Poor quality control

The last 2 songs I have tried to play the notation is wrong. As a beginner this really confuses and slows my learning processd own.

Eg

Every Rose, the strum arrows are wrong direction

Others have no chords: Who will save your soul

If I had a dime for every time the subject of incorrect notation was raised in the forums. Come on guys lift your game.

Originally Posted by: Patrick54

Every Rose, the strum arrows are wrong direction[/quote]

I checked the Made Easy version of this & the strum indications look right. Maybe it counter-intuitive how those indications are made. The arrow is in the direction related to the strings. So, a "down strum" arrow points toward the ceiling & "up strum" points toward the floor. But that matches the guitar layout because the strings go up in pitch as you move towards the floor.

[quote=Patrick54]Others have no chords: Who will save your soul

I see the second line doesn't have all the chord letters indicated. But it's exactly the same chords from the previous 4 measures. There are also some measures on which the chord doesn't change. Listing the chord once, then assuming it's the same from the previous measure or measures is fairly standard music notation.

I don't see any wrong or missing notes. Does all that make sense? If you see something I missed, please let me know. Hope that helps!

Originally Posted by: Tinpan

If I had a dime for every time the subject of incorrect notation was raised in the forums. Come on guys lift your game.

I'd settle for a dime for each time the reported error itself was found to be incorrect...

Hehe. If only that was the case. Chris is good at chasing them up on the oft reported errors though so hopefully Chris sticks around forever.

Guitar Tricks is Awesome!

Yeah it's the best going for sure.?

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Weird. My thumbs up reads as question marks!!

The errors are few and far between. The lessons are priceless when it comes to songs I've only dreamt about learning. I miss many of The Who, Joe Walsh and others but understand it's out of their hands. Keep on guitar trickin' y'all!

I've found a common error with the notation on a lot of lessons:

If you try to print it on A4 paper, or even view it in a pdf reader that is set to print A4, the bottom of the notation drops off onto the next page.

I suspect the cause is whoever writes the notation has his software set to print on "US Letter", which I believe is slighly longer than A4.

I find this to be an annoyance, but not enough to report it every time I find it (wrost culprit happens to be the same instructor who is best at finding mistakes and also answering lots of questions on techniques/theory/etc.)

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLM

(wrost culprit happens to be the same instructor who is best at finding mistakes and also answering lots of questions on techniques/theory/etc.)

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Hey, I resemble that remark. :)

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLMIf you try to print it on A4 paper, or even view it in a pdf reader that is set to print A4, the bottom of the notation drops off onto the next page.

That's weird. I had no idea the PDF rendered was set to any particular paper size. Maybe the easiest solution is to print the result on whatever paper size it is set to?

[quote=DraconusJLM][br]I suspect the cause is whoever writes the notation has his software set to print on "US Letter", which I believe is slighly longer than A4.

US letter size (8.5 x 11 inches) is actually a bit shorter & wider than A4 (8.27 x 11.69 inches).

Of the lesson notation I've done for my lessons I use Guitar Pro & export a bitmap image file, convert it to PNG & upload it. So, there's no paper size setting involved on the image file at all. The image is as long as it takes to get all the notation on the image. And then the PDF renderer does it's thing.

If there is a particular lesson or set of lessons that is giving you trouble, just let me know & I will have a look at it!

Hope that helps!

I'd love to have a dime for every time guitar tableture and intuition are locked in direct conflict with each other. I also find frequently find myself confused by these counter intuitive protocols.... Up the neck of the guitar... is down the scale of notes. Now down facing arrows siginify upward strokes. The irony of trying to confine sound on paper (or screen).

You say "high" and I say "low", then you say "why" and I say "what the hell"!

Oh well, if I wanted easy, I guess I should have just settled on learning how to play the TV.

Originally Posted by: snojonesI also find frequently find myself confused by these counter intuitive protocols....

Haha! That's a really good observation. It's something that I try to call out as much as possible because it is counter-intuitive. Recently I called it out on a couple of my sweep picking lessons.

I try to only use up & down to indicate musical direction. Up is up in pitch, down is down in pitch. The problem of course is that the standard guitar configuration is oriented so the strings go up in pitch towards the floor & down in pitch towards the ceiling! And same for the frets!

Unfortunately that is in conflict with picking, strumming directions which are usually indicated with orientation toward the ceiling & floor instead of the guitar's musical direction.

As if the guitar wasn't already hard enough to play! :)

Chris

My mistake on the paper size (I always though US letter was slightly longer than A4, but have never actually seen any as I'm in the UK)

Major Scales Patterns Series 1, lesson 2 "Root Note In Low Position" is a good example.

If I save this as a .pdf file, the music notation on bars 13 and 14 splits in half, with the lower notes spreading onto the top part of page 3.

It's really odd.

On a different subject: I've just been looking at your Soulful R&B lessons. Judging by your facial expressions and body language, I'd say you really enjoyed making those. It's the most chilled I've seen any of the instructors on here.

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLM

Major Scales Patterns Series 1, lesson 2 "Root Note In Low Position" is a good example.

If I save this as a .pdf file, the music notation on bars 13 and 14 splits in half, with the lower notes spreading onto the top part of page 3.

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Okay, thanks!

I just checked this & saw what you mean. I did those & I think I know what happened. Those are some of the really old lessons that I redid last year. When I updated the notation I didn't account for how the print layout on the site had changed in the meantime.

I added a space before measure 13 on my original image & reuploaded it. I looks good on my end. See if it looks better now on your end.

[quote=DraconusJLM]

On a different subject: I've just been looking at your Soulful R&B lessons. Judging by your facial expressions and body language, I'd say you really enjoyed making those. It's the most chilled I've seen any of the instructors on here.

You're absolutely right. I really did enjoy doing those. It's a style I love playing because it fuses aspects of blues, jazz & rock in a creative way. Thanks for the positive feedback!

Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegel

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLM

Major Scales Patterns Series 1, lesson 2 "Root Note In Low Position" is a good example.

If I save this as a .pdf file, the music notation on bars 13 and 14 splits in half, with the lower notes spreading onto the top part of page 3.

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Okay, thanks!

I just checked this & saw what you mean. I did those & I think I know what happened. Those are some of the really old lessons that I redid last year. When I updated the notation I didn't account for how the print layout on the site had changed in the meantime.

I added a space before measure 13 on my original image & reuploaded it. I looks good on my end. See if it looks better now on your end.

[quote=DraconusJLM]

On a different subject: I've just been looking at your Soulful R&B lessons. Judging by your facial expressions and body language, I'd say you really enjoyed making those. It's the most chilled I've seen any of the instructors on here.

You're absolutely right. I really did enjoy doing those. It's a style I love playing because it fuses aspects of blues, jazz & rock in a creative way. Thanks for the positive feedback!

Hi again, Chris.

I've just checked the notation. Looks good. But.... I've found this problem on quite a lot of your lessons (including R&B series 1 & 2). Why does technology have to be such a pain when all we want to do is enjoy learning and playing music???????

When I first found your scales and triads lessons, my first thoughts were "God, they're repetitive!". Then I decided to give them a try because I had neglected both areas in the past.

Now I see the benefits of the repetition. I'm also seeing ever-increasing options when improvising as a result of this repetition.

Thank you sooooo much.

Could you do a series on extended chord inversions, please? I've started playing around with dominant 7 to begin with and am starting to see the options on inversions of extended chords appear endless, especially once dropping notes becomes a necessity (drop the root because the bass player can take care of that, keep the 3rd so it's major or minor (or drop the 3rd and it can be either), drop the 5th because that's "implied", etc.....)

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLMI've found this problem on quite a lot of your lessons (including R&B series 1 & 2). Why does technology have to be such a pain when all we want to do is enjoy learning and playing music???????[/quote]

I'll have a look at some other ones & fix what I find. Thanks!

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLM

When I first found your scales and triads lessons, my first thoughts were "God, they're repetitive!".[/quote][p]Haha! It helps if you can find a way to enjoy the repetition required to gain & maintain proficiency. Personally I love getting up at 6 am & diving into an hour or 2 of scales & coffee. Zoom! :)

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLM [br]Now I see the benefits of the repetition. I'm also seeing ever-increasing options when improvising as a result of this repetition.

Exactly. The overall gain in dexterity pays dividends that are unattainable otherwise.

[quote=DraconusJLM]Could you do a series on extended chord inversions, please?

Interesting idea! I'm assuming you worked through my series on extended harmony chords.

https://www.guitartricks.com/search.php?search=%22extended+harmony+chords+series%22

And if you look at my chord melody tutorials you'll see lots of inversions of 7th chords & drop voicings.

https://www.guitartricks.com/search.php?query=%22chord+melody+style+series%22

My jazz tunes & Jazz Blues tutorials also have some practical examples.

[quote=DraconusJLM]I've started playing around with dominant 7 to begin with and am starting to see the options on inversions of extended chords appear endless, especially once dropping notes becomes a necessity (drop the root because the bass player can take care of that, keep the 3rd so it's major or minor (or drop the 3rd and it can be either), drop the 5th because that's "implied", etc.....)

This is a great observation. It's easy to get overwhelmed by the possibilities. The best thing to do is to make a new chord voicing or shape musical ASAP. Put it into practice in a lick, song or musical phrase with some other chords.

That's why I teach the extended harmony chords as little groups of harmonic motion (I-ii-V, ii-V-I, etc.) You get a musical thing to do with it to concretize it & this helps you put it in context & remember it more easily.[br][br]

Maybe I can make an extended harmony chords 4 for GT to explore more of those ideas. Thanks!

Hope that helps!

I've glanced at the chord melody stuff but haven't had time to sink my teeth into it..... Yet.

Thankfully, I'm past the point where anything musical or theory-related is overwhelming. I'm too busy enjoying the possibilities these days

Originally Posted by: DraconusJLM

I've glanced at the chord melody stuff but haven't had time to sink my teeth into it..... Yet.[/quote]

It has a lot of practical ways to play a variety of extended harmony chord voicings.

[quote=DraconusJLM]Thankfully, I'm past the point where anything musical or theory-related is overwhelming. I'm too busy enjoying the possibilities these days

That's a wonderful update!