coasdjghhrcf@yahoo.com wrote:
> You can learn to play melodies on your guitar even if you do not know
> sheet music notation.
no sh*t Sherlock? I thought there was no music until there was notation.
> We will instead use easy to learn guitar tab or
> guitar tablature.
How about ears? Can I use my ears?
> Lets learn Yankee Doodle!
Why?
> Yankee Doodle Yankee Doodle is a well-known American song, today
> sung patriotically. Originally it was a satirical song.
Which only goes to show that Americans dont do irony.
> The first verse and refrain goes like this:
> Yankee Doodle went to townA-Riding on a ponyHe stuck a feather in his
> hatAnd called it macaroni
> Yankee Doodle, keep it upYankee Doodle dandyMind the music and the
> stepAnd with the girls be handy
Can I use my own words instead? Theyre much more entertaining...
...
> You will only use the four thinnest strings on the guitar.
What will I do about the other 8?
> The string with the highest pitch is called the first string or E-
> string.
Not on my guitar. On my guitar, its the octave G.
> Tablature is a form of musical notation, often with numbers and
> letters, which tells the player where to place their fingers on the
> guitar fretboard rather than which pitches to play.
Thats very confusing for me. I use DADGAD tuning and all this tab
doesnt seem to work...
> ... On my site you will find many popular melodies ...
As popular as Yankee Doodle? Wow!