Q. Im a novice guitar player and haven't found a good website for this yet; i know the basic guitar chords, but i'd like to know how to play these chords in lower positions on the neck.
thanks everybody who answers:)
A. If you want a simple graph that will show you where to put your fingers on the guitar, you can search for one online by typing "Guitar Chord Sheet" on your preferred search engine. It will give you names of chords, and finger positions.
But here is a short explanation of how it all works:
Guitar chords are simply a combination of certain notes played simultaneously.
In order to play a single note on a guitar you only need to hit any of the six strings. in order to change the note on any given string you can use a finger on your left hand (if you are right handed) and apply pressure to the string (against the neck of the guitar) so the string will be pressed against the metal fret immediately adjacent (on the right side) to the finger you are using to press. The string being pressed against the metal will tighten the string slightly, causing it to ring at a slightly higher frequency. This higher frequency is designed (by those calculating the distance between the frets) to be one half step higher then if you were to press on the neck one fret to the left (or down, or lower) .
In music one half step is a one note difference, when you include all of the twelve natural and sharp notes in your count. These notes are as follows: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#. (These make up the black and white keys on a piano, between any key and it's higher pitch twin that you will find twelve keys away, which will appear the same in it's position in the shape that the black and white keys make).
On a guitar these twelve notes are distinguishable only by knowing the note that a string will make if it is played without any interference from your left hand. These default notes are set when you tune your guitar, they are (from low (fat) string to high (slim) string) E, A, D, G, B, E. Now you know that if you were to press the low or high E string on the first fret you would create a F note (effectively moving the E string up by one half step). and the same for the other strings (A string first fret is an A# etc.)
Now, in order to make a guitar chord you would need to place your fingers in the appropriate positions on the neck of the guitar (pressing each string at the note that you want) and play all the strings together. Assuming that you chose the right notes, the result will be the beautiful sound of your desired chord.
There are two ways to know where to put your fingers. One, is if you know the nature of the notes, and which combinations will give you a desired sound. This is relatively simple if you know two things, the names of the notes on the guitar, and the sequences of the various forms of chord construction. There are many different types of chord combinations. The basic ones that most of us deal with are: Major chords, Minor chords, and Sevenths.
Let's take a Minor chord for a moment and discuss the difference between an A-Minor chord and a G-Minor chord. The notes that make up an Am chord are: A, C, and E, and the notes that make up a Gm chord are: G, A#, and D. Now if you go back to where I listed all twelve notes and you count how many notes I didn't play, between the notes that I chose for my Am chord, you will find that there are two notes passed over (A#, and B which would be two half steps making one full step) and not played between the first two in the chord (A,and C) and you will also see that I skipped three notes (C#, D and D#) between the second two notes in the chord. Now if you were to count the spaces between the notes that I chose for the Gm chord you will see that I started at the G note but I skipped that same number of notes between those that I chose for that chord. So a chord is a set shape started at a chosen point. Any note you start at will be the name of your chord, and the number of notes that you skip between those that you choose to make your chord will determine the nature of the chord (Major or Minor etc.)
Take an A Major chord: A, C# and E; and a G Major chord: G, B and D; and you will find it set up the same way
The difference between a Major chord and a minor chord is the middle note (referred to as the third) which is moved up a half step in any Major chord.
Now, since we know how to play an Am chord on the guitar, and that the only difference between an Am and a A#m is where you start your shape, it simply follows that if you move all six notes of the Am chord one half step up on the neck you will make an A#m chord! Move it a full step up and you have a Bm chord.
These are called Bar Chords and are achieved by using your left index finger to move all six strings up a half step by placing it across all six strings on the first fret and using the rest of your fingers to make an Am shape, only now since it is all moved up a half stem it would be an A#m, A full step or the second fret would be a Bm the third fret would be a Cm the fourth a C#m and then to the Dm and so on.
The same applies to the A Maj
I REALLLY love⥠the song vanilla twilight does anyone have the piano sheet music on it? pleassse share(:?
Q. p.s. im not that reat a player so easy please(:
A. I couldn't find actual sheet music online, sorry. However, I can tell you the chords they use and and give you a chart that will tell when to play them. Almost as good as actual music.
B (B,F#)
F#(F#,C#)
Gm(G,Bb,D)
E(E,B)
G(G,D,)
C#(C#,G#)
B B F# F#
The stars lean down to kiss you
Gm Gm E E
And I lie awake and miss you
B B F# F# Gm Gm E E
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere
B B F# F#
'Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly
Gm Gm E E
But I'll miss your arms around me
B B F# F# Fm Fm
I'd send a postcard to you dear
E E (B B F# F# E E Gm Gm)2x{lead into next verse}
'Cause I wish you were here
B B F# F#
I'll watch the night turn light blue
Gm Gm E E
But it's not the same without you
B B F# F# Gm Gm E E
Because it takes two to whisper quietly
B B F# F#
The silence isn't so bad
Gm Gm E E
Till I look at my hands and feel sad
B B F# F#
'Cause the spaces between my fingers
Gm Gm E E
Are right where yours fit perfectly
(B B F# F# Gm Gm E E)2x
B B F# F#
I'll find repose in new ways
Gm Gm E E
Though I haven't slept in two days
B B F# F# Gm Gm E E
'Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone
B B F# F#
But drenched in vanilla twilight
Gm Gm E E
I'll sit on the front porch all night
B B F# F# Gm Gm
Waist-deep in thought because when I think of you
E E B B F# F# Gm Gm
I don't feel so alone
E E B B F# F# Gm Gm
I don't feel so alone
E E B B F# F# Gm Gm E E
I don't feel so alone
B B F# F# Gm Gm
As many times as I blink
E E B B F# F# Gm Gm E E B B F# F#
I'll think of you tonight
Gm Gm E E B B F# F# Gm Gm E E
I'll think of you tonight
*switching chords*
C# C# G G
When violet eyes get brighter
F# F# G G
And heavy wings grow lighter
C# C# G G F# F# G G
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again
C# C# G G
And I'll forget the world I knew
F# F# G G
But I swear I won't forget you
C# C# F# F# G G
Oh, if my voice could reach back through the past
F# F# G G
I'd whisper in your ear,
F# F# G C#
Oh darling I wish you were here
You should listen to the song to get the timing right but hopefully this will help a lot.
Can i learn to play the piano by using a keyboard?
Q. I am thinking of playing the piano because it runs in my family, and I cannot afford a piano right now. I have 200 dollars so I am going to probably buy a 61 Key Keyboard. I am willing to teach myself and for about 1-2 hours, and Im used to stretching my fingers with playing the guitar alot. Basically, how can i learn with a 61 keyboard? And are there any books or games or lessons online or to buy at a store that you reccommend?
A. Of course-I actually started playing the keyboard before playing piano.
But I should warn you there are 2 different styles-1 is called keyboard-accompaniment, where your left hand plays chords which control the background music played by the keyboard, and your right hand plays the melody.
But of course normal pianos don't do this!
The other style is where you play melodies with both hands, which is the same as a normal piano.
I started playing keyboard-accompaniment before I learned piano, using The Complete Keyboard Player series, but if you only want to aim for piano then you should learn to play melodies with both hands. I took me a while to adjust to piano because of my keyboard style, but I did enjoy playing both styles.
You should also be aware of the fact that keyboard keys are a lot lighter than piano keys, and you should play with something called "touch response", which means the harder you hit a key, the louder it is. Don't keep this turned off as you will find it difficult to adjust to piano when you come to it.
If you go to any music store you will find lots of books that can teach you.
Read through them and only buy ones you feel you will understand, i.e. easy ones. to begin with.
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