"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
07/19/2014 at 03:17 • Filed to: None
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"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
07/19/2014 at 03:17 • Filed to: None | 5
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I'm teaching myself to play guitar and my fingertips are killing me. So far Ive got the G & C-Major chords down, I wanna be able to play California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas by the end of the year. Have a photo of a flower I took yesterday for your time:
Jordan Clifford
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/19/2014 at 03:20 |
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stick with it, man. your baby fingertips will soon be replaced by manly calluses. chicks dig calluses.
ZiptieMcBumper
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/19/2014 at 04:06 |
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Bah, you'll have it down by the end of the summer.
You're well on your way; throw some D minor and A# minor (I think that's about it; I haven't heard that song in forever) in there and you're set.
The callouses will come pretty quickly. How long have you been playing?
The man in the iron mask
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/19/2014 at 05:08 |
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nice. Its something ive wanted to do as well. I already know piano very well. I Need to start one of these dayys.
Saf1
> Jordan Clifford
07/19/2014 at 05:56 |
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So manly he may eventually have to wear a glove of vaseline, to keep his hand soft for his wife :D
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Saf1
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/19/2014 at 05:58 |
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I was about to say fast-track callous develpoment by playing bass but - you have more fingers in contact when playing chords - I wonder which works faster, rougher, thicker strings or multiple strings at once :D
zeontestpilot
> Saf1
07/19/2014 at 06:27 |
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You sir/mam, deserve a high five just for mentioning bass. I am proud of you, bass tends to be neglected/forgotten by most when you can just be a drummer or guitarist, :(.
The strings of a guitar are really thin, like needle size. If you're not used to it after playing for a bit,it'll feel like needles. The bass guitar strings are wider, and cover a larger area though. I think bass will build them up quicker.
I can stop playing bass for months and come back, after my callus's are gone, and play with no problems.
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Saf1
> zeontestpilot
07/19/2014 at 06:33 |
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Same here when it comes to returning to bass! And same here that we both started on bass, and later on went to pick up guitar. I can't suggest this for guitar as you need to be "dainty" but when I would blister (picking hand) I would make "fingercondoms" with that clear generic packaging plastic and rubber bands :D Guitar strings DO feel like needles dear lord they do :D If you are learnign acoustic you could restring the top 3 in nylon? Much nicer on the hands during your "incubation"
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zeontestpilot
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/19/2014 at 06:36 |
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Congrats on learning an instrument! It's one of those things that I think everyone should do once in their life.
Stick with it, you'll get it down eventually. And the best way to learn self-taught is to learn a favorite song, so you're already on the right track!
Are you reading tabs or sheet music?
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zeontestpilot
> Saf1
07/19/2014 at 10:57 |
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Lol, I just play bass, haven't really tried guitar. I have played with my wife's guitar, so I know how it feels. My fingers are a bit chubby, plus since I read bass clef, bass was easier, :)
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Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> zeontestpilot
07/19/2014 at 12:48 |
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I'm using a youtube video for instruction.
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Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> Saf1
07/19/2014 at 12:50 |
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I'm learning on a classical guitar, so all the strings are nylon
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Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> ZiptieMcBumper
07/19/2014 at 12:51 |
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Ive been playing for about a week
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ZiptieMcBumper
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/19/2014 at 15:23 |
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Depending on how much you play, after a month or so, you'll be pretty tough.
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Saf1
> zeontestpilot
07/19/2014 at 16:07 |
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Well I did try guitar never got serious but I had a cheap acoustic that I could jam along to songs and try different things, smashed it in anger a long time ago and just been out of touch since
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zeontestpilot
> Saf1
07/19/2014 at 16:53 |
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Cheap instruments are nice.
I sort of feel bad now, my father-in-law lent me an accordion to learn to play, and I need to try again....
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Saf1
> zeontestpilot
07/20/2014 at 04:10 |
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COOL! I am yet to see a (not toy) one in person :D
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Saf1
> zeontestpilot
07/20/2014 at 04:11 |
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COOL! I'm yet to see a (non toy) one :D
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zeontestpilot
> Saf1
07/20/2014 at 07:55 |
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Oh it is cool. It's so heavy, you have two straps to wear it with, think a front-wards backpack. Plus playing is difficult. The right side is laid out like a piano. The one I has the right setup to play in three different modes, a low octave, a hight octave, or both notes at the sane time.
The right side is full of (I think) 100+ keys, each playing three or four notes. It's laid out in a fashion where C and D aren't by each, but it's more like C and F (notes that go with each other).
It's difficult to learn, but when you hear those bellows pump out a note, it's hard to resist, :).
Have you ever tried banjo? It involves a lot of finger picking , but is really fun to play too!
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Saf1
> zeontestpilot
07/20/2014 at 07:59 |
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I wish! I actually haven't tried most instruments of the world but I studied them all, especially to be able to recognise their timbres in music tests (I studied music technology) What is it about a banjo that gives it the twang? Is it the strings or is it that snare drum looking body?
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zeontestpilot
> Saf1
07/20/2014 at 23:05 |
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I believe it's the body, I found this too [ https://medium.com/the-physics-ar… ].
The body is technically a snare drum, and the bridge isn't fixed to the drum head. That, combined with a metal body.....magic, :)