chord inversions


dr50376272
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dr50376272
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02/22/2010 12:01 am
ok, like in this video: http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=13628&c_id=2&ch_id=12&s_id=824

how can we move up an octave for a chord? is it only through the scale were using we can do this? because if you watch this video here: http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=13627&c_id=2&ch_id=12&s_id=824 chris is pulling the 3rd inversion not from the scale, i dont know where he is getting it from.
any advice people? thanks
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02/22/2010 10:08 am
Just in case you missed it in your haste here is the advice given earlier - just to avoid having to repeat myself. Something which Christopher has had to do a lot since you joined GT, you know!?

http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31118
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It seems evident to me DR that you are going through fundamentals 1 & 2 far too fast. One week for fundamentals 1 is nowhere near long enough! It's obvious you don't "understand it all" as you say because of the number of questions you've posted on Christopher Schlegels forum (22 posts in 5 days)! Give the man a break!

You are giving the impression that you're finding the lessons easy. In your reply to a post on teaching a beginner (http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=31216 )you say - "well, i began 2 weeks ago and am now up to half way through fundamentals 2 without any troubles. i do this about an hour a day if that."

I feel this is a case of too many questions too soon. It's only when you have some knowledge that you know what questions to ask and until then you're liable to waste the time of the instructer(s). If you follow the lessons carefully you will surely pick up all you need to know, just like any other new starter.

It's time to study those lessons carefully and stop expecting Christopher to to repeat over and over and over what he's already put into his VERY GOOD LESSONS.
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02/22/2010 7:56 pm
Originally Posted by: dr50376272ok, like in this video: http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=13628&c_id=2&ch_id=12&s_id=824

how can we move up an octave for a chord? is it only through the scale were using we can do this? because if you watch this video here: http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=13627&c_id=2&ch_id=12&s_id=824 chris is pulling the 3rd inversion not from the scale, i dont know where he is getting it from.
any advice people? thanks



Hey, DR, if you have not already, try drawing out the entire fretboard and all it's notes from nut to 12th fret. Simply take some paper and draw a long rectangle to represent the finger board then draw the frets across it at about 1/2 inch apart. (You don't need to have the distance get shorter like a real fretboard, this is just for studying.)

Then draw the strings down it.

Label each string. Now label on each string behind each fret what the note would be. ie: On the 3rd fret, 6th string, you should put "G". 4th Fret should be "G#/Ab" etc.

This method has been recommended to me by guitar instructors that I know. And I have done it a lot. It helps you to understand how all those strings and notes and scales and octaves are working on the fingerboard.

Along with that, you can also practice by drawing out several small fretboards and daily practice finding notes. ie: Locate and mark all the C notes. Next day do all the A's.

Things like this really help you visualize what is happening on the fingerboard.

Keep up the effort. (And step up the study.) I know what it's like to have some stupid simple concept elude me until one day I get that "Ah ha!!" and so much suddenly falls into place.
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.
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ChristopherSchlegel
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02/23/2010 12:18 am
Originally Posted by: RazboHey, DR, if you have not already, try drawing out the entire fretboard and all it's notes from nut to 12th fret.

This is a wonderful idea. :)

You can use the fretboard here also:

http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=11185

Further, to directly address the inversions issue, I have many tutorials aimed directly at understanding all of this:

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=148
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=730
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=731
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=733
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=734
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