Thursday Tips
Play percussion (drumming) on your guitar while playing a song.
Play percussion (drumming) on your guitar while playing a song. This might seem a little bit like patting your head & rubbing your stomach at the same time, but it is doable ~ try it by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSE-qN2y-3U. Strum and drum!
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Marlene
Play a Feast of Songs Today!
Play a feast of songs today! Here are a few songs for Thanksgiving; Over the River and Through The Woods http://bit.ly/2A47BVM(traditional), The Thanksgiving Song http://bit.ly/2iI6aFn (hear Adam Sandler sing/play http://bit.ly/1twQJuH ) and Home http://bit.ly/2hUjQzG (hear Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros sing/play http://bit.ly/1g8n8Cq).
Wishing you an abundance of music and a Happy Thanksgiving!
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Marlene
P.S. As a musical dessert, enjoy listening to this lovely song by Bing Crosby – I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For http://bit.ly/2hJD73h
Yikes, where did my guitar pick go?
Yikes, where did my guitar pick go? Sometimes while playing guitar your pick can come loose and go right into the sound hole ~ ugh. No need to shake the guitar around to get it, just try this REALLY easy method to remove the pick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GtomHkRhmo. Then you can pick up and play, right away!
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Marlene
Don’t Avoid Playing the ‘F’ Chord
Don’t avoid playing the ‘F’ chord. Most guitarists are not fond of this chord and though it can be a challenge, don’t let that stop you from playing songs with F, rather learn tricks to play it successfully as seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPzu9sTKbo .
Soon the ‘F’ will stand for fantastically fun chord!
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Marlene
Learn Playing Techniques Used in Specific Songs
Learn playing techniques used in specific songs. For example; check out this tutorial demonstrating the picking pattern used by Paul McCartney in the Beatles song Yesterday. You’ll be playing like a rock star!
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Marlene
http://acousticguitar.com/play-mccartneys-fingerpicking-pattern-from-yesterday/
Try Using a Metronome
Try using a metronome. Practicing with a metronome can help improve the rhythm of your songs, strumming, picking and even chord changes. They are available electronically like this one https://www.8notes.com/metronome/ and can be adjusted for tempo (speed). Learn to keep the rhythm of the beat!
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Marlene
Stringing
The change in seasons is a good reminder to change your strings. They should be changed about every 6 months and just in case you forgot how ~ here’s a re-stringing demo from Martin Guitar. Change is in the air!
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Marlene
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