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07 May 12 - 04:35 AM (#3347695) Subject: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly At long last, I can prove that I can play the chord of D on the guitar! You all thought it was just talk - just bluff on my part - but now I have incontrovertible proof: Me playing a D chord! (The crest in the bottom left of the photo is that of Hogwarts School - it was a Harry Potter themed 21st birthday party gig). |
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07 May 12 - 04:46 AM (#3347701) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: John MacKenzie Yer guitar needs a polish. |
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07 May 12 - 05:15 AM (#3347712) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: johncharles It looks like Terry Pratchett disguised as Will Fly to me. |
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07 May 12 - 05:20 AM (#3347713) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly You don't polish a 1960 Otwin - and I haven't started my next Discworld novel yet. |
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07 May 12 - 05:27 AM (#3347714) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly Anyway - I can also play a G7 chord, so yah, boo and sucks - and my guitar has suddenly and unaccountably been given a polish. Still look like Terry Me playing a G7 chord |
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07 May 12 - 05:39 AM (#3347717) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: johncharles Is that a Snark on the end of your guitar? |
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07 May 12 - 06:12 AM (#3347723) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Roger the Skiffler WE never doubted you, Will. RtS (who only plays the lost chord) |
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07 May 12 - 06:26 AM (#3347726) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly It's a Snark. I've been hunting them for years - finally managed to catch one in the wild and get it into captivity. |
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07 May 12 - 08:34 AM (#3347764) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Leadfingers Show Off ! |
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07 May 12 - 09:10 AM (#3347772) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly I once saw you play a C7, Terry - I did, I did. |
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07 May 12 - 09:12 AM (#3347773) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: GUEST,999 Glad to see someone else use his thumb to either mute the bass E string or play it at fret 2 to make the note an F#. |
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07 May 12 - 09:16 AM (#3347775) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly The Creeping Thumb... I seem to do it more as I get older. More to mute than play F#, on the whole. |
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07 May 12 - 09:40 AM (#3347780) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: GUEST,999 Will, do you ever use a drop D (bass string only)? |
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07 May 12 - 09:48 AM (#3347782) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly Very rarely. I think the last thing I ever played in dropped D was Summertime Blues - and that's some time ago. |
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07 May 12 - 11:33 AM (#3347807) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Leadfingers Only time I EVER change from standard tuning is for John O Dreams Use single dropped D for an nice bass run as an Intro and fill . |
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07 May 12 - 11:35 AM (#3347809) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Leadfingers And I sometimes play the odd (Sometimes VERY odd) Major Seventh ! |
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07 May 12 - 11:48 AM (#3347812) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Bill D I can play a D chord... and a G7...and even a Gm. I just poosha da buttons on my autoharp. 45 years ago, a guy offered to show me guitar chords. He began with with a barred F............... I play the autoharp. |
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07 May 12 - 12:08 PM (#3347822) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Big Al Whittle D is for puffs! |
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07 May 12 - 12:17 PM (#3347825) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Big Al Whittle I only pay D when I want to get into my sensitive side...... |
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07 May 12 - 12:17 PM (#3347826) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Big Al Whittle Then theres no holding me..... |
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07 May 12 - 12:30 PM (#3347828) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Tim Leaning hmmmm of course there is always photo shop..... |
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07 May 12 - 02:01 PM (#3347863) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly Oh, Tim how could you impugn my integrity... :-) |
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07 May 12 - 03:36 PM (#3347910) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Gurney D seems to be the only key that I CAN play in since I took up the guitar again. (again.) Stiff old fingers. My pal Sean tries to persuade me to play a 'proper' D, barre and a C shape. Even just a C is a bit painful, but getting better. Al, does anyone WANT to hold you when you are in touch with your sensitive side? |
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07 May 12 - 04:42 PM (#3347937) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: khandu Ha! This reminds me of THIS jewel; a thread for all D chordist! khandu |
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07 May 12 - 05:13 PM (#3347950) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: GUEST,josepp I played a D once. |
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07 May 12 - 05:23 PM (#3347954) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Tootler Looks like a G Chord to me ;-) |
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07 May 12 - 06:58 PM (#3347987) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Genie My stiff arthritic left-hand fingers have me now reverting to the way I first learned to do a D chord: using two fingers (one doing a mini-barre on the G, B, and high E strings, and another finger on the 3rd fret of the B string). I can do the full chord with the pinky on the D string too. There are some disadvantages to using the 2-finger version, but it does facilitate some other techniques that I couldn't do from the 3-finger position. But Will, please tell us: Can you play The F Chord? |
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08 May 12 - 12:11 AM (#3348041) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Lonesome EJ You NEVER should start instructing anyone on guitar by showing them a barre F, unless you are secretly hoping they continue to play the autoharp, Bill. |
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08 May 12 - 02:23 AM (#3348050) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Genie Good point, EJ. |
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08 May 12 - 03:31 AM (#3348060) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Tim Leaning I would doubt no longer if i could see it with mine own eyes lol... I like D. E. F....in fact any chord with no funny llittle numberz following behind. |
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08 May 12 - 04:12 AM (#3348066) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Will Fly F? Pah! Child's play. Bb - now there's a key for fingerpicking in. A lot of players think that jazzy/ragtimey tunes in keys like F, Bb and EB are bound yo be difficult. But actually, for tunes in that style, most of the passing chords are quite straightforward G, C, D chords, etc. and you only get to hit the tonic chords here and there. Here's an example - composed to demonstrate the principle: Bb Breakdown |
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08 May 12 - 06:36 AM (#3348113) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: David C. Carter I'm more A demented chord player meself! |
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08 May 12 - 02:56 PM (#3348340) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: GUEST,Roger Knowles Yup, that's a 'D' alright. I know two other chords, too. |
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08 May 12 - 09:47 PM (#3348483) Subject: RE: I can play a D chord! From: Genie I love those demented chords! And most of them are pretty easy to play too. |
