Beginner Guitar Lesson 8

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1. Stephen Heller January 2, 2011 at 3:16 pm

   Hi Gu,

   Here is my lesson assignment! Sunday morning in US. Good time to get the home work in. This is an ad lib interpretation.

   Important points I learned and liked alot about your video lesson.

   1. The strum
   2.Chord Progression which calls the singer in (chord lesson version with vocals)
   3.Playing the altered version of F chord at the 6th fret with the E7 followup just above it.
   4. The ending played 5th positon Am with an open B and E note.

   Also noted the versus section is the exact progression to a song I play called the “Love Song” by the Cure. As it is also the chord progression of thousand other song most likely.

   Thanks Again!

   Happy NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   Stevo

   The video Demon

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG7Fa4m0Jbk

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2. Guru Post authorJanuary 2, 2011 at 8:04 pm

   That’s great stevo, your touch has really improved, very nice and dynamic, it really sounds like you have much more control and sensitivity in your right hand now.

   Well done!

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4. Adao October 8, 2011 at 8:09 pm

   Hi Gu,

   I understand very well this tie and the effect it gives in the rhythm. By the way, I did not see the use of this tie in your video, am I right ?
   I will try to put a video with this type of variation.

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   1. Guru Post authorOctober 8, 2011 at 9:40 pm

      Hi Adao, the tie is there, it’s the third strum

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      1. Adao October 9, 2011 at 9:35 am

         I count the following strums (U for up, D for down strum)
         D D U D U D D D U
         It makes 9 strums
         WIth the tie we have
         D D U- U D D D U
         Some we should here 8 strums

         I watched more carefully, and I saw it only at 3:05 on the F and 3:45 on the G

         Am I out of the count or ?

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5. Nal October 9, 2011 at 9:26 am

   I’ve forgotten which rhythm syllables are used in the e-book, but you could try this feel and hear the tie…

   Reading the rhythm straight (ignore the tie):

   ta tim ka tika ti ti tika

   Vocalise this rhythm while the track is going, then add the tie by dropping the ‘ti in ‘tika’ (although you can say it in your head) and hold over the ka from the previous beat.

   So with the tie vocalise tp the track:
   Ta tim ka–ka ti ti tika

   Feels a bit awkward at first, but then maybe you’ll get into a rhythm.

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6. Adao October 9, 2011 at 7:27 pm

   @nal I saw you message after my answer ! to Dan. I guess it’s ok with my Up Down stroke counting, which seems to rejoin you proposal (without the rhythm consideration).

   I try this recording today. I try to put some ties sometimes !

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osf9f-ie8xY

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   1. Guru Post authorOctober 9, 2011 at 7:33 pm

      Yeah keep it natural, let the tie appear when it feels right, what’s important is that you are aware of the effect, which I can safely say you are, great work

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   2. Nal October 11, 2011 at 11:48 am

      Yeah, combining gu stewing talking pendulum movement with the rhythm e-book syllables and you’ll get the feel of the tie.

      I still have trouble, but now it’s more in compound time signatures. But the same thing applies. I practise the saying syllables and also just practice the pulse, then work it together, finally with the ties, dotted notes and syncopation bits.

      Works like a charm (for me).

      Best wishes hey.

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   3. Nal October 11, 2011 at 12:01 pm

      Oh yeah and the:
      Ta tim ka – ka ti ti tika will give you 8 stums, one for each syllable.

      ta’s and ti(m)s are down and ka goes up, same as your down / ups counting mentioned above .

      These will fit with the pendulum movement.

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7. Nal October 11, 2011 at 12:04 pm

   Schwepps, silly ‘predictive’ text or something typo above. Ha! I don’t know where ‘stewing’ came from. I meant straight forward

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