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Does anyone have the chords to Whorehouse Blues by Motörhead? I'm trying to make a Mandolin version and can only find guitar tabs, not the chords.
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Mar 26, 2015 15:08
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I'm exploring alternate tuning and had some simple, dumb questions I just wanted to clarify to make sure I'm doing it right. C standard is 2 whole steps down from standard E tuning. So if I were to play a typical B chord in E standard, playing the same frets in C standard would be playing a G chord?
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Sep 9, 2016 14:29
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Vargatron posted:You are correct. Same way as a capo bring everything up a set number of steps. Awesome, thank you!
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Sep 9, 2016 14:38
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Have another question about alternate tuning. I wrote a song in the key of A using E standard tuning. I want to play the song in C standard. I know I could just play the same song except two whole steps up in C standard, but what would happen if I played the song as if it were E standard in C standard? Would it be the same song just in the key of F or would I have to make more adjustments to play the song in the key of F?
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Sep 21, 2016 13:52
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baka kaba posted:Your song was in A, and your tuning was E standard. When you retune to C standard, everything you play drops two steps (E -> C) so the same happens to your song if you play it the same way as before. So yeah, it effectively gets transposed to F Thank you! I usually write songs in E standard but play them in C standard, so it helps to know I can basically just play them the same but have the key be 2 steps lower.
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Sep 21, 2016 14:54
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Quick question: if I am playing a song in the key of B, would I be able to use a B minor blues scale for soloing? I know if the song is in the key of B I would use the Ab minor pentatonic, and was wondering if that also applied to blues.
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Nov 15, 2016 16:59
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Southern Heel posted:I assume you mean 'Key of B major' (that is, the notes B, C#, D#, E, F# G#, A#, B) ? If that's the case then Ab/G# Minor pentatonic would work as would most of C# and D# minor pentatonic. Once you start talking about 'blues scale' however, you're really working with a musical tradition that doesn't 'fit' - it can flip between major and minor, you can play all seven chords, you can play the tritone (blue note) so it's OK to feel more free with it. My bad, that is what I meant. I don't know a lot about theory so I've been trying to learn more. That info is very helpful, thanks!
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Nov 17, 2016 01:44
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So I know if I'm writing a song in the key of A, then 1st chord=Major, 2=Minor, 3=Minor, 4=Major, etc. Does this apply to all scales? I've been exploring the byzantine scale recently, and if I wanted to write a song using that scale would it still be 1st degree of scale= major chord, 2nd degree of scale= minor chord, etc? Or does this only apply to the major scale? I hope this wasn't worded too weirdly and you all can understand what I'm trying to ask.
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Feb 3, 2018 02:27
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Hawkgirl posted:Nah I get it. I think the part you’re missing is the reason why those chords are major, minor, etc is because they’re all built from chord tones. If we’re taking A major scale, the first chord is A major because the 1st, 3rd, and 5th note of the scale are A, C#, and E, which creates a major chord. Definitely, that helps a lot. Thank you very much! The only other thing I would ask is do you know a good resource of where I can learn more about all this? I'm trying to work on my theory but I still find some of this whole scale-chord relationship confusing. Kvlt! fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Feb 3, 2018 |
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Feb 3, 2018 02:45
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Hawkgirl posted:Yeah, that’s a good question. Like, this is the sort of stuff you learn in college music theory classes. I have a few textbooks that go over it. I’m not sure of any free internet resources that teach, essentially, Western style harmony, but I’m sure something exists somewhere. Musictheory.net exists but I think this is a little beyond its scope. If you have a local community college nearby, the music theory classes might be up your alley. That's definitely something I think I'm going to look into. Thank you again for your help!
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Feb 3, 2018 03:08
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Thank you both for the resources! I think I'll end up using them both. I try to get as much information as I can. A big problem I have isn't actually learning the theory itself but rather finding what to learn (if that makes sense). Since there's so much theory and it's all so interconnected it can be tough on where to start and where to go, but I'm slowly navigating. Thanks everyone for your help.
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Feb 3, 2018 05:42
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I'm experimenting with playing scales over different chords, and I have a theory question. So let's say I'm playing a chord progression of G major > C major > D major and then that repeats. I play the G major scale over the G chord, C major scale over the C chord, etc but if I wanted to play in mixolydian, would that mean I just use G mixolydian over G, C mixolydian over C, etc? Or am I misunderstanding how modes work?
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Mar 14, 2018 18:39
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Hawkgirl posted:Sure, you can do that. Modes are literally just scales. I think you might be thinking you should use one mode for a set of chords/a chord progression? Which yeah, you can do, but not so much with the example you gave, because there’s some pitches that are not common between all three chords. If it were C major, G major, D Minor, you could do all of that with a C major scale or a G mixolydian scale, or a couple other scales too. Thank you for the reply! I know about using one scale over a chord progression, but I'm trying to expand my playing a bit by using multiple scales when I solo over a progression. What you said definitely makes sense though. If anyone has any other tips for this type of stuff, that would be great.
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Mar 14, 2018 18:58
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Dumb question, what chord is this: A, C#, E, B ? It's an a major with an added 2nd (I believe), but is there a name for it?
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Mar 23, 2018 22:49
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Anime Reference posted:add2 or add9. It's not a sus2 because it has a third in it and it's not a 9 chord because there's no 7th. Thank you!
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Mar 23, 2018 23:32
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I'm looking for help regarding music theory and rhythm guitar: in short I don't know how to make my boring playing more interesting. Say I'm playing rhythm guitar to a basic chord progression like G, C, D. I can strum the open chords, I can strum the bar chords, I can strum a whole different host of chord triads all up and down the fretboard, but they are all largely boring as I am still just playing G, C, D. I guess I'm just asking how to spice things up. I don't even know what I need to learn to make my rhythm interesting. I adore the rhythm of people like Bob Weir, but I have no clue how to do what he is doing. I feel like in a basic chord progression like G, C, D I should be throwing more chords in there on top to make it sound cool but I have no idea what chords those would even be. I've been working so hard on my lead playing that I've ignored my rhythm entirely and I get frustrated because I only know how to play simple, basic rhythm and I can't even figure out what I need to learn to get better. Sorry if this is very broad, doesn't make a lot of sense, or doesn't belong in this thread. The people in this thread have been very kind and extraordinarily helpful to me before and have offered some excellent advice, so I figured I'd ask here.
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May 7, 2018 05:30
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thank you for the advice everyone! i feel i've got some places to start now. as always this thread is awesome.
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May 7, 2018 16:22
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So I wrote a little song the chord progression of which is Ebminor > Emaj7 > C# > Ebminor I'm having trouble figuring out what key its in, or understanding how keys work in general with regards to this. I mean I've made this progression that sounds nice to me but how do I as, someone learning theory, go about determining which key this is in? Any help or resources would be much appreciated. I'm looking for stuff to help me understand more in general as well as for this specific little progression. Hopefully this isn't too big for the "small questions", I apologize if it is. Kvlt! fucked around with this message at 05:47 on Aug 18, 2018 |
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Aug 18, 2018 05:36
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DreadCthulhu posted:Do you have any favorite YouTube channels that focus on composition and music theory, preferably in pop music (basically anything that's not classical and jazz)? I've so far really enjoyed Signals Music Studio and Rick Beato's channels. If you're into jam bands at all "Anatomy of a Jam" analyzes famous Phish jams in a really fun way, you learn a lot and don't have to be a Phish fan to enjoy/understand the videos, they're entertaining for anyone interested in learning about theory and improvisation in rock/jam music.
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Jul 8, 2019 18:04
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This is a wicked dumb question but how do you guys clean your guitars neck/fretboard? I let my friend play a guitar of mine and he had something sticky on his fingers and now its all over my electric guitar  anything specific to use to clean it?
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Oct 2, 2019 17:05
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Theres tons of great youtube vids on how to play DAW-less shows. Go to the youtube channel Ricky Dinez, he has tons of videos on DAW-less setups for electronic music. Here's an example: https://youtu.be/qnFoKhBFDCE
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Jan 31, 2020 23:17
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I had a friend who wanted to learn the bagpipes, I think you typically start on the chanter before you add the bag.
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Nov 15, 2020 23:31
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eddiewalker posted:How can I learn to be more effective with EQ? I just want to get better at knowing what’s missing. A quick google brought up this guide which looks pretty good: https://www.musicianonamission.com/approach-equalization-two-types-eq/#How_to_Use_an_Equalizer_by_Learning_the_Frequency_Spectrum Learning the science of how frequencies work definitely helped in my understanding of EQ. There's lots of great youtube videos that will help too, just make sure you listen with good headphones! If you are a guitar player, there's a great pedal called "freeze" that will "freeze" the note/chord you play so it is constantly ringing. When I'm toneshaping on guitar, I learned a lot about EQ by freezing a chord, setting down my guitar, and then tinkering with the EQ. Over time I started to develop a better sense of how EQ works on guitar. I imagine you can find something similar for other instruments, or similar software in a DAW if you are making electronic music. I'm not expert by any means, but I hope some of this was helpful. EDIT: Another thing I did to help was get an EQ app on my phone/laptop and tinker with the EQ while I listen to music. Just simple stuff, but if you're like me and listen to a lot of music, the constant tinkering starts to help you develop a better sense of EQ faster than you'd think! For example, if there's a song I like and I want the bass boosted, and my EQ has 4 sliders in the bass range, tinkering with those and listening to the results will help me understand which sliders make the bass sound which way. I listen to a lot of hardbop and 50s/60s jazz and always found the bass to be nearly inaudible. At first I just hit "bass boost" button on the EQ, but then it just made everything sound bassier. Honing in on certain frequencies until it sounded the way I liked help me learn how to get the bass how I like it to sound in jazz. I'd do this frequently over a variety of different genres, and after a while got a decent sense of how to do basic, simple EQ for music. This is obviously a simple first step, but it's a great way to just generally help your ear. Though tinkering with the EQ on a finished song is a lot different than tinkering with the EQ while making music, you get the idea and I've found both helpful. Kvlt! fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Nov 16, 2020 |
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Nov 16, 2020 23:25
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eddiewalker posted:I guess like everything, it comes down to experience. I may just need to collect some audio samples to focus on in my own time. I wish I had any musical experience at all. You probably already know more about EQ than I do in that case, I'm far from an expert just a hobbyist musician, but I wish you the best of luck my friend. Sounds like a pretty cool gig.
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Nov 17, 2020 00:28
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Brotein_Shake posted:Is there somewhere else now people hang out to find other musicians? Grindr? You just answered your own question my friend
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Feb 18, 2021 15:57
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I'm trying to work on my jazz guitar and the whole "ascending/descending" thing regarding harmonic/natural/melodic minor. Does anyone have a guide around this concept that's wicked simple or that worked really well for them?
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Feb 28, 2022 12:50
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Can anyone recommend a good electronic/desktop EQ for my laptop? I listen to a lot of music on my computer while I'm working through headphones and while I run the signal through a tube preamp, sometimes I just want to tweak things a little bit. I travel fairly often so I often take my laptop with me without the preamp and listen to music on it, which is why I want a digital EQ I can just open up on my homescreen instead of an external/physical one. I don't want to spend a ton of money on it, but I am willing to pay if it's worth it/a reasonable price. Free is always better tho!
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Mar 18, 2022 20:13
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Xiahou Dun posted:Do they say why or do they have any idea? My guess is something like “conscious brain can get squirrelly and overthink things, so if it’s busy with something else things work better” and it’s kind of like giving your brain the cognitive equivalent of a Denny’s placemat, but that’s just a guess. I practice a lot with TV shows I've seen 1000x playing in the background, and eventually it got to the point where I couldn't watch TV without playing guitar. I have bad ADHD, but my friends who don't also have similar practices, especially the drummers as noted above. My personal theory is that the modern brain is so used to short rapid dopamine hits (because of a million reasons), that simply sitting and focusing on the TV isn't giving it enough stimulation. But I am not a scientist, that's just kinda my guess.
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Sep 17, 2022 03:46
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im trying to learn reading music on bass and find the practice programs in the book im using arent helpful because by the 2nd or 3rd time I run through the exercise I just play the pattern by ear. Is there an app or website that will just throw randomly generated notes at me to play to practice to?
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Oct 7, 2023 16:20
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what made it click for me is saying for example E Aeloian instead of G major helps you understand its supposed to sound "Aoliean"
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cruft posted:I like tofurkey on thanksgiving no you dont mr. simpson. nobody does.
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