I can't think of a reason to lock your wrist - at first the only reason I could possibly think of was to strum fast power chords played with only down...
Thanks Pat - that is the kind of information I am looking for.Maybe I shouldn't have put Hendrix in the title of this post. I'm only talking about him...
Ok - this is really drifting away from where I intended it to go.What I want to know is - How do you know what scale to play around with when you are ...
Sounds like he's just playing C and D with E shaped barre chords.Try1) Em x799802) C 8 10 10 9 8 8 (or 8 10 10 9 0 0)3) D 10 12 12 11 10 1...
First off, ignore the half step down bit completely unless you are trying to play along with it. Technically, if you are playing the Em shape tuned do...
I actually bought that program a long time ago. I almost never buy stuff like that but i tried a demo version of it and decided to give it a shot, it ...
Bah - Cm is old news. All the cool kids are playing C#m these days
I've tried those fretboard warrior programs and stuff but didn't find them to be much actual help.The best technique I found for learning the fret boa...
ok, I've got two for you;1) Jeff Buckley on his Live at Sine cd box set. Can't remember the song but about 20 seconds in just hits completely the wron...
I think the general idea is thinner for strumming and thicker for lead. Personally i like a 60 or 70 for strumming and a 1mm for picking. My current b...
Sounds odd to me. Silica gel shouldn't cause warping like that to happen. Equally, you don't need to leave the gel in the case. To be honest, I treat ...
What about playing along to the actual song? If you use a program like guitar pro and find a tab you can easily speed up/slow down the tempo or altern...
My teacher absolutely insists I tap my foot while I play. If you do that and concentrate on tapping to the metronome, maybe that will help your rhythm...
Richochet you're too smart for your own good :D I just meant the G string unfretted in standard tuning. Lets not make this more complicated! Quarterf...