I’ve tried tabs4acoustic but couldn’t find any?
any other suggestions? Thanks
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/f/feeling/sewn_ver3_crd.htm
There you go =]
I already know Pentatonic Minor, Pentatonic Major and Pentatonic Blues. I was thinking of learning Mixolydian too. But what do you think are the most important ones to learn, apart from pentatonic?
Also, how long do you think it takes to get good at soloing after you learn the scales? I’m okay at soloing, but on a scale of 1-10 I’d rate myself as a 3 or 4
I think it’s funny when people say don’t worry about learning modes.
Modes are essentially the Major, Minor, Penatonic, and Blues scales.
They just modify the scale to fit the Key so you can play that scale anywhere on the fret board.
Take your stand Major Keys. So you know how to play the G Major scale right? But where can you play it at? Starting on the 3rd Fret of the Low E, the 10th fret of the A string, and the 15th fret of the Low E?
What about all the other frets?
Modes teach you how to jam that Major Scale all over the fretboard. So take the Key of G Major: G, A, B, C, D, E, and F#
Now you got seven modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian.
Now match each tone with a mode:
G = Ionian
A = Dorian
B = Phrygian
C = Lydian
D = Mixolydian
E = Aeolian
F# = Locrian
Each mode has it’s own pattern. By learning all 7 modes, you can start the G Major scale on any note on the fretboard.
Then realize that the modes apply to any Key. So say you wanted to now jam in the Key of E Major.
Write out E Major: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#
Then match it up with the modes again:
E= Ionian
F# = Dorian
G# = Phrygian
A = Lydian
B = Mixolydian
C# = Aeolian
D# = Locrian
See so I’m not learning anything new. But now I can jam all over the E Major Key because of the 7 Modes.
Then what’s your memorize the 7 modes. You can start modifying the modes to your own preference. Such as Dominant modes.
But modes is the way to learn how to solo. People who solo well and say they don’t know modes, really do know modes, they just don’t realize it. Music comes down to making things sound good. Learning scales and modes just makes it easier to do this.
Learn Modes Here:
http://www.fretjam.com
i just wanted to try and learn bass but i dont feel like going out and purchasing a bass just to find out i dont like it, if there is a way to play an acoustic like a bass what should the strings be tuned to?
like could i practice on a guitar and then purchase a real bass?
No. Get a bass guitar.
Unless you want to drop your tuning by a lot and have it sound pretty bad. Or you could just play the E and A strings and pretend you’re a bassist.
The answer is no.
My mon gave me a guitar and those guys look so handsome when playing guitart:P
So I wanna start to learn. But how can I start?
Any advice on some good software or book (idiot proof) to teach me how to play?
If u wanna learn how to play guitar, u must have a strong will and persistance first!
Second, it’s much better for u to have a teacher guiding u. Of course, it consumes
money and time. But u can get an ebook with video lessons. Among those tutorials,
jamorama course has a serial of lessons ranging from beginner, mid-level, high-level,
rock, blue etc. It will show u how to play guitar by pictures and videos. If u keep
learning from jamorama, playing guitar will not be ur dream any more:)
I really want to learn how to play the guitar! Do you think if I started now I would be able to play some songs by Christmas time?
Yes, easily. you need a guitar, a tuner and a book of chords.
You also have to be aware that you left hand fingers will hurt a lot for the first little while, and the same fingers must have short nails.
OK. Tune the guitar (an electronic tuner is probably best) and find some easy chords in the book. I recommend A D and E. Finger the D chord, making sure that your fingers are at 90 degrees to the strings. Push down until each string is sounding clearly. then strum across the strings. When you are ready, repeat this with the chord A and then E.
you can play a few tunes with D and A . Frere Jacques is a good example. when you can play D and A add E to the mix. Then you can play 12 -blues in A D and E to your heart’s content. Johnny B Goode, Hound Dog, Blue Suede Shoes etc. If you learn G next, you can play in 2 keys – A (A D E) and (D G A ). take C next and Em Key of G (G Em C D). I’ve added a minor chord here cos it’s the easiest one.
One last thing – you need time and willingness to practise!!!!!
Hope this helps. please feel free to go to my profile and email me for any more help.
Can you hear a melody and then play it on your guitar? To have a good ear will help you a lot in your musical endeavors. Let’s see how we can improve this ability!
Learn to know your guitar
To be able to pick up your guitar and play any melody you hear would be nice I guess!
To understand the relationship between the melodies you hear and the frets and strings you have to use to play these melodies is something you can practice in different ways. Here are some suggestions:
1. Play around with your guitar. Yes, that’s right! Have a nice time with your guitar! First of all because it is fun and you probably play the guitar first of all for this reason.
This means that you try out things on the guitar. Play notes and listen how they sound. It doesn’t really matter if it is fantastic melodies you create. The important thing is that you gradually will learn how notes, strings and frets relate to each other.
2. Learn scales. Scales can be played for many reasons. One way is to develop a better understanding of the fretboard.
To accomplish this you should as soon as you have learned to play a scale on the guitar try to use it, experiment with it, try to create melodies with it, play patterns and so on.
3. Learn music theory. Well, this sounds a little bit intimidating maybe. But music theory can be as simple as knowing the names of the notes on the guitar. Take a few notes at a time and practice playing them on the guitar as you say the notenames aloud.
4. Learn easy melodies. Yes, very easy melodies like Mary Had A Little Lamb and other melodies with few notes in them. Then try to play the melodies starting on a different place on your guitar fretboard. This is a very effective way to learn to understand the guitar.
5. Transpose songs. You will develop your ear and your understanding of the relationship between chords by transposing the chords of the songs you can play by heart to different keys.
Let’s take the song Tom Dooley as an example. It contains only two chords in it’s most common form. If you play it in D-major it will be D and A7. If you play it in E it will be E and …well you can figure it out by yourself.
Try to play Tom Dooley in the key of C and see if you can figure out the chords.
To hear a melody and then be able to play it on the guitar is really both fun and of great use to a guitarist. By trying these tips you might find yourself a little bit closer that goal!
Peter Edvinsson
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/guitar-lesson-become-a-better-guitarist-by-developing-your-ear-126230.html
Jazz is truly a great music genre and is featured with an exclusive style thereby making a large number of people the true fans of this music type. If you are really looking forward to learn to play jazz, what better option can be than to start it online. These online learn to play jazz lessons involve teaching how to play different musical instruments of jazz such as guitar and drums.
There are online jazz music schools which contribute a lot in helping the interested people to learn to play jazz and that too in a really easy manner and without involving much time. This online mode of learning jazz music online is gaining huge popularity both among the youngsters as well as the adults who desire to know each and every section of jazz music genre. The best part about these online jazz classes is that the students can learn their favorite music type by enjoying the comforts of their homes and at any point of time when they are free.
These online jazz schools adopt the special tools for teaching jazz so that the students can have the best of their times learning their loved music. Interactive conversations with the trainers is the best of all the tools for teaching jazz as the learners can solve their queries then and there while attending the jazz music classes.
Also, with the help of online jazz music classes, the interested students can easily learn the very basics and concepts of guitar licks and riffs along with the advanced guitar chord structure theory. The jazz students are trained to master in the field of scales so that they can perform solos as well with great skills and expertise. These lessons are offered in the jazz midi files so that the learners can excel in the jazz music genre with ease and fast pace. The jazz midi files are basically the standard form of representing the musical details in the digital format. After learning this music genre properly, one can even try for the jazz improvisations in order to master in playing tunes whenever one wishes to. These lessons also let the students know of different jazz instruments playing by numerous jazz musicians and experts so that the learners can imitate their favorite jazz personality if desired.
Akhila Choudhary
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/tips-on-how-to-learn-and-play-jazz-669001.html
“The Futureheads” are a four-piece English post-punk revival band from Sunderland. Their unique band name, “The Futureheads” comes from one of The Flaming Lips record called “Hit To Death In The Future Head”. The Futureheads consist of Barry Hyde (Vocals and Guitar), David Craig (Bass and Backing Vocals, also known as Jaff), Ross Millard (Guitar and Backing Vocals) and Dave Hyde (Drums and Backing Vocals, younger brother of Dave and also replaced former member of The Futureheads, Peter Brewis). And according to Channel 4’s 4 Music, Barry Hyde revealed that Dave was given a guitar as a gift by their parents when they were young. However, Barry took the guitar away from Dave to learn his first strum on the guitar. As a result, Dave was left with nothing, he had to take up the drums.
This Is Not The World is really an album that keeps the tempo going, never in a second This Is Not The World slow the tempo down. It’s full of energy, handclaps, guitar, drums and everything that keeps you going and rocking to This Is Not The World. 
It’s very hype!
This Is Not The World by The Futureheads launched its opening with the groovy and anthemic “The Beginning of The Twist”. Barry goes, “It’s time to wake up, it’s time to change, let’s get it started… I can feel it, i conceal it, i can feel it coming, the beginning of the twist…” From the lyrics, i can tell that The Futureheads are ready for a new chapter in their life, a new beginning, a new year and a wholelot of new troubles to overcome. There’s no space to breath in The Beginning of The Twist, only space to groove along with it and to enjoy it! Crazy opener!
“Walking Backwards” is another anthemic indie rock song. “Walking backwards, with nothing to say, walking backwards, so get out of the way…” As if The Futureheads wish they could turn back the times and undo the things that they did. Similarly to the first track, this song is full of non-stop guitar riffing, drums pounding, bass playing. Two rockable songs in a row that will definitely get you up and rock along. No doubt, if you’re going to a gig, you are looking forward to have a good time. Well, you can rock, dance, groove and sing with Walking Backwards.
The third track off This Is Not The World is called “Think Tonight”. Yet again, it doesn’t slow the tempo down, it builds your tempo further up and keep yours momentum going. “You will never find anyone, to come along and take you by surprise, because you’ve had too much to think tonight”, Barry yells and sings at the chorus. Think Tonight is more of a complicated yet romantic indie punk rock song. If you pay attention to the lyrics, you’ll know what The Futureheads are trying to express. This song is all about a girl…
Wow, “Radio Heart” starts with some infectious drum beats that you already knew at the moment, this song is going to be brilliant! And voila, it gets better at the chorus. The verses are catchy in a way, guitar and bass playing at the same times. When Barry sings, “Go with the radio heart…” A faint distance of “wooo wooo” can be heard. It sounds like some special instrument, or is it the rest of The Futureheads are making that voices or sound? One thing is for sure, the vocals are harmonized in Radio Heart! Brilliant!
“This Is Not the World” has a non-stop guitar plucking and bass playing sound to it, reminding me of Blink 182. It can be clearly heard during the verses, as if The Futureheads are not tired of playing it. Which is a good thing, as i don’t want the tempo to be slowed down, i’m enjoying it. So far so good! “This is not the world, this is not the end, this is not a crime…” Great Anthem!
Another amazing track called “Sale of the Century”. From the beginning, the guitar already impressed me. So what do i do? I just sit back, relax and let Sale of the Century rock me in my rocked chair. Up till the sixth track of the album, This Is Not The World shows no signs of slowing down. It just keeps on rocking us, the listeners and the audience. Barry’s voice in this track sounds sarcastic, especially during the verses. When it comes to the chorus, the rest of The Futureheads backed Barry up with, “ah ah ah…” Sale of the Century is full of loud guitars, drums and bass. I find loud is The Futureheads’ cup of tea.
“Hard to Bear” is another anthemic track from The Futureheads. The starting with the drums rolling, it sounds like a song used in a march. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a very good song. “Hard to bear… Difficult to watch… Hard not to care… When it means so much…” It’s about a guy who has just broken up with his girlfriend, therefore it’s hard to bear. 
However, I can imagine a group of armies marching together and singing to this track. Hm, it can even be edited, and re-composed to a patriotic anthem. Just a suggestion..
I like how “Work Is Never Done” begins. The bass is kind of cute, and the guitar keeps playing. From start to finish, the music is brilliant! It’s about the stress and pressure of working in the city, by the end of the day, whatever stress and pressure we have gone through, our work has yet to be done. And this time, it’s Ross who takes the lead. What a turn, perhaps Barry needs a break after all of the yelling and screaming. “The city’s getting bigger, but everybody slowly moves away, your accent gets thicker, the blood is getting thinner everyday…” Sounds scary?
“Broke Up the Time” starts off with a bang. This track sounds like it has two parts. The verse and the chorus, everytime The Futureheads reaches the chorus, the music changes, great playing by them. They make it looks so easy. “We broke up the time and put the pieces in a different order…” Whenever in chorus, Barry sounds as if he has no time to breath. It’s such a long sentence to sing out, but the music made him. And we all enjoy it.
“Everything’s Changing Today” is catchy in its own way. When it comes to the chorus, “Everything’s changing today, getting further and further away…” You can hear the background voices, where they go like the sounds of crows. Really! It’s not a bad thing, it’s something great if you can have some varieties to your music. What to expect from this track? It’s telling the story about a girl who always does the same things everyday, who never wants to change… Until today… The lyrics are hard to understand, but the music is still great.
“Sleet” is another track that reminds me of Blink 182 at the beginning. With some little but non-stop pluck-playing of the guitar throughout the track. It’s kinda cute whenever The Futureheads do that. When the chorus comes, the guitar plays a big role in making this a catchy song. “Let’s go to sleep, but let’s not go to bed..” Hm, some hidden meaning behind it. This song is cute, at times, you will enjoy its start stop playing of music.
“See What You Want” is the last track on This Is Not The World. It’s not a bad way and song to end the album as well. After a few listens, this song has the potential to be a hit and an anthem. We can go, “See what you want to see, but don’t reflect what you can’t see in me..” I like the way The Futureheads played the guitar throughour this whole, especially the one that really stands out, you know what i mean when you listen to See What You Want. It’s like plucking just a single string of a guitar. It goes, “doiiinnngg..”. It’s funny yet so good to listen to.
Rating: If i can only choose one good thing to say about This Is Not The World by The Futureheads, i would definitely say the energy. You see from start to finish, there wasn’t a chance for me to rest and close my eyes. As soon as one track is finished, the track that follows next kept me up again. If you found yourself sleepy but aren’t able to go to bed due to work or other reasons, please listen to This Is Not The World. You’d be glad that you have made a wise decision. Compared to The Futureheads’ last album, News and Tributes. This Is Not The World showcased The Futureheads at their best, playing raw post-punk revival and writing some really catchy songs along the way. You will not find varieties in This Is Not The World, it’s a very consistent album that will please fans of The Futureheads. No doubt about that! I would be stupid if i were to say i’m not enjoying This Is Not The World. It’s truly loud and groovy and anthemic! What else more! I truly rate it 7.3 out of 10.
Stand-Out Tracks (My Picks): Radio Heart, Work Is Never Done, See What You Want, Sale of the Century and Walking Backwards.
Cheers!
Darren Tan
Darren Tan
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/music-review-of-this-is-not-the-world-by-the-futureheads-690307.html
The key of A is full of possibilities for a guitarist. Many exciting chords can be created by moving a finger or sliding the guitar chord among the frets. Let’s create our first guitar progression..
We will start with the most common A-major chord:
A: 0/5 2/4 2/3 2/2 0/1
What do the slashes and numbers mean? 2/4 means, press down the second fret on string four. In other words: fret/string
Now when you know how this guitar tab notation works we will add one more guitar chord to A-major and make a little progression.
We can call this A11:
0/5 0/4 0/3 0/2 0/1
As you can see it is a very easy chord to play. We will now construct a little progression that can be used as an intro to a song in A-major:
A / / / A11 / / / A / / / A11 / / /
Our next guitar progression will start with the A-minor chord in its most common shape:
Am: 0/5 2/4 2/3 1/2 0/1
By sliding this guitar chord up two frets we have created a nice sounding chord named according to which note we consider the root of the guitar chord.
I will call it Bm11 because I personally have the feeling of B-minor in the chord. Maybe you are of another opinion. That’s okey with me!
Bm11: 0/5 4/4 4/3 3/2 0/1
Now we have another guitar chord progression based on the a-minor chord:
Am / / / Bm11 / / / Am / / / Bm11 / / /
We will continue this guitar lesson by extending the progression with one new chord with the same shape as the basic A-major chord slided up to fret number five. We will call it Am7. This guitar chord looks like this:
Am7: 0/5 5/4 5/3 5/2 0/1
With this chord at our disposal we can now create the following progression that can be repeated as a turnaround:
Am / / / Bm11 / / / Am7 / / / Bm11 / / /
We will now make a similar guitar progression in A-major recycling some of the chord shapes previously used but on other frets.
First guitar chord in the progression will be the basic A-major we used initially. We will then use the chord I name Bm11. Last out will be Amaj7 built by sliding Bm11 up two frets.
Here are the guitar chords we will use:
A: 0/5 2/4 2/3 2/2 0/1
Bm11: 0/5 4/4 4/3 3/2 0/1
Amaj7: 0/5 6/4 6/4 5/4 0/1
Here is the progression:
A / / / Bm11 / / / Amaj7 / / / Bm11 / / /
We will end this music lesson by playing a very easy but impressive progression with another chord shape for A-major. It looks like this:
A: 0/5 7/4 6/3 5/2 0/1
By sliding this open guitar chord down two frets we will get an interesting and nice sounding chord I will name A11:
A11: 0/5 5/4 4/3 3/2 0/1
We will now slide the chord down to the first fret and we will get an interesting Fmaj7:
Fmaj7: 0/5 3/4 2/3 1/2 0/1
Here you have a progression with the previous three chords that can be used as an guitar intro in the key of A-major:
A / / / A11 / / / Fmaj7 / / / A11 / / /
Indeed, the key of A is full of possibilities for a guitarist! The open fifth A-string and maybe the first open E-string will blend nicely with other chord shapes on the second, third and fouth string.
Peter Edvinsson
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/guitar-chords-open-chord-progressions-in-the-key-of-a-119253.html
What is a left-handed electric guitar? Can’t you just flip a regular electric guitar over, string it backwards, and call it a left-handed guitar?
Well, maybe south paw acoustic guitar players can do that, but for any serious guitarist, that is sacrilege. As for the left-handed electric guitarist, however, that is simply asking too much. Due to the positioning of the electric pickup control knobs, simply flipping and restringing an electric guitar is not an option. The knobs that control the electric qualities of the guitar are situated on the body near the bottom of the strings. The placement of these knobs is relevant to comfort and convenience so that the musician can manipulate them with only a slight movement of his strumming/picking hand. Therefore, simply restringing a right-handed electric guitar will not result in a satisfactory instrument for the left-handed musician, even if he did concede to sacrilege.
How is a left-handed electric guitar any different from a regular electric guitar?
A left-handed guitar is one that is strung in the opposite order of a regular guitar because, as the chords and picking styles are designed to move from lower to higher notes, the thicker strings are placed at the top of the instrument’s body (as it is positioned against the body of the musician) and the thinner strings at the bottom. A left-handed guitar is held with body of the instrument in front and to the right of the musician, the neck reaching out to the left. The fingers on the left hand are then used to press the strings against the neck so that when the strings are strummed or picked with the right hand, the desired notes are produced.
Until only the past couple of decades, left-handed guitarists were encouraged to learn to play regular guitars simply because of a very limited availability of left-handed instruments, and even fewer chord books designed for left-handed guitars. It was also considered to not be very important since playing the guitar is ultimately a 2-handed art. People just accepted that no matter whether you are right-handed or a “lefty”, you would have to develop strength, flexibility, and speed with both hands, so there must not be much need for a specially designed guitar for lefties.
Lefties are strong-minded, though, and so the market finally had to respond to the need. Left-handed musicians no doubt spurred the growth of custom designed instruments also filling the market. Even though there are many more companies today manufacturing left-handed electric guitars, the fact remains that when you are out in the world of guitars, you are more likely to find awesome electric guitars that are not made for the south paw. Don’t let this discourage you though because even a quick web search will bring up thousands of retailers, one of which is bound to have your dream left-handed electric guitar!
Peter Suhm