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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:27 pm
by sonicfanRICH
I've sort of learned to play the acoustic guitar a little bit. I'm not that good but I can play Twinkle Star, Happy Birthday, Jingle Bells, and Ode to Joy. But a lot of the time I just randomly strum the strings for fun :P

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:13 pm
by Wrath Oskvro
Learn some chords man. Then you can make actual music rather easily. :P

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:37 am
by sonicfanRICH
Oh right, I only know about 5 chords at the moment.

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:08 am
by Wrath Oskvro
I actually don't even know them by name like most people. You could say something like E Major 7th or something and I'd have no idea what to do, unless I literally sat there for about 2 or 3 minutes and found which notes on the fretboard that it is and everything. Thing is, I just memorize all the shapes and then I figure out where on the fretboard that they work well.

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:16 am
by Quills on Wheels
Even though I've been playing guitar for more than 5 years now, I still don't know most of the names of the chords or notes I play. I only play them buy looking at them. It's just how I can understand.

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:39 am
by sonicfanRICH
Me too, I just guess. I only memorize where my fingers should go. I at least know the letter of each string :P My fiance is able to remember the names of notes and chords though.

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:41 am
by Wrath Oskvro
Haha yeah honestly not as many people as you'd think learn the names of each chord they do. Friend of mine who's in his 40's who has been playing since he was like 9 years old still just goes by shapes.

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:07 am
by sonicfanRICH
Makes sense to me. Waste of brain space.

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:11 pm
by Wrath Oskvro
Not completely, if you're doing improv with someone and they say they want you to play from certain chords, you wouldn't really know what to do if they simply called out the name.

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:19 am
by Quills on Wheels
^That's exactly my problem.
I join the school's band and the teachers says play the chords ..., ... and ... . FREAKING GIVE ME A F**KING MUSIC SHEET SO I CAN PLAY YOU STUPID F**K HEAD!