Cadgirl
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You did great! I have to get back on the ball and get back into the fretboard wizard again.
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Yes @Kevball there is. Right about all the forum icons is a search. Ive included a jpg.
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I haven’t been to Elderly’s in over a year now. What a great guitar store. Great selection of brands to play. Did you try out any of the equipment while there? Did you hear a guitar calling you from afar? 🙂
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@stevieblues : Don’t give up. I did the FW original and I think I redid it a dozen times. And had to ask plenty of questions of the forum when doing it (or I would have quit). My advise, is don’t give up. Redo a section if need be, if it’s still fuzzy, come back to it later. Take notes! But, I think the one thing that will help us out is to apply this to the Wednesday challenge. Try to figure out what Key the backing track is in. You can check to see if you were correct in the Thursday challenge. Once you have the correct Key, figure out the Chord Matrix. Figure out those flats and sharps and write them down.
This is something I did to help me out with the ‘find the key by ear’. I googled easy songs in the Key of C (or any key). Now sound out the notes on the E string. You know it’s a C note. So if you know which note is going to ring out. But listen to the difference from the right note to the one before and after. It helped me out, I had problems hearing the difference. Good luck and just remember you are not the only one having a hard time.
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@the-old-coach You’re no trouble at all. I think it’s a lot to digest. I’m going to guess I see where you might have an issue. Let’s pretend the song is in the key of C (which is Major), remember it still can have minor chords in it. The example Tony shows doesn’t show the 6th degree ‘A’ as a minor chord. But, if you look at the Major Key Chord Matrix per degree M m m M M m dim M. It tells you that the A chord will be minor. Pull up the diagram I sent. Does this make sense? I only can think I know what I’m talking about, there is no guarantee.
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@GerryB56 : It’s a different sound that comes from a resonator. If I can get some blues or bluegrass songs down I might start looking for one.
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@Kitman , The strumming on the song was great, but i’ll tell you what, your voice is right on target!!
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@Christopher_H , awesome job on Operator. I have been trying to learn it and be fluid on it and I still hesitate a lot. You made it look easy and I want to add a great voice for the song.
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@the-old-coach , Believe me you aren’t the only one that gets stumped on the Major and Minor scale. The model formula of Major uses the Key of C which is CDEFGABC The model formula for minor uses the Key of A – ABCDEFGA.
Go back to Day 1 ‘Learn the Chord Matrix’. Scroll down and look at the ‘Key Points’. minor key uses m, dim, M, m, m, M, M. Now go back and look at Friday Challenge (Minor Chords in the Key of Dm) and see how it works. Even thou it’s a minor key all the chords are Major because it’s following the universal rule of minor key which is m dim M m m M M.
Don’t feel bad I had to take a break myself. I was started to confuse myself. Take notes, stop and try to compare to the daily challenges and it will eventually make sense. Actually I don’t even know if I answered your question?? All I know is in my 68 years of life, this is something I have never had to think about. So it’s hard and confusing. You’ll get there. Hopefully someone else can do better than I. 😉
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Thanks @ted_h . Going into my 3rd year, my goal is to get a handle on bluegrass and flatpicking.
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Thank you @Marty69.
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@GerryB56 : thanks, I forgot about the reference guide.
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@Kitman : Love my guitars but I might have room for one more. If I another guitar, someone will have to go. The Washburn Rover has a great case. Reinforced with Styrofoam so that is my official travel guitar, it’s a keeper. So more than likely the Cordoba will be traded in. I got a great deal on it when I bought it but now it’s been replaced by better guitars that are played more often. Thanks for taking a look at them all and reading my story 🙂
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Thanks @Bill_Brown. I really like what I have in the guitar family. Right now the Cordoba will one day be traded off for a Resonator if I decide to get one. I don’t play the Cordoba that much anymore and it’s just taking up space. Everything else is a keeper. I watch for used guitars at a store near me. If I have a trade, I can get a decent trade in value for my guitar and 15% to 20% off a new guitar.
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@John_Hall : yes, I have looked at the Mules and they are a little on the high side for me. The reviews on them are all great. I might look on-line and keep an eye out for a used one.