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Music wise though not everyone whants to be technical so using a different key or not looking at the tuning too much is common. Maybe not so much with what he was playing I suppose but it is relevant.
Well next time I gig I'll ****ing sing Give me shelter to Smoke on the water and see how that goes down.
 
Agree and for example and correct me if I'm wrong but is this not why Oasis used a capo?


You use a capo when you want to play in ‘open string’ mode to change the key, yes.

Hotel California is a classic example with a capo on the 7th fret.
 
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Agree and for example and correct me if I'm wrong but is this not why Oasis used a capo?

Capo just moves the open tuning up to whatever fret you put he capo on. You can do the same by barring the fret with your finger.

Transposing a whole song into a different key to suit a vocalist can be a head **** though if you’ve already learnt your licks
 
Capo just moves the open tuning up to whatever fret you put he capo on. You can do the same by barring the fret with your finger.

Transposing a whole song into a different key to suit a vocalist can be a head **** though if you’ve already learnt your licks


True. But it frequently has to be done. Which is why it’s always best to practice in different keys.
 
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Mate, either post your own rendition that shows us all how it’s supposed to be done, or pipe down.

He’s a decent guitarist and he’s not professing to be the second coming of ****ing Hendrix <laugh>
Not what he would have you believe but he is decent enough for playing to an audience in a boozer. Just like a real concert. <laugh>
 
Capo just moves the open tuning up to whatever fret you put he capo on. You can do the same by barring the fret with your finger.

Transposing a whole song into a different key to suit a vocalist can be a head **** though if you’ve already learnt your licks

Surely though if you know your stuff then transposing is not that difficult, just get a fooking key chart <whistle>
 
True. But it frequently has to be done. Which is why it’s always best to practice in different keys.

Yep, had to do it loads when the vocalist decides they want to sing ina different key. It just takes a bit of time to work it all out. But playing bass sometimes you run out of notes in the scale and have to play some parts in an octave up or down. Depends on the complexity of the song really.
 
Surely though if you know your stuff then transposing is not that difficult, just get a fooking key chart <whistle>

It’s not that difficult. But as I said, playing bass lines, sometimes transposing into a different key means that you have to play some parts in a different octave, which kind of chops the bass line up a bit.