Practise Guitar

Some Tips for Country Guitar Player.

Do you simply adore the sound of classic country guitar? If your CD or MP3 collection is full of country albums, maybe it is time you picked up a six string and learned to play! Learn country guitar so you can impress your fellow fans of this popular music genre. There are many options that offer instruction for any schedule and budget. Consider a few helpful tips that every new player should follow as they begin to develop their skills and learn country guitar songs from the most popular artists.

Discover the Sounds of the Greats

You can probably come up with a few popular country music artists off the top of your head. This can come in handy while you learn and hone your abilities as a player. Make a point to set aside time each day to educate yourself on the old classic country artists. Before you learn country guitar, you should be familiar with the sounds of the finest strummers of the past and present. Pay close attention to their technique and individual sound.

The internet has many great resources to discover these famous musicians. Many offer video clips or information for free! Simply enter the musician’s name into your favorite internet search and start learning! Hearing and seeing is very important, so videos are ideal. You can hear notes while watching finger positions and strumming methods.

Practice Can Make or Break You.

It might be easy to put off practicing, however avoid falling into this bad habit. In order to become a good player, you must play! The most famous country musicians did not simply pick up a guitar and play hit songs. It took years of practice and experimenting to get them to where they are today.

Consider the motivational benefits of practicing as well. Not only will you become a better player, but each successful practice session will encourage you to move on to more difficult songs. There is something invigorating about playing a song all the way through without missing a note. Let that motivation carry you on as you learn country guitar!

Learn Country Guitar Daily.

If you are serious about becoming a country guitar player, then you must make time in your busy schedule to play. This should not be a weekly or monthly thing, but rather a daily task. Fit practice and learning sessions into your daily schedule. That way, the material stays fresh in your mind and you will constantly build on what you have already learned. Learn country guitar on a daily basis so you can avoid backtracking through forgotten material.

Some new players assume that a weekly or monthly practice session is sufficient, or that they do not have to actually do any research to become a skilled player. If you want to learn country guitar, you must be ready to put forth the time and effort required to develop your skills. It takes time, but you will get there. Eventually, the songs will come easier and you may even start writing a few of your own. Start practicing today so you can impress friends and family at your next party or gathering!

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Jimi Hendrix

40 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix still on 'Fire'

'Oh, move over, Rover! Let Jimi take over!" sings Jimi Hendrix in "Fire," one of his greatest, most incendiary songs.

"Valleys of Neptune," a collection with previously unreleased Hendrix material, debuted at No. 4 on Billboard's album chart. Reissues of four other Hendrix CDs -- "Are You Experienced," "Electric Ladyland," "First Rays of the New Rising Sun" and "Axis: Bold As Love" -- also crashed the chart, giving Hendrix five albums in the Top 70.

Not bad for someone who's been dead for nearly 40 years.

Hendrix also graces the current cover of Rolling Stone, while an all-star Experience Hendrix concert tour rolls across the country.

Guitar greats such as Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Vernon Reid, Eric Johnson, Ernie Isley and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, plus former Hendrix bassist Billy Cox, are on the bill for the salute, which includes a show tonight in Akron, Ohio.

If there were one artist I could go back in time to see live, it'd be Hendrix. The man revolutionized guitar playing, was a brilliant songwriter and playful, expressive singer. He was also a showman, whether playing with his teeth or igniting his guitar.

Like the Beatles, he had all phases of artistry covered; unlike them, there was only one of him. Like the Beatles, much of his material sounds as fresh, timeless and thrilling today as the day he recorded it, which explains why new generations continue to discover him.

In an interview with rock-blues guitarist George Thorogood, who will play at the Warner Theatre on Friday, he casually mentioned he saw Hendrix.

"I got the thrill of telling people I saw Hendrix play 'Like a Rolling Stone,'" Thorogood said. "I saw the greatest rock guitarist to ever live play the greatest rock song ever, live. You can't take that away from me."

That night assured Thorogood's future; it was a game-changer.

"It was very hard when I was in high school and saw Jimi Hendrix one night and, the next day, I had to go back to school and do push-ups in gym class and say the Pledge of Allegiance," Thorogood said. "It was hard to go back to that world when the world (was) changing.

"It was dangerous; it was exciting. That was the times. You had to make a decision, once and for all, where you would go. Personally, I would have been thrilled to be the tambourine player in Canned Heat."

Instead, he learned guitar and has played it ever since. We'll never know how many others Hendrix influenced. Heck, just in Erie, look at the ripple effect. Jake Banta of Jake's Blues and Roadhouse Rockers' Rick Magee -- twice a finalist in national Hendrix guitar competitions -- are Jimi devotees.

Look how much great music and how many great nights just those two have given us. Multiply that by thousands of guitarists and songwriters similarly inspired and influenced by Hendrix, and you realize his legacy is incalculable.

So it's especially exciting, all these years later, we can hear "new" Hendrix that was never released. I got goose bumps, lying in bed, listening to the title track of "Valleys of Neptune" on headphones.

Source: Erie Times-News features writer Dave Richards.

A bass guitar signed by Sting will go under the hammer to help raise funds for Cumbria's flood victims.

Sting's guitar auctioned in Cumbria to raise flood cash

The guitar is up for auction on 25 March in Cockermouth as part of Mitchells antique furniture, fine art and collector's sale.

It is hoped the vintage-style guitar will fetch between £500 and £800.

Money raised from the sale will go towards the Cumbria Community Foundation's Flood Recovery Fund which has already raised more than £2m.

The guitar, a Fender Sting Precision Bass with a two-colour sunburst finish, has been signed by Sting on the pick guard under the strings.

(photo - Mitchells Auctioneers)

Cumbria County Council arranged the sale after contacting Sting to see if he could help in the aftermath of the floods.

Mitchells director Mark Wise said: "This guitar is a real Fender Precision Bass, a proper musical instrument and not a cheap and cheerful off-the-shelf budget guitar.

"It is valuable in its own right and with the association and Sting's actual signature, it should prove a real investment for any musician or collector."

Mitchells were central in helping local businesses during the Cockermouth floods, providing 14 temporary relocation units for flood-affected businesses.

Source: BBC News

Legend

James Jamerson

James Jamerson (January 29, 1938 - August 2, 1983) only lived to be 45 years old but has touched many lives and hearts with his beautiful bass playing.

He was a bass player for Motown records and played bass on some of the most popular songs of all time!

My Girl - Temptations

Bernadette - 4 Tops

Aint That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye

Ooh Baby Baby - The Miracles

To Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes

Uptight (Everything Is Alright) - Stevie Wonder

Heat Wave (U) - Martha & The Vandellas

This Old Heart Of Mine - Isley BrothersI

Since I Lost My Baby - Temptations

For Once In My Life - Stevie WonderMy Guy (U)

Mary WellsYour Precious Love - Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell

You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles

Love Child - Diana/SupremesI Guess I'll Always Love you

Dancing In The Streets - Martha & The Vandellas

Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

Standing In The Shadows Of Love - 4 Tops

Mickey's Monkey (U) - The Miracles

Cloud Nine - Temptations

Nothing's To Good For My Baby - Temptations

My Baby Loves Me - Martha & The Vandellas

You Keep Me Hanging On - Diana/Supremes

You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells

Little Darling (I Need You) - 4 Tops

I'm Ready For LoveThe Way You Do The Things You Do - TemptationsI

Can't Help Myself - 4 Tops

Roadrunner - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

You're All I Need To Get By - Temptations

You Can't Hurry Love - Diana/Supremes

Shop Around - The Miracles

Ain't To Proud To Beg - Temptations

My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder

It's The Same Old Song - 4 Tops

How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye

Take Me In Your Arms (And Rock Me A Little While) - Brenda Holloway

Ain't No Mountain High Enough (2 recordings) - Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell, Diana/Supremes

My Baby Must Be A Magician - The Marvelettes

Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - Diana/Supremes

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - Temptations

Ask The Lonely - 4 Tops

Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles

I was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder

Hitch Hike - Marvin GayeI Second That Emotion - The Miracles

Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes

Jimmy Mack (U) - Martha & The VandellasI

He actually played on many more hit songs but it would take an obscene amount of space to list them all!

I encourage everyone to share their favorite songs and/or memories of James Jamerson.

What is BASS?

It's is an electric guitar. players who have their own separate article in Wikipedia. The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick.

Since the 1950s, the electric bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. Bass guitarists provide the low-pitched basslines and bass runs in many different styles of music ranging from rock and metal to blues and jazz.

Bassists also use the bass guitar as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock styles. For double bass players, they more on contemporary classical and jazz

Musicians known mainly as guitarists are listed separately in the list of guitarists.


Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia