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Written by nick fletcher
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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Introduction:
Welcome to the first lesson in this introductory series to playing rock guitar. There won’t be any guitar playing in this lesson, but we’ll look at some important aspects of music in general that’ll help make things easier to understand down the track. Don’t fret though… After just one month of lessons, you’ll be able to have a stab at playing many of your favorite rock tunes. |
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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Introduction:
Welcome to the second installment in my rock guitar lessons. After an initial look at music last week, this week, we’ll build on our background knowledge and after a brief tour of guitars and amplifiers, we’ll have a look at our first three chords. |
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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Holding The Pick:
In this lesson, we’ll study playing technique, learn some more chords and then have a look at ‘Power Chords‘. So, fire up your guitar and get stuck into to some serious learnin’.
If you’re playing rock, you’ll most likely be using a pick/plectrum. You don’t have to by any means, but I’d suggest beginning with one. Players like Mark Knopfler and Lindsay Buckingham do not use picks to achieve their sound. |
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Written by nick fletcher
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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It’s time to learn how to finger. We’ve looked at chords and some of the theory behind them, but now, we’re going to start on some work that’ll lead us to playing solos. |
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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The fingering exercise from lesson four was not designed to sound good, but it got your fingers on the fret board and made you think about what goes into making a good sounding note. I’d recommend continuing with that exercise for the rest of your life.
To make something sound musical, it will have to follow the rules of music. Now I know what you’re probably thinking. Not more theory… Well this is more theory, but it’s about the bare minimum that you should know. It’s important stuff. It’ll give you musical ‘power’, an ability to create and learn things with ease. After practice that is!
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 February 2006 )
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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Harmonics Tuning:
Does your guitar tune up ok? Does it sound in tune when you’re playing down low on the neck? Does it sound out of tune when you play something anywhere but down low on the neck? Well, it’s a fair bet your harmonics are out of whack! |
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
This weeks tip is an experiment in AV by myself. I bought a little handycam yesterday so that I could add that something extra to these tips. What you see in this tip is my first attempt at AV, so feel free to deride my pathetic production skillz. :) The tip is an introduction to playing the blues, but you'll find that most rock guitar solos have their origins in blues style playing. There's no TAB for this one, because of the visuals, you should be able to see what I'm doing! Anyway, as I said above, this is just an experiment to have a go at it. They'll improve as I get used to the equipment. download video ( 8,557KB) |
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Written by nick fletcher
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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Hopefully, this tip will give you a few insights into the style of guitar playing heard on many Stone's songs!
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
Ever wanted to achieve that screechy, raunchy guitar sound al la Zakk Wylde??? Well, read on!  |
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
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Yes, in this article, I explore one of the most famous riffs of all time!
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
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This ‘tip’ is a little more than just a tip. There’ll be a bit of foundation material that will hopefully make future tips more useful and
accessible to guitarists of differing skill levels. |
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
it's a much abused riff... here's how it should be  |
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take your playing further |
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Written by nick fletcher
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Sunday, 11 June 2006 |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 June 2006 )
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a look at 'after forever' |
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Tuesday, 25 July 2006 |
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wondering why microphones don't pick up the sounds you hear? |
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Written by nick fletcher
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Monday, 26 March 2007 |
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The simple answer is that they do . You see, what you perceive as sound has been massaged by your ears and then, to a larger extent, your brain.
Your ears are shaped to make your brains job easier. They somehow filter the incoming sound waves into discreet 'groupings', and your brain then works out what parts of those waves are important and which parts are excess baggage.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 26 March 2007 )
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getting the guitar sounds you want! |
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Written by nick fletcher
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Monday, 26 March 2007 |
GENESIS:
Before we get anywhere with setting up your equipment, I need to explain some fundamentals to you, so that things will make sense as we progress through this document. Well… Not really, I just need to make sure that I understand and remember this stuff… :-)
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Saturday, 15 December 2007 |
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
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SOLID!! |
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
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the dark side of the moon classic |
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you shook me all night long |
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Written by nick fletcher
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
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pretty classy work from the dutchman |
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Monday, 20 February 2006 |
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not as easy as it sounds! |
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Written by nick fletcher
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Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
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We’re going to look at a commonly used guitar effect, chorus. What is chorus? Well, first, we need to have a look at what a signal is. |
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