For the past three weeks or so, I've been taking guitar lessons. I have another lesson tomorrow, and I haven't exactly completed everything my tutor assigned for me. So, to make up for lost time, I've been spending the past few minutes goofing around on the guitar, completely ignoring all the stuff I'm suppose to be practicing.
I came up with this:
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|--4--0--------5--4-'2'-4--0-----------2------
|--------4--2-----------------4--2--0-----4--2
Okay, so it's not exactly catchy, but it sounds kinda neat. There's a pause just after playing the marked '2'. I couldn't think of any other way to mark it.
Comments, anyone? Oh, and if you've got a sound box, this sounds really cool with a little reverb.
And gimme a break, it's my first time.
Hmm! I like it, it's fun. I've been playin' around on the guitar for little while now without lessons. I don't use a pick despite the fact everyone tells me I oughta, heh. I do have a bit of a tip, for ya though... I'd reccomend keeping the open notes to a minimum. Sounds cleaner imho, and as a bonus you can bend the notes, which sounds cool. Plus you can choose a little easier how long you want the note to ring for. Since on the upper three strings the 5th fret is the open for the next down it'd look like this. Not sure if the spoiler thingy is needed, so I'mma just keep it.
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|--4-----------5--4--2----4--------------2-------
|-----5--4--2----------------5---4--2--0-----4--2
It's sounds really dark, very cool. I'mma try to figure out how to do it on a higher scale, I think. *ponders*
Here's one I came up with a few days ago.
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|-------5------------------------7---------------
|----7-----------7------------7-----7--8--7------
|-5--------7--5-----8--7--5------------------8--7
It's fun to just kinda mix and match these, since it's all divisible by four. Haven't tried it on electric yet, but I figure I will soon. Hey, Kagus, what kinda stuff are you learning on your lessons? Just strumming or picking out notes? I've kinda neglected my strumming, heh. >.> Maybe I'm a bassist at heart? Anyway, I'm really not sure how lessons progress with guitar. Is it pretty helpful?
Here's a bit of a variation I came up with on Kagus's one. I just changed one note and the timing on a few others. I think.
(Each - or # is equal to one 8th note. Spaces are placed between the 2nd and 3rd beat for legibility. This is not an attempt at copyright infringement, I'm merely making a suggestion.)
e|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|
B|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|
G|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|
D|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|
A|4-0- ----|5-4- 2---|5-0- ----|--2- ----|
E|---- 4-2-|---- ----|---- 4-2-|0--4 2---|
Mij and Kagus... How long have you two been playing? I've been playing for about a year and a half, myself.
Maybe I'm a bassist at heart?
You might like playing lead, actually, though it's best to learn your open chords first.
Hmm! I like it, it's fun. I've been playin' around on the guitar for little while now without lessons. I don't use a pick despite the fact everyone tells me I oughta, heh. I do have a bit of a tip, for ya though... I'd reccomend keeping the open notes to a minimum. Sounds cleaner imho, and as a bonus you can bend the notes, which sounds cool. Plus you can choose a little easier how long you want the note to ring for. Since on the upper three strings the 5th fret is the open for the next down it'd look like this. Not sure if the spoiler thingy is needed, so I'mma just keep it.
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|--4-----------5--4--2----4--------------2-------
|-----5--4--2----------------5---4--2--0-----4--2
It's sounds really dark, very cool. I'mma try to figure out how to do it on a higher scale, I think. *ponders*
Here's one I came up with a few days ago.
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|-------5------------------------7---------------
|----7-----------7------------7-----7--8--7------
|-5--------7--5-----8--7--5------------------8--7
It's fun to just kinda mix and match these, since it's all divisible by four. Haven't tried it on electric yet, but I figure I will soon. Hey, Kagus, what kinda stuff are you learning on your lessons? Just strumming or picking out notes? I've kinda neglected my strumming, heh. >.> Maybe I'm a bassist at heart? Anyway, I'm really not sure how lessons progress with guitar. Is it pretty helpful?
I disagree with you on the open notes thing. I like to play as many open notes as possible, just because they ring better and sound fuller, at least on my guitar(s). And you shouldn't bend notes unless you know what you're bending them up to. Also, about playing with a pick: I like playing both with and without a pick, for several reasons. Without a pick, I have all five fingers to work with, which allows me a greater deal of flexibility. For strumming, I can adjust the shape of my hand such to create the effect I want (For instance, I can spread my fingers out to get multiple hits of each string.) With a pick, however, it's much easier to switch between strumming and picking quickly. When you're playing with your fingers, you (or I at least, I don't know how you actually play) have to completely rotate my hand to switch between picking and strumming. With a pick, I can do both without changing position.
And sorry about lecturing so much... It's a topic that I feel strongly about. Now, to learn the dwarf fortress music....
Well I made this, it's kinda catchy, but I don't really like it...
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|------3-0------3--------3-2-0---
|--333------333------333---------
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Not sure if I this is how I should put the marking for timing...
For a while now I've been messing around with various strumming patterns with a G -> Am -> C progression. It can sound kinda cool.
EDIT: Okay, try this one. You have to play it a bit fast before it starts sounding alright.
e|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|
B|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|7--- ----|
G|---- 6---|---- 6---|---- 6-8-|--8- 6-8-|
D|6-8- --8-|6-8- --8-|6-8- ----|---- ----|
A|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|
E|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|---- ----|