Guitar Theory

[kettering_baggie]

Which acoustic did you go for Ketts, I bought a cheap one obviously to start with and it does sound really nice but will upgrade at some point, I love the sound of them.

Like you I started with chord progressions then moved onto theory, I look forward to the day I can just improvise and play along.

I found a second hand Crafter electro-acoustic in a local music shop, it’s a really nice instrument. Last Christmas I bought another second hand acoustic from a lovely music shop in Stamford, a Gretsch Parlour Guitar, came complete with a hard case. It’s a bit smaller than a standard guitar so a bit easier to take somewhere. Trouble is, I’m running out of space to keep them all….!

As for improvising, use the relative minor pentatonic scale for whatever key the song is in and go for it! Start with the root note on the G string, very enjoyable!

[soulman101]

Thanks for adding this Soulman, I'll look up the acoustic one he has done as I haven't advanced enough in my playing to warrant buying an electric guitar yet but that's the plan. I can understand the theory of keys, scales, circle of 5ths but translating that into chords and in particular how these guys know the shapes further up the fretboard when they are different to the ones we all start with isn't going well....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFhfgsEifHk

[westcountryvillain]

Thank you all!