The "Four Note Special" Challenge

V8 · 2018-09-21T12:47:21+00:00

@klaasvakie won the "Gil-More" Challenge so, as is custom, he got to choose the next challenge. With input from @studmissile, we present you with the "Four...

The "Four Note Special" Challenge

studmissile

wern101 Sort of, the chords must be made up of only those notes you've selected. So if you do a standard D chord make sure you don't hit the ringing F#.

wern101

studmissile perfect. Makes sense! Tnx

warrenpridgeon

With my current schedule... I doubt I'll even get time to think about this one :-(

Double stops will be pretty useful in this I'd rate

V8

warrenpridgeon With my current schedule... I doubt I'll even get time to think about this one :-(

If there was one to spend a some time on to get to know yer fretboard - it's this one. I'm learning something new (or re-visiting old info with fresh perspective) every time I jam something for this.

@klaasvakie & @studmissile have concocted the coolest challenge topic ?

studmissile

Even if it just gets you looking and thinking about your fretboard a bit, its worth it.

klaasvakie

So far this has been harder than I thought it would be, the good thing is that it is forcing me to learn at least some of the notes on the fretboard which cannot be a bad thing.

I've also been going through the riffs I know to see how many notes they use, and I think Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top is the 4-note riff wizard. The main riffs to "Just got paid" (A D E G) as well as "La Grange" (A C E G) are 4-note wonders. You can even get a good version of "Sharp Dressed Man" (Bb C F G) going if you leave out the notes played on the G-String.

This gives me hope that I might be able to come up with something that is at least a little bit interesting.

klaasvakie

In a similar vein, here is Paul Gilbert's "One Chord Challenge"

NorioDS

klaasvakie They look like they're having WAY too much fun! Love it ?

peterleroux

This is a really cool challenge idea. I jammed a few ideas this evening based on a chord shape I really enjoy. - hopefully I have time over the weekend to put something more concrete down

V8

I've two chord progressions lined up for the final cut - but won't get much done till next week, month end is looking rather busy.

Sooooo tempted to stick dots on the fretboard... ?

klaasvakie

@peterleroux , and @V8 Yoh - feel like I'm behind. I have some noodling but nothing that sounds any good yet --- will have to step up my game. So instead of dots, I keep my tuner running - immediately tells you if you are using a different note than you should.

V8

klaasvakie I keep my tuner running - immediately tells you if you are using a different note than you should.

Great idea! Though my clip on tuner is MIA (somewhere in Jozi), sure the boss tuner app will let me know how crap the intonation is on my acoustic ?

klaasvakie

Some more fretboard visualisation helpers

http://egalo.com/2012/06/09/notes-on-the-guitar-fretboard-visualization/

I managed to come up with a four note riff last night, hope I can add enough to turn it into an entry by Sunday.

V8

Right-o, 8 hours to deadline and I havn't made one recording attempt yet - story of my life ?

How's the entries coming along?

studmissile

Goofy-Foot Stomp. My 4 Notes are G Bb F D.

klaasvakie

A stretch calling this a track, maybe a riff --- Couldn't figure out how to end it. Some driving 80's synthy stuff. Bass was played on a normal guitar with an octaver, and flanger on the riffy track. My notes were A C E G.

V8

And I'll sneak this in. Notes : E, G, A, B (Add a D and you'll get a E minor Pentatonic)

Coool, @klaasvakie & @studmissile - three of us, whew! I'll get the voting thread up tomorrow.

V8

Allllll righty! Voting thread is up : https://community.guitartalk.co.za/d/26876-vote-the-four-note-challenge

I'd say good luck, but honestly - anyone spent time on this challenge is a winna ?

MULTIFANFIX

Hi there, when is the next challenge ?