Q. Most songs I find they have the guitar tabs or chords or whatever they are called. I only see them as chords for the piano, but obviously there's a way to read them as notes.
For example, can someone explain how to play the piano from these lyrics:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/john_mark_mcmillan/how_he_loves_crd.htm
At least a line or two, if possible. I just want the gist of it.
Thanks!
A. Well, first I'll assume you know the notes on the piano.
Second, I'll assume you don't know how to build chords. (Otherwise you wouldn't ask this question)
That website is showing you the chords with lyrics, with little popups showing you a way to play that chord on the guitar.
If you know the notes on the guitar, you can move them over to piano, however it's just better to actually know how to build your own chords, because piano voicings are often different than guitar voicings.
Watch these videos I made on chord construction. They are intended for guitarists, but are applicable to any instrument:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEdcmkec5NE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKobaiYiQ88
Here is a chord construction chart:
http://a.1asphost.com/LukeSniper/ccc.html
Where can I find piano sheet music to Who are we fooling by Brooke Fraser?
Q. I don't mind paying for it, I just really want to have the sheet music so I can play it. Thanks! :)
A. Not sure but this is the first time I've seen Brooke mentioned, and I'm delighted because she is my favorite artist.
I'm inclined to say that you could probably buy an entire "Flags" book. I've bought some of Bethany Dillon's books in the past. If not you could find chords charts for free for that song. I'll check.
*Add* Here are the chords: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/brooke_fraser/who_are_we_fooling_crd_1012464id_16122010date.htm.
You could play around with the chords and figure out the melody, come up with your own piano part, or learn her's by ear using the chordal tones as a starting point. It will help develop your ear too.
How do I teach myself guitar?
Q. I've taken lessons before (I also play a little violin and piano) but my lessons have always been reading sheet music and plucking along to cheesy old folk songs. I've been looking at tab websites that give the lyrics and the chords, but I don't really understand how to know how to strum the song. What am I listening for in the songs that tell me how to strum the chords?
A. Hello there,
We all had to learn sometime. It is a lot easier to learn now than when I learned (back just after the dark ages) because there is a lot of great instructional material available on-line.
First here is a link to a video lesson at Youtube. This guy has a series of 12 lessons there. He covers the basics very well. You can learn a lot from him. You can find the other lessons in the related videos section. He uses an electric guitar in these lessons, but most of the material translates well to the acoustic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhxIV0I5T8&feature=related
Here is a link to an article about how to read tabs. You are going to need to learn how to read tabs. Tabs is like a shorthand way of writing guitar music. This is a pretty easy to understand article. Tabs is a shorthand method of writing guitar music. Generally, the tabs do not include the strumming pattern. The rhythm and duration of the notes are also not given in tabs. Those you have to pick up by listening to the song.
http://www.jazzguitar.be/how_to_read_guitar_tablature.html
Here is a link to a chord chart. It is several pages long and is in a PDF file. Down load the PDF to your computer. This is handy if you need to look up how to finger a chord.
http://www.guitarnotes.com/guitar/notes2/ultimate11.shtml
Here is the video on holding the pick. Sounds simple. And it is, once you know the correct way. Holding the pick incorrectly can cause problems. Might as well start off right.
http://revver.com/video/1260266/guitar-picking-patterns-how-to-hold-a-guitar-pick/
Here is a pretty good video on strumming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-64AbUS-ws8&feature=related
When you are ready to tackle some songs. First look for the tabs. You can google search the name of the song and the word tabs. You will find sites with the guitar tabs for that song. Common tab sites are 911 Tabs, Ultimate Guitar Tabs and T Tabs. Also, you can use the search feature at Youtube to find lessons on particular songs. There are a lot of good ones available. Search the song name and the word lesson or the words how to play.
Later,
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