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Does TAB take into account where a capo may be placed?
When TAB is written, and a capo is needed on, say, fret 2, does the tab get written as if the barre formed by said capo is the actual fret it's on, or does that fret become the 'open' string? In other ...
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Fret buzz present only at specific situations - how to explain?
I hear a strange fret buzz on my classical guitar, but only at a very specific situation. If I do both of the following, I hear the buzz:
Hold 5th string at 8th fret (note F), but not play it
Pluck ...
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Guitar - Pinky finger on high notes / small fret
I have a question regarding the use of the pinky on smaller frets , 10 onwards .
Let's say I am learning a guitar solo, from Metallica Nothing else matters, when they alternate from fourth srting fret ...
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How can I scallop a fretboard by myself?
I've seen guitar players over the years use Scalloped fretboards to interesting effect. I bought a Mexican Strat with a Rosewood Neck that I wanted to experiment on: Any ideas how to do the procedure?...
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How do I know which position to use when I'm playing by ear
I come from a piano background ( and I know enough theory to read intermediate piano sheet music) and I want to learn fingerstyle guitar. but It's so difficult because there is more than one way to ...
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How to read movable scale chart for A minor pentatonic?
I bought a guitar chart and it has this figure for moveable minor pentatonic scale:
I know the number 1 box pattern of the minor pentatonic scale (Justin guitar course). I play it starting on the 5th ...
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Learning notes on the fretboard
I was reading this book on music theory, i just want to confirm with everybody here if my understandinng is correct. See screenshot below
On the B string 1st fret and 3rd and also on the E string 1st ...
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Is it safe to use water to clean (rosewood, ebony, maple) fretboards?
It's common to see in message boards, forums, and news groups that using water to clean a fretboard can cause problems, or is otherwise advised against. It's not normally explained why, or if it only ...
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How do you transform tune or hum in your mind to actual music on guitar
Whenever I heard solos ,especially phrase solos that goes along with some phrase of the song, I wonder how you guys(experienced and professional musician).
Imagine a certain tune or "hum" and ...
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know by heart difficult chords on guitar
After years of playing guitar by self study i know all the chords but i still strugle to find my way freely on the guitar especially with inversions and other unique chords. Is this a matter of ...
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Multi-scale fretboard: angle of bridge and nut
I'd like to understand how to draw a multi-scale fretboard. I'm aware of tools like FretFind2D, but I'd like to do the maths on my own. I thought of having the center of the bridge at point (0, 0) in ...
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Is the upper limit on your ability to fret faster hereditary? [closed]
I'm curious what are the other drawbacks to playing guitar faster other than "Practice more".
Here is the example: I can play Cliffs of Dover at about 55% speed on the fastest run's.
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How common is the little finger to fret strings in (blues) electric guitar? Why does SRV never use his little finger?
I was watching this (mindblowingly awesome) SRV video and I noticed that the guy never uses his little finger:
I wonder if it's his habit or it is a legit technique ...
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Exercises for Faster Fretting
I am learning the bass guitar and was wondering if anybody had any good exercises for faster fretting? I can read bass clef well, but getting my hand to accurately move between neck positions fast ...
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White dirt in jatoba fretboard
My brand new JemJR has weird white dust inside wood. I already tried to clean it using some paper and water. It looked perfect right after cleaning it, but it returned once the fretboard was dry.
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