You can easily make your strumming more interesting when you’re playing in 3/4 time. Here are a couple of variations. The main point is that you should emphasize the first beat. So it’s like this: “ONE-two-three”. Of course how much you should emphasize that first beat will depend on the song. Generally speaking when you
Adding Bass notes to your playing is one of the easiest ways to spruce it up. Typically you want to strike a bass note in the chord for the 1st and 3rd beat. For example, if you’re playing a D chord, play the open D string on the 1st beat, and perhaps the open A
From Wikipedia… “Rivers of Babylon” is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19 and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. The Melodians’ original version of the song appeared on the soundtrack album
Pictured here is Oskar Verrinder being presented a Denver guitar by Rick Hendershot, on behalf of the Good Vibrations Music Club. Oskar is the first winner of the Good Vibrations draw. Oskar’s mother, Valentina, is also learning to play the guitar. To enter the draw go to Ukulele Draw. If you are interested in learning
You want to play along with a song but you don’t know what key it’s in. How do you figure it out? The simple fact is…most popular or traditional songs end on the root note of the major scale they are written in. This is known as the “anchor tone” around which the song is
If you’re thinking of getting started playing guitar, here is some information that may be useful. You can find reviews of two other starter guitars on this page: Buying a Starter Guitar. The most important factors for most people just starting out on the guitar are: First, the size of the guitar. If it is
Join our Facebook Group – Young Musicians in Waterloo Region – Post pictures and videos of your class or group in action. Announce special events or performances. Hey Waterloo! This is a great place to Show Us Your Stuff. Go Now.
For a limited time when one member joins the Woolwich Good Vibrations Music Club at the regular price ($10/mo) another friend or family member can join absolutely free for one year. See more here.
The Woolwich Good Vibrations Music Club is planning to begin group sessions soon. There will be 3 sessions this spring: Ukulele for Beginners, Guitar for Beginners, and PlayAlong Hour. Members have access to all sessions and activities.
This is a great song by “The Tragically Hip”. You should be familiar with Cadd9, but if you’re not, it’s played like this: Ex-A3-D2-G0-B3-E3: As an alternative you could try playing an A-shape D and an A-shape C. Just the three interior strings is enough to go along nicely with the way they are played
