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pitter patter of patterns permeating pervasively and percolating preciously
As I continue to try to immerse myself in the soul of guitar Im beginning to see (somewhat dimly) and hear the often stated patterns. See, Fred, if you learn this pattern and not even necessarily know the names of those notes, you will see that it repeats here and there and there and there etc. There seems little doubt that one of the beauties of guitar and of human beings are the patterns all around us. Im really liking the slow opening of these patterns to my learning.
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Great win @Mrfredsporty !
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Very nice win Mrfredsporty! I like your title. 👏🎸😎
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One tool I have used to pick up patterns is the TAB music on sites like Ultimate Guitar, E-Chords, etc.
They of course show all the chords in a song you are playing (along with).
Study those chord tabs– they will ALWAYS have a repeated pattern through the song.
Of course, the “chorus” sections might be different from the “verse” sections– but still the patterns are pretty easy to pick up on.
A lot of the time– (on a simpler song- on a four-line verse, we’ll say)- it seems like it’s:
Line 1— 4 chords/ Line 2— repeat/ Line 3— repeat most of the chords- (but there may be a minor chord in there)/ and Line 4— most of not all of the same chords in Lines 1 & 2.
This very simplistic and certainly not always the case.
I just scribble down those first couple lines’ chord arrangements, add in the minor third line, scribble down the same thing for the Chorus’. Then, turn on the song- (and assuming I at least partially “know” the song in the first place)- turn off the TAB-page and play away just off my scribblings. After a few times thru, maybe it sounds pretty good- and I now know- (or are reminded of)- some of the lyrics!. All I have then, most of the time anyway, is maybe 4-6 different chords scribbled down in the right “order”. Give it a try for yourself with an old 4 or 5-chord Creedence song- (maybe “Stuck in Lodi Again”).
Anyway- that’s one way this simple mind uses to recognize patterns– and yes– they are ALWAYS there in a song.
Simply, simple-minded–
the old coach
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