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Zen and the Art of "B" ing...
[QUOTE=Guyute]I just love how this thread has evolved into a discussion on the Zen of B.
It ain't easy being "B".
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LMAO! Indeed....look at all those poorly regarded B-sides. Anyone who tells me Can't Explain is a better song than Bald-Headed Woman....B gets no respect!
Back to the discussion of all things B-related.....my comments in this thread are all made after filtering them through my own playing style (which is a crazy hodgepodge of strumming, pseudo-flatpicking, palm muted closed chord runs and percussive string bashing). In my experience, while it's true that an open B7 will replace a Bmaj, the same is not true for a Bm chord. Of course, I rarely play a full chord voicing. While I may actually finger the whole chord about 40% of the time, I rarely play all the notes I'm fingering. So I may finger a Bm, but actually play a B5 or even just a single B note! However, when I was first starting out, I would play the whole chord (as I should have) and while open B7 is a decent sub for Bmaj barred, Bm is decidedly NOT!
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I know what you mean...
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[QUOTE=Guyute]While I may actually finger the whole chord about 40% of the time, I rarely play all the notes I'm fingering. So I may finger a Bm, but actually play a B5 or even just a single B note!
QUOTE] I'm glad you mentioned the above, Chris. For me, unless I need my other fingers (esp. the pinky) to hit an extra note off of the main chord shape, I fret or finger the whole chord even though I may only need two or three of the strings at some point. Since I play mostly fingerstyle, odds are I'll hit the other strings either by chance or on purpose so they might as well be the right notes. Just my $.02 Ahhh........To B Or Not To B.
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Awww c'mon...
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I figure that if I fret more than I need the chances are that I'll play em anyway wheather I want to or not so I eliminate that temptation and just finger the ones I need. Usually makes changes faster, too. Good target practice for my picking hand as well. " I think, therfore I "Bs"...
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Yep, and these are the 2 schools.
Honestly, I only finger the full chord when I'm playing traditional A, D or E barre shapes (referenced like the CAGED system), and it's simply because those are the first way I learned to play some of these chords and that's just what my hand naturally does. Lately, I've been playing around with some of the unusual fingerings I mentioned above and those don't really conform to the same needs, so I'll only finger the needed notes, while muting the strings that don't belong in the chord. What was B B4 4? |
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Ah, the venerable Hammond
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I prefer my hamond rye B4 5 , flattened by a 3rd and augmented by a 5th of vodka and tonic.
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LOL! Koa!
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On a serious note..
Getting back to the "B" thing for a minute..here's one...2 x 1 x 0 x...Nice inversion when you pluck it.
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On a not so serious note...
As of now the B chord has the attention of 55 posts.
What about Bb ?
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I never liked Bb. I'll leave it to those who aren't as sharp
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That would be the horn section...
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