This group is for serious (not necessarily professional) players of all acoustic-based stringed instruments, with a focus on fretted instruments.
While beginners are welcome to join and listen, the focus of the group should be for those who have been playing for some time and want to take their music to a new level or those who are proficient in one instrument and wish to learn another. We will exchange ideas about performance, methodology, theory and how best to approach music of all genres.
In a message dated 3/23/06 9:52:05 AM Central Standard Time, ... If you want a bluegrass type chord progression, try this: 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 And
... There are a bunch of them. Here's an excerpt of one of my more recent ones: http://julieswebservices.com/db_images/juliewaterssunrise.mp3 It's C-minor ->
I have not written any free form jam type songs other than blues songs. I would like to record 7 or so minutes of a real basic simple chord progression so that
... That what it boils down to right - making sure it sounds good, whatever good means - rockin', melodic, funky.... Knowing about scale-chord relationships