Re: [PIC] Learning Guitar

_.-In alt.ascii-art, col...@yahoo.com wrote the following -._
> ??? That's a funny D (it's not one unless you retune...)
> For open tuned EADGBE (standard & what the otheres looked like you're
> using) maybe you mean:
>
>     D Major
> 1---2-------F#
> 2-----3-----D
> 3---1-------A
> 4-----------D
> 5X----------X
> 6X----------X
>    1|2|3|4|5|

Already spotted by someone else on my lj and the original is now
corrected.  Thanks for the bug report anyway.  Every one helps.

> A different way to finger the same E Major you had and a different way to
> notate it:
>
>    E Major
> o_______o_o
>|_|_|_2_|_|
>|_3_4_|_|_|
>|_|_|_|_|_|

I opted out of notating that way since it is counter to the way I see
a lot of ascii tabs done.  I don't know why lots of chords are drawn
upg down but the tabs are done right left and it plays havock with my
dyslexia.    I did it left right to standardize the presintatin of the
two.

> Now play this: Emaj Gmaj Amaj  Emaj Gmaj Bbmaj Amaj using these chords.
> It should sound like something (more properly you should just play the
> bits on the low strings. Again changing notation because the 1 and | get
> confused and adding * to indicate the fretboard marks.

I am not even sure what you said there.  It is due to at least one of
the following factors.

1) I am dyslexic
2) You are dyslexic
3) You are not a native English writer
4) I am hung over
5) I am too ignorant on the subject of guitars and it another few
weeks might know exactly what you are talking about but for right now
I am really dumb.

> Use a lot of distortion. Think 60's)

The guitar I have right now is one of those Martin Backpack
acoustics.  While it is able to cause lots of fret noise and hitting
the E string can cause all of the rest of the strings to buzz a little
too the one thing it can't do is distortion.


<snip of nice chord finder though way to confusing for me at this
stage in the game>
>     |_G_|_|_|_|   |_G_C_|_|_|
>     |_|_|_|_|_|   Eb|_|_|_|_Eb
>     E_|_|_G_|_E   |_|_|_G_|_|
>     |_|_|_|_C_|   |_|_Eb|_C_|
>
> Similar charts can be made for 7th, Dim, Aug, etc. Color comes in handy
> real fast...

But then its not ascii.

> 'Course wanting a chord crib doesn't mean you don't know all this
> already....

At this point I don't know jack.  I can't even get this to sound
like Johnny Cash and it seems like a simple one to me:

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------0----0--0-----------------------------
a------------0-----0--0--2--4-----0--------4--2--0----0--0-----------
e---0--2--4----0-----------------------------------0--------4--2--0--

I need to build up my speed as it seems to me I am of by a factor of
four.  The amount of time it takes me to get from an E chord to a D
chord is shamefull.  Maybe I shouldn't have waited till I was 31 to
stare playing.

OA:
On a related note to much of the E string has caused a lot of
tenderness hitting the f key.  On my keyboard that is.  I have got
medical tape protecting it right now so I can type this out.

An ASCII HOWTO: How to make a finger bandage.
1)                      2)
 take three pieces       Fold one piece of tape so that it covers from
 of medical tape.        just below fingernail up and over to other side
     ___   ___   ___     of finger
    |   | |   | |   |                  ___      3) repeat with second
    |   | |   | |   |          __     / __\        piece of tape to
    |   | |   | |   |         /| \    |/| \\       create a two ply
    |   | |   | |   |         ||  \   |||  \\      covering.
    |   | |   | |   |         ||  |   |||  ||
    |   | |   | |   |         |/  |   ||/  ||   *) Use only :F_P: brand
    |   | |   | |   |         |   |   ||   ||      flexible waterproof
    |   | |   | |   |         |   \    |   \       medical tape.
    |   | |   | |   |         \    \   \    \
    |   | |   | |   |          \    \   \    \
    :F_P: :F_P: :F_P:         Before   After
      \                          Side view.
       *

4)
 Rap third piece of tape       
 around finger covering the    Overall schematic for 
 bottem of the prior piece.    professional use only.
          _____
         ||   ||                           __
         ||   ||              /\ Fold  V  |  |<-- Piece 3
         ||   ||               \______/   |  |
         ||   ||            ______________|  | .->---.
         |J-_-L|           |         :F_P:|  | |     |
     .-< |     | <-.       |______________|  | | Rap V
     |   |_____|   |        ^      ^      |  | |     |
     `-> |     | >-'        |     /_\     |  | `-<---'
         |     |          Pieces   |      |__|
         |     |           1 & 2   Two ply     
        Foreview                   section
        of finished
        product

Use only when typing becomes to painful.  Otherwise calluses will be
prohibited from forming which is counter productive to playing guitar.
Remove before playing guitar other wise you wont be able to feel if
you are holding the string correctly.

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