LISTENING
I listened to Bruce Cockburn this morning and I liked his stuff. He's an artist I haven't listened to that much but I'll have to listen to him more often.
Mike Oldfield's songs Shadow On The Wall and Platinum are really cool.
If you like punk music I recomend Arctic Monkeys... Just don't expect anything too complex.
Alice Cooper is great. If you want to hear some of the more modern sounding Alice Cooper I recomend the Sony Super Hits Album.
System Of A Down is always interesting. Soldier Side is a great song.
Beck's song Rental Car is a cool one.
PLAYING
Here's a trick!! cross your highstrings on the nut of the guitar to make it sound like a bell.
Another trick. If you happen to own a kalimba you press it to and acoustic guitar to make it lowder.
This "scale" is inspired by my impression of Rock 'n' Roll And Blues.
C
Bb
G
F#
E
C#
"Classical Ending" (play softly)
C x--
B x--
A
G
F x--
E x--
D
C
B
A
G
F
E
D
C x--
A minor F major, and D minor
C
B
A x
G
F x
E
D x
C x
B
A x
G
F x
E x
D
C x
B
A x
Decending fourths. Sounds Sad.
C
B
A
G
F x
E x
D x
C x x
B x
A x
G x
F
E
D
C
Here's an intro I'm considering using for "Fractal Midnight" (the vv simble indicates that the note is aproximately two ocataves down from the rest of the notes)
G G# G G# Bb
D# D# C
C C
vvA
Here's a "techno progression"
G Gb F
E Eb
C C# D
Here's a Rock-ish progression
right hand:Bb C# D# , Bb C# D# , B C D , B C D
left hand: Eb F# G# , Eb F# G# , E F G , E F G
Beck's E- Pro (for guitar... play it on the low E string)
0 0 10 10 10 10 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 3
Two "other ways" of playing Gmajor7 chords
e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D--4 seventh is A-------------3 seventh is A--------
A--2 major third is B----------5 "perfect fifth" is D--
E--3 root note is G------------3 root not is G-------
"other way" to play D minor
e 10
B 10
G 10
D 0
A 0
E 10
"other way to play Dadd9"
e
B
G
D 14
A 12
E 10
Technically the second one is not a major seven chord because there is no major third. But it works...
Technique:
Two things I like to do is play power chords with the lower strings and play the higher strings open and ocasionally fret the high E, B, and G strings in random places.
I also like to play two music with "drone tones" (tones that remain the same throughout the song)
exapmle
x 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 12 12
x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
x
x
x 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 0
x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Here's some "solo starters" for electric guitar. They might work for you and if they don't the should at least give you ideas.
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x
x
x
x
x
x 12 12 12 0
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x 3 0
x 3 0
x 3 0
x 5
x 4 6
x 3 7
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x 19
x 11 14 11 14 11 14 19
x 9--- 12 9--- 12 9--- 12 19
x 19 18
x
x
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x
x
x 6 7 8 9
x 5 8 7 10
x 6 7 8 9
x 5 8 7 10 0
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use some of these notes or even use it as a chord in a solo in the E Ionian key signature.
x 0 E
x 0 B
x 1 G#
x 1 D#
x 0 A
x 0 E
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Here are some "solo enders" for electric guitar
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x
x
x
x
x 9 11 8 10 7 9 6 8 5 7 3 6 5 bend up and then lift finger
x 9 12 8 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 3 7 0 strike with thum
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play the theme to Nirvana's "Come As You Are" SLOWLY
x
x
x
x
x 0 0 2
x 0 0 1 2 2 2 , 2 1 0 0 0
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Easy one: play from the highest dot down to the lowest dot and then open on the E or A string
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x 6 8 11~^~
x 5 7
x 4 6
x 3 5
x 2 4
x 1 3
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x 6
x 7
x 6
x 7 5 5 5
x 6
x 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ...
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Use hamer-ons
"Patterns"
x 5 7 4
x 6 5 3
x
x
x
x
Diamond and X
x
x 7-- 9 5
x 6 8 6 8
x 5 9 7---
x 6 8 6 8--
x 7 9 5 9
If you like half steps...
x
x
x 4 3
x 2 3
x 3 4
x 3 2
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