Random thoughts

[reno cool]

you should be able to play any chord anywhere without a capo, and there are ways to adjust if a certain chord is too difficult but I know it's not easy, and many famous people use them. Personally, I'm opposed to them on principle, but you know, I could be wrong

 

[bacon]

I hear that.

 

[Mudcat]

I have a capo. Can't remember the last time I used it.

There are some chords that piss me off though. B minor. It would be a lot easier for me to put a capo on the 2nd fret and play an A minor.

If it was the only chord in the song I might do it too.

Nuther random thought: not enough songs that are just B minor.

 

[Mudcat]

Actually though, I have a capo story. Remind me to tell that.

 

[Mudcat]

Okay so in grade 6 a bunch of us did a musical presentation for a school assembly. It was a Gordon Lightfoot show.

So I was in the big group, then I was in a trio, then I had a solo.

The trio did Sundown - and I used a capo. Don't ask me the details why. Just know I used a capo up around the third fret.

After that, my solo was Carefree Highway. I was supposed to take off the capo but I forgot. So I ended up singing Carefree Highway about 3 keys higher than my voice is supposed to go.

Did a soprano Carefree Highway.

Must have been painful to witness, little kid shrieking away.

 

[Mudcat]

 

[stevek174]

Bm pisses me off real bad because it's SUCH a nice chord for a bridge and it is SO annoying.

FUCK Bm.

at your capo story

That's too bad, man

 

[bacon]

Tell you what Muddy I did buy that game and that is going to be just the jumpstart I've been needing for the electric (Arizona)

 

[Matty]

Fm7 can suck my dick (when playing an acoustic with boat cables for strings.)

 

[bacon]

Seriously Machu check the game

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004S5PBM0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_i6?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-2&pf_rd_r=0ZRNVTSVCKC2H7R7AR4P&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079342162&pf_rd_i=desktop omfg i JUST REALIZED IT HAS WHERE IS MY MIND WEEEEEEEEEE

Agreed on that fucking chord

 

[Matty]

Yeah that Rocksmith thing seems like a good way to learn. Would love to try it.

 

[bacon]

Come over

 

[Mudcat]

12 string too. Not just a 12 string but a 40+ year old 12 string with a bit of warping/bowing setting in.

Whole nuther level of extreme pressing required for those pesky chords.

 

[bacon]

oh dayum

 

[Matty]

My dad has a couple of 12-strings, and I find that it's physically impossible to properly clamp all 12 strings at the 1st fret. Even spring-loaded capos can't do it. You need an adjustable vise-grip type of capo for those.

 

[Mudcat]

Helps to be totally super-muscular like me.

 

[roguejuror]

old chicken makes good soup

 

[reno cool]

I have a capo. Can't remember the last time I used it.

There are some chords that piss me off though. B minor. It would be a lot easier for me to put a capo on the 2nd fret and play an A minor.

If it was the only chord in the song I might do it too.

Nuther random thought: not enough songs that are just B minor.

I like bm, will do em form on 7th fret or am on 2nd without barring usually.( use 1st finger on 1st and 2nd string only)