Stuff that's happened recently: Friday, the electric guitar came. It's awesome. I just got it hooked up to my computer today to actually hear it for the first time, (I didn't have cables until last night, and didn't get a chance to check it) and everything seems to work. The action was a little high, so I adjusted it a few times (at first I adjusted it way too low, and was getting fret buzz, and I've been fine tuning ever since). So, that's a slice of fried gold.
Because my practice schedule has been pranged for the past week, I haven't really progressed that much. Not struggling with C or G chords, but not doing changes between them very well, for a couple of reasons:
- my fingers need training
- I have to think before I make the chord - "hmmm... G.... index finger there, middle finger there, and ring finger.. ungh... there"
So, it may be a week or two until I can just do it, like I can with A, E, D, and the minor chords. Shame, that, since my new song needs both of those chords. I tried it today, at 60 bpm, and couldn't handle it. :( The new song is Hey Ya by Outkast. G, C, D, A. Has some weird strumming and some quick changes (D-A-G is 2-4 time instead of 4-4 time). Anyways, I tried it without the weird strumming pattern, just trying to get the chord changes right, and it was less than pathetic. But, it was my first swing at it - I'll try again in a couple of days, and hopefully I'll have improved somewhat in chord changes for G and C.
So, not much progress to report. Working on the new song, getting better all the time at the ones I have, but can't seem to change between G, C, and other chords. I can do a perfect G chord - no problem. I can do a perfect C chord - no problem. Change from one to any other chord and back - problem. Just need practice, I guess.
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