something i made up

oasis200 · #1 August 4th, 2006

hello people im new to this forum and have been playing guitar for about 4 month ... i cant play a whole song yet ..but find myself playing ...well tring to make up some of my own .. here is a small tune i mad ... tell me what ya think lol ...

allthumbs · #2 August 4th, 2006

Hi oasis. Nice chord progression you have going there. Too bad you don't have a better recording set up. The mic is really picking up the top end while tending to lose the bottom. It might be better to pluck the bass strings first and then strum the rest of the chord to bring out the bass more. Your doing very well for just 4 months. Keep it up.

oasis200 · #3 August 5th, 2006

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Originally Posted by oasis200

hello people im new to this forum and have been playing guitar for about 4 month ... i cant play a whole song yet ..but find myself playing ...well tring to make up some of my own .. here is a small tune i mad ... tell me what ya think lol ...

here man i see a song what i think i can play ...so play the intro ...no probs.... after that my rythem is all messed up...i just cant get to the end of the song ... i can play intros no probs ..any tips mate????

allthumbs · #4 August 5th, 2006

Count your way through the song or use a metronome to keep the timing straight.

Jim · #5 August 5th, 2006

Hi oasis,

First, for 4 months playing I think you're doing really well!

I agree with allthumbs about using a metronome. Basically I think the problem is the length of material in front of you when you're playing a whole song and that can throw you off just because you have so much to keep track of. An intro is not different from the rest of the song, except that it's a lot shorter and well defined. So you can get your mind around that, but the whole song is a bigger task to tackle.

You might also try chopping the song down into smaller pieces - just one verse, or just the chorus, and try to get that down. Once you do, then you can expand to include more of the song until you've finally got it all under your fingers! It's a lot easier to learn small parts at a time rather than trying to learn the whole song at once.

Keep it up - you're doing OK!

Jim

oasis200 · #6 August 5th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Jim

Hi oasis,

First, for 4 months playing I think you're doing really well!

I agree with allthumbs about using a metronome. Basically I think the problem is the length of material in front of you when you're playing a whole song and that can throw you off just because you have so much to keep track of. An intro is not different from the rest of the song, except that it's a lot shorter and well defined. So you can get your mind around that, but the whole song is a bigger task to tackle.

You might also try chopping the song down into smaller pieces - just one verse, or just the chorus, and try to get that down. Once you do, then you can expand to include more of the song until you've finally got it all under your fingers! It's a lot easier to learn small parts at a time rather than trying to learn the whole song at once.

Keep it up - you're doing OK!

Jim

Thanx man .. this forum rules ... you dont get stress from other users on here... like other forums ... Like the advice i got the other day from another forum ... someone said leave the guitar playing to the pros and put your guitar down and walk away!! LOL i have only been playing for 4 month ...lol how you suposed to learn when you get ppl like that ... Thanx guys

737blues · #7 August 6th, 2006

Nobody needs forums like that and you certainly won't get it here oasis. I thought that was pretty good too, especially for somebody just starting. Keep posting.

tomg123 · #8 August 6th, 2006

i can't download this for some reason, says i need new software which realplayer never has

737blues · #9 August 6th, 2006

I think you need the Indeo drivers, (which will cost you) to see the AVI and you will have the same problem in Win media player too. However, Win media Player will allow you to download it and hear the sound.

tomg123 · #10 August 6th, 2006

Ahh, i was just able too listen cause I saved it first then played it. Never even noticed the avi thing. Anyway it needs some timing work but your switching chords ok

joe_strummer · #11 August 6th, 2006

Nice start and chord prog Oasis, keep up the good work. Well done

daytrpr · #12 August 6th, 2006

The first guitar I had (back in the paleozoic era) was a dime store steel string that cost $49 back when that was a lot of money. Playing it was torture because the strings were about an inch off the fretboard. But I wanted to play in the worst way.

Keep it up, you've got a good start going.

737blues · #13 August 6th, 2006

Reference the Indeo drivers problem for anybody interested: A simple (free) alternative if you have Quicktime installed is to allocate QT (in preferences) to open AVI files.