summary and future plans.

basically I think I need to do a proper written compilation of everything I've learnt. I've finish learning the pentatonic blues scale all the way down the neck. Been learning how to solo in major keys for about the first three shapes so far. I think I should do a graphical representation of all the shapes down the neck so I'll be able to visualize them better.

Then I think I should start writing down some of the nicer licks. Hopefully with the graphical representation I should be able to join the shapes nicer. I'm planning on having fixed short licks that join together into very nice solos perhaps. Sort of like a wuxia manual kinda idea. lol.

Guitar, the multi-dimensional instrument

I have made the discovery that guitar is a multi-dimensional instrument. In order to explain what I mean by a multi-dimensional instrument I shall illustrate each of the dimensions one by one and compare them to the piano which in comparison is merely a one dimensional instrument.

The first dimension of the guitar is the frets. Every fret moves the note up by one semitone. This is equivalent to moving up one key on the piano. This first dimension is easy enough to understand.

The second dimension on the guitar exists between strings. By changing string the pitch can be shifted even though the fret pressed is the same. This means that playing the 7th fret of the lowest E string is equivalent to playing the 5th fret of the A string one string higher. This is impossible on a piano because a note can only be located on one location on the keyboard.

The next dimension which exists in the guitar is the bend. By bending the strings, the tension of the string is changed and thus the pitch rises through all the pitches in between the depressed note and the bent note. I would think sliding is SOMEWHAT similar but with a different effect.

Lastly, the fourth dimension of the guitar is the harmonics. Through harmonics, notes higher in pitch than the depressed note can be achieved.

guitar is t3h rox

Ok. This will be my blog specially for guitar only. In this blog I will keep track of all the lessons that I'm learning from Brandon and the stuff I need to practice for that week to make sure that I start improving really fast. Basically this will be my music blog ok? woohoo.

Today's lessons

-Alternate picking
+relax right hand
+keep fingers close to the fingerboard
+practice triplet rhythms
+practice 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 for all speeds ranging 96 bpm and above

For pentatic shapes

and new shape

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-------3-4-6--4-5-7----------------
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-Finger strength
+hammer on + pull off
+do trills on one string and slide positions along that string