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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 6, 2007 14:59:09 GMT -6
if i werent why woudl i be asking? i used to know but i havent used it in a while so i dont now
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Post by † Kenny † on Sept 6, 2007 15:09:38 GMT -6
travis a chromatic is a note outside of a scale or key by definition a chromatic scale has no key or any particular arrangement note wise its this A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G A# A on guitar that would look like 6 string 5-6-7-8 5 string 4-5-6-7 4 string 3-4-5-6 3 string 2-3-4-5 2 string 2-3-4-5 1 string 1-2-3-4 that is every note played in sequence on a guitar and thats all a chromatic scale is youll know what it is when you hear it but another common less correct version is 5-6-7-8 on all stings
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Post by thepatient on Sept 6, 2007 15:11:09 GMT -6
alright. when i get some time i will record some video of me playing chromatics. i love people that get mad regardless. the video ***s, so i have to prove something. great.
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Post by S-H on Sept 6, 2007 15:13:48 GMT -6
if i werent why woudl i be asking? i used to know but i havent used it in a while so i dont now Because i've never known of anyone who has played an instrument longer than 6 months who didn't know what chromatic meant/means.
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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 6, 2007 15:27:26 GMT -6
oh lol no i do my fingering ussually like 1-3-4,2-4-5, ect. ill make a new one lol, im more of technique not the way it sounds
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Post by S-H on Sept 6, 2007 15:29:33 GMT -6
alright. when i get some time i will record some video of me playing chromatics. i love people that get mad regardless. the video s***s, so i have to prove something. great. Well you don't have to prove anything so if you don't WANT to do a vid- then don't. The amount of times i've been called out and have rejected must be 50 times at least, but i say no matter how good or bad I am, doesn't make that player i'm talking about *** any less.
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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 6, 2007 15:35:44 GMT -6
well i just find this way a better way to improve, i made a new vido showing my sweeps, i just started learnign them so they are slopy, if my alternate is slopernate i blame school and my english class, so much essays
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Post by S-H on Sept 6, 2007 17:24:21 GMT -6
Take it slow Travis.
You seem in a rush.
You're 15 take it slowly since slowly & surely is the best policy.
Do you honestly wanna be on "The *** List"?
Only the worst go on there & i like ya so don't rub shoulders with the Schisse-master. Lol.
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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 6, 2007 18:01:47 GMT -6
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Post by Slopternate picking on Sept 6, 2007 18:39:31 GMT -6
You blame school and English class for being sloppy? Dude, I practiced my ass off with SATs, APs, college app essays and stuff like that bugging me daily. It's not that you have no time, it's more because you're not doing it properly. First of all, lower that gain or practice everything unplugged.
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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 6, 2007 18:53:15 GMT -6
no im jsut saying my thumb cracks alot now, and it hasnt done it before it hapened when i was writing, i have writing fcats, so i do an essay a day
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Post by † Kenny † on Sept 6, 2007 19:22:58 GMT -6
life is life and it gets in the way sometimes regarldess of outside situtations if it makes it harder to play find a way to play and incorperate that or work around it this one sounds better just keep practicing till your happy with yourself your never going to please everyone ROCK ON TRAVIS!
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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 6, 2007 19:27:27 GMT -6
your never going to please everyone ROCK ON TRAVIS! lol thats not what your mom said, and she did say rock on lol jk
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Post by Yngtchie Blacksteen on Sept 6, 2007 20:02:55 GMT -6
Slow down, dammit. My picking is slow as hell, I'm trying to play sextuplets at 100 BPM, that's my goal. Slow? You betcha, but it's clean. It's gonna take a lot of practice, but I will get faster. And so will you. But you need to understand that speed is a bi-product of accuracy. If you wanna play fast, you have to practise slow. It's gonna take lots of work, you're gonna get bored out of your mind playing boring little scales over and over again for several hours every day, your only friend being the distinctive click of the metronome.
But it will be worth it. If your goal is being able to pick fast, that is.
Of course, if you don't have the right attitude, which I assume you haven't at the moment, you won't be able to do it. Because it doesn't just take a lot of physical practising, it also requires you to be mentally prepared. Your ears need to be able to tell when you're doing it wrong, you must be extremely self-critical, never taking any short cuts. The first thing you need to do is watch your video, and understand that your playing ***s. The next thing is understanding why your playing ***s, and what you need to do to improve your playing. Your ears must be able to recognise clean alternate picking just by listening to it, because that means that you can also judge your own playing. This doesn't happen overnight, but as long as you are fully aware that you need to improve as a player, that you're totally humble about your own abilities, you will succeed.
Yeah, that's basically it.
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Post by S-H on Sept 7, 2007 4:56:38 GMT -6
Yngtchie, your picking isn't slow. I'm assuming you practice on clean tone too.
I'd suggest to Travis the 2bpm rule, on clean, with a metronome for a year. Playing with high gain can make you think like you're good, but playing on clean tone finds EVERYONE out. It will be SO horrible when you first play through a clean tone & with a metronome that you'll actually feel compelled to practice.
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Post by blackorchidx on Sept 7, 2007 6:55:25 GMT -6
travis man, it takes a lot to just step down and listen, especially myself who ignored lots of advice, now after not rushing into videos or songs ive got a good sense of control again. Alternate picking is the most difficult technique i think and ive rarely seen 15 yr olds play well with it. just slow down and dont make excuses for yourself
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Post by danielm on Sept 7, 2007 8:30:08 GMT -6
I practice unamplified lol as the other members of this household get annoyed.
But when i do plug it in shredding is sooo much easier and i can play much quicker.
Unamplified or clean tone is the way to practice! Only practice with distortion for arpeggios to make them clean!
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Post by Yngtchie Blacksteen on Sept 7, 2007 15:39:28 GMT -6
Yngtchie, your picking isn't slow. I'm assuming you practice on clean tone too. It's slow compared to what I wanna be doing. And I practise using my Dean acoustic guitar, big strings and all. I feel it's the best tool for working on such techniques.
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Post by S-H on Sept 7, 2007 16:01:17 GMT -6
Yngtchie, your picking isn't slow. I'm assuming you practice on clean tone too. It's slow compared to what I wanna be doing. And I practise using my Dean acoustic guitar, big strings and all. I feel it's the best tool for working on such techniques. How fast do you want to be doing? (cleanliness being primary). Personally, i'd want to be fast enough to play songs by Duane, Lane, MAB, McLaughlin etc- the "16nps+" group which is really exclusive. It's gonna take years but hopefully i'll get there. IF i stay the same speed as i am now but get to the Duane level of cleanliness then i'll be happy. I'd much rather be a Joey Tafolla who is low double figured nps, but super clean than someone who can hack through licks @ 15-16nps but is noticeably sloppy ya know. Practising on an acoustic is a great idea, unfortunately mine is a POS so i don't use it, although i do have a "down tuning" guitar with very thick strings on which is a good substitute.
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Post by Yngtchie Blacksteen on Sept 7, 2007 17:00:43 GMT -6
How fast do you want to be doing? (cleanliness being primary). Listen to early Al Di Meola, and you'll hear what I'm striving for.
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Post by tunious on Sept 7, 2007 19:04:16 GMT -6
i hate being negative, but that first one was bad. the second was better. blacksteen gave some good advice. have you really been playing for 3 years? if so, there's something you're doing wrong(assuming you practice a lot).
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Post by S-H on Sept 8, 2007 6:40:01 GMT -6
How fast do you want to be doing? (cleanliness being primary). Listen to early Al Di Meola, and you'll hear what I'm striving for. Ok. 15nps very clean..................... not too hard. You have pickgaguing down though and that's the most important part of the actual picking so it's just time. Time is the enemy.
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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 8, 2007 10:20:58 GMT -6
well im working on a new song and its improv currently and sounds great, its moderately paced, not completely clean, the solo isnt nonsence, its bucket head and yngwie inspired, and slow, camera is dead so im charging it
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Post by joeyjojojojojojo on Sept 10, 2007 18:33:55 GMT -6
urgh. lolol 'alien fingers' i take its been discovered aliens dont have ears then you wont earn any respect playing a guitar like that people will just think your a twat i agree, it ****ed but hey, better luck next time
maybe you could play some led zep since your wearing ther shirt that is if you know who they are
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Post by (Insert User Name Here) on Sept 10, 2007 18:38:21 GMT -6
i know but im just so curious.
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