you have a lithp? there'th nothing wrong with that. it'th cute. like you.
I've Got Blisters On Me Fingers!
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^I do. The last remnant of my childhood deafness and the only thing three years of speech therapy couldn't rid me of. It's very mild, though -- most people only notice it when I'm very tired or very drunk.
don't be ashamed of it. it adds character.
now, don't take this wrong, but where you from, cuz you don't sound American to me. i did kinda expect a Noo Yoik accent from you, but... i can't even tell where your accent's from...
now, don't take this wrong, but where you from, cuz you don't sound American to me. i did kinda expect a Noo Yoik accent from you, but... i can't even tell where your accent's from...
^Oh, I've never minded my lisp a single bit. As to my accent, I was born and raised in Seattle, where the accent is on the softer side of a standard American accent (the vowels aren't as flat as in midwestern accents) with a few odd quirks (like pronouncing caramel carmel, and the oo in roof and root like the oo in cook and book instead of hoot). I've lived in NYC for 8 years and have picked up a few local pronunciations. So it's a mix.
you sound way more English than American...unless i'm just nucking futs.
^You're fucking nuts. 
thanks a bunch
^Hey, just teasing!
thanks!
^That was beautiful. How long have you been playing? I'd love to learn that song -- you've given me something to aspire to!
I've learned all the chords for Wish You Were Here, and have a better grip of the solo. I'll see how far I've come in a week's time and post it up.
I've learned all the chords for Wish You Were Here, and have a better grip of the solo. I'll see how far I've come in a week's time and post it up.
Thanks for the compliment! Been playing for 9 years though I got my first guitar 4 years ago. Maybe my next video I'll post of the very first song I taught myself on guitar.
As for that song, there is the 'theme' that I came up with (1-7-6-7-6-5-6) that I mess around with. It has no definite structure, but I tend to keep the parts that I like from previous times when I play it. At some point, I will probably commit to a structure and put it down as sheet music. Or not since I never play it the same twice anyways.
As for that song, there is the 'theme' that I came up with (1-7-6-7-6-5-6) that I mess around with. It has no definite structure, but I tend to keep the parts that I like from previous times when I play it. At some point, I will probably commit to a structure and put it down as sheet music. Or not since I never play it the same twice anyways.
^Well, it's gorgeous. It reminds me of the music my dad used to play when I was a little girl. sigh 
Alright, a week and a half:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3Cvg-HFuo[/yt]
It's funny, but I had no idea that not only was this the first song my little sister tried to learn on the guitar while I was away at college, it is also the first song my brother-in-law (married to a different sister) learned!
Alright, a week and a half:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3Cvg-HFuo[/yt]
It's funny, but I had no idea that not only was this the first song my little sister tried to learn on the guitar while I was away at college, it is also the first song my brother-in-law (married to a different sister) learned!
Nice! 
Quite impressive for your first week and a half. Plus I wish my voice sounded that good.
I think I cheated on vibrato since I learned how to do it on my double bass first.
EDIT: Your video got my creative juices going, so this is a quick jam I put together.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ijMVhBelc[/yt]
Quite impressive for your first week and a half. Plus I wish my voice sounded that good.
I think I cheated on vibrato since I learned how to do it on my double bass first.
EDIT: Your video got my creative juices going, so this is a quick jam I put together.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ijMVhBelc[/yt]
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Very pleasant. Makes me feel all comfortably numb. 
It seems like you are learning at a good speed. Nice.
A lot of people have given advice, so here's mine. Learn to read tablature. I know it's not fancy like real sheet music, but it is not anything to be look down on. Tablature is actually older than standard notation. And guitarists have found very intuitive ways to show their finger movements, and little tricks like hammer-ons and pull-offs.
For instance, in the standard notation of the intro to Redemption Song (a highly recommended starter song, by the way), they don't show the hammer-ons, but if you listen to Bob Marley play it, or better, watch the You-Tube of him playing it solo, you can see the hammer-ons.
Anyhow, keep up the good work!
A guitar can be like your favorite pet when things make you blue. It can love you unconditionally.
I have been playing for a long time. The one warning I would give is regarding GAS (gear acquisition syndrome). It can consume you. Case in point, my man George here:
http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages2009/lucy-007.jpg (photo by Astrid)
See, eventually you need a 12-string, then a bass, then an acoustic bass, then a classical guitar, then a Strat, then a Les Paul, then an amp and pedals and multi-effects processor, then a four-track, then a 24-track digital recorder... If you plan to have children, be sure to buy this stuff first! LOL!
Here are some tracks made by folks who pass files over the net. My name is on a few, but Key to the Highway is mostly me. :-)
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=83192&content=music
A lot of people have given advice, so here's mine. Learn to read tablature. I know it's not fancy like real sheet music, but it is not anything to be look down on. Tablature is actually older than standard notation. And guitarists have found very intuitive ways to show their finger movements, and little tricks like hammer-ons and pull-offs.
For instance, in the standard notation of the intro to Redemption Song (a highly recommended starter song, by the way), they don't show the hammer-ons, but if you listen to Bob Marley play it, or better, watch the You-Tube of him playing it solo, you can see the hammer-ons.
Anyhow, keep up the good work!
A guitar can be like your favorite pet when things make you blue. It can love you unconditionally.
I have been playing for a long time. The one warning I would give is regarding GAS (gear acquisition syndrome). It can consume you. Case in point, my man George here:
http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages2009/lucy-007.jpg (photo by Astrid)
See, eventually you need a 12-string, then a bass, then an acoustic bass, then a classical guitar, then a Strat, then a Les Paul, then an amp and pedals and multi-effects processor, then a four-track, then a 24-track digital recorder... If you plan to have children, be sure to buy this stuff first! LOL!
Here are some tracks made by folks who pass files over the net. My name is on a few, but Key to the Highway is mostly me. :-)
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=83192&content=music
Dork.Very pleasant. Makes me feel all comfortably numb.
I think I better start learning another song, though (of course, I'll keep practicing "Wish You Were Here" until I can play it well), or I'll drive my roommates nuts playing the same thing over and over! I'd like to learn Tom Waits' "Hold On," but it's seems pretty challenging. I might try The Smiths "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I want." Brew, again, wonderful. Do I have to wait 9 years before I can play like that?
I think more musicians ought to upload their skillz here! I would love to see what these BBSers can do! As for vibrato, as I said in the vid, it comes easily to me on the cello, but I never mastered it on the violin (I only played the violin for a short time, though), and am finding it much more tricky on the guitar. snakespeare, thanks -- it is February break (I'm a school teacher), so I've had a lot of time this week to practice. I think I'm already falling prey to GAS (oooh, that sounds bad)! I already want to trade up to a higher quality guitar -- when I stopped into the music shop to get some picks I found myself positively drooling over their modest guitar display. I've also been browsing the web for straps!
^I concur with snakespeare regarding tabs. They can make life so much easier. I probably would have given up fiddle years ago if I hadn't discovered and learned how to read tabs. Sheet music is nice, and sometimes I do prefer it over tab form, but if I want to learn something quick, tabs are the way I go. Sounding good!
^Thanks! Sheet music is pretty easy for me, I could read it by the time I was 9. I've been looking at tabs -- they're how I learned which chords to play! I haven't got to the point where I can just look at them and play, like I can with written music and the cello, but I can read them.
I am enjoying the freedom of the guitar as compared to the cello. I don't have to worry as much over proper fingerings and the like, and can do what feels right. It is also much easier to stay in tune, what with having the frets marked for you! That would've saved a lot of wrong notes when I was in orchestra!
I am enjoying the freedom of the guitar as compared to the cello. I don't have to worry as much over proper fingerings and the like, and can do what feels right. It is also much easier to stay in tune, what with having the frets marked for you! That would've saved a lot of wrong notes when I was in orchestra!
