http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ Guitar theory questions and answers en-US Fri, 18 May 2012 02:05:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/search.php http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=475#post-693 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:30:55 +0000 vk1 693@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ Hi Desi!<br /> <br /> I've been playing for almost 30 years, no real training, no real theory. I was pretty solidly stuck in the pentatonic hole until I started reading <a class="postlink" href="http&#58;//guitar-music-theory&#46;com/fretboard-theory&#46;html">Fretboard Theory</a>. I am now slowly digging my way out. The book is absolutely fantastic and I really feel the entire instrument slowly opening up to me. I am able to see things, connections, sounds that I have never before seen. Many thanks for such a great book!<br /> <br /> Ok, here's my problem. I've followed everything up to page 58 with no problem. I just don't get WHY the minor chord forms require the pentatonic scale to shift. I know that's the way it sounds correct, but I want to know the why. Also, why have the names of the shapes changed? Why is the shape we used to call &quot;G shape&quot; now called &quot;Em&quot; shape? Also, what are the chord patterns and arpeggios for the minor CAGED group?<br /> <br /> Many thanks for your help. Once again, the book is awesome!<br /> <br /> Best,<br /> <br /> vk http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=615#post-1075 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:23:44 +0000 DesiSerna 1075@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ <p>Do you know of popular country songs that make great examples for what is taught in my guitar theory book and DVDs? If yes, reply to this post and let's start a list.</p> <p>Think about what country songs use...</p> <p>pentatonic scale patterns<br /> CAGED chord forms<br /> chord progressions and playing by numbers<br /> guitar modes<br /> intervals, extensions</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>Play Until Yer Fingers Bleed!<br /> Mr. Desi Serna<br /> Website: <a href="http://Guitar-Music-Theory.com" rel="nofollow">http://Guitar-Music-Theory.com</a><br /> Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/guitarmusictheory" rel="nofollow">http://facebook.com/guitarmusictheory</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/MrGuitarTheory" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/MrGuitarTheory</a><br /> YouTube: <a href="http://youtube.com/GuitarMusicTheoryTab" rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/GuitarMusicTheoryTab</a><br /> Podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/ac4cDk" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/ac4cDk</a> </p> http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=705#post- Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:24 +0000 Anonymous @http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=66#post-108 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:41:52 +0000 DesiSerna 108@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ <blockquote><p>I purchased the Fender material along with your song books about a week ago.  I've been diligently going through the material and playing the songs in the songbooks but now I'm at a point where I am totally frustrated.  Everything was going great and I thought this was THE instruction I needed.  Unfortunately, like so many instructional programs out there, as soon as the material progresses the instructions stops.  The very basic material had great instruction were all aspects of the lesson where explained and tied together.  The second the material progressed into movable chords and finally scales the instruction stopped....nothing was tied together.  It basically left me hanging. <br />  <br /> Where do I go from here cause nothing is making sense now? </p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p>You're right that the Fender DVD introduces some things without much information about what to do with it or how to proceed. To be honest, I think they jumped ahead much too quickly. I recommend you focus on the <a href="http://guitar-music-theory.com/beginner-guitar.html">beginner guitar songbooks</a>. In fact, learn as many <a href="http://guitar-music-theory.com/beginner-guitar.html">easy guitar songs</a> as you can. You'll get introduced to new technique and things along the way. The Fast Track series has more books you may be interested in (that I don't sell). And once you learn how to play from the chord symbols and tab printed in books, you can get a lot of use out of other easy guitar song resources. See the resources linked to toward the bottom of my beginner guitar page under the heading "What to Do Next?" <a href="http://guitar-music-theory.com/beginner-guitar.html" rel="nofollow">http://guitar-music-theory.com/beginner-guitar.html</a> </p> http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=112#post-197 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:52:39 +0000 Anonymous 197@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ I can play video's with quicktime but don't get any sound wondered if anyone else has this problem? http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=443#post-815 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:14:50 +0000 DesiSerna 815@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ Hendrix would often use a corresponding <a class="postlink" href="http&#58;//guitar-music-theory&#46;com/pentatonic-dvd&#46;html">pentatonic scale</a> over each chord. For example, in &quot;Hey Joe&quot; you could fill with C major pentatonic over the C major chord, G major pentatonic over the G chord, and so on. He also would incorporate 4ths making sus4 chords.<br /> <br /> In &quot;Hey Joe&quot; Hendrix uses E <em>minor</em> pentatonic over the E major chord creating a blues flavor. http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=756#post-1288 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:14:21 +0000 lsm1964 1288@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ <p>Desi,</p> <p>Learning exponentially with your GMT program!</p> <p>I am looping with a very basic Boss RC2, a 30W Crate acoustic amp, and Fishman pickup on my acoustic.&nbsp; </p> <p>I want my loops to sound "acoustic", but&nbsp;can't figure out how to do it without buying more equipment.</p> <p>I tried plugging a mic into pedal and playing into it, but it's a lower end mic and doesn't pick up guitar very well.</p> <p>Any advice?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Scott </p> http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=706#post-1210 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:40:06 +0000 williamrees12 1210@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ <p>I know that the major pentatonic scale is 1-2-3-5-6 and the minor is 1-3b-4-5-7b but having trouble know when and where to use them. </p> http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=2#post-2 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:27:57 +0000 DesiSerna 2@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ <blockquote>I want to move through all the notes in succession all the way through the neck for a particular key. When you move from pattern 1 all the way through to pattern 5 using the major or minor pentatonic scales, how do I ensure I move to the next note for the next pattern?</blockquote><br /> <br /> Thanks for your question Scott. I believe you're asking whether or not there is a &quot;correct&quot; way to finish one <a class="postlink" href="http&#58;//guitar-music-theory&#46;com/scales&#46;html">pentatonic scale</a> pattern and then start the next. Or maybe you wonder if you should connect the patterns in a continuous manner so that you don't skip or repeat any notes. The answer to both questions is no. Just play up and down a pattern in one position and then move to the next, restart and play up and down the new pattern. At this stage you're just trying to train yourself to access the scale notes in any position, or &quot;map out&quot; the fretboard. After you have memorized and can play all five pentatonic scale patterns ascending and descending you need to transpose to new keys and practice the patterns again. The final step is to put the patterns to use by learning lots of <a class="postlink" href="http&#58;//youtube&#46;com/view_play_list?p=FD1758248F2C7509">pentatonic scale songs</a>. Songs will be in various keys and move through the patterns in various ways including starting and stopping, reversing direction, skipping and repeating notes, and shifting positions. http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=705#post-1206 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:01:54 +0000 Dr Gino 1206@http://guitar-music-theory.com/bbpress/ <p>Des:</p> <p>Just received the 4 downloads and love the sound of your electic accoustic. What model accoustic are you playing in the Pentonic video. Do you have a preferred make of strings and weight?</p> <p>thnx </p>