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Guinness n' Rollies 2: Off Topic Chat Thread
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I chilled, drank wine with the housemates on Friday playing the famous persons name stuck to your forehead game and watched Get him to the Greek
Saturday drank and went out, nothing special to note here
Sunday, chilled out, had a stroll around Cork City for an hour or so, played loads of guitar and then had some wine with dinner, followed by Dredd.
So I'm not too stressed out this fine Monday
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I chilled, drank wine with the housemates on Friday playing the famous persons name stuck to your forehead game and watched Get him to the Greek
Saturday drank and went out, nothing special to note here
Sunday, chilled out, had a stroll around Cork City for an hour or so, played loads of guitar and then had some wine with dinner, followed by Dredd.
So I'm not too stressed out this fine Monday
How's everybody else?
Did you always play guitar?0 -
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Nope, picked up a cheap acoustic about 6 weeks ago and been tipping away with it, still quite poor but able to churn out one or two songs at the moment and I'm able to give it time due to a lack of football or general fitness work :pac:
I took it up around 8 years ago, and have become more and more addicted to it. I don't take it seriously at all, even though I've done a few gigs when asked, but its such a stress reliever and a fantastic way to chill out, relax, and pass the time.
Moved to Dublin about 5 weeks ago and couldn't get the guitar up with me for a few weeks, really realise how much you miss it then.
You're probably at the early stage when you get blisters on your fingers, but its worth it down the line
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Wrecked after the gym
going again in morning
tough getting up and in for 7 but it will be worth it in the long run
Hoping to get in tonight and do some cardio, then hopefully back again tomorrow morning, like yourself, in for 7 or so.
Need to make out a plan tonight and give it a proper 6 weeks.Back to the gym this evening after weeks of laziness and a week away on the lash. Damage wasn't as bad as I had feared but still I'm pretty shattered.
Ata boy BarnaI took it up around 8 years ago, and have become more and more addicted to it. I don't take it seriously at all, even though I've done a few gigs when asked, but its such a stress reliever and a fantastic way to chill out, relax, and pass the time.
Moved to Dublin about 5 weeks ago and couldn't get the guitar up with me for a few weeks, really realise how much you miss it then.
You're probably at the early stage when you get blisters on your fingers, but its worth it down the line
Yeah the fingers are after toughening up a bit now. Same as yourself, it's a great way to relax and take your mind off things, I'd regularly come home from work in crap form and work away on it for a few minutes, instantly in a better place after.
Have been playing one or two songs non stop on capo 6 & capo 3 - was feeling pretty good about my speed in changing chords, went back to the top of the fretboard yesterday evening for a song....dear god the frets seem like an eternity away from each other, it was awful! :pac:0 -
Hoping to get in tonight and do some cardio, then hopefully back again tomorrow morning, like yourself, in for 7 or so.
Need to make out a plan tonight and give it a proper 6 weeks.
Ata boy Barna
Yeah the fingers are after toughening up a bit now. Same as yourself, it's a great way to relax and take your mind off things, I'd regularly come home from work in crap form and work away on it for a few minutes, instantly in a better place after.
Have been playing one or two songs non stop on capo 6 & capo 3 - was feeling pretty good about my speed in changing chords, went back to the top of the fretboard yesterday evening for a song....dear god the frets seem like an eternity away from each other, it was awful! :pac:
Although probably not recommended in the long run, on Ultimate-guitar.com you can transpose songs up or down, depending on how you want to play it.
So if you're playing a G chord with no capo, pop it on the 2nd fret and play F (Down two), or 3rd fret and play E. 5th Fret is D then, etc, etc.
If you've started using Barr Chords already then this will probably already make sense. I know with me though I didn't get around to forcing myself to face them for ages after I started. Talking a few years before my fingers fully felt comfortable with them!
It changes all the chords up and down for you anyway, depending on what way you transpose, so you can set it to a level that has the most familiar chords to you and then put the Capo accordingly.
Basically:
Transpose down -> Capo Up.
Transpose Up -> Capo Down.
I kind of rushed this post, but I hope that makes sense :P Also, if you know this already, my bad!0 -
Cheers for that.
TBQH I'm only looking on ultimate guitar for songs I'd enjoy playing and I just try to learn them, that said it means that I've covered the main chords by now so hopefully with time I'll move towards bar chords.
Still trying to just get comfortable switching between chords.
If I haven't already mentioned, I'm left handed playing a right handed guitar....upside down :pac: - still, no issues so far 0 -
Cheers for that.
TBQH I'm only looking on ultimate guitar for songs I'd enjoy playing and I just try to learn them, that said it means that I've covered the main chords by now so hopefully with time I'll move towards bar chords.
Still trying to just get comfortable switching between chords.
If I haven't already mentioned, I'm left handed playing a right handed guitar....upside down :pac: - still, no issues so far
Are you still doing that. ..didn't you just get a new one? :pac:0 -
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Cheers for that.
TBQH I'm only looking on ultimate guitar for songs I'd enjoy playing and I just try to learn them, that said it means that I've covered the main chords by now so hopefully with time I'll move towards bar chords.
Still trying to just get comfortable switching between chords.
If I haven't already mentioned, I'm left handed playing a right handed guitar....upside down :pac: - still, no issues so far
Ah yeah. Like I said, took me a good while before I ever even looked at them.
I used to sit for hours when I first started just going from one chord to another, long after the blisters started on the fingers and without playing any particular song. Try again next day and your hand would be in bits before you ever started
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BonsaiKitten wrote: »Are you still doing that. ..didn't you just get a new one? :pac:
I....don't get this
How's teaching going?0 -
I....don't get this
How's teaching going?
...Didn't you start off playing a right handed guitar upside down? Did you go buy another right handed one?
That's next week, this week is planning. Exhausted doesn't even begin to cover it...I even have my phone and computer set to an hour fast to fool myself into working quicker :pac: It's surprisingly effective!0 -
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That would depress me moreso than make me work more effectively I think!BonsaiKitten wrote: »...Didn't you start off playing a right handed guitar upside down? Did you go buy another right handed one?
That's next week, this week is planning. Exhausted doesn't even begin to cover it...I even have my phone and computer set to an hour fast to fool myself into working quicker :pac: It's surprisingly effective!
I started off that way alright, didn't think I had said it here though....I never mentioned getting a new guitar though - stop confusing meeeeeee!! :pac: 0 -
That would depress me moreso than make me work more effectively I think!
I started off that way alright, didn't think I had said it here though....I never mentioned getting a new guitar though - stop confusing meeeeeee!! :pac:
No, you said it in a PM I think, you dope :pac:
I know, it's weird but sure fcukit if it works it works. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's 4.30 and I have work to do!0 -
Apologies....dear!BonsaiKitten wrote: »No, you said it in a PM I think, you dope :pac:
I know, it's weird but sure fcukit if it works it works. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's 4.30 and I have work to do!
G'wan, enjoy the prep work, hope it goes well0 -
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Cheers for that.
TBQH I'm only looking on ultimate guitar for songs I'd enjoy playing and I just try to learn them, that said it means that I've covered the main chords by now so hopefully with time I'll move towards bar chords.
Still trying to just get comfortable switching between chords.
If I haven't already mentioned, I'm left handed playing a right handed guitar....upside down :pac: - still, no issues so far
So, what? The low E string is at the bottom?0 -
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So, what? The low E string is at the bottom?
Aye, a strum down for a right handed person is a strum up for meI assumed he restrung it. Hope so anyway!
Nope - and it's working suprisingly well - I'll forward on a vid or something if you want to see how it works!
I decided to do it this way so that I could pick up a guitar at a session or something and play it without going 'oh can't play, left handed'0 -
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Aye, a strum down for a right handed person is a strum up for me
Nope - and it's working suprisingly well - I'll forward on a vid or something if you want to see how it works!
I decided to do it this way so that I could pick up a guitar at a session or something and play it without going 'oh can't play, left handed'
That's rather impressive, I must say
And yeah, sure thing. Would love to see how you do it.0
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