A fretted plucked stringed instrument, usually having 6 strings.
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Guitar practice - general techniques
I was delighted to come across this site. I'm a self-taught guitarist (largely electric guitar) and am continually looking to improve my playing and practice techniques. The change of running my ...
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Is there any alternative to using capo?
I don't have/want to use capo for my guitar.
Can a specific tuning be applied as an alternative to capo?
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Which electric guitar strings have the least (pitch) bend
When playing my electric guitar, the pitch of notes varies depending upon how exactly the strings are fretted; this is particularly a problem with strings that are barred by the first finger, since ...
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How to find the best solution on the fretboard for the sequence of notes in a music?
The fretboard allows several possibilities, but how to choose them in order for the music to flow better and with good sound quality? In the pratical and correct way, of course. I see for example a ...
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What's the most useful alternate tuning and why? [closed]
Whenever a guitarist wants to learn an alternate tuning, the practical details are easily addressed (string-guage, using a tuner). But the strategic aspect cannot be gained without many Saturday ...
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How can you tell if the sound of an electroacustic nylon guitar is going to be good?
How can you predict whether an electroacoustic nylon guitar is going to have a rich/deep sound by looking at its technical specifications?
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which software has sorting capabilities to help mastering the fretboard?
I am looking for software that sorts music elements such a note, an interval, a chord or an arpeggio randomly in a defined period of time, until I stop of the sequence. The idea is to become fluent ...
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How to play Rumba-Flamenco (Spanish rumba) style of music on guitar?
I want to play the rumba style of flamenco music on my guitar.
What are some defining characteristics of this style of music? Are there particular strumming patterns that define this music?
Which ...
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Learning tablature with tutoring software that shows me what to do in real-time [closed]
I want to practice playing songs off of tablature, but I think it would be easier for me if I saw the actual notes displayed on a virtual fretboard while the song is playing. Guitar Guru does ...
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Best process to learn a new song
I have been wondering about the best way to learn playing a new song on guitar. For example, a lot of people try to pick a small part, practice and perfect it and then repeat the procedure for the ...
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Suggestions on how to emulate MSI with only pedals. [closed]
My band is looking to perform a cover set of Mindless self indulgence for halloween. We're a 4 piece band and can't really be running synths on stage. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of ...
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How can I easily manage different tunings?
This is probably appropriate for a range of instruments, and I have seen mentioned in other questions that professional musicians can cope easily with transpositions, different instruments that play ...
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What to do when we have back pain from playing guitar after a while?
What should I do when I start having back pain every 10min after playing? I sit down and change position but the pain continues. Every player has to support the weight of the guitar if playing ...
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How to extract musical notes(tabs) from chords?
Is there any way to extract tabs from the chord?
I am a guitar player and i want to play some songs on my guitar. I found the chords for these songs on the internet but there are no tabs available. I ...
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How do Tape-Wound strings compare to metal Flatwounds?
I recently discovered that the nylon-coated Tape Flatwound strings, which have long been available for Bass, are available now in guitar sets (with plain b and e). How do these compare in tone, scrape ...
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What guitar tunings allow many chords without fretting between “live” strings
When playing the guitar, I find it difficult to fret a string without touching the string on either side and ruining the sound. Open tunings make it very easy to play one type of chord by barring ...
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How to devise a strumming pattern for a song
My son was trying to devise a strumming pattern for a song but gave up.
How would someone go about developing a strumming pattern for song like Chiquitita (ABBA) on an acoustic guitar.
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Has anyone encountered G-D-d-f-g#-b tuning (guitar) [closed]
For many months, I've been playing my guitar tuned G-D-d-f-g#-b:
| G (+3 above standard)
| D (-5 below standard)
| d (standard pitch)
| f (-2 below standard)
| g# (-3 below ...
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What is the best way to learn to play a piece on the guitar?
I've been playing the guitar for about 3 years. I would like to play more country and bluegrass. What is the best way to pick up new techniques and learn how to play anything besides basic guitar ...
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Some acoustic guitars are easy to play but some aren't. What affects playability?
I was comparing a fender and an epiphone acoustic guitar and noticed that fender was easier for my left hand. Both guitars have the same dimensions and seemed to have same string gauge.
I thought ...
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Guitar Phrasing instruction
Are there any good resources on the web for learning guitar phrasing , especially as it pertains to blues guitar. i have been listening to the blues for a really long time, but have just recently ...
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What are the dos and don'ts of positioning your thumb on a guitar?
What are the Dos and Don'ts of thumb position in guitar playing? Are there bad habits or just alternative techniques?
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I'm buying a Bugera 333xl Infinium head, and i'm just wondering what cabinet I should get? [closed]
I'd like a 4x12 cabinet, for pretty much as cheap as possible, as my budget is quite low now. Though, I don't want low-cost to compromise sound, so... i'd like to get a cheapish, ...
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How do I fix a stripped pickguard screw?
I have a Gibson Faded Flying V (Mahogany) and recently the guitar cable was yanked, pulling and stripping a screw from the pickguard. Is there a good way for me to fix this?
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Bass guitar solfeggietto adapted from guitar tab
I want to adapt the Solfeggietto by C.P.E. Bach, to play on my bass, like seen here.
First of all, I'm not a musician but a software developer. I've been playing bass for fun since I was a teenager ...
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Guitar buzzing after replacing bridge pickup
I replaced my humbucker bridge pickup with a different one (humbucker as well) and now I have this buzzing when I'm not touching any metal part on my guitar (string or pots). I wired the pup exactly ...
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How can I play that crazy sound in Koko Taylor's “Wang Dang Doodle”?
In Koko Taylor's Wang Dang Doodle,
there's some kind of ringing arpeggio lead that almost makes you forget that the whole song has only one chord. How do you play that crazy lead?
Edit: This isn't ...
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How do I play this ornament/slur? (Guitar Tab)
(As I have 2 questions about this specific tab and as they're both (probably) easy to answer, I figured I'd just ask them at the same time)
How do I play the ... ?
Ornament (Green)
I guess the ...
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Acoustic Guitar Pick-Up Microphone Replacement [closed]
Okay, I used to own an Estetban guitar with an Opus-3 pickup. This guitar has been broken for about a year now, but the electronics were removed to be reused later. When i dug it up to install it in a ...
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How does a “Talk-Box” differ from a Vocoder?
Both the Talk-Box and Vocoder combine instrumental sounds with vocal sounds to create a Singing Instrument (or a more precisely-controlled Singer). How are they different, beyond "One's for guitar and ...
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How do I make my fingerpicking patterns interesting?
I'm pretty used to picking through patterns in 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 8/8 and 12/8 over arbitrary chords, but the novelty of this skill has worn off. How do I create patterns that doesn't get repetetive ...
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Can I use strings for bridge pins on a non-bridge pin guitar?
Very new to the guitar. I borrowed an Oscar Schmidt OC11 without an E-6th string and I bought a heap load of different weighted strings so I could try different types. However, the strings I bought ...
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How to train playing sheet music on guitar?
I am a beginning guitar player, and I struggle to play sheet music.
If I remember the piece I want to play by heart, it goes pretty fine. However, when I look at the sheet (if I forget a few notes, ...
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Power chord: Can the lower fifth be used?
Normally a C power chord is played by using C and the G in the same octave (that is, 3rd fret of 5th string and 5th fret of 4th string). But a friend says the C power chord can be played just by ...
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Which note or chord is this [closed]
I try to play guitar with this song. But i come to this chord so i dont know how to play like this.
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New Guitar Setup at Time of Purchase
Looking at buying a new guitar in the near future. The guitar will likely be an acoustic Martin or Taylor in the 1500-2000 price range. Should I explicitly ask for the shop to make sure it is setup ...
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What is the difference between the Yamaha F310 and the F325? [closed]
I can't find any information differentiating these two guitars, other than the F310 is wildly popular.
Yamaha.com shows no difference.
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What left hand technique is being used to create this percussive chord transition sound?
There is a strange chord transition that I cannot figure out how to play near the beginning of this acoustic guitar song:
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Guitar chord ear training website/software
As part of the justinguitar beginners guitar course, there are lessons where you have to guess which guitar chord is being played. This is all pre recorded though, so the lessons are always the same.
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website with jazz guitar chords and photos of hands?
I'm getting so frustrated with the terrible signal to noise ratio searching for guitar chord websites so thought I'd ask here. I'm looking for something with:
lots of different voicings for chords, ...
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Basic Punk Rhythm Guitar--Snare Feels Like Down Beat
I'm a pretty good guitarist, and I can play some tricky rhythms (weird time signatures, syncopation, some of the easier djent stuff) but I've always had trouble when my drummer starts to play anything ...
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what to focus on guitar playing -pareto [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
most effective guitar practice schedule?
How do you keep yourself motivated when you are doing mostly self-study?
What are the most common barriers to becoming proficient ...
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How do I use string gauge tables?
I have seen that string manufacturers publish tables of string gauges and tensions.
For example, this one.
How can I use these to choose a set of strings for my instrument?
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Step to learning the guitar [closed]
One of my main question is what order should I learn things. Like should I learn notes first or chords first as a example.
And would it be wise to learn music logic
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How to compose an acoustic guitar chorus?
I've been playing guitar off and on for years, and every once in a while I come up with some lyrics and chords that seem to be really great for a few verses. The problem is that I can never seem to ...
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Flatpicking: how can I make my floating-pick-hand less bouncy?
Can anyone suggest how I might improve my "floating fist" style flatpicking? I'm trying to clean up my pick technique for the sake of accuracy, feel, speed, and general ease-of-playing. I use the ...
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Breaking out of pentatonic scales for guitar riffs
I've been playing guitar for about 9 years now. From a young age, my teachers focused a lot on pentatonic scales. So that's what I'm defaulting to when improvising, soloing, writing stuff, etc.
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Why do classical guitarists recommend putting the left thumb between the index and middle finger?
In most of the literature that I have seen, the recommendation is for the left thumb to be roughly in line with the index finger, running parallel to the frets. I find that, especially toward the ...
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Guitar overdubbing with headphones problem
I practise guitar at home with my headphones and using Boss micro BR 80 amp modeling device and its effects.
It works ok with one guitar but when I use a looper/delay to harmonize my solos or record ...
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Is there a name for the screeching sound made when changing chords on a guitar?
When listing to the song "The Only Exception" by Paramore (see YouTube), there's a screeching sound when changing chords, which I find quite unpleasant.
Question: Is there a name for the ...
