Subj : Re: G&L Guitars closed
To   : Rob Mccart
From : jimmylogan
Date : Mon Nov 03 2025 20:42:10

-=> Rob Mccart wrote to JIMMYLOGAN <=-

 JI>And don't be scared to use a capo. It's not just for playing
  >some keys easier, but for getting different sounds.

 JI>Dpending on the song, I'll play something in F normally,
  >or maybe capo first fret and play an E.

 JI>I don't normally capo third fret and play a D, but I will
  >capo fifth fret and play a C. :-)

 RM> Although I had one right from the start I never really got into
 RM> using a capo. If I needed a different key, I used different chords
 RM> to get that, not that my fingers didn't wander a little higher up
 RM> the fretboard than the first 3 frets at times..  B)

 RM> Actually, way back when playing rock music on an electric guitar
 RM> with our group - 3 guitars and a drummer - I'd occasionally play
 RM> they same music once up the keyboard using simplified bar chords
 RM> and then the next time, using chords staying down just to confuse
 RM> people..

 RM> At least for the first year I was the only one who could play
 RM> real chords, the others were more just hitting single notes that
 RM> went along with the song, more like playing bass than treble.

 RM> I wrote several songs that we played and figured out how to play
 RM> other songs that were popular at the time.

Very cool! Thanks for sharing! Being able to play real chords makes
a difference. :-) 


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