I need some help...moving thirds??

Okay...where do I start? I am teaching myself guitar notation and I am stuck on something. I take no guitar lessons and I never have. Now, on my guitar dvd that I bought a few months ago there is a song called "Etude." The dvd is now teaching me about moving thirds in that song. The song starts with open G and open B for the first chord. The next chord is A and C. The next chord is G and D. And the guy on the DVD says to play G with a B instead. And that is supposed to be a moving third. But how do I know when to play G with a B on any other song because there is no sign indicating that it is a moving third chord? Does that make sense? I just don't really understand WHAT a third is and WHY I had to change the G to a B. And that's where I am lost. So if anyone can explain those two things to me, I'd GREATLY appreciate it! :D

Thanks,
DeathEater7

Originally Posted by: DeathEater7Okay...where do I start? I am teaching myself guitar notation and I am stuck on something. I take no guitar lessons and I never have. Now, on my guitar dvd that I bought a few months ago there is a song called "Etude." The dvd is now teaching me about moving thirds in that song. The song starts with open G and open B for the first chord. The next chord is A and C. The next chord is G and D. And the guy on the DVD says to play G with a B instead. And that is supposed to be a moving third. But how do I know when to play G with a B on any other song because there is no sign indicating that it is a moving third chord? Does that make sense? I just don't really understand WHAT a third is and WHY I had to change the G to a B. And that's where I am lost. So if anyone can explain those two things to me, I'd GREATLY appreciate it! :D

Thanks,
DeathEater7

You had to change G to B because D is the third of B: B-C-D 1-2-3

Looks like your moving thirds are just going straight up the G scale. G to B is a third G-A-B 1-2-3, then A to C A-B-C 1-2-3 (baby you and me, girl), and B to D is a third. G to D is an interval called a fifth G-A-B-C-D, so I'm not sure why that's in there...I mean, if the etude is supposed to be of thirds...plus you don't usually see hollow root fifth power chords in a classical setting...maybe it's impressionist? Romantic? Who wrote the etude?

Thanks, that really helps a lot! Well, the dvd is Mel Bay's Guitar Method, so I am assuming that is was written by Mel Bay.

Thanks for your help! :)

Originally Posted by: DeathEater7Thanks, that really helps a lot! Well, the dvd is Mel Bay's Guitar Method, so I am assuming that is was written by Mel Bay.

Thanks for your help! :)

Possible, might also be a variation on some Fernando Sor or Barrios or something...

One question I have, though, when you play the G-D, and move to B-D, do you play it, like, play the G, then the D, then the B, then the D? What I mean to say is, do you sound the notes seperately? Or do you sound them all at once? Now that I think about it, it's completely obvious, I mean, REALLY basic stuff. If he makes you play G-D-B-D it's just something called alberti bass. Just a broken chord like you'd hear in Mozart's piano sonata K. 545.

Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonPossible, might also be a variation on some Fernando Sor or Barrios or something...

One question I have, though, when you play the G-D, and move to B-D, do you play it, like, play the G, then the D, then the B, then the D? What I mean to say is, do you sound the notes seperately? Or do you sound them all at once? Now that I think about it, it's completely obvious, I mean, REALLY basic stuff. If he makes you play G-D-B-D it's just something called alberti bass. Just a broken chord like you'd hear in Mozart's piano sonata K. 545.

your brain could feed an orchestra ;)

Originally Posted by: z0s0_jpyour brain could feed an orchestra ;)

I only wish my brain could better write a symphony than be fed upon by ravenous, flesh-eating violists.

and Jollys brain tastes good...needs a little salt tho