Comments on: Harmonization patterns all over the place

By: Linsolv

Linsolv — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:30:29 +0000

What he means by “A7″ is a chord. I’m not sure how you’d fret it, because I’m a SUPER NEWBIE at guitar, but it’s essentially A-C#-E-G in the case of A7.

You should try to get at least a mild base of music theory under your belt. I learned music theory as a singer, and now I’m making an ass of myself trying to learn the guitar, but I’ve felt like my music theory has helped me “play around” whenever I get bored or annoyed by any particular thing I’m trying to learn.

By: john

john — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:36:50 +0000

why not show the tabs

By: curtis

curtis — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:14:41 +0000

hey love the lessons, sorry I cant buy any of your lessons unforntunatly I am poor, ha ha I was just hoping you would be able to send be some scales that will help me accaure some different blues sounds but I relitivly easy and or explained through number tabs rather then actual notes cause I might be retarted and I dont completly understand what you mean when you talk about A7,G7 things like that and please try to show exactly what finger should go on what fret and what string it would be a big help

By: admin

admin — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:59:01 +0000

actually, I am including tabs in How to Play Smokin Blues course, but there’s no tabs with the new blues tracks. Yet, at least… Maybe that’s a good idea The blues tracks are most fun for improvising leads and solos. - Claude

By: paul

paul — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:50:29 +0000

i think its great you are not including tab with theese lessons beginning guitarist rely on it to heavily i could see using it on some more complicated lead examples or more full bodied chord works like the use of add9’s e.g., but when learning to play people shoud focus more on the names of the note instead of the fret number on a tab line. tablature is a learning tool not a learning process the goal here is to understand the harmonization within the chords not just to learn to play a cool riff. after learning the harmonization within the chords begining guitarists should try to aplly this theory to a different chord group even if its just dropping the riff down a string and playing it in a7, also try continuing the chord harmony all the way up the neck diatonically to the 12th fret. thanks claude

By: Harold Dickerson

Harold Dickerson — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:33:21 +0000

I hope the DvD Is a little bit easy to see where you are placing your fingers on the strings but your teaching is the best yet.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:45:25 +0000

Why don’t you include the tab or cord diagrams? It’s hard to see exactly which strings you are pressing on. Does your DVD come with tab?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:38:03 +0000

That is so cool! I like the way you teach.
Thanks,
Dan

By: Don Ferguson

Don Ferguson — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:12:24 +0000

Claude has a very nice easy to understand way of teaching. He is the real deal! Thanks Claude

By: Michael Waardenburg

Michael Waardenburg — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:22:10 +0000

I think you can really learn a lot about it; It shows many things in guitar playing and it learns guitar playing in a very simple way