But just to assure you, I have spent the last 20 something years in many many different musical situations, be it following a conductor in a Broadway style musical, to reading the heaviest chart on a Hollywood recording session, to performing in front of thousands of people with my own grou...
Take your guitar and start strumming chords. Of course, it's pretty hard to get a pleasant sound from randomly playing notes. But the good news is that all pure chord progressions were already invented, and most common of them are repeatedly used in popular songs like I– V – vi – ...
I reveal how memorizing a ton of chords is actually counterproductive.The fastest shortcut is to learn asmall handfulof chords that can be used to play our favorite songs. And on the uke, chords are even easier than the guitar...
So with the same vigour, and subject matter expertise and support that I attacked my guitar playing over a decade ago, I have taken on the challenge of learning the piano. By myself. Who needs formal lessons? I’ve got Google and You Tube. So I downloaded a chord chart from the inter...
"Nor am I," insists Tim. "I play guitar, but I'd sooner get someone who can do a really good job at what we've written. I'm a basic guitar player, I play a few chords, but I'll always get someone else in to do the trimmings. Milton McDonald, who did the guitar session fo...
Look up a chord chart and practice the finger placement to improve your speed. 2 Combine different chords that pair well together to play keys. A key is basically just a series of chords that fit well together. Songs are written in different keys, and the key is sometimes listed at the ...
Digital guitar tuners will cost anywhere from $10-$40. 2 Refer to a kalimba key chart to determine the proper notes. The tines are the long metal pieces that run from the top to the bottom of the kalimba. Most kalimbas will come with a key chart that outlines which notes correspond wi...