Comments on: Advice and tips on making the D chord for beginning banjo students http://banjosrule.com/blog/advice-on-making-the-d-chord-for-beginning-banjo-students/ Banjo Blog Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: PhillGibson http://banjosrule.com/blog/advice-on-making-the-d-chord-for-beginning-banjo-students/comment-page-1/#comment-455 PhillGibson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:51:42 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=632#comment-455 Hey Paul, Great post - this is certainly one to be thinking about - why do we all learn D7? As you say, convenience is probably the main culprit. Also, I think because we banjo pickers grow up with that 5th string always sounding off, we just get used to an extra note from it that may or may not be discordant. Your know how easy it is to forget that when we're in the middle of a song and we hold an E, for instance. So compared to that, a D7 sounds downright hospitable. Hey Paul,
Great post – this is certainly one to be thinking about – why do we all learn D7? As you say, convenience is probably the main culprit.

Also, I think because we banjo pickers grow up with that 5th string always sounding off, we just get used to an extra note from it that may or may not be discordant. Your know how easy it is to forget that when we’re in the middle of a song and we hold an E, for instance. So compared to that, a D7 sounds downright hospitable.

]]> By: admin http://banjosrule.com/blog/advice-on-making-the-d-chord-for-beginning-banjo-students/comment-page-1/#comment-452 admin Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:07 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=632#comment-452 Hey, thanks for the comments Tim. You always prove to have good insights and I think other beginner's can get something from reading your comments. Hey, thanks for the comments Tim. You always prove to have good insights and I think other beginner’s can get something from reading your comments.

]]> By: TimS http://banjosrule.com/blog/advice-on-making-the-d-chord-for-beginning-banjo-students/comment-page-1/#comment-448 TimS Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:29:18 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=632#comment-448 Paul, Nice job on the lesson. The clear, well lit photos used in the article really helped to put everything together. I'm glad you started me out with the full D and F form chords. I still can't plant them "in the heat of battle", but one day, it will happen. There have been a lot of little milestones for me during this banjo journey, but getting comfortable with the D chord will definitely be a big milestone when it happens. Tim Paul,

Nice job on the lesson. The clear, well lit photos used in the article really helped to put everything together.

I’m glad you started me out with the full D and F form chords. I still can’t plant them “in the heat of battle”, but one day, it will happen.

There have been a lot of little milestones for me during this banjo journey, but getting comfortable with the D chord will definitely be a big milestone when it happens.

Tim

]]> By: admin http://banjosrule.com/blog/advice-on-making-the-d-chord-for-beginning-banjo-students/comment-page-1/#comment-446 admin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:58:07 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=632#comment-446 Hi Steve, Thanks for the comments. Your "practice" wife comment made me laugh. And you always have good insights to share about what I write. Hi Steve,

Thanks for the comments. Your “practice” wife comment made me laugh. And you always have good insights to share about what I write.

]]> By: admin http://banjosrule.com/blog/advice-on-making-the-d-chord-for-beginning-banjo-students/comment-page-1/#comment-444 admin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:54:33 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=632#comment-444 Thanks for the reply Elizabeth! I appreciate your feedback and hope you'll stay in touch or comment often. Thanks for the reply Elizabeth! I appreciate your feedback and hope you’ll stay in touch or comment often.

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