Look into my eyes, thats it, you are feeling sleepy. When you awake you will have perfect pitch!
One thing you need to learn is to tune your guitar. Years of using electronic tuners with lights live on stage means I`ve lost a bit of the natural ear skill – ` cause years ago we used to just get on with it and tune up. Anyway, if you`re abeginner use your ears , not the lights it`ll do you good. Alcohol tends to impair your judgement as well if you`re a novice too.
Lately Ive been slacking and throwing down songs as fast as I can without tuning up – just to preserve ideas – but, in any jam or live situation playing out of tune is a criminal offence.
Now, if you`re having a problem with your tuning and intonation then maybe, just maybe, you`ve got a twisted guitar neck or you need the Buzz Feiten tuning system. So what I`m really trying to say is, when you go out to buy a guitar, get yourself a gem by looking to avoid the tuning – intonation problem that the B.F.S. addresses… because my Stratocaster sure doesn`t suffer from this problem, no way. Jose!
Anyway we’re so busy I just can`t finish this post with the level of detail it demands. I`ll be back with the real juice on Monday. Unfortunately between now and then you`ll have to do the detective work. If you don`t know what intonation is ……WELL, you had better find out fast! More on Buzz, tuning, twisted necks etcetera later.
Word.
I been trying to rely less and less on my electric tuners. I think I’m getting better by ear.
I usually strum an open G and go from there. It’s pretty tough tho. Sometimes I just make it much, much worse. haha.