Hello and a huge thank you to everyone involved in making my first tutorial book a reality. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Bass Guitar is now out and you can find it at bookstores or order it online through the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592573118/theonlineguitarc/
As with any book, there are a number of mistakes that were not caught during the printing process (not to mention a few created by the process!) and I’m at work creating a page to specifically address any and all of these mistakes. The link will be here when it’s ready, hopefully in a few days.
In the meantime, if you’d like to post a review, please feel free to do so. And, as always, if you’ve any questions, let me know and I’ll try to answer them straightaway.
And again, I cannot thank all of my readers enough for allowing me the opportunity to write this. I hope you find it both educational and inspirational.
Peace
September 16th, 2006 @ 2:11 am
Hi David,
I have an idea and I wanted to run it by you. You are an expert in the music field and I value your opinion.
September 16th, 2006 @ 12:15 pm
Hi!
Just drop me a line at:
dhodgeguitar@aol.com
Not really sure I’d call myself an “expert,” at least compared to some of the folks I know, but I’ll be more than happy to discuss it with you.
Peace
December 28th, 2006 @ 1:39 am
Mr Hodge, I downloaded your snippet of Silent Night and recorded with it. I wanted to sing this song so that my parents could hear it, but had no performance track. After downloading it I repeated it 3 times so I could sing all 3 verses. I think I did okay. I sang the melody, 2nd Alto and Alto parts. Please give it a listen at
http://www.blandart.net/music/SilentNight.mp3
Thank you!
January 13th, 2007 @ 1:10 am
Dear David,
Your Guitar Noise lessons are amazing; I’ve been referring to them since Christmas. You sorted out for me all the incoherent garbled mess I’d acquired in three frustrating years of all-too-expensive lessons and I suddenly GET it. I thought I was just too old a dog for new tricks, but you’ve helped me finally get some music out of my guitar! I’ve already referred your site to friends. Thank-you!!!
Jenny Taw
February 24th, 2007 @ 10:30 pm
When will you post the errata for the Idiot’s Guide to Bass Guitar? The given link doesn’t work. Thanks.
March 31st, 2007 @ 7:57 am
Hi. I just saw your piece on Van Morrison’s Moondance, where you say the verse is in G because it contains a chord with the note F# . I have to disagree, because altho the sheet music may give the chord as Bm, it is definitely Bm7 -5 on the record i.e no F#.
This simplifies the piano playing as you can just go from Am7 root position up one tone on white notes only, and you get Bm7-5. Sheet music often has wrong chords and keys, I suspect to discourage copying., my favourite example being the Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” which has an A -chord riff with some open strings, but the sheet music is in Aflat… Best Wishes, Tom Foxe
April 4th, 2007 @ 2:43 am
I recently have been reading and studying your material on Guitarnoise.com. I enjoyed the Easy Songs for Beginners Lessons. After 12 years of teaching myself to play the guitar I now feel like I’m getting somewhere with your help.
The arrangement for Silent Night was beautiful and got me thinking of one of my favorite songs “Ave Maria†(Schubert), any chance of you giving a lesson on it anytime soon?
April 6th, 2007 @ 7:12 am
just a quick line to say thanks for Easy songs for beginners on Guitar Noise. I have been plinking away on my guitar for a couple of years and never seeming to make progress. Last night I freaked the missus & the Kids out by performing a rather faultering version of “Folsom Prison Blues”.
I fluffed a few chords and started the dog howling with my singing, but hell, it felt great!
cheers !
priceless!
February 19th, 2008 @ 6:54 pm
hey i can’t find your guide of whatever to tell people on how to read music thanks a lot MR.hodge
February 19th, 2008 @ 7:16 pm
Hi Ryan
Do you mean for the guitar or for bass guitar? You can find this article, plus many others, at Guitar Noise.
For the guide on reading the notes of the bass clef, you’ll find it in the book!
Peace