Cadgirl
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@Philb
, GREAT JOB and thanks for getting us all in the mood for the holidays. -
Great post. I think a lot of us agree with you. Learning and improving it is the name of the game and it’s so much harder to do it alone. Having the backup of others is great. Reading the questions and comments only help us out more. Glad to have had all the encouragement along this journey. We all learn from each other. 🙂
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@MississippiJeff , Congratulations completing the 30 days and 5 days in the Skill Section.
Just jump into the daily challenges. Go slow if you have to, but you’ll soon realize that you are getting better and better. There is a lot of times I have to do the challenge at my own speed because I just can’t keep up with those chord changes. Or my fingers just don’t stretch that far. Give it time and Good Luck and you’ll do fine.
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@Marty69 You have made an amazing journey and glad that you have made TAC a lifetime membership. What a great personal goal you set up for yourself, Can’t wait to see your split screen video with playing and playing a solo. 🙂
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$5!!! It’s a great buy. It’s got 6 strings to it so it will be a great guitar to learn on. Since it was at a flea market it could probably just needs a little cleaning. Good Luck with your guitar and happy playing
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@jaweaver14 , glad to hear you are going to continue with your guitar journey while healing up. Do you think it would help to have a capo that rolls up and down the neck? I’m sending you a video that is just in one chord. Called “Learn Fingerstyle in 5 Minutes”. He only using the finger picking hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQGP96XHBkg
Wishing you the best of luck.
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@Mrfredsporty , That is an excellent idea. I purchased an inexpensive 1/2 size Cordoba classical guitar (1/2 size is just a few inches small too). Easy on my fingers, smaller to put on a stand between my fish tank and computer desk. Right there, easy to grab, go over the challenge and put back on the stand. I don’t have to worry so much if I hits the guitar on the side of the desk. Let me repeat, I think what you did was excellent. I still try not to put my guitars in a case only because if they aren’t easy to grab, I tend not to. 🙂
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OK @Bill_Brown , I think I got it. Key of C, 1-4-5 would be C F G. Using CAGED system C would use the A shape chord, root being C (root on A string, 3rd fret). F would use the D shape chord, root being on the D string 3 fret, G would also use the D shape chord, root being on the D string 5th fret.
Last was Key of D, 1-4-5 would be D G A. Using CAGED system D would use the C shaped chord, root being on the A string 5th fret. G would use the E shaped chord, root being on the low E string, 3th fret. A would also use the E shaped chord, root being on the 7th fret.
I know, i know… the extra credit. I’m so freaking happy with everything I have right now. I honestly think i’m getting this.
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@Kitman , Thanks a lot for noticing. I swear, I walk away from this with a head ache. It is confusing and I totally understand when someone says they don’t get it. But, it was easier this time, then when I did it the week before. I am going to keep reinforcing my FBW knowledge with the daily challenges. Right now, watching the Week 4 Day 2 of Fretboard Wizard. Almost down with it.
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@Bill_Brown ,I first used the “A shape” to construct the Em chord (Root on A string, 7th fret). To make the Am, I moved the same shape 2 frets toward the headstock and moved the shape 1 string toward the Low E (5th fret). This puts the root of A on the Low E string. To make the Bm, I just had to move the Am chord (E shape) toward the body 2 frets (7th fret). I hope that I writing this down somewhat intelligible.
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@Moonhare , Thanks for noticing all the time and effort @Bill_Brown has put into helping me. I understand what is going on within the CAGED system better now. I look at the daily challenges a little different now too. HOOT HOOT.
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@Bill_Brown I’m sitting here with colored pencils drawing in notes, scales and patterns in different colors for different chords…. and I think I got it.
I’m using The Key of C. My 1 4 5 are C F G notes. using the A shaped chord barre for the 1 chord, and the 4th chord (F root) and 5th chord (G root) will be E shaped chord.
The A shape and E shape share the same pattern. the C & F root notes are on the 8th fret. Just the E pattern starts on the Low E string and the A pattern starts on the A string. Also on the 8 fret it contains all my notes needed for the Key of C (C F G). Same with the 10 th fret (where my root for G is), my C F and G notes are there. I think this is getting a little easier for me.
This is something I will have to keep doing to really get it to stick. It really confusing but not as confusing as it was just last week. I can see something now. Maybe I don’t have it all memorized but I can see a pattern in how it works.
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This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by Cadgirl.
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I just finished up doing the CAGED section (again) in FBW today. I thought it would help give me a better understanding of it.
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@Bill_Brown , thank you so much for all your help and patience. My gosh. Yes, I am going to go over everything you said. It helps me to sit down and chart everything out. Also it seems like one chord just flows into the next. But, I have to keep working on it so its second nature with me. Again, thanks for all the help.
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@Bill_Brown , I know the day will come where i’ll have a light bulb moment and this will be easy. I think i’m getting there, but right now it’s not easy (ha ha ha). I have been reading and re-reading to try to get to what I should be doing, but more of why it works the way it does? This is what I have come up with.
If I was working in the Key of C, my 1 4 5 would be C F G. If I used an A barre for the C chord, then my F and G chord would be using the D shape. I played it as such and it sounded nice (1 4 5 1). I am thinking that since the chords shapes were close, working down the neck and back up the neck, using some of the same notes is why the harmony sounded good together. Am i even close!! 😨