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I just started playing guitar and I have a question regarding chords, specifically chords that don't use all six strings. I can play them on a down-stroke, but I'm don't know how to not hit the other strings on a up-stroke.
Agreed - but on the upstroke your low e string should not be an issue there. Be selective with your 6 strings. You can also use that low e at the 3rd fret in a C - Just put your 3rd finger on it and 4th finger directly below - i call it the big C
Post by snuffaluffagus on Jun 7, 2007 21:48:49 GMT -5
I would'nt be too focused on that if you're just starting out. Eventually, you'll pick all that up along the way.......learn some tunes you really like playing.....this will keep you "in the game" and as you play more and more, you'll natuarally fall into hitting all the right strings...... the object is to play it to the point to where it feel like a part of your body........
learn all the open chords...., then try to pick up bar chords.....majors minors........I would'nt worry too much about the strange chords at this time..the big thing is getting into some stuff that will keep you playing....I've seen many people put it down and not play becasue they were stuck in their progression......learnign tunes will help you stay in the game and be motivated.........almost just as important to a guitar is having a tuner.......can't tell you how inportant it is to have tuner.......you won't want to play it if you its not in tune....defintely get a tuner! It's a must for beginning guitar players.
Post by stallion pt. 2 on Jun 7, 2007 22:07:55 GMT -5
jead said:
You can also use that low e at the 3rd fret in a C - Just put your 3rd finger on it and 4th finger directly below - i call it the big C
That would put a G in the bass, making it a 2nd inversion chord. It's still a C, but it's not as stable as a regular C. I like "big C" though. It sounds EPIC! Sorry. I'm a music nerd. I can't help it.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
All true - 2nd inversion is setting me back but think Mother by pink floyd when you play it. .......Mother do you think they'll try to break my (BigG) balls. (d) Ooh (C) baby - 2x (d) ooh babe per(c)haps mother's gonna help build a (g) wall.
Last Edit: Jun 7, 2007 22:22:40 GMT -5 by Jead - Back to Top
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 9, 2007 11:47:46 GMT -5
sascwatch said:
try just muting it by touching it but not pressing it against the fret bar
That's probably the best advice to give on this issue for someone who's just starting out. Muting is a crucial skill to develop, it comes up in pretty much every song I have interest in learning these days.
C is pretty easy to mute the sixth. If you play your C with your 1, 2, 3 fingers, thensorta let your 3rd finger (5th string, 3rd fret) rest a little higher and touch the bottom of the 6th string. You can strum it then and that string will be dead.
On a chord like D, where you have to skip 5 and 6, you just have to practive and get the hang of strumming and only hitting the strings you need. it come as instinct after a while but you have to get the feel.
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