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So I just listened to a song I haven’t listened to forever Animal I have Become by Three Day Grace but something was wrong with it. It sounded different, not necessarily in a bad way but I heard things that I didn’t hear before. I think I really developed that “musician’s ear” and I could really hear every instrument, layer of Adam’s vocals like with harmonies and such. So many things and I thought I’d share with y’all. Did anyone else have an experience like this?

I am a practicing musician but would like to share something that I found very interesting.

Chord Parallels: A sequence of Chords consisting of intervals that do not change as the chord changes.

In standard tuning on the guitar, chord parallels use only the 3rd (G), 2nd (B), and 1st (E) strings.

In a major key, the order of the parallels is F, E, and D shapes. The image shows an A bar chord played at the 5th position. At the 5th position is the F shape. The 7th position is the E shape. The 9th position is the D shape. (Don't let the shapes throw you off just yet, you will see soon.)



You may play these parallel shapes when this chord is played to give it flavor. You may also throw the shapes in while playing a solo to give it some real charm.

Shapes move with the chords! This means you may play the same shapes anywhere on the neck, they do not change. Now a brief description playing in a minor key. The shapes will change. We will start with E, then D, And finally Dm. The image below shows an Am at the 5th fret. E is the first shape played at the 5th fret. D is the second shape played at the 7th fret. Dm will be the last shape and your 1st finger will be at the 8th fret.



There is a little change between the major and minor positions and shapes. I recommend getting comfortable with one before you move to the second. Below is an image of the Dm shape on the Am bar chord.




Note: I am not good at music notation, but I drew something up to give you an idea of what I am talking about, and how it works.

I created a couple of images for example purposes. I use A, D, and E major chords to play something of a blues groove. If you move the shapes to the location of the power chord being played it will sound fantastic.

The first image shows the shapes for the Chord Parallels. It also shows a major chord progression using the A, D, and E chords.



This image shows the chord parallels instead of the chords being played. This is just an example of a way to play it, so have fun. These images are here to give a little more clarity on the use of chord parallels.



Remember this is a new concept for me, so I am just getting my fingers wet. If you have more helpful information please share it with the community.


So what can you do with chord parallels?
1) make a very boring chord progression sound spicy!
2) You do not have to go back to the first part of the progression with the parallels. Play with it and see what works for you. Add some real flavor to that 8-count with one chord.
3) if you are playing a major chord scale, mix in the major chord parallels to add a real touch of color to the lead.
4) The same holds for a minor scale, just use the appropriate minor parallels.
5) If you are moving your scales to different positions as you play add in the parallels to give it some real charm.

Work with it and see if you have any issues. If you have some more information you would like to sprinkle in, please do. This is a new concept for me that I am going to work on and try to incorporate with some lead playing as well.

Remember Major: F, E, and D shapes.
Minor: E, D, and Dm shapes.

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I personally think that A7X or maybe just syn should make a neural DSP digi amp plugin.

Holly was letting me listen to a song called String Of Pearls from Glenn Miller in 1944. Not even 20 years later, The Beatles rocked the hell out of the world with Please Please Me.

Not even a decade later, Black Sabbath became the fathers of heavy metal.

So in less than 3 decades, we went from peppy jazz with blistering sax work and soft brushes on the snare drums to doom and drudge cries of War Pigs.

Every decade since, we've seen an evolution or a change. I was around enough to see grunge obliterate 80s metal, then pop punk and bubblegum pop takeover grunge with the era of both boy bands and string sections taking over country music.

But I have to say, I feel like music has stayed pretty much the same since 2005. For almost 2 decades I feel I've heard songs I've already heard before. Nothing really seems to have changed. The only thing I've truly noticed is the addition of synthetic drums dominating the forefront along with samples.

What genre do you think is the defining genre of the 20s? What do you hear as a defining signature 2020's sound?

In this lesson we introduce basic economy picking. The secret to shredding!

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In this lesson we give you an overview of the diminished scale and its applications.

The diminished scale plays over diminished chords as well as V chords.

The backing track is ii-V-i in C minor. (Dm7b5 – G7b9* – Cm)

*Note – To find the diminished scale that plays over the V chord – start on the note that is 1/2 step up.

In this case – an Ab diminished scale would be played over the G7b9.

In this lesson we go over the Locrian mode – its scale construction and related chords.

Hello there Synners! I've been M.I.A for a couple of months but I'm back, and I'm back with a discussion. As you know I'm a huge fan of KISS since 2021 and for the last year and a half I've dedicated myself to listen album by album, you know, trying to know the story behind them, the lyrics and so on(I do that with every band that I love and adore)

And well, the thing with this album is that it's very different from their others albums; when you hear it, it's nothing like the KISS that most people know(the glam disco era lol) They tried to create this grunge vibe, because all the media and public attention was on those grunge bands towards the nineties. Although it suited very well Gene Simmons and his "Demon" character, Paul Stanley was unconvinced; he thought this genre didn't fit KISS at all. But they did it anyways and went into the studio with the producer Tobey Wright, who's worked with Alice in chains and Slayer.

This album puts a closure to their no make-up era and this was the last album they did with Bruce Kulick. Paul and gGne were not so fond in this album and even when they were recording it, the reunion era was coming closer and closer, so they were more excited working and planning that than the album. Their focus was the "classic" era, not something new. So they released it but people barely noticed it because, again, people, media and everyone was just too focused and excited to see the original alienation again after 15 years.

So the fanbase gets divided again, the same happened with the album Music From The Elder, some says it's pretty cool, others says it's the worst thing ever hahaha

In my opinion I liked it, it's very different from what we know, Carnival of Souls kicks off on a promisingly heavy note.

And that's why I suggest it hear, give it a listen if you want and tell me your thoughts about it, it'll be really nice if you do!

is boomerang the only looper that allows different effects on different loops? all the ones i’ve seen seem to affect both or all of the loops together. i’d like to be able to get one loops going backwards and one loop going forwards

Hello everyone. I thought I would share one of my guitar build/transformation with you guys. This was not an original idea. My kids asked me if I could build them a guitar that they liked.

I left the site for a month or two because I took a guitar break, are the video lessons still not working? I know it´s a vimeo problem and stuff, I don´t mean to pressure, just coming back to the site and wondering what the actual situation is?
Thanks!

I have the mobile app on my Android 12 phone, and I use two-factor authentication via Google Authenticator., By default, the box labeled "Trust this device for 30 days" is checked, but it only keeps me signed in for at most a day before requiring me to enter another 2FA code. Sometimes, the session only persists for an hour or so.

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I've recently began to try a bunch of exercises to improve my technique, rhythm, and speed.

Once thing I've noticed is a LOT of players I look up to, when playing fast solo's, anchor their pinky on the bottom left corner of the bridge pickup. So I began doing my daily exercises trying this. Once I decided to try a solo I've been struggling with anchoring my pinky I was amazed to note that I went from maybe hitting 50-60% of the notes to nearly nailing it first take!

Anyone else notice or try techniques like this that resulted in instant (or near instant) improvement of their playing?

Hey everyone! I'm back with my favorite piece of the year (possibly of all time) that I've done. If you haven't checked out Dark Divine do it. They're awesome guys with awesome music! This is my second portrait of their singer Anthony. Enjoy

Hi guys!

First, I want to thank you again that the lessons are back online!

Now I am pondering about what could be a nice practice routine to progressively go through (most of) the content of the school.

I mean, I know there is A LOT of content, and the possibilities to practice it are endless. On almost each lesson, it's repeated over and over again : "Take some serious time with this, it will take years to master it"

But that's the thing : there is so much to do that it can be a bit overwhelming. On the one side, I'd like to spend a lot of time on many individual lessons, to properly digest them. On the other side, spending too much time on the same lesson can get a bit boring, and give the feeling of not going forward.

So I'm just curious how you guys tackle it. Any anecdotes of anyone who went through most the beginner and/or intermediate and /or advanced lessons?

For example, for the advanced stuff, do you spend a lot of time mastering a single technique (alternative picking, economy picking, legato, sweep picking, etc), or do you learn them in parallel with a bit of daily practice for each?

Thanks in advance for any feedback !

I wanted to show you guys it's not about the clicks, to me it's more important about seeing how my art is perceived. Obviously, it would be exciting for it to be successful. Just really want to see how you guys perceive it. I spent 2 years on this album. Thank you for taking the time to listen.

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Hi everyone, I was wondering what would be some basic tools to maintain my guitar.
Things like hammers, screwdrivers, etc..
For example I saw something about sanding the sharp parts of fret wire, is that regular sandpaper or is a file recommended.
Thinking about gathering tools.
If I wanted to cut my guitar with a saw for the Floyd Rose or the Shape, what kind of saw?
Not planning on doing it but asking questions.
Could be wood filler glue, I think that's a thing and may need that eventually.

Thanks in advance!

Hello, sorry for my bad english. I've found this ads on facebook marketplace selling this schecter syn custom-s. I only known the guitar is fake when the seller mentioned it, is there any sign to know wether guitar is fake or not for future reference when looking for second hand guitar.

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