When playing chords for long periods of time, a good tip is to make sure you don't add too much pressure with your thumb pushing towards the back of the fret board. If so, you're hand will get tired and cramp very quickly. The thumb is really only there for balance. Try pulling back with your arm adding more pressure from the front with your fingers relieving the pressure from your thumb. (You may notice you might have to pull back a bit with your other arm resting on the guitar to ballance everything out) Of course, everything in moderation, you don't want to do this so hard that you break your guitar in half!
For example: I'll do this during the song "Underworld" and in "Sao Paulo" as I have to play one chord for a long period of time while Ottmar plays over it and it saves my hand from cramping up.
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Thanks for the tip, man!
Stephen, is your first CD still available? I love the second one!
Thank you for sharing your talent with us :-)
Yes, the first Album is available to download at the Listening Lounge.
Here's the link
http://ssri.biz/index.php?c=56
Hey Steve,
AHHHH!!!!
Now I see the chord theroy/ technique connection thanks to Bruce Buckingham.
OMG!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you ! :-D The first CD is *brilliant*. After hearing Embrace I was hooked...
Embrace has been d/l. I was wondering if the CD is available to purchase or do I need to d/l all the tracks in the AIFF format?
Did I mention that I cannot stop listening to 'Embrace'...
well I'm glad you like it, thank you.
It is not available on CD anymore, the only way to purchase it is to download it through the Listening Lounge.
I hope you like the rest of it. Thanks for checking it out.
S-
Thank you for sharing your talent with us :-)
I loved the CD, will have to d/l every track in AIFF format.
I was hooked after I heard 'Embrace'.
:-)
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