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SoundofPraise

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Who Can help?
« on: December 04, 2006, 01:01:23 PM »
I am beginner, I just brought a guitar yesterday and I am eager to learn how to Play. I know it takes time but I need someone to give me some info on the basics, advice and any tips. Who can help? Websites or anything. I am doing this all for the Glory of God

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Re: Who Can help?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2006, 01:28:19 PM »
Hi SOP,

Juat atumbled on a similar question somewheere else, Here' sthe link. Above all, ask the Lord to provide all that you need to play for HIS glory and he will provide. Jehovah-jireh will provide. God bless!

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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2006, 11:41:04 AM »
The minor Pentatonic scale is always a good place to start. Learning all five positions will help out in a church setting quite a bit. This is nothing more than what they call a "Blues Scale". As far as chords go: G, C, D, E, A and F are good chords to start with. Practice going from one to another smoothly. At least until you get your fingers conditioned. I'm not good with Tabbing it out. Maybe someone else can add their two cents in with this. ::)
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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2006, 02:50:23 PM »
The minor Pentatonic scale is always a good place to start. Learning all five positions will help out in a church setting quite a bit. This is nothing more than what they call a "Blues Scale". As far as chords go: G, C, D, E, A and F are good chords to start with. Practice going from one to another smoothly. At least until you get your fingers conditioned. I'm not good with Tabbing it out. Maybe someone else can add their two cents in with this. ::)

If I may correct something, the pentatonic minor is not the same as the blues scale. It is a scale used in the blues, yes, but it's not the "blues" scale (this is all too confusing, I know).  ;D

Pentatonic minor is as follows (in A):

-------------------------------------5--8-
-------------------------------5--8-------
------------------------5--7--------------
-----------------5--7--------------------
----------5--7---------------------------
---5--8----------------------------------

Minor blues in A is:

------------------------------------------5--8-
-----------------------------------5--8--------
--------------------------5-7-8---------------
-------------------5--7------------------------
----------5-6-7-------------------------------
---5--8----------------------------------------

The difference is in the sharp 4/flat 5 note addition in the blues scale.

For reference, diatonic minor is:

------------------------------------------------5-7-8-
---------------------------------------5-6-8----------
--------------------------------5--7------------------
---------------------5--7--9-------------------------
------------5-7-8------------------------------------
---5-7-8---------------------------------------------

Diatonic minor is the full 8 note scale, octave to octave.
Pentatonic is a 5 note scale.
Blues is a pentatonic with an additional 6th "blue" note.
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Re: Who Can help?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2006, 08:41:30 PM »
basic guitar lesson!

hope this helps

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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2006, 03:44:39 PM »
GTRDAVE, Thank you brother because that cleared up some questions I was asking myself just last night about the blues scale. I printing that out and commiting it to memory :)

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« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2006, 10:27:47 AM »
GTRDAVE, Thank you brother because that cleared up some questions I was asking myself just last night about the blues scale. I printing that out and commiting it to memory :)

Be blessed.
Now, know that you can move those scales down 2 frets and you'll be playing them in G...move them up 3 frets (from A) and you'll be playing them in C...two more frets up and you're in D...down one fret and you're in Db or C#.
They're just 2 octave patterns with the root on the 6th (low E) string.
There are a LOT more scales than just these, too...  :o
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