petelanger
Forum Replies Created
-
What I said wasn’t entirely correct. Starting at about 10:30 Tony plays 2 barre chords (C#m and G) followed by 2 power chords, a C major (open) and then he does the final Bm as a barre chord again. You’ll notice that for the C#m barre he uses his middle finger to mute the low E string in case he strikes it by accident.
-
@CamiB that’s not cheatin’ at all! Use any and all resources available to you! TAC is the single best learning program, I honestly believe that, but most of us have some other learning tools in our belt. I save links to YouTube and guitar channels to favorites constantly. It’s great that you are already playing songs! Sounds like you are way ahead of me now! I still don’t really play any song completely, but it isn’t something I spend very much time on. I am much more focused on knowing how to play a guitar the right way and get to where I don’t to think about chord transitions or strumming patterns, etc. Once all the physical human to instrument interface patterns have been acquired and internalized, the learning of songs will come rapidly.
I think it’s best to go through all the lessons in “30 Days to Play” and then the do the “5 Day Routine” before you jump into the daily challenges.
The Daily Challenges tend to be more challenging than these Intros. Now if you are bored because there so darn easy, then it’s fine to skip them. Otherwise I wouldn’t rush ahead. But by all means don’t try to do everything perfectly. It’s more important to understand the requirement and start it. Your brain continues to absorb it even if you can’t do it all, even as you struggle in the attempt you learn. It’s quite amazing! Everything you do in the Intros will be covered again in daily challenges, so if you miss a lesson or 2 it doesn’t matter. Just keep moving forward.
-
Tony just hinted at it, a power chord is typically just a 2 or 3 string chord. You make pretty much the same shape as the C# minor, but you don’t have to flatten your index finger or place the middle finger. So you’re only holding down the A string with your index finger (making a C# on fret 4) then you use ring and pinky on the 6th fret D and G strings (making G# and C#).
Adopt the same concept for the G bar chord. Instead on the A string you are holding down the low E string on the third fret to make a G, and place ring and pinky on the 5th fret.
These are 3 string chords, so you are only playing A, D and G strings for C#m power chord, and E, A and D strings for the G power chord.
Edit: finished listening all the way through and then realized Tony runs through the power chords starting at about the 10:15 mark of the Learn video. You can hardly hear the difference between them and the bar chords – wow, amazing when you have Tony’s playing skills!
-
Happy New Year, Terry! It’s good to see you playing again! Very beautiful song and wonderfully performed. Thanks for posting!
-
He has chord charts for some but not all challenges. I agree with @andywillis1960 that this should be SOP, I have often stated this in the forums and under the challenges. You can open a support ticket, but I doubt it will do any good.
I’ve created my own charts in the past. Now I’m at a level of familiarity with the material that I know longer need a chart. But these absolutely would be beneficial for newcomers!
-
I wanted to mention a couple of the other moves, next to the Slide, that you will be using a lot, particularly while soloing or playing lead.
Hammer on: involves fretting a string very quickly to change and already vibrating string to a higher note. For example, an open E string, hammered on the first fret becomes an F note. You have to “hammer” it in a quick motion near the metal fret to get optimum effect. Too slow and you mute the string instead of hammering it
Pull off: Kind of the opposite of a hammer on, releasing a note with a slight flick as if to pick the string with your fretting hand.
-
@DHA all the best for your journey in 2026, may those wins keep piling up!
They have for me since I joined TAC. You will find your progress is not linear at all, sometimes you think you’re going backwards and then after a time all of a sudden you get blown away by what your fingers just did! The human brain is a marvel and it plugs away when you don’t even know it!
-
You start by putting your finger on the 3rd fret, strike the string and slide it to the 5th. You have to maintain pressure while passing over the 4th and 5th frets. It takes some getting used to, but not too difficult. It’s a very common move in TAC. Good luck on your guitar journey in 2026!
-
I actually already sent you the link to the song vault in the last thread you started on this topic.
-
That’s some persistence Barbara! Congratulations!
-
It isn’t that type of site. The focus is on teaching guitar using songs as a vehicle. You might be interested in Ultimate Guitar or if you want teaching songs directly, Lauren Bateman.
There is a song vault, if you search the forum for song vault it should come up for you.
-
Love all this! You rock!
-
Wow! Another great one! How blessed you are. My grandchildren are still a bit too young and my playing still sucks a bit too much but hopefully next year….
Thanks for posting all these songs @albert_d !
-
Delightful! Your granddaughter has a lovely voice! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
-
Had the same thing happen @albert_d , I should be at 108 right now but the counter reads 100. Safe to say I’m not on TAC for the tech! Love it here nonetheless, best learning site I’ve ever seen. Notice I didn’t say “guitar learning site”, but best learning site!