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I play guitar, but badly Unhappy

I can do the open chords and bar chords just fine, but throw in some technical riffing and alternate picking and I'm lost.
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Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

I play guitar. I played very well in my twenties. I'm picking it up again after a very long break from it. Mid-life crisis. I'm getting back in the swing of it pretty well.
It's never too late.  I finally got in a band when I was 35, and we're still playing nearly 8 years later.  My guitar playing is better now than it's ever been , thanks to the extra practice.
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Not actively, no.
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I play keyboard in amateur hard rock/cover band
We play Guns'n'Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirana, Offspring. No prog at all :-(

The band is guitar-centered, so my role is just cholding chords . I'm trying to arrange some guitar songs,
to make them more "colorful" . But I refused to play "punk" stuff (boring for me), so when they play punk, I'm just sitting behind the keyboard and thinking I wish i'd have a beer until the song is ended 
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I played a lot more 20 years ago. 
Stopped when I realized I'd never be a "god" no matter what. I lacked something. I guess it'd be called "talent." LOL
Won an acoustic signed by Alex Skolnick a couple years back and retrained myself a squirt. I still suck. LOL
Still have my old 60s Epiphone Zenith classical out in the shed, though. Poor girl.

Like The Doctor up there, I'm an amazing air drummer. :D


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I play guitar. I played very well in my twenties. I'm picking it up again after a very long break from it. Mid-life crisis. I'm getting back in the swing of it pretty well.
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I am a master of just about every air instrument there is.  Cool
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Yes.

Piano and guitars (folk, classical, rock).

And didgeridoo ;-)


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Originally posted by Federico95 Federico95 wrote:

I've had a guitar for 5 years, but I have never played with too much interest, so I am pratically at a beginner level.

Pretty much this
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I play piano and synth
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I plays the bass
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I've had a guitar for 5 years, but I have never played with too much interest, so I am pratically at a beginner level. But one month ago I started playing keyboards, and this grabbed me a lot... Someone can indicate me some easy pop/prog songs to play? Like Piano Lessons by Porcupine Tree, which I learned yesterday Smile
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Yes, I play the drums. I'm alright at piano, but I play the drums much more often.
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I play guitar and bass. I used to play in a straight rock band that had some prog, jazz influences when I was in High School; we actually were pretty good, but I left the band. I still write music, and hope to find some like-minded individuals to jam around with.

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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

have you guys ever done anything on this site like a compilation of music from users?
Something like this: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=84270&KW=looking

I think he means something like a compilation made up of all the different bands/projects from users on PA.
Then no. None that I know of, at least.
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I used to play with a band of friends for many years in my native Spain, just for fun, we were too bad for attempting to play gigs, my main instrument was guitar but in some songs I played bass or keyboards, and I love drumming but I could never practice enough because I don't have a drum kit myself. I did also backing vocals, occasionally lead vocals too but my voice timbre and range are terrible.

We played covers, here some of our repertoire, we tried quite a few others but these were the ones we got to play the most and best

Rush - Xanadu
Rush - The Trees
Rush - Closer to the Heart
Rush - Limelight
Rush - La Villa Strangiato (well, sort of attempt....)
Rush - Freewill
Rush - The Spirit of Radio
Yes - Hold On
Yes - Changes
Pink Floyd - Time (I usually played the bass on this one)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (I usually played the bass)
Asia - Without You (I played the keyboard)
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear (I played the keyboard)
Marillion - Jigsaw
Camel - The Snow Goose (I played the keyboard)
Bowie - Space Oddity
Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot (I played the keyboard)
Queen - Father to Son
Queen - Liar
Queen - Love of my Life (acoustic guitar version like in Live Killers)
Queen - White Queen
Queen - Now I'm Here
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

When I moved to Belgium 8 years ago the band had to break down and I didn't play since Cry
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Points: 13382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 29 2012 at 06:42
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

have you guys ever done anything on this site like a compilation of music from users?
Something like this: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=84270&KW=looking

I think he means something like a compilation made up of all the different bands/projects from users on PA. 
New album!
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385
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I play drums, guitar and bass mainly. I've got a mandolin and can play that too... Oh and some novice skill-level keys. I write and record my own stuff. 
New album!
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385
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I play Guitar,Bass Guitar, little bit of Drums and some Keyboards WinkWink
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