Ditty - 'di-tE - noun - plural ditties - etymology: from Latin dictare to dictate, compose
an especially simple and unaffected song
Posted on October 23, 2006 and filed under Daily Ditties.
This ditty came shortly after I learned how to play Fuel’s Shimmer. I love the open-sounding chords. I always thought this sounded like a lullaby so that’s the title. One day I hope to put it to good use, but I haven’t found much else to go with it.
Posted on October 22, 2006 and filed under Daily Ditties.
I can’t even begin to describe it, or tell you what scale it lies in. I just know it’s fun to play.
Alright I’ve come back to this and apparently it is a B Altered scale? At least that’s what the Reverse Guitar Scale gizmo tells me. I’m planing on doing several articles on music and chord theory as I learn the ugly subject.
Posted on October 18, 2006 and filed under Daily Ditties, Scales.
An absolute must for anyone learning to play blues or rock guitar. If you only learn one scale this is the one to learn. Done here in single and triple then run down the neck.
Posted on October 17, 2006 and filed under Daily Ditties, Harmonics.
One day I decided to take guitar lessons and one of the tricks I learned was how to do harmonics anywhere. I was so delighted I immediately came up with this lick.
Using your forefinger lightly tap the string exactly twelve frets up from where the chord lies while striking the string with your thumb. For reference I’ve included the fret where you need to lightly tap the string in parenthesis.