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#1 2009-05-17 15:45:28

georgeharrison
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Learn to play the guitar!

I am making a group of projects all about how to play the guitar! So far, Basic Guitar Chords has been made, and it shows you a bunch of guitar chords and how to play them. These chords have been used in famous songs, even! The chord progression D Major, C Major, G Major has been used in songs such as Hey Jude, by the Beatles, and Sweet Home Alabama, by Lynyrd Skynyrd!Using these chords you can make up your own chord progression and turn them into songs, with lyrics and everything. In fact, I am working on doing that right now! This is where it all starts. Have fun!
Update: Tuning Your Guitar has come out, so now all you aspiring guitarists can tune your guitars!

P.S. Don't forget to join my Play The Guitar! gallery! More guitar projects will be released soon.

Here is what will be included in this series (bold has not already been done):
Basic Chords
Tuning your guitar
Some guitar scales
A virtual guitar online (possibly)
How to read Guitar music
Notes on the guitar
How to read Guitar Tablature
Tab/notes for a few popular songs
Chords that go well together

Last edited by georgeharrison (2009-05-20 18:00:34)

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#2 2009-05-17 20:38:49

georgeharrison
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

what should the next project be then?

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#3 2009-05-17 22:48:52

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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

Sounds nice - I play the Acoustic Guitar, but I never got to learn much about chords. I'll check it out.  smile


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#4 2009-05-18 05:45:31

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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

Nice!  How about a project on how to tune the guitar to itself?  That would be pretty handy!


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#5 2009-05-18 16:31:07

georgeharrison
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

Good idea! Thanks for the idea! I was also thinking of having a project about simply notes on the guitar, as appose to chords, but tuning is a wonderful idea and it is neccesary to know if you want to learn how to play the guitar! Again, brilliant idea!

I was also working on, or attempting, to recreated B-Reyn428's project Guitar Player and try and incorperate frets so you can literally play the guitar online, but the notes don't seem to be working right and I think that is a bit of programming I am not ready to manage yet.

Again, thanks for the idea, Paddle2See!

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#6 2009-05-18 16:56:42

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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

I would like to see how to play a scale.


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#7 2009-05-18 17:18:42

georgeharrison
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

BoltBait wrote:

I would like to see how to play a scale.

Good idea. Tuning Your Guitar has come out as well, if you would like to take a look at it.

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#8 2009-05-19 18:54:22

georgeharrison
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

i think next i will show some scales. anyone have any requests for scales?

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#9 2009-05-19 19:06:38

DawnLight
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

georgeharrison wrote:

I am making a group of projects all about how to play the guitar! So far, Basic Guitar Chords has been made, and it shows you a bunch of guitar chords and how to play them. These chords have been used in famous songs, even! The chord progression D Major, C Major, G Major has been used in songs such as Hey Jude, by the Beatles, and Sweet Home Alabama, by Lynyrd Skynyrd!Using these chords you can make up your own chord progression and turn them into songs, with lyrics and everything. In fact, I am working on doing that right now! This is where it all starts. Have fun!
Update: Tuning Your Guitar has come out, so now all you aspiring guitarists can tune your guitars!

P.S. Don't forget to join my Play The Guitar! gallery! More guitar projects will be released soon.

Here is what will be included in this series (bold has not already been done):
Basic Chords
Tuning your guitar
Some guitar scales
A virtual guitar online (possibly)
How to read Guitar music
Notes on the guitar
How to read Guitar Tablature
Tab/notes for a few popular songs

Wow this is a really productive use of scratch!It is great you are doing this because people will learn something with these projects and I will probably give you lot's of popularity!Me and the guitar meet from my childhood.I own a spanish classical gitar and am getting quite the skills now' a days!This will be a great series to introduce to guitar newcomers.Scratch on!

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#10 2009-05-19 20:01:19

BoltBait
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

I would like to know which chords go together well for a song.

BTW, I had a guitar lesson today during my lunch time.


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#11 2009-05-20 18:00:08

georgeharrison
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

cool! my grandpa knows how to play the guitar and he put together a little booklet about chords that go well together, so maybe i can somehow put that in a Scratch project

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#12 2009-12-15 21:25:44

Ryan42
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

You could try to explain complex cords like 9's, 11's, and 13s. Also, I make up little chord progressions all the time if you want to know a few. And, you could make a chord progression maker, like blues progression, or rock, whatever, and let the user solo to that. Also, showing them basic scales, even penatonics**. Anyway, I may come up with more suggestions.

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#13 2009-12-15 21:27:10

georgeharrison
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

Well this was going to be more a beginner series, if I ever continue it that is

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#14 2009-12-15 21:29:56

Ryan42
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

Oh, ok. Well I guess I could make advanced then. Just a thought. Ladeda.

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#15 2010-04-01 23:33:00

mlaws
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

I've made I think is a pretty powerful and fun guitar project here:
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mlaws/948801
Let me know what you think, I'd love you to add it to your gallery.

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#16 2010-04-01 23:36:36

AnonymousTom
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

georgeharrison wrote:

I am making a group of projects all about how to play the guitar! So far, Basic Guitar Chords has been made, and it shows you a bunch of guitar chords and how to play them. These chords have been used in famous songs, even! The chord progression D Major, C Major, G Major has been used in songs such as Hey Jude, by the Beatles, and Sweet Home Alabama, by Lynyrd Skynyrd!Using these chords you can make up your own chord progression and turn them into songs, with lyrics and everything. In fact, I am working on doing that right now! This is where it all starts. Have fun!
Update: Tuning Your Guitar has come out, so now all you aspiring guitarists can tune your guitars!

P.S. Don't forget to join my Play The Guitar! gallery! More guitar projects will be released soon.

Here is what will be included in this series (bold has not already been done):
Basic Chords
Tuning your guitar
Some guitar scales
A virtual guitar online (possibly)
How to read Guitar music
Notes on the guitar
How to read Guitar Tablature
Tab/notes for a few popular songs
Chords that go well together

Great! I have an acoustic guitar but lately it has been collecting dust because I don't know how to play it. I'll be seeing your projects!  big_smile

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#17 2010-04-02 18:35:07

GirWaffles64
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Re: Learn to play the guitar!

I find C, G, Am, F to be used a lot.

Vanilla Twilight, Let It Be, No Woman No Cry

And on different capos

Caramelldancen

and replacing G with E on the 4th capo

Gone by Jack Johnson


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