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March 30, 2020 at 3:22 pm #167396
I don’t follow this can any of u guys explain ..
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March 30, 2020 at 4:12 pm #167405
It’s just another A note on the 5th fret. Your choice to use it or not.
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March 30, 2020 at 4:34 pm #167411
Which lesson are you referring to, Frank?
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March 30, 2020 at 4:48 pm #167418
Long A = little finger on 5th fret. Short A = no finger on 5th fret. A7 = middle finger on 3rd fret.
Sunjamr Steve
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March 30, 2020 at 4:56 pm #167420
Open A chord with the pinky on the e string
Pinky or bar on the 2nd fret A6
Pinky on the 3rd fret A7
Pinky on the 5th fret A the 5th fret e string is the note A -
March 31, 2020 at 1:47 am #167487
I don’t follow this can any of u guys explain ..
ThanksDo you mean, making a bar on the first 4 stings of the 2nd fret with the pinky on the 5th fret?, Its a standard blues chord as far as I know which allows for chord changes/variations as described above.
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March 31, 2020 at 2:09 am #167490
Hi guys
Im not referring to any lesson in particular ,I’m a new player, very new to the blues style.When I learned to play a (A chord 2cd fret ,three fingers .
Fingering the 4th, 3rd, 2cd strings,I see Brian barring four strings, basically introducing the high E string , I was just intrigued by that , I struggled to learn that (A chord) playing with my middle finger.
WAIT ….. maybe it is not a A chord after all that Brian is using it could be some bluesy thing (Mmmmmm) sorry just a though that came into my head, pay no attention.
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March 31, 2020 at 2:40 am #167493
Frank, it is indeed an A major chord Brian – and many other guitar players – are playing this way. Imagine, how much easier and faster it is to bar three strings with just one finger instead of cramming three single fingers in such a small space. The trick is, you try not to play the high e-string 2nd fret. Either you just don’t strum the high e-string or you lift the fretting finger just so much that you mute the high e-string. Or both. This may sound difficult, but with some practice it is really not.
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March 31, 2020 at 3:01 am #167495
Frank,
The chord held down like that is just called a ‘long A’ (as in A Major)
As you progress in your guitar journey you’ll quickly find when holding this chord down, apart from adding a top E note, a number of other melody notes are easily available to you without shifting the grip.Richard
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March 31, 2020 at 5:09 am #167502
I believe Tremelow has a good answer. Brian is just playing the 5 4 3 2 string when he bars the top 4 strings to make an A chord. So, he is not playing that 2nd fret, high E string, F# note (which would make it an A6 if you did want to play it).
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March 31, 2020 at 6:31 am #167506
Oops I meant ‘a top A note’ (not E)
Richard
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April 4, 2020 at 11:12 pm #167925
I don’t follow this can any of u guys explain ..
ThanksI KNOW BUT CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?
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April 4, 2020 at 11:17 pm #167926
Hi guys
Im not referring to any lesson in particular ,I’m a new player, very new to the blues style.When I learned to play a (A chord 2cd fret ,three fingers .
Fingering the 4th, 3rd, 2cd strings,I see Brian barring four strings, basically introducing the high E string , I was just intrigued by that , I struggled to learn that (A chord) playing with my middle finger.
WAIT ….. maybe it is not a A chord after all that Brian is using it could be some bluesy thing (Mmmmmm) sorry just a though that came into my head, pay no attention.
Thanks
Stay safe guys
FrankI honestly would have to see you demonstrate with your fingers to answer properly,, obviously you have serious issues my friend.. anyone should showplay the issue.. do you have four or six fingers.. we can’t answer unless we see why ask such a question ..
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