[Bill_Brown]

That performance was spectacular @Marisa , and brightly polished to boot! Excellent work by all. Let me know when and where I can see you guys in Pittsburgh!

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @tony-crane73gmail-com , welcome to FW2. If you write out the chords in the G major scale as @Loraine has done above, you will see the order (or position) of the chords (and this applies to any major scale) from 1 through 7 using the Nashville numbering system where G is the 1 chord and Am is the 2 chord and so on. So in the Nashville numbering system, the 1, 4 & 5 chords are always MAJOR, and the 2, 3 & 6 chords are always minor, and the 7 chord is diminished (unless substituted). In the chord progression that you stated in your question, you’ll notice that they are all Major chords in the key of G major.

Hope that helps.

[Bill_Brown]

The energy and enthusiasm that you put into your performance(s) is fantastic @KevinZ . That was a great “unplugged” rendition, thanks for posting – take care my friend.

[Bill_Brown]

Loved it!!!! @Moonhare , that was a great piece of music you put together – don’t leave it sit too long. I think it has great potential (as does all of your original work) and deserves some more attention – can’t wait to see the finished product.

[Bill_Brown]

Great performance @Omar-gig-player , thank you for posting.

[Bill_Brown]

Very nice rendition @Marty73 , I enjoyed listening and seeing you perform!

[Bill_Brown]

Hi Todd ( @Devotee2Shiva ), the idea that you’re talking about sounds well intentioned, but it’s not the mantra here. TAC is about “progress over perfection”. What you’re talking about doing is to “sacrifice progress for perfection” – just exactly the opposite of what TAC is about. All that being said, it’s your “dime”, spend it how you like! If you really want to perfect some songs, do a YouTube search and I’m sure you’ll find multiple videos of the song lessons that your looking for.

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @Al.E , you can always play a “triad” in place of a chord. The hic-up is that triads are played on 3 consecutive strings only, so pick accuracy definitely comes into the fold. The nice thing is, you can choose any set of 3 consecutive strings to play a triad and get a different “voicing” of the chord on each set.

So, let’s cut to the chase:

One option is on the hiE, B & G “string set”, you’ll place your middle on the hiE 1st fret, your index on the B 1st fret, and your ring on the G 2nd fret. This is an F triad, 1st inversion. It’s not the easiest to finger, but it’ll require the least amount of pick accuracy (hint: use your ring finger to mute the D string while fretting the G string 2nd fret).

Another option is on the B, G & D string set (my preference), you’ll place your index on the B 1st fret, your middle on the G 2nd fret, and your ring on the D 3rd fret. This is an F triad, root position. It’s easy to finger and gives the best sound (IMHO) for replacing the mini F bar. Use your ring finger to mute the A string while fretting the D string 3rd fret and use your index to mute the hiE string while fretting the B string 1st fret.

There are 2 more options, but I believe these are the best ones for replacing the sound of the mini F bar chord. Hope this helps!

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @Al.E , for some reason TAC is causing me to tag the wrong person

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @Mac_ and welcome to TAC. Sorry for the late response. Wednesdays are my favorite days at TAC because I truly enjoy trying to improvise over a backing track. I find that Tony often tabs scales in unconventional ways – perhaps to get people thinking outside the box (lol), or get them to play in areas along the fretboard that they normally wouldn’t (you’d be surprised at the number of people who get uncomfortable playing beyond the 5th fret). Also, Tony likes to show how scales in different areas of the fretboard can be connected, hence some odd note placements in-between.

So, if you know a scale pattern that you like to use, then by all means, use it – they’re no absolute rules when improvising. After all, they’re 7 different D note locations along the fretboard between the nut and 12th fret to build a D or Dm scale from. I say choose one that suits, or if you have the ability, move around to other D note locations and have fun! Personally, I chose the F major scale to play out of (and ignored the D major scale) because it contains all the notes of the Dm scale and sounded awesome (to me) against all the chords in the backing track.

Just remember, on Wednesdays there is no one to stop you from having FUN, except yourself. So do what you want!

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @BarbaraM , I would highly recommend signing up for the FW course. It will help you get a much better understanding of the fretboard and how things connect. The FW course is more about practical application of music theory fundamentals to the guitar and not so much about how to play guitar. That being said, it will definitely help you move along your guitar journey path by giving you some awesome “tools” to use when you play. It’s worth every red cent – particularly if their’s a discount period! The course is similar in style to the “Skills Courses” in that you watch a video for each subject (that you can watch as many times as needed) – everything is self paced, so you can work at your own speed – do as much or as little in a day that you want – did I say that it’s worth every cent, and then some?

[Bill_Brown]

Congrats on the 1000 @stevieblues

[Bill_Brown]

Yes, I’ve been having the same problem – responses don’t get posted. I noticed it last week as well.

[Bill_Brown]

Yes @KevinZ , the lack of participation in the Forums these days is SAD. I think the large influx of newbies has something to do with it, maybe – they seem to post enough (too much without saying anything worth while) in the daily challenges, but don’t bother looking here.

[Bill_Brown]

That is a sad thought indeed @Marty73 my friend. I can understand how you feel, but I certainly wouldn’t like the idea of you not posting here any more.