Re: damn guitarist


"Frederic Gelinas" <frederic_gelinas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Frederic Gelinas wrote:
>
>> How many musician actually learned musical theory? Music is a
>> language, we should at least know the basics...
>
> I am not complaining, but I personnaly went through 5 years of music
> theory at school. I will probably never tell him about his lack of
> musical communication skills. Because he is a good player, with much
> more experience than me. I am learning a lot from him.
>
> What I call a musical communication skill can be as simple as naming
> chords. Let`s say the song has a CM7. It would become a C with B.
> Then C with B without E but D added... and so on. Then, the singer ask
> to raise the song by 1 (Karaoke background meaning a step). In my
> head, the song will start with a DbM7. I am still very surprised to
> hear the guitarist playing a C# with an C. Second chord: C# with C
> without F but Eb added... Then move this situation into a jamming
> context; I simply cannot follow him.
>
> I understand that it can set me into a closed box and that I am limited
> in my playing, but I find it much more convenient to communicate with
> someone speaking the same language than me.
>
>
> I won`t talk about the drummer that doesn`t know that he can start
> playing at other places than the first beat...
>
> By the way, English is my second language. I probably included a lot
> of English mistakes in this post. But I know enough to get me
> understood.
>
> Why don`t I complain directly to him? My music theory is good, but my
> bass playing sucks...
>
>
> Fred.

I can see in this context how it could be confusing. I would not go to
the extent of trying to correct him or telling him he's wrong, but you could
subtly verbalize what he says in the context you understand. He may catch
on and find it easier to refer to chords C#M7 rather than 'C# with a C
added'.

You will rarely find a band mate that does not irritate you in some way. I
think it just naturally comes from spending so much time together.


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