guitar commences in the key of Em with a double stop vibrato and a slide both at the 12th fret (slide to 14th fret).

Improvise over the chords with both the electric and slide guitar from this point on

Em(add9) A Asus4 A

Em(add9) A Asus4 A

Em(add9) A

Em(add9) A

Em(add9) A Asus4 A

Em(add9) A Asus4 A

Cmaj7 Bm7

Fmaj7 G

This is the large introduction of the pink floyd guitar tabs for the song breathe completed. Use the chords above to play and strum to the lyrics on your guitar.

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Rock and Roll Saxophone

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Ahh… those crazy kids. This was a new generation, born in the 20’s right around the time Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkinswere coming on the scene. They probably thought these guys were nuts, but they fuelled the bands and drove the audience crazy with their energy.

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Learn to Play Guitar - The Basics

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Learning to play guitar is an exciting and fulfilling hobby, which will give you pleasure for the rest of your life.

If there is one thing that I’ve heard from all of my students, it is the fact that they feel that playing the guitar is going to be difficult. I’m not saying that it is not going to take any work for you to learn to play guitar but I am saying that with a little bit of work, you can begin enjoying it after just a few lessons.

Here are some of the basic techniques that are used in order to teach people guitar, some of which will probably be used in your own lessons as well.

The first thing that you’re going to need to learn are the basics about playing the guitar. Although some people may already understand these things, it is best if you review them before moving on to the next step.

Having a basic understanding of the strings, frets and finger placement are the building blocks of being able to play the guitar successfully. From there, we will move on to more advanced techniques but there are still plenty of basics to learn.

Once you understand the basics about the strings and finger placement, you need to become efficient at strumming the guitar. It’s more than simply going up and down across the strings, there are a lot of subtle differences in strumming techniques that will need to be learned.

Since it is really only necessary for you to learn a few chords in order to effectively play a song or two, understanding how to keep the rhythm with strumming is the next logical step that you will need to take. From that point, it is a matter of practicing and making sure that you become very efficient at switching between chords. This is something that can be taught in a classroom environment but it is usually better if you learn how to do so at home.

One of my favorite methods of doing this is switching between chords whenever you are watching TV or any time you’re sitting idly. It’s not necessary for you to strum at this time, just get used to switching in between the chords so that there is not a delay in your playing.

It’s going to take some work and a lot of determination on your part but if you get started today, you can be playing songs within about a week with some practice.

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8 Things You Must Know to Be a Better Guitar Player

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

You have to be extremely careful to stay tuned up in the right way. If you are out of tune, you will be easily identified by others. An electronic tuner is now easily available for little money which can help you to catch up the tunes.

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The 10 Most Romantic Love Songs

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

I write a weekly romantic newsletter. So, people often ask me what the most romantic love songs are.

Before I present my list, I have to qualify it. I think a great love song captures both the general emotions of romance that everyone has, but strikes a particular cord for the couple because of their special and individual experiences. Therefore, love songs are particular to the couple.

Still, I think there are love songs that are just flat out romantic, whoever the couple is. These songs speak to couples whatever their live and relationship experiences. But they also transcend the generalities that make an average song sound like a Hallmark card.

So, without further ado, here is my list of the 10 most romantic love songs of all time.

10. Change the World - Eric Clapton

9. Eternal Flame - Bangles

8. Everything I Do (I Do it for You) - Bryan Adams

7. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

6. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

5. Someone’s Got Ahold of My Heart - Bob Dylan

4. Somewhere Out There - James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt

3. I have Always Loved You - Enrique Iglesias

2. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

1. You’re the Inspiration - Chicago

Do you disagree with my list of the 10 most romantic love songs of all time? Of course you do! You wouldn’t be a romantic if you accepted someone else’s list point blank.

So, I encourage you to sit down and make your own list of most romantic songs. It will put you in a great mood!

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Avril Lavigne Let Go Album

Friday, November 21st, 2008

So what happens when you cross a young Canadian 17 year old with a t-shirt, dickies and a guitar? The answer to that question is pure magic! In the few years since a young Avril Lavigne released the album “Let Go” it has become quite apparent that she is not the one hit wonder than many people might have thought. With the release of her first sing “Complicated” at such a young age and during the MTV Total Request Live “Bubble” Avril found herself getting stereotyped and categorized into a group with the likes of Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlson. With the later release of “Sk8er Boi” Avril was able to separate herself from the pack of TRL’s other female artist and found herself being compared to more established female artist and fellow Canadian Alanis Morissette.

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