Q. As in the secong fret with a capo.What chord are you playing in the normal D shape?
A. Here's how a capo works: Do you know the order of notes on your fretboard? (or on a piano?) If you look at the notes on your D string, starting open and moving up one fret at a time to the 12th fret, they are D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B-C-C#-D. This is called a "chromatic" scale. You can start a chromatic scale on any note and just go one fret at a time until you come to the starting note again. When you put a capo on the first fret, you move all the notes up one semi-tone and convert the chord to the next letter in the chromatic scale.
If you play a D shaped chord with the capo on the 1st fret, it becomes D# (Eb) With a capo on the 2nd fret, it becomes E. With the capo on the 3rd fret it becomes.....(look to the chromatic scale above)...yes, it's F
All other chords work the same way, and this is also the principal behind barre chords. With barre chords, your first finger becomes the capo.
Pop quiz:
If you put the capo on the 4th fret and play an E shaped chord, what chord are you playing?
Hint: Count up the chromatic scale (fret by fret) on the E string.
E â open
F â 1st fret
F# â 2nd fret
G â 3rd fret
G# â 4th fret
The correct answer is G# which is also called Ab. You could also play this as a barre chord laying your first finger across all the strings on the 4th fret and forming an E with your other 3 fingers.
If you understand my explanation, you'll be able figure a way to play just about any chord. Pretty cool, huh?
PLEASE HELP?????????
Q. I'm at college and I am losing interest in my subjects. I'm losing motivation! Please suggest some ideas to get me interested again!
A. This happens to me all the time when playing piano!
Hm, I got interested in piano again by doing something fun with it, Like I started playing with chords and messed around with them..
Maybe you could make a gaame with subjects?
Make questions from your text books, and quiz people and yourself, it may be fun(:
Hope this helps....?
any way to improve reading/playing rhythms?
Q. i play bass in high school and im going to be alone or like first chair next year and im self taught but i started taking piano last year. i cant find the notes all right but if any bass parts are syncopated i have lots of problems. is there any sites or books or cds that help with reading/playing rhythm faster?
A. really really work on reading music in general. rhythms, well drum music to say the least. learn different time signatures because i can guarantee you'll see them. i play bass too and if you play jazz well then learn to slap and pop, double stops (chords) i recommend taking a quiz online of the bass clef notes
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Title : if you place a capo on the first fret and play a D chord, what chord are you playing then?
Description : Q. As in the secong fret with a capo.What chord are you playing in the normal D shape? A. Here's how a capo works: Do you know the ord...