BARRE CHORD
Barre chord is the next after major n minor chord..when u learn in dis part..where u must have a strong energy to 'chop' the fret board..u will use ur first finger to overlap the fret board..due to some of u maybe dun noe how to 'chop' it..i tell u how..when u hold ur guitar..u will see every fret board (the box one) after one box got a line..this is where u overlap all the 6-string..and when u put ur first finger on the line of the fret board..ur thumb MUST push it till u can hear a gud sound/tone (as u play the guitar hero and u making the mistake pressing the wrong note; NOT this sound)..if u feel like cramp better u take a rest coz it take a lot of stamina and energy to play it..but as soon u comfortable wif it it doesn't matter at all..now i show u example of chord..
G chordnote: i=first finger, m=middle finger, p=last finger(jari kelingking yea), p=third finger(jari manis)
e||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
B||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
G||---|---|-i-|-m-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
D||---|---|-i-|---|-p-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
A||---|---|-i-|---|-r-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
E||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
as u see in above, u will notice that the index finger (first finger) will overlap the 6-string and it will cover by middle finger, pinky finger(third finger or malay; jari manis) and ring finger (last finger or malay; jari kelingking)..others example is :
- to form a seventh, simply lift your pinky
G7 chord
e||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
B||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
G||---|---|-i-|-m-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
D||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
A||---|---|-i-|---|-r-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
E||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- to form the minor, put back your pinky, and lift your middle finger (You use middle finger to help with the barre until your strength increases. )
Gm chord
e||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
B||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
G||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
D||---|---|-i-|---|-p-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
A||---|---|-i-|---|-r-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
E||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
- to get a minor seventh, raise both middle and pinky fingers
Gm7 chordNow remember the utility in this is that if you slide everything up one fret you'll be playing a G#, G#7, G#m, and G#m7, respectively. Slide up another fret and you've got A, A7, Am, and Am7, and so on right up the fret board. In the opposite direction if you slide everything down one fret from the "G" position, you'll have F#, F#7, F#m, and F#m7. One more, fret down and you'll have something that should be somewhat familiar, at least on the four high strings, an F, F7, Fm, and Fm7. Actually, if you slide one more fret down, using the nut of the guitar as your barre, you're back to an E, E7, Em, and Em7, which you probably already know, using different fingers. Okay, now the second form. Again, barre the 3rd fret and a C chord is played as
e||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
B||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
G||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
D||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
A||---|---|-i-|---|-r-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
E||---|---|-i-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
note: dis using a G chord.
- to get the seventh, raise you ring finger
Note: The sixth string (E) is not fretted or played. The fifth string (A) is the root note of the chord.
The minor is the same basic form with the second string dropped a fret, but the fingering needs to be rearranged, hence, a third form which is really an extension of the second. Also, you'll notice this is similar to the "G" form given above, with the fingers all moved up a string.
- and the minor seventh by raising your pinky
- And finally, major seventh, and major ninths played out of this form as
As in the first form, by moving the whole thing up or down the fret board you can play as many different chords as you have frets. One last word. Persevere. It may be a little frustrating at first, but if you force yourself to practice and play using the barre chords, your strength will increase, your hand will stop cramping, and you'll be able to play all songs in the book. Good luck.
To play a ninth chord (not a major ninth, just a ninth) you need to barre the three high strings with your RING finger. These chords are found in a lot of mellow jazz pieces. The form for a C9 is stated as below.
The first (bass) string is muted (not played). As usual, move it up or down the fret board and you've got any ninth you want.
SOLO'S
Most of u out there, dis is the most interesting part yeah ! where the crazy sound was made here ! But u must noe that, u nid a quick finger (advanced player) is needed here. Good fingering here is MOST IMPORTANT ! if not its useless coz u nid slow time to learn it..but i also take time to learn solos too..hehe
The Scale
All solos come from scales. The Minor pentatonic is one of the most popular, and probably the easiest scale to solo in. It goes like this:
And back down again. Note that this is in the key of E, but it can be moved anywhere on the fretboard. In solos, the lead guitarist will take the scale for the key that the song is in, and play the notes in the scale in different ways to make it more interesting. For Example:
This is alot more interesting than the scale. Guitarists can also move scales that are from notes in the scale that they are soloing in. For Example in the Key of A, You could play in the A minor Pentatonic, or you can move to the next note in the A Minor Pentatonic scale which is C, and so on through the scale.
Guitarists also used different techniques to make them more Interesting. You may already know about some of these techniques, so if you do, then feel free to just skip that section and move on to the next one.
Hammer-ons/Pull-offs
The first techniques I am going to go over are hammer-ons and pull-offs. Playing these is often called playing legato. This technique is used often by Adrian Smith and Dave Murray of Iron Maiden. Basically to play a hammer on you pick a note that you are fretting with you first finger, and then you take another finger and quickly fret the next note without picking (seems like you slamming the string). For Example:
Note that in Tab hammer ons are usually designated with an "h" between the two notes that you are changing between. A pull-off is the opposite. You pick the note at the higher fret, and then quickly release it to play the second note(pluck and release it quickly). For Example:
Pull-offfs are usually indicated by a "p" in tab.
Trills
A trill is a series of hammer-ons and pull-offs. For Example:
Trills are usually indicated by a "tr" in tab.
Tapping
Tapping is similar to hammer-ons and pull-offfs, except that you use your right hand to hammer on to one of the notes. Most people use their first finger to tap, but some also use their second finger. In tab a tapped note is indicated by a "t" right before the tapped note. This method is always use by legendary guitarist from AC/DC band, Angus Young. You will slams the string. For Example:
Bends
A bend is pretty self-explanatory, you simply bend the string with the finger that you are fretting. However, you should be careful and try to limit you use of bends, until you know how to make them sound really good. A tip for that is to try to not to bend it too far. It sounds really bad if your note suddenly goes really sharp. Ex:
This example sounds really weird, even if you play it perfectly, but it will help you make your bends sound as good as humanly possible. The Bend is marked by a "b" right after the note. If there is an "r" then that means to release the note. So "brb" would mean that you are supposed to bend the note, release it and bend it again. alot of people also use "/" to represent a bend in tab.
Solo
Okay so you learned all that crap, now it is time to put it to use. And not just by playing some stupid little exercises to help you learn it. Thats right Its solo time. Here is an example of a solo that I made up, that uses all of these techniques. You should use your newly gained knowledge to make up your own solo.
FINGERPICKING
First off, fingerpicking is when your not using a pick to play your guitar, and instead you use your fingers, mostly your thumb, index, and middle fingers(all at the same time). This method is used many slow song such as, Nothing Else Matter-Metallica, Hey There Delilah-Plain White T's, More Than Words-Extreme, Yesterday-The Beatles and many more. Now here's and example :
Here you would use your thumb to play low E, your index finger for G, and you middle finger for B. Once you feel comfortable playing this chord, try playing this simple rhythm:
You can also try a simple scale with fingerpicking:
With enough practice, you can then try to play Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" and I'll just give you the intro from the tab on the site and a video of me playing the first bit of the song, here it is:
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