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RE: swing eighth triplets

Matteo & Greybeard, thanks. That little trick about making a circle...never thought of that. Up to now I would just briefly pause at the bottom o...

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RE: Palm Muting

The side of your palm should rest just a little bit forward of the bridge (toward the headstock). Too far forward and you'll mute the strings too much...

18 years ago
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RE: 5 fret stretch

I just tried and was able to reach the flatted 7 with my pinkie (a span of 6 frets), but only on the upper half of the neck. I've been practising the ...

18 years ago
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RE: 5 fret stretch

Oh...and my book says that sometimes you even play the flatted 7. I hope not by stretching the pinkie...a five fret stretch on the lower part of the n...

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RE: Transition to barre chords...

If you can get the barre chord to ring properly when you take your time, you're halfway there. Eventually you'll be able to switch from an open chord ...

18 years ago
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RE: Two topics here

Oh...string height will also affect sustain; higher = more sustain, lower = less. If I rememebr correctly.

18 years ago
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RE: Two topics here

First - are your strings too high (difficult play or to press down - especially barre chords) or too low (open strings buzzing)? This would be the rea...

18 years ago
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RE: A Few Questions

Chlozo, if by open chords you mean the 15 or so most commonly used ones......just memorizing the fingering will probably take a few days at the minimu...

18 years ago
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RE: When progress begins to slip....

In addition to what has been said, you've got a lot of books & other sources for such a short time (5 weeks). I can't speak for anyone else, but I...

18 years ago
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RE: nashville numbering for chords in minor key

I'm confused; on this page near the bottom, under Minor Keys, it says that in the key of Am, Am-Dm-Em is a I-IV-V progession:Shouldn't it be a i-iv-v ...

18 years ago
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