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n00b needs help!

Unread post by rune » Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:42 am

Hey all!

I just found the site and it rocks. Anyway, here is the request:

I am still learning guitar and while I recognize that Dave's stuff is hard, I have been doing music for years and can't stand beginner songs :)
It looks like the alternate tab for Crash is pretty easy, but I can't get the hang of the strumming pattern in the intro, I tried watching him on the FF dvd and he's too smooth! I get it mentally but my hand is retarded or something. It kills me that I can play it on the keys and not figure out how to strum this thing!!! Can anyone help me?

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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Sun Jan 18, 2004 3:11 am

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Unread post by jsgksu » Sun Jan 18, 2004 3:12 am

Id learn it the drop d way first off, its just too easy to tune to drop d to fuck around with the regular version. I could probably do a recording for you if it would help but my day tomorrow is going to consist of watching football and drinking beer so I wouldnt do it till monday, if you want it then just let me know.
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Unread post by violenticecream88 » Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:41 pm

crash has a drop d version? or are u talking about crush
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sun Jan 18, 2004 2:21 pm

jsgksu wrote:Id learn it the drop d way first off, its just too easy to tune to drop d to fuck around with the regular version. I could probably do a recording for you if it would help but my day tomorrow is going to consist of watching football and drinking beer so I wouldnt do it till monday, if you want it then just let me know.
You read Crush just like i did the first read through.. he's talking about crash..
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Unread post by DustyDave » Sun Jan 18, 2004 2:27 pm

People should start using full names to avoid confusing , ie Crash should be Crash Into Me , i think it would be easier on everyone :)
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sun Jan 18, 2004 2:29 pm

DustyDave wrote:People should start using full names to avoid confusing , ie Crash should be Crash Into Me , i think it would be easier on everyone :)
I don't know many people that call 'Crash' 'Crash Into Me' though..heh
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Unread post by DustyDave » Sun Jan 18, 2004 2:31 pm

DMBFan63 wrote:I don't know many people that call 'Crash' 'Crash Into Me' though..heh
I do , for the exact same reasons as we are having this discussion right now ;) I try to stay away from short terms as much as possible
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Unread post by thejoe » Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:27 pm

rune wrote:Hey all!

I just found the site and it rocks. Anyway, here is the request:

I am still learning guitar and while I recognize that Dave's stuff is hard, I have been doing music for years and can't stand beginner songs :)
It looks like the alternate tab for Crash is pretty easy, but I can't get the hang of the strumming pattern in the intro, I tried watching him on the FF dvd and he's too smooth! I get it mentally but my hand is retarded or something. It kills me that I can play it on the keys and not figure out how to strum this thing!!! Can anyone help me?

Thanks!
rune :: Jason

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just keep on practicing, listento dave and tim, try just playing the bass notes to start, keep workin on it, itll come

and yes, i call it crash into me, hence the name that is spelled wrong
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Unread post by seth_southerland » Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:06 pm

for a long time i thought that both the cd and the song were called crash, i thought crash into me was just a line in the song, didnt know it was actually the name of the song
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Unread post by rune » Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:20 am

Thanks for the tips everyone!

I am working on it, I think part of my problem is that when I listen to it I keep getting sidetracked by Stefan. It makes the part sound slower than it actually is.

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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Mon Jan 19, 2004 1:25 am

Crash = Album
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Unread post by souna » Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:51 pm

I had the same problem with my right hand try to work with a metronom I know it sounds boring and it is but it helped me a lot try also to get some funk book funk will get your right hand doing shit you never thought it was capable of.
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Unread post by dmfollower » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:54 pm

And here i thought it was "Crush into me" all this time :lol:

I too try and write the whole title of the song, fuck that encrypted shit.
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