Writing It Down So You Remember

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Chords to songs I started playing in the 60's

When I first started playing music, I would write down just the chords to remember the songs.

Today we have guitar tabs, so you actually know the fingering. And presuming you know the tempo you can work out the tune.

How many of us use to learn songs was we listen to the over and over to learn them by ear

Once I new a song I wrote down the chords and shared them with my friends in high school

To write down the lyrics we would be four guys in the band listening to record. The first guy would write down the first line. The next guy the 2nd and so on. This way you reduced the number of times you had to play the record.

Today you download the tab and lyrics

Many just enter it into their mobile device and take it with them.

How do you remember the songs you play? What about the songs you write?
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How Do You Decide Which Effects Pedals To Use?

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Whether I am recording, practicing or performing live, I always use the same effects set up

Playing the Chapman Stick requires 2 sets of effects pedals. As the stick has no acoustic sound of its own, I find I like to enhance its sound.

On the bass side I use a compressor to smooth out the sound and a line6 modulator to give a fatter sound on certain songs.

On the guitar side I use just a digitech multi fx pedal to get reverb, Chorus and some other effects depending on the song. When I want to kick into a solo or single line sections I use a TC Electronics MojoMojo pedal to give a tube amplifier overdrive.

If you use effects pedals, which ones do you use and why?