Comments | tinkerbelle613: Guitars Are Confusing...

tinkerbelle613

Guitars Are Confusing...

Jul 21, 2004 05:59

Okay... So I suck at guitar...

Can someone please explain to me what in God's name this means?!?!?!

Chords:
Am = x02210
Am7 = x02010
C = x32010
D = xx0232
G = 320003
G/B = x20003

Thanks!!

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Evil Incarnate to The Rescue!!! own_the_room July 21 2004, 07:42:58 UTC

Am is A minor (AM or A Maj is A major).

The 6 figures represent the strings, top to bottom, low to high. In the first one, Am, the x means you don't strum that string (that's an E, which is in the chord but it's an E below the root, A; so it would sound odd to have it in the chord) The O means it's "open", no fingers on it (it's A, the root of the chord) 2 is second fret, so you place a finger on the D string to make it an E (the 5th of the chord). The next 2 is on the G string, making it an A, the 1 is B string, first fret, making it a C, the minor third and the 0 is open on the E string, another 5th. It's the same for all of the other ones. Call me when you get stumped, I know it's confusing at first but soon you'll be serenading the stars....

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Re: Evil Incarnate to The Rescue!!! own_the_room July 21 2004, 07:53:28 UTC

Oh, one other thing....the G/B means a G chord (Major) over a B in the bass (the B is the major third of a G major chord). This is used mostly as a "Leading" chord, leading to a C chord, although it can be used going from C to A minor as a downward leading chord. If they'd wanted a G minor over the minor third, it would have been Gm/Bb which would, of course, required different fingering and, after hours of frustration, resulted in the guitar being hurled against the wall in rampant, uncontrolled anger....

Re: Evil Incarnate to The Rescue!!! tinkerbelle613 July 21 2004, 10:47:51 UTC

Heh..

Yeah, I know the chords.. I just was wondering about the numbers!

And yes, you're right, the G/B is a descendant from the C to Am.

Whoo!!

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Re: Evil Incarnate to The Rescue!!! tinkerbelle613 July 21 2004, 10:48:31 UTC

Or.. Whoops... I meant Am7.

One of these days I will remember what I write...

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yey!! jellyfish_fairy July 22 2004, 21:28:44 UTC

i am getting a guitar soon!! I am soooo incredibly excited!!! yey!!! I am going to teach myself to play!! yey!

Re: yey!! tinkerbelle613 July 23 2004, 19:42:43 UTC

Oooh! YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

And then we can have our own guitar duet band thingie!!

YAAAAAAAAY!! :D