when a guitar chord says "E" does it mean E Major or E Minor?
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E is E major... Em is E minor...
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Drop D is a very easy tuning to play in, for the most part. In standard tuning you need two fingers to play a power chord, but in Drop D you need only 1. \n\nDe-Tune only the #6 string, the low E(thickest string) to D(same note as the 5th fret of the next thickest string). \n\nOK, now say you want to play a D power chord. just hit the open 4, 5, and 6 strings. Taa-daa! It's a power chord. To play E, just place your finger over the 2nd fret and play.
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In http://www.e-chords.com you can find a lot of chords for guitar and bass, it's a really good page.
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Locking tuning keys at the head of the guitar? hmmm. Where was your guitar manufactured? Look at the headstock and it should tell you. Is it a Fender 0r Squire by Fender? \n\nYou could intonize your guitar. Tuning it EADGBE (standard) as you normally would, but tune the twelfth fret instead of open. (Hopefully a digital tuner is handy!)\nEx.- Tune the low E string. Now simply hold that same string at the double-dotted 12th fret. Your goal is to make that higher octave E just as "in-tune" as your open E. \nGo back and double, even triple check that both are correct. When they are you are good to go. Just be patient, you'll get it - if not then, simply adjusting the bridge will take care of it 100% - ASK ME if and when that time comes! \n\nBy the way:\n#1 When was the last time the strings were changed and do you wipe them down each time you play? & after?\n#2 How is the neck attached to the body of the guitar?
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# is sharp. it means a half step up the scale from a whole note. so D# would also be Cb (or C flat, flat meaning a half step DOWN).
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Hi there, the tabs are shown on 6 lines.\n\nEach line corresponds to each of the guitar strings.\n\nE ---1--- the thinnest string\nB -------\nG -------\nD -------\nA -------\nE ------- the thickest string\n\nMeans you put a finger on the 1st fret of the thinnest string and you play it.\n\n\nE ---1--- the thinnest string\nB ---0---\nG ---0---\nD ---0---\nA ---0---\nE ---0--- the thickest string\n\nMeans you play all the strings (strum) whilst putting a finger on the 1st fret of the thinnest string and leaving the rest open (that's why they are 0)\n\n\nE ---0--- the thinnest string\nB ---0---\nG ---1---\nD ---2---\nA ---2---\nE ---0--- the thickest string\n\nis the E chord, you put finger number 1 on G string, 1st fret, finger two on A string on 2nd fret, and third finger on fret 2 on the D string. Play all strings!
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It sounds to me like you have a problem with the key. By this I mean the itemthat you twist to get a string to get tighter. This is often a problem in cheap guitars.\n\nI am not sure what you mean about "C". The Guitar has strings on a normal tuning as follows:\n* E\n* A\n* D\n* G\n* B\n* E\n\nWhat do you mean by "C"?\n\nI have played guitar for over 25 years. So I do have a clue about this beyond personal experience in a general sense. You can contact with me directly, but I am not sure if I am allowed to post my email due to the answers rules. Therefore I do not post it
99549
No idea, but I know Gorillaz used it in "Clint Eastwood" and also Metallica play it as an intro.
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Each line represents a string. The # represents the fret u put your fingers on. \nEx: # 5 on third line means the 5th fret on the 3rd string.\nThe deep E string is always on the bottom.\nJam out Buddy!
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If it's tuned in standard pitch and you strum down once , you're playing the notes E,A,D,G,B,E which really isn't a chord , but the D G B part of it is involing a G major triad , which in it's simplicity is a chord.
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It's just a type of scale used for solos and songwriting. Throughout history people have came up with sequences of notes that tend to sound better when played in sequence, sorta like chords on a guitar. When you play a song that does not have cords in the right sequence or close to the right sequence...THE MUSIC SUCKS...lol \nWhen they go into detail about major scale minor penatonic, diatonic....yadda yadda...it's just a way to describe a scale. Learn all of the scales and you will be able to rip! There is a lot more to playing guitar "good" than a lot of people understand. Anyone can beat one the death and hammer a couple of power chords. or regular chords. on accoustic, it takes some skill to become accomplished.
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There is no "easy" way to tell. Key signatures are purely representative of the Ionic or major key. Any relative modes must be determined by analyzing the phrases and/or chords.\n\nYou're primarily looking for the root where the phrase resolves to (i.e. A in the case of A minor). This goes for jazz and classical music.
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3 chords and the truth!   ;>)
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Lower your low E one full octave or tone. I believe if you capo the second fret, you'll have the sound your looking for.
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OK, let's start with the first question. Do *is* C in the certain European notation. However, in the late 1800s, the Solfege notation (do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti) became utilized in what has been called "Movable Do" or "Sonic Sol-fa". In Movable Do, the tonic (or first) note of the diatonic (Major) scale is always Do, no matter which key you're in. In other words, saying Do Major would be the equivalent of saying I (one) Major: it's great for when you know which key you're starting from, but it's kinda useless.\n\nAs for why we don't start with A? We used to. Unfortunately, it all came out sounding really sad. Which made sense, because when you have no accidentals (black keys) and you start with an A, you have a natural minor or Aeolian (VI) mode. So, we start with C instead, and have an Ionic (I) mode. Now, there's nothing to stop you from having A Major: A B C# D E F# G# A, but you couldn't play it right until you they figured out how to get those half-steps worked out right.\n\nAs for why C is C and not A... the A is called A because it's the standard. The tone described as "A above middle C" is produced at 440 Hertz (vibrations per second). They just lettered the tones up and down from there.
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B-C#-D#-E-F#-G#-A#-B.  It's also one of the most annoying scales for keyboardists, although I suppose some guitarists would not agree with me on that.
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My friend taught me how to read tabs on a napkin at a busstop, they're that easy. Each line represents a string. The lines will always be in order of how they're found on the guitar.\n\ne-------------------------\nB-------------------------\nG-------------------------\nD-------------------------\nA-------------------------\nE-------------------------\n\nYou may think they're upside down (I first thought that when I started reading tabs) but the lowest note goes on the bottom, the highest, on the top.\n\nThe numbers represent which fret (the metal bars that run down the neck of the guitar) you play. A 4 on the D string means you play the 4th fret on the D string (the third string). It would look like this:\n\ne-------------------------\nB-------------------------\nG-------------------------\nD--4---------------------\nA-------------------------\nE-------------------------\n\na 0 means don't press down on any fret, just play the string.\nYou may also see letters things like this sometimes:\n\ne-------------------------\nB-------------------------\nG-----6h7p-x----------\nD--4---------x-----------\nA-------------x------------\nE-------------x-----------\n\nThose are "hammer ons" and "pull-offs" which might seem advanced but aren't. It just means you don't pluck the string, you just hit it with your finger to produce the note. They're usually pretty fast so it would be hard ot pick them anyways. Don't worry if you don't understand hammer ons and pulloffs you won't use them for a few weeks probably. The "x"'s represent muting the string, which is the act of plucking the strings while just sorta having your finger on them so they make like a dead strumming sound. Hope this helps, if you have any questions or anything just add them on and I'll respond. I use this site like every day. Don't give up if it gets hard, or you'll never be able to play. Good luck.