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when i play some songs....it sounds different from the real actual song.....is there such thing as harmony and melody ....for guitars....because i'm confused.....

Originally Posted by: kickass_rockerwhen i play some songs....it sounds different from the real actual song.....is there such thing as harmony and melody ....for guitars....because i'm confused.....

I'm going out on a limb here as I'm a tad confused by your questions. If you're talking about playing songs from tabs that famous artists have made then yes it will sound different. For many reasons, 1. they have completely different gear, 2. they have a whole band set up with drums, bass, etc going all at once vs your one guitar 3. tabs are often incorrect which will make the song sound that much more different and 4. if you haven't put enough time into learning the note durations then it's going to also sound different. Playing with anything that holds rhythm will help that.

As for your next question which has me a tad in the dark. yes there is melody and harmony for guitars. There's also melody and harmony for bass. And any other musical instrument. Hell, I might even go as far as to say if you take anything that makes noise and apply it properly (in a bastardized sense) you can get harmony.

Chords and/or multiple instruments playing different notes simultaneously is harmony. It is possible to yield a harmonious melody. When listen to a solo, the chords and rhythm under it is the harmony aspect and the solo is the melody. It doesn't have to be asolo to be a melody either.

That's the answer I have for what I think the question is. I hope I at least got close.

Originally Posted by: kickass_rockerwhen i play some songs....it sounds different from the real actual song.....is there such thing as harmony and melody ....for guitars....because i'm confused.....

I think what you're having trouble with is called "phrasing."

Phrasing is the way a guitarist plays a note/lick/riff. I can play 9h11 a bunch of different ways, depending on how I phrase it. What helps me with learning a song is knowing the song really well. Like being able to hum it, or hear it in my head. If I can't do either one, it becomes really difficult to reproduce the sound.

That help any??

I think what you're having trouble with is called "phrasing."


Eh? Please can you go into more depth if you can cause i get the general thing ur saying, you can make it sound differnt each time? but how? ive never heard of "phrasing" before and it sounds pretty cool so please can somene explain it more id rele appreciate it :)

See the other thread you posted, I responded there.

Originally Posted by: Pantallica1I think what you're having trouble with is called "phrasing."

Phrasing is the way a guitarist plays a note/lick/riff. I can play 9h11 a bunch of different ways, depending on how I phrase it. What helps me with learning a song is knowing the song really well. Like being able to hum it, or hear it in my head. If I can't do either one, it becomes really difficult to reproduce the sound.

That help any??

I agree. If you can't sing it or know the song very well, how are you going to play it? He'll I don't know how many songs I've faked well on guitar because I could sing it and knew it well in my head.