http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/ 2010-03-15T07:20:25-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/ http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2007-04-17T17:51:56-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=artificial_harmonics&rev=1176857516&do=diff If you grip the tip of your pick so that when you strike the string it catches your thumb, you will hear a harmonic generated over the initial note. This is called a Pinch Harmonic, a type of artificial harmonic. This is a common technique for lead guitarists and while it sounds great on an electric guitar you can also do this on an acoustic. It simply takes a little more practice. text/html 2006-12-17T22:13:43-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=scales_chart&rev=1166422423&do=diff Common scales Here are some common scales that will come in handy for guitar players. Exotic scales The following table lists some rare scales that may lend an exotic sound to your playing. Neapolitan Minor: C Db Eb F G Ab B C Neapolitan Major: C Db Eb F G A B C Oriental: C Db E F Gb A Bb C Double Harmonic: C Db E F G Ab B C Enigmatic: C Db E F# G# A# B C Hirajoshi: A B C E F A Hungarian Minor: C D Eb F# G Ab B C Hungarian Major:… text/html 2006-12-17T22:11:17-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=scales&rev=1166422277&do=diff In music, a scale is a set of musical notes that provides material for part or all of a musical work. Scales are typically ordered in pitch, with their ordering providing a measure of musical distance. Scales differ from modes in that scales do not have a primary or “tonic” pitch. Thus a single scale can have many different modes, depending on which of its notes is chosen as primary. text/html 2006-12-13T03:22:23-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=index&rev=1166008943&do=diff This index lists all of the articles available here. When adding or editing articles please try to cross-link items as much as possible, and don’t forget to add new items here. Guitars and Equipment Types of Guitars * 12 String Guitars * Acoustic or electric guitar * Bass Guitar * Choosing bass over guitar * Fretless bass * Jumbo frets * Spanish and Hawaiian guitars * Tenor guitar text/html 2006-12-12T01:16:40-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=alternate_tuning_examples&rev=1165915000&do=diff This page is a list of different alternate tunings. This is by no means a definitive list of all the possibilities. If you decide to play your guitar with the first string tuned to Eb, then you’ve got an alternate tuning. It really is all that simple to do. The tricky part comes when you try to do something with that tuning. many of these tunings do not have formal names, but some notes have been made about a few of them. text/html 2006-11-30T21:48:00-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=teaching_children&rev=1164952080&do=diff Many teachers start off their younger students with partial chords, using just the first three or four strings. For instance, you can play a G like this: xx0003 and a C like this: xxx010. Another thing that one can do is to use an open tuning (usually G or D). This is especially good if the child it adept at strumming. You can show where to barre the frets (or even use a slide) for your typical three chord song and the two of you can have a blast. text/html 2006-11-30T18:33:21-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=guitar_strings&rev=1164940401&do=diff A string is the vibrating element which is the source of vibration in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. They are lengths of a flexible material kept under tension so that they may freely vibrate. Strings may be “plain” (consisting only of a single material, like steel or nylon), or they may have a core of one material with an overwinding of other materials to increase their mass and thickness. Such strings are called “wound strings.” text/html 2006-11-28T23:20:34-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=ear_training&rev=1164784834&do=diff Wouldn't it be great if you could figure out any song by ear without the help of guitar tab? How about tuning your guitar by ear without the help of an electronic tuner? With practice you can do this. Believe it or not, hearing some chord changes will become second nature over time. Be prepared to spend time and energy on something called “ear training” and be aware that it is much more of a puzzle than a mystery. text/html 2006-11-26T20:11:32-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=glossary&rev=1164600692&do=diff This page lists many useful guitar or music terms you are likely to encounter. Please help expand this page by adding new words guitarists may encounter. * Alternate tuning * Artificial harmonics * Barre chords * Bridge tuning * Capo * Diminished chords * Fingerpicking * Flatpicking * Ghost notes * Guitar tab * Harmonic tuning * Intervals * Keys * Modes * Modal scales * Nashville charts * Natural harmonics * Open tuning * Palm Muting * Passing tones * … text/html 2006-11-26T02:32:49-07:00 http://www.guitarnoise.com/wiki/doku.php?id=guitar_fills&rev=1164537169&do=diff If you listen to good guitarists you'll note that they often put in a riff or a run of notes when changing from one chord to the next. It's usually very short and rarely complicated - a hammer on here, a pick off there, maybe a bit of a scale. But for all its simplicity it adds a great deal of flair to your playing. A fill is nothing more than an interesting transition from one chord to another. Often what keeps a good beginner or intermediate from making the next step forward is an inability to…