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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2059.0. "Bass <-> Guitar Transition" by FSTVAX::GALLO (We *must* have tone!) Thu Dec 13 1990 12:01

    
    
    	
    	Any advice to a bass player who wants to also become a decent
    guitarist? 
    
    	I've been playing bass for about 15 years or so and want to
    develop some decent guitar chops. I can play the basic open
    chords as well as basic barre chords. I'd like to:
                                                      
    	1. Learn chords, lots and lots of chords. This will
    	help me in writing tunes.
    
    	2. Learn a little bit about soloing. Preferable over
    	those chords, chords, chords in #1... :-)
    
    	I don't have time for lessons right now, so I'll basically have
    to do the self teaching route..
    
    Any ideas?
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2059.1Chords and soloingHPSRAD::JWILLIAMSThu Dec 13 1990 20:1911
The best way to construct chords and scales is to start with a root.
Figure out the triad chord 1 - 3 - 5
Figure out the pentatonic 1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7
Figure out the diatonic 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
Figure out the accidentals

And PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!

A book on music theory is good if you want to talk about what you do.

							John.