Meanwhile I\u2019m still working on the guitar revival. I\u2019ve still not rediscovered the more exotic chords, and a good D minor still eludes me, but C is getting there. There\u2019s the beginning of callus on my fingers now, and there never has been pain: I play about 3-4 songs a day, and now am up to about 10. So finger-strength and flexibility will build, callus will build, and I\u2019ll work up to a good clean C and Dm. B7 is still in the future.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve ever wanted to play guitar, filk is one of the easiest ways to start. Learn A minor and E minor and there are four or five songs you can play just with those: they\u2019re both two-fingered, and they\u2019re only one string apart from each other. View the music this way: those lines are the guitar strings, but upside down. If the note is high, arrange to strike the highest strings (the lowest as your guitar sits, which are the highest notes). If low, try to aim your hand toward the lower strings. Amazingly, the melody may surface. If you then learn G there\u2019s a raft more songs you can do. And all of these chords are very easy to finger, requiring no finger-gymnastics. You can look up chord charts on the internet, or get a chord book that shows you how to hold your hand. If your guitar\u2019s action is too high or its \u2018voice\u2019 is too high, get a capo, a little squeeze device that clamps onto your guitar neck and creates a new top fret (section) that\u2019s going to sit a little lower than the maker made the real top fret do. Capo 2 is nearly standard with group-sings, to pitch it where ordinary humans live.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not that difficult an instrument to do on a very basic, singalong level. Mastering it, now, can take many, many years. But even if you can\u2019t read music, just play the chords and view the music as I suggest, and you\u2019ll be amazed how your ear can find the tune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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