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  • This song that I’ve wanted to record for the past 15 years.
    It started stagnating when my preferred DAW changed a lot with the newest update, to the point where I had a hard time being productive in it. The struggle with new features that I didn’t like, and old useful features having been hidden (or even removed), took away the joy of composing, recording, and arranging.
    And then I had kids. Four of them.
    Then came a period of financial distress, necessitating monetization of every lucid moment I had. The stress killed any remnant of creativity.
    However, I’m doing A LOT better now, both economically and mentally, so I started looking for a new DAW. I really fell in love with bitwig during the trial period, so I bought a license a few day ago, and I’ve started playing around with it, taking baby steps in learning to be as productive with it as I was with Sonar back in the day.











  • It’s impossible NOW. It won’t be once your fingertips have hardened in a week or two. And if that’s the song you’re aiming for, I might as well give you the updated chord list.

    Verse/Chorus: Em, G, D, A (all of them with the addition of your pinky on 3rd fret on the lightest string)

    Bridge: C, D, Em (repeats a few times) followed by C, D, G, D, C, A7 (If I remember correctly)

    If you want to play with the record, add a capo on the 2nd fret, as the recorded song is actually in F#. If you don’t have and can’t get a capo, tune your guitar up two semitones.



  • The issue with guitar is that it takes a week or two before even the most extremely basic stuff starts sounding right. The reason is simple: Your fingertips are too soft.
    And that leads me to another common beginner problem; You’re probably gripping with the underside of the fingers (as in, the opposite side of where your nails are), because that’s the natural way to grip things. Don’t try to play any songs yet (sure, you can, but it probably won’t sound right). For now, rry focusing on the easiest chords, C, G, D, A, E (all of those are in Hey Joe, by the way), and make sure you use your actual fingertips. That way you won’t accidentally mute any adjacent strings.

    Don’t overdo it. When it starts to hurt, give it a rest for a few hours. Wait until the next day if you need to. After a while, you’ll notice that the sound gets cleaner with your fingertips getting harder. At the same time you can practice moving between the chords. Don’t worry if it sounds like shit - it always does for a beginner.

    If you stick to it, I’m willing to bet that you can play a few of the simpler songs in a few days, and they’ll start sounding good in a couple of weeks.

    Footnote tip: Learn the basic chords, because the others are mostly just variations of them. That list of chords above only needs minor adjustments for you to be that guy who plays Wonderwall at parties.