guys it really doesn't matter

when you get faster at chord changes you'll realize this whole conversation is irrelevant.

just do the A 57765(5) then u can snap change to anything right nearby and be done with it

and mike aren't you describing a F#m not Fm to be a nit or Gb (since this is a beginners thread)


Side Q for theorists out of curiosity, why do they call it Bb instead of A# etc sometimes? I am guessing it has a specific context for either use. And in English how do you pronounce it? I know A# is "A sharp" but what is Bb (and equivalents like Db)?
Cheers guys you're awesome

WRT pickups. I have a squier black and Chrome fat strat. It has regular pickups in the neck and middle , but a humbucker in the bridge. I was thinking of putting Texas specials in the neck and middle and an emg in the bridge. I am a guitar noob , so that may be a bad combo. What do you guys think ? Good idea ?

Bb - "B flat"

It is to do with what key you are playing in.


EDIT: wow never knew this (E#)

I'm a fairly new player myself and like most others I have a Squire also but it's not a HSS just single coils in the whole thing. My opinion on the Squire is: it's a learning guitar. If I can learn to play it semi competently I'll go out and treat myself to a nice guitar. Most likely it would be a Fender American, this way I bought basically the best there is and why bother going through spending a bunch of money on different guitars.

I figure if I can play spend the money on the top of the line and be done. I don't see the point in going from the Squire to something a little better, then getting maybe a MIM Fender, then getting something else. Seems like a waste of time and money to me. The money I might spend going from one to another and any upgrades in between seems like a waste to me. Just my .02 but I would suggest saving the money learn how to play the hell out of the Squire then just get the best thing you can after that. No sense in hopping up something that will always be viewed as a starter guitar.

Question for the more seasoned players out there:

I've been going through Justin's site and working through his beginner course and wondering if I'm doing myself a service or injustice. The way I've been going through the site is I'm basically not allowing myself to move up to the next level until I can basically hit all the one minute changes of hitting a chord per second. Now granted I'm not going super nutso and making sure every one of them is super clean. Just ensuring I can can get my fingers in basically the correct position for the chord shape.

Now for me this is taking quite a while to get every change he recommends at each stage. Am I hindering myself doing this?

Part of me thinks "well if you can nail all this clean now songs will come easier to you down the road"

The other thinks "well through playing you're going to get better and faster with chord changes anyway, why grind the same thing every time you sit to practice".

So I'm wondering if anyone thinks I should stay the path I'm on or progress through a bit quicker. Meaning if I can hit the chords with relative ease just not change between all them 60 times in a second and work through from there?

Yeah I meant F#m earlier my bad.

I personally find that "following the music" is the best way to progress. Learn your favorite songs, what makes them tick, and what part of the music makes you like them. To play a song tests all your technical abilities and is a lot more fun. I think a beginner could get frustrated focusing overly on the technical. However the flip side is true of really nailing the basics and not trying to take on too much at once. You'll realize that most everything can be related back to simple chords and the major scale. A song like "You are my Sunshine" can teach you a lot.

Nope. They'd be pretty imbalanced, and being very familiar with both, it wouldn't sound that great. I'd replace the pickguard (careful, sizes are inconsistent) if you're going to go with Texas Specials as that's a pretty good set from neck to bridge as is. Noisy, but you can can a Decimator or something for that.

Or, you could drop something like an EMG-SA in the neck and an 81 or 85 in the bridge. I have Strat like that (alder, with 85), and it's pretty big and tight without going all Kirk Hammett.

You can make a fine guitar out of a Squier, depending on the Squier and setup.

how do you play this? Im assuming you strum all the chords. looks really hard to get your fingers all lined up like that though. its from Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".

e----3/5/3-------------------------------------------------|
B----3/5/3----3/5/3----3----3/5/3--------------------------|
G-------------2/4/2----0----2/4/2---2p0----2/4-------------|
D------------------------------------------3/5-------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

strum all the strings? no, not that.

you can use a pick

i'd play the first lick with my ring finger barred on the 3rd fret of E and B, slide up to 55, slide down to 33

for the next lick you can use pointer on 2nd fret of G, middle finger 3rd fret of B, hold that shape and slide it up to the 54 and slide back down to 32

etc

thanks buddy and I liked that scale you posted earlier if you got any more post em.

^Yes those are slides you only strum/pick once if it says 3/5/3 and you could play this pattern using only 2 fingers on the fretboard. It may look harder than it is if you're not used to reading TAB. You would only use your pick 6 times total for that one. The strings that have no value are to be muted and not played. "/" is slide in TAB and "p" is pull-off

OHH...that makes sense. Couldn't nail down the timing and I was wondering how in the song they go through it so fast.

When in doubt, always check Youtube:

Guys could you help me with the rithm from this performance?

starts 6:54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFCuFZhMFA
I know that technically I can paly this, but at this speed I can't pick it by ear.

sounds like


(bottom string is D top is G)

xxxxxxxxxx44x4(this last B is twice the length as all the other notes)
6xxxx6xxxxxxxx 6

the x's are dead notes for percussive affect

might be hitting a 4th fret on the b string too for the top line

and then throw in a C# chord in there on some of the rounds and you'll have it imo.

looking some advice on an electric guitar. Dont know much on them as iv only played acoustic. But been thinking of buying one lately. Seen this on my fb page

http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-chris...FbMbtAodRioA1A

was looking to know if its a good deal. Im guessing these wont be a limited addition thing and are probably just going to be mass produced for fanboys.

i dont mind that as long as its spec is worth the money. Any help is appreciated. just mainly wanting to know if its massively over priced.

Stupid question: how the **** do u strum or whatever all the strings evenly or fluidly when you try to play a chord? Maybe i dont masturbate enough, i always feel my strum is uneven and creates a weird sound and movement.

just keep practicing all these questions are dumb lol

hard to answer without seeing what you are doing

don't dig too deep with the pick

One thing beginners do is hold the pick with three fingers (index, middle and thumb.) This ends up being a weak grip and the pick can get caught up on the strings. A more stable grip is just using the thumb and index finger, not using the tips to hold but more curling them together so the pick is between the joints.

I did that. The transition to a decent two finger grip was really hard.

Are you using a soft pick. If not get one.

Grunch, haven't had time to read this thread. I'm sure theres alot of valuable information I'll check it out later this evening. Looking for a hobby and got an old acoustic guitar from my uncle, was thinking about trying to learn. (HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER).. Is there any kind of online or free video courses kind of things people would reccomend. Just to learn the basics

Justinguitar Beginner's Course

Probably not a bad place to start if you want to get right into it.