Category : guitar players
This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:
Question: Playing lead and rhythm? being part of a commercial band? knowing all the scales? being able to show off to an audience? being able to replicate any song on demand? Having a different colour guitar? Playing left-handed? playing a variety of styles? having an extensive fan-base? Being able to play any song by ear? Making your own solo on the spot? etc.
Answer: Most people have not answered the question. The practice practice and more practice is what it takes to become a good guitarist, but great guitarist ? I have known many guitarists and after the initial learning process, most simply accept their position in the order of things and do not get better or worse….25 years later they are still playing the same riffs. This leads me to believe that providing you have the basics and can play, being great is very much in the lap of the gods…..you either are or you aren’t !
This week’s question is as follows:
Question: Can anyone tell me from their own ear what the chords for guitar for Will Youngs "Who am I?"
I found an awful version saying tuning down the guitar.
They’re all wrong so if someone who is good at the guitar could work it out, it’d be really appreciated!!
Answer: who is will young???
try the web.prob ultimate guitar or tab crawler.
Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:
Question: Who is the Best Acoustic Guitar Player…Doyle Dykes or Tommy Emmanuel?
Answer: I’m impressed that anyone who uses this site knows who Doyle Dykes and Tommy Emmanuel are. I’ve never seen Tommy but i do know of someone who has played with him in the past and he does the Robin 2 in Bilston with open sessions sometimes. Doyle I have seen, but couldn’t compare the two.
Check out the website that Keith D has mentiopned though
A tough guitar players question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: Hi, am learning bass and would like to know the notes I can use in each scale eg…C which notes would fit when making a bass line and sound ok?? any ideas where I can get this info from please?? thanks in advance peeps!
Answer: Okay, it depends entirely on what key the rest of the band is playing in and whether it’s a major or minor key. It also depends if you’re playing bluesy stuff, straight rock, heavy rock or whatever.
The basic rule is, stick with the root note of the chord so if your guitarist or keyboard player is playing an E chord play an E and so on. If you want to get more adventurous, use the octave of the note you’re playing and the 5th as a fill in – for example if the chord is G, and assuming it’s a four string bass, put your first finger on the bottom E at the third fret, then move your ring finger or little finger to the 5th fret on the A and D strings. Pluck or pick the bottom string followed by the D string, then down to the A and back to the bottom string. You can move this shape all over the fret board and get some great results.
Best thing you can do is learn to know what chord your guitarist/ keyboard player is playing and work from there. You can sometimes play either the third or fifth note in the chord instead of the root note as that adds colour, but don’t go mad to start with. The main thing with all bass playing is tight, precise rhythm and for that I use Jim Dunlop Delrin 2mm picks, same as Flea!
This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:
Question: Who the Fastest Guitar Player of All Time?
Answer: According to Guitar One mag, that would be Michael Angelo Batio.
Well here’s a question I just had to answering straight away:
Question: Who is the Best Modern Bass Guitar Player ?
Answer: Mark King – Level 42 bass & lead vocalist. Although he was famous in 80’s
Flea – RHCP aren’t the same with him
Lemmy Klimster – Great for MotorHead.
I think Mark is King overall. (excuse the pun)
A guitar players question that should definitely interest you all this week
Question: Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Jeff Lynn, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Brian May, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon…
They’re all great but whose playing style is superior?
Answer: You can’t really have a superior playing style, as the technique for styles is different. An example of this is that out of necessity, two fingered chords, were a feature of Django’s playing. (cos only two fingers worked !) I think you are probably talking about guitar and not bass players, so you can discount Bruce and McCartney. I reckon it’s a case of take anyone from the following : Chet Atkins, Albert Lee, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, Little Milton (This guy was BB King ++++), Ry Cooder, the list is endless and the answer is impossible. A message to the person asking the question, while you are contemplating the answer, give this chap a listen….www.kirklorange.com
Another guitar players question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:
Question: who as been ill for a while but now im better and i want to get back out there now .i live in the west midlands and i am 34 and i want to be in a pub band doing classic rock and soul and i supose just any good songs and by the way im quite good..so my question is "any boddy fancy it? ps i can sing a bit ,if you do give us a bell .contact …bassford548@btinternet.com or tell 01827715108
Answer: sorry…not looking for a guitar player…lol
What a great guitar players question:
Question: Whats the Best Tip You Can Give to an Intermediate Guitar Player with Good Theory Behind Them?
Answer: Perfect practice makes perfect.
Never practice anything faster than you can play it. Practicing mistakes only reinforces mistakes. Speed and accuracy comes from repetition.
Theory is an important part of the equation but music is physical as well. Like in sports, warm up slowly. The more you practice and play the more endurance you will develop.
The more that you put into it the more you will get out of it.
Have fun with it.
Good luck.
A guitar players question that should definitely interest you all this week
Question: What Was the Name of the Blind Guitar Player Portrayed in the Film Roadhouse?
Answer: Jeff Healey
