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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2009, 02:47:53 PM » |
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I did get confused and I had to reread this info about the A chord. I learned with the old fingering but the new split fingering just makes more sense! Easier to jump to D and E
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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2009, 12:18:49 PM » |
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Hey Justin,
Thanks for this site, it's really improving my skills.
I've got a question about the a-chord. My teacher is teaching me an even other fingering.
1-1-2 (so, a little bar on the 4th and 3th string).
What are your thoughts on that one?
Thanks,
Martin
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« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2009, 11:43:33 AM » |
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"4th and 3rd strings" could be interpreted in two ways. It's invariably better to refer to strings by their tuning (EBGDAE). If it's the way I suspect your teacher is showing you AmM7. That is Minor A chord with a Major 7th.  |
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 03:36:23 AM » |
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Hi All, First post for me. Just want to start by saying Thank you Justin. If it wasn't for you my guitar would be smashed into a hundred little pieces by now. After playing for seven months I was getting no where, until I stumbled upon your site. Your an amazing teacher and your site is the best out there by far. !! Thank you.
O.K my problem with the A chord is the bottom of my index finger muting the High E string. It doesn't happen when I play really really slow but as I try to get faster with my changes ( D-A ) it seems to be getting worse. Could this be due to bad thumb placement ? I have tried dropping my thumb lower in the neck but this feels very uncomfortable. Is that normal for a beginner.?
Any help with this would be great.
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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2009, 10:12:05 AM » |
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You need to make sure the edge of your hand doesn't touch the neck. Try rotating your wrist slightly bringing your pinky in closer to the neck. it should naturally shift the base of your index finger away. I had much the same issue myself in the beginning, so it's pretty normal  |
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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2009, 02:48:04 AM » |
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Really sound advice Tourniquet !
Changing my focus from my index finger to my pinky has made a massive improvement. My thumb feels like its in a better position as well, which has been bugging me for ages.
Really Appreciate that post !!!
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« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2009, 03:45:14 AM » |
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Yet more sound advice from Tourniquet, cheers dude Do remember not to bring the thumb down lower than the centre of the neck - that would be bad technique in any style or ideology. J |
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2009, 07:11:38 AM » |
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"4th and 3rd strings" could be interpreted in two ways. It's invariably better to refer to strings by their tuning (EBGDAE). If it's the way I suspect your teacher is showing you AmM7. That is Minor A chord with a Major 7th. Hi Tourniquet (And Justin) No, i really mean the open A-chord, so A-E-A-C#-E , starting on the 5th string. I am taught to hold down both the 4th an 3th string with my first finger, the 2th string with my second finger. Sorry If I was confusing at first. Any ideas? Thanks a lot! Martin |
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2009, 08:57:37 AM » |
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Ahhh.... I see what you're saying now. A Major chord with an unusual fingering
Certainly doesn't make common variations like minor, sus2, or 7th easier to get to (harder IMO), nor does it seem to provide any useful anchors for chord switching.
It has some merit for leading into some more unusual "A" variants, Sus4, A6 and Add9 though...Or as a gentle introduction to Barre chords...
Doesn't seem too helpful if its the first or only fingering he's teaching you for A Major.
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« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2009, 04:30:49 PM » |
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I have a question on this chord, Is it a major A or minor A?
And what is the difference for major and minor, why are they named like this generally?
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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2009, 04:41:50 PM » |
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It's A Major made up of the 1st, 3rd & 5th notes of the A Major scale. Minor chords flatten the 3rd note.
If you are interested in this stuff then you would really benefit from Justin's theory book "Really Useful Guitar Stuff Part 1".
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« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2009, 07:28:59 PM » |
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Hi. I have been playing for about a year now. Over the past few months I've noticed something with my A chord that I had not noticed previously. When I release the A chord to change to a different chord, I get a buzzing noise. It's not the strings, as I've changed them and new strings still do it. It's apparently not the guitar, since I've had it looked at in the shop a couple times because of this and they maintain it's fine. Either I'm hearing something that's always been there, or I'm doing something. It's very frustrating. Any ideas? Thanks.
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« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2009, 08:09:03 PM » |
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It's my second day of learning, so don't laugh:).
'Ive found problems with playing A chord - a third finger (B string) seems to always touch E string (I can't get clear sound of the thinnest string). I tried so many times...
Is it possible that fretboard is to small or anything? Its acoustic epiphone aj100..
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« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2009, 09:10:59 PM » |
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'Ive found problems with playing A chord - a third finger (B string) seems to always touch E string (I can't get clear sound of the thinnest string). I tried so many times... In this thread Tourniquet says: You need to make sure the edge of your hand doesn't touch the neck. Try rotating your wrist slightly bringing your pinky in closer to the neck. it should naturally shift the base of your index finger away Did you try this? This is very helpful advice. W |
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