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jj · 10-19-2009, 11:21 AM

when this guy puts the capo at or beyond 5th fret it starts sounding like a mandolin to me...i think picking style works ok but strumming just sounds odd...other than fun jams, i think more than one rhythm guitar, regardless of capo positions, sounds muddy and usually drown out vocals...glad this thread pulled you out of lurker mode, amberwaves...i never realized there is a capo variation for every occasion...they must sell one of those capo belts to carry em all (similar to what harmonica players wear?)

YouTube - Guitar Lesson - The REAL Chords To Know 5 - Using a Capo

say, ever watch the Piano Guy? it's also got short cuts to playing pop, rock and a wide variety of cheese...some of the guest i've seen are quite interesting actually...is there a Guitar Guy out there?

YouTube - How to Play "Crazy"

one thing about piano fun, you can just play with a simple, say C chord, for minutes ...different bass

CEG /C (ie. with C bass)
CEG / E (ala Shadows)
CEG / G

or different inversions

CEG (root)
ECG (1st)
GCE (2nd)

in order to highlight the melody (unless accompanying a singer) while you support rhythm with lower chord notes

so, imo, the piano can be an entire self supporting band with bass, rhythm and melody pronounced, it's the motherboard...unless you're merle travis or chet, pretty hard to to on guitar...interesting what guitar players see when they look at the fretboard vs what pianists see when they look down...hats off to harmonica players who visualize all those ins and outs in their head or by instinct...i think gtr and piano are both easy compared to wind instruments where you actually have to work to generate even a single note

...i remember when first going to Massey concerts and hearing the TSO from the upper balcony and thinking 'all that glorious sound'...truly unplugged

10-19-2009, 11:21 AM	#44
jj Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 5,265	Re: capos, transpose buttons and other aids when this guy puts the capo at or beyond 5th fret it starts sounding like a mandolin to me...i think picking style works ok but strumming just sounds odd...other than fun jams, i think more than one rhythm guitar, regardless of capo positions, sounds muddy and usually drown out vocals...glad this thread pulled you out of lurker mode, amberwaves...i never realized there is a capo variation for every occasion...they must sell one of those capo belts to carry em all (similar to what harmonica players wear?) YouTube - Guitar Lesson - The REAL Chords To Know 5 - Using a Capo say, ever watch the Piano Guy? it's also got short cuts to playing pop, rock and a wide variety of cheese...some of the guest i've seen are quite interesting actually...is there a Guitar Guy out there? YouTube - How to Play "Crazy" one thing about piano fun, you can just play with a simple, say C chord, for minutes ...different bass CEG /C (ie. with C bass) CEG / E (ala Shadows) CEG / G or different inversions CEG (root) ECG (1st) GCE (2nd) in order to highlight the melody (unless accompanying a singer) while you support rhythm with lower chord notes so, imo, the piano can be an entire self supporting band with bass, rhythm and melody pronounced, it's the motherboard...unless you're merle travis or chet, pretty hard to to on guitar...interesting what guitar players see when they look at the fretboard vs what pianists see when they look down...hats off to harmonica players who visualize all those ins and outs in their head or by instinct...i think gtr and piano are both easy compared to wind instruments where you actually have to work to generate even a single note ...i remember when first going to Massey concerts and hearing the TSO from the upper balcony and thinking 'all that glorious sound'...truly unplugged Last edited by jj; 10-19-2009 at 11:36 AM.