Comments on: Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Bass Guitar now available in stores and online - - Reviews and Errata

By: David

David — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:16:13 +0000

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

By: ryan jennette

ryan jennette — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:54:03 +0000

hey i can’t find your guide of whatever to tell people on how to read music thanks a lot MR.hodge

By: Gary Moore

Gary Moore — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:12:51 +0000

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!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:43:27 +0000

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?

By: tom foxe

tom foxe — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:57:52 +0000

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

By: Todd Frazier

Todd Frazier — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:30:59 +0000

When will you post the errata for the Idiot’s Guide to Bass Guitar? The given link doesn’t work. Thanks.

By: Jenny Taw

Jenny Taw — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:10:44 +0000

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

By: Bonnie Land

Bonnie Land — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:39:03 +0000

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!

By: David

David — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:15:21 +0000

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

By: Dane

Dane — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:11:58 +0000

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.