"When I ran into situations like this my teacher would look at me exasperated and say, "Why are you playing all those strings?" He would then show me an alternate fingering that was basically the same chord and voicing and use at least two…"
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Paul replied to Mark Miller's discussion difficult chord fingerings in the group Fingerstyle playersPaul replied to Mark Miller's discussion difficult chord fingerings in the group Fingerstyle players"When I used to play with the guitar on my right leg I found bar chords much more difficult. It took a while but I know play with the guitar on my left leg, and I use a foot stool. This changed the relative position of my left hand to the neck. As a…"
Mark Miller replied to susi Lawson's discussion Meeting Doc Watson in the group Acoustic Newb"That's fantastic. Song of the Mountains looks wonderful!"
Mark Miller replied to David Shade's discussion Performance Anxiety"Thanks for this thread. I'm 47, and just a year into learning the guitar, but for my work I speak in front of people all the time--sometimes small groups, sometimes large, sometimes people I know at least a little, sometimes mostly people I…"
Mark Miller replied to susi Lawson's discussion GOTTA Get this book newbies!!! in the group Acoustic Newb"I just ordered it too. Thanks!"
Mark Miller replied to Hugh McCloskey's discussion How do you tame a slippery pick? in the group Acoustic Newb"Hi Hugh, Steve's yellow picks do not slip as much as the fenders did. Like I said in an earlier post, this is less of an issue now for me than it was a few months ago, I guess I've just learned how to hold the pick with the right amount of…"
Mark Miller replied to Scott Nygaard, Senior Editor's discussion What kind of flatpick do you use? in the group Flatpickers"I'm still a newbie, been learning for just over a year now. I started out with Fender mediums, but just recently tried Steve Kaufman's yellow picks, which are fantastic. They get great tone out of my guitar and I find both strumming and…"
Mark Miller replied to Hugh McCloskey's discussion How do you tame a slippery pick? in the group Acoustic Newb"Pick choice update: after not liking the V-picks, which were way too thick for my taste, I ordered Steve Kaufman's yellow picks. They are cheap and available on his website flatpik.com. They don't have any grooves or holes or anything, but…"
Mark Miller replied to susi Lawson's discussion So many chords, and so many variations for the same song, how do ya know which is best for you? in the group Acoustic Newb"I had a similar situation and showed up ready to play the song both the way my teacher showed me and the other way I had discovered. He was happy and we talked about what you get out of each way. Early on especially, we can't really play the…"
Mark Miller replied to Hugh McCloskey's discussion How do you tame a slippery pick? in the group Acoustic Newb"I just received my V-picks. I ordered three medium acoustics. I wish I knew about the size. They are huge and harder than regular medium gauge acoustic picks. I'll give them a try but I'm not sure I like their size or feel. They are sticky…"
Mark Miller replied to Hugh McCloskey's discussion What is the relationship between the chord and the melody? in the group Acoustic Newb"This is something I've just been learning about, because I'm learning to play (and to some extent to construct) Carter-family style solos. (So your question is important for soloing as well as for composition.) I think you're right to…"
Janice Hamilton replied to Mark Miller's discussion country rhythm in the group Flatpickers"You can google "Travis style" or Maybelle Carter "scratch" to get definitions and demonstrations on various other technics. Maybelle was a wonderful picker whose technic is still widely used and recognised to this day for the…"
Mark Miller replied to Hugh McCloskey's discussion How do you tame a slippery pick? in the group Acoustic Newb"I've been playing for just about a year now. I've had the same problem, but it's getting better. At first it was terrible--the pick would slide all over the place, especially with down-up strumming. Now it's much better. I just…"
Charles replied to Mark Miller's discussion country rhythm in the group Flatpickers"I believe you have described it correctly Mark...you can alternate a single bass string with what I call a "brush" on the bass strings. In addition the up and down on the treble strings is also what I call a brush as opposed to a definite…"
Mark Miller added a discussion to the group Acoustic Newb
Flatpicking country/bluegrass rhythm
A question for all of you flatpickers. I'm learning country/bluegrassrhythm, taking the next step beyond basic alternating bass with singledownstroke strums. What I've seen written out in tablature continueswith bass notes alternating with strumming, but complicates thestrumming, as in "boom-chuck, boom-a-chuck-a." But in a couple ofplaces (including Scott Nygaard's roots of country rhythm guitar videolesson here, a DVD on roots of country guitar by Eric Thompson, andwhat I *think* I'm…See More
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- Amateur or recreational musician, Guitar student
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- 1-2 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Blueridge 160
- What type of music do you like to play?
- old-time, bluegrass, blues
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Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 8:27am on April 9, 2010,
Walt Pilcher said… - Mark,
Welcome to the Acoustic Newb group. There are players of all experience and skill levels in the group, and some teachers too, which is great because we newer players can learn from the more experienced ones as well as from each other. Have fun!
Walt
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