N-lightMike
Forum Replies Created
-
You’re absolutely right, @Allan123 , that is a great win. Participating in the community will help you in ways that no guitar instructor can. Way to go. Keep picking and having fun.
MG 😀
-
Yah! That’s awesome @stevieblues
MG 😀
-
That is truly excellent @Mayr . We are our hardest critics. As you play this over time, you will refine it. But this is a complete song right now and it’s really good. Great job. I can’t wait to hear more songs flowing out of you like this.
MG 😀
-
@campfire @That_Guy @Bill_Brown @JohnV
You are certainly not alone in misunderstanding the CAGED system. To believe that the CAGED system is simply about movable barre chords is to miss 90% of the importance of the CAGED system.
1- As already stated, few people play these complete shapes, but all advanced players play these shapes all the time as either arpeggios (individual notes) or partial chords (just 3 or 4 of the strings, or even just 2).
2- I don’t understand the question.
3- Lowest in sound. Toward the guitar body is “higher” (in sound) and toward the headstock (the string tightening thingy) is “lower” (in sound). Along the same line, the “1st” string is the highest string, not highest from the ground, but highest in sound, so it is the thinnest string, and it’s called the high E string. The “6th” string is the lowest string (in sound), and it’s at the “top” when holding the guitar and it’s called the low E string.
4- Yes, absolutely, to advance as a guitarist, you will need to “memorize” the notes on the low E string and A string at the very least. At first, this may seem daunting, but it’s not as hard as it at first seems. Start with the low E string (the high E will be the same notes). Each fret is a half tone. So it starts with the note E, then the first fret is F, and the second is F#, third is G, etc. What you will find, is that the chords you learn will help you remember where the notes are and the CAGED system will give you the understanding of the organization of the notes to start intuitively remembering the notes as you learn. CAGED is far more important than you can understand at this point. The sooner you learn it, the more it will help you as time goes on. Just understand the “concept” at this time.
5- The order of different shaped chords in the same key are C, A, G, E, D. To “see” the progression from the C shape to the A shape, you must understand that the root note on the A string is the same for both shapes. So, the open C chord, you play the 2nd string (B), 1st fret; 4th string (D), 2nd fret; and the 5th string (A), 3rd fret. The 5th string, 3rd fret is the lowest C note, that is, the root note. If you play an A shaped C chord, you play the 5th string, 3rd fret (same root note); 4th sting, 5th fret; 3rd string, 5th fret; 2nd string, 5th fret; and 1st string, 3rd fret. So if you put a capo on the 3rd fret and pretend that was your nut, then play an open A chord, you’d be playing an A shaped C chord. (Put a capo on the 5th fret and play an open G chord and you’d be playing a G shaped C chord. Put a capo on the 8th fret and play an open E chord, and you’d be playing an E shaped C chord. Put a capo on the 10th fret and play an open D chord, and you’d be playing a D shaped C chord. Notice how each of these chord shapes share a common C note. That common note is where you are putting the capo, or the barre. And by the way, I can actually play all these shapes. Not well enough to play in a song, but well enough to make them sound out clean and clear. Just trying to play them helps me to visualize the note relationships, the organization, the patterns, whatever you want to call it. The CAGED system is what makes it way easier to see the relationships of all the notes on the whole fretboard.)
I hope this helps. Please feel free to ask further questions. And re-watch the CAGED video as many times as it takes. The CAGED system allows guitarists to play chords and solos all over the neck. It describes the order and pattern of the notes on the guitar neck.
MG 😀
-
Never heard of that one @bugmeist , but I’m glad you had a great time. Any reason to play guitar for 2 1/2 hours with others works for me.
MG 😀
-
Hey @wayne H, I would worry too much about buying guitars on line. What I would worry about is buying guitars I didn’t have experience with. Go play some guitars. I like Epiphone. Someone else likes D’Angelo. But as already said, there a quite a few good guitars at around $300, but you have to be careful. The most important thing is to know if you like it.
Hope this helps. Don’t hesitate to ask further questions.
MG 😀
-
Thank you @albert_d , it’s a wonderful journey to share.
MG 😀
-
Thank you so much @Alfred . I look forward to more guitar happiness. Oh, and I miss you on the VOMs.
MG 😀
-
Thank you @Michelle-PSL ,
I love to help others, Michelle. I really want to do the same for myself. And I love the VOMs. I get motivated by you, also. Looking forward to another year of TAC and all my guitar geek friends.
MG 😀
-
Thank you for your reply and encouragement Mark ( @mkjohnsons ). The guitar journey is a wonderful one and this community surely helps. I am grateful to be a part of it.
MG 😀
-
Hey @Mimer ,
The idea when they created the new site was to make it so simple that it would be intuitive. But obviously, there’s no such thing. Anyway, no, there is no tutorial for TAC. However, there is the community. Please ask any specific questions you have. You don’t have to do it here. You can start a new thread. “Community Support” is a pretty open category.
MG 😀
-
…or as long as your computer is operational, @ChuckS . 🤣
MG 😀
-
Hey @Mimer
The exercises I was talking about are the Monday warm-ups. Tony has a whole library of them. The way to access them is to favorite them every week, and in about 7 months you’ll have all of them.
But he has others that you can find in the Acoustic Tuesday Show. And this whole week the daily lessons are literally exercises to build up pinky strength. Learning a lick is a type of exercise. Playing a song is a type of exercise. Anything that builds up the muscle memory and strength needed to play the guitar. So just playing will make you better over time regarding muscle memory and strength.
Playing scales is a great way to exercise, but make sure to play them melodically and use “phrasing”, that is, with some kind of rhythm.
Hope this helps. Please don’t hesitate to ask further questions.
MG 😀
-
Thank you @MarkD66 .
The amazing thing about TAC is when we take action to make improvement for ourselves, we are also helping others. It just keeps going around. I’m grateful that I have had the opportunity to help you and others and I’m grateful for all the help I’ve received. Thank you for letting me know how my efforts have helped you. I really appreciate that. I hope to see you in future VOMs.
MG 😀
-
Thank you so much @Marty357 .
I am really happy to be a part of this “movement”, everyone being encouraging and everyone making progress in their guitar playing. I see great improvement in everyone, including you Marty. I look forward to another year.
MG 😀