Hi
I have included a photo concerning my question.
The respective chords are shown in boxes adding up to 12.
Each box represents on bar of four beats is this correct?
Are these chords played as dominant seventh chords A7 D7 and E7
chords each for four downstrums. Does the above diagram illustrate these seventh chords.
How can I use guitar tricks jam tracks tool to practice this to
what speed should I set my metronome to
"The respective chords are shown in boxes adding up to 12."
Yes, that's a basic 12 bar (or measure) blues chord progression.
"Each box represents on bar of four beats is this correct?"
Yes. It is assumed to be in 4/4 time signature, meaning 4 beats per bar/measure.
"Are these chords played as dominant seventh chords A7 D7 and E7"
That paper does not specify. You could play them as dominant 7th chords, or just basic major chords. But you could also play it as 5th & 6th diads in an 1/8th note rhythm as indicated in the tab on the sheet above the boxes.
So, you have a few options here. I cover the basics of the 12 bar blues form & how you could play simple versions of them in this tutorial.
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/539/
I cover how you can play the progression as diads in this tutorial.
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/218/
"chords each for four downstrums."
Again, that sheet does not specify how & when to strum. So you could do that. But you could also do the diads written on the sheet above the boxes. Again all this is covered in my tutorials linked above.
"Does the above diagram illustrate these seventh chords."
No, it does not. It indicates to play an A5 diad for 2 1/8th notes, then an A6 diad for 2 1/8th notes, then again an A5 diad for 2 1/8th notes, then again an A6 diad for 2 1/8th notes. The tab does not indicate if they 1/8th notes are to be played straight or in triplet swing rhythm. Fortunately I also cover that in the tutorial linked above.
"How can I use guitar tricks jam tracks tool to practice this to"
Go to this lesson & play along with the video or the Jam Track.
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson/11558
"what speed should I set my metronome to"
The sheet does not specify. But the jam track on my lesson page is 80 BPM (Beats Per Minute).
Hope that helps!
Christopher,
Thanks for your reply I will watch the tutorial which will show me how to play the TAB diagram and chirds contained within boxes as shown within my question. Are Diads single notes?
I was also told that there is an excellent fingerstyle course in the acoustic section of the website where do I find this?
Are there any lessons on flatpicking from beginner stage and onwards please.
Thank you for your patience and assistance, it is deeply appreciated.
best wishes
Martin
You're welcome!
"Are Diads single notes?"
No, diads are 2 notes played at the same time. The term "diad" means "a pair of something". In this case 2 notes played together.
This is an A5 diad because the note A and the note E are played together and they are a 5th interval apart.
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|--2-(e)---|
|--0-(a)---|
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That's followed by an A6 diad. The note A and the note F# are played together and they are a 6th interval apart..
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|--4-(f#)--|
|--0-(a)---|
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I cover the picking & fretting of combining those as a bluesy riff in tutorial I linked above.
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson/9968
"I was also told that there is an excellent fingerstyle course in the acoustic section of the website where do I find this?"
Depends on your skill level. Anders does some good beginner fingerpicking lessons in the GF 2 course.
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson/31449
Lisa does some good fingerpicking tutorials as well.
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/596/next-lesson
You can find a whole series of fingerpicking tutorials in Lisa's instructor directory. Scroll about halfway down the page.
https://www.guitartricks.com/instructors/311296
"Are there any lessons on flatpicking from beginner stage and onwards please."
I cover basic picking technique for picking single note lines in the form of scales in my old GF 2 course.
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson/13232
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson/13236
Best of success!
Chris,
Thank you for your reply. This is a very interesting course. I will watch the lessons and the links to the lessons.
Thank you for your time, it is appreciated.
Martin
