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@alwayslearning

Andy, welcome to this learning platform!! So glad yo hear that you're learning a lot already! I'm always available here if you want to ask me (or any of the other guitarists here at the forum) any questions! :)

Really cool that you want to start writing out your own arrangements! For me, being able to write them out, and then "save" them is something that I've put a lot of effort into over the years, and it's actually a special feeling to see your music on the paper. :)

I started off using Sibelius, and I liked that software for music notation. However, even though I had bought the software (for around $600 way back), Avid (who owns Sibelius) started charging an expensive monthly fee even though I had already payed for the software. This made me (and many many others) switch from Sibelius to Dorico. I now use Dorico 5, and I really like the software - although it took me a couple of months to really get used to it after using Sibelius for years..

I should mention that I write out my arrangements using music notation (I do read notation even though I'm a guitarist, haha), and then I transfer the music notation to the TAB staff, and adjust what notes are played on what strings after that. I mention this because I think there are softwares that might be easier to use if you're writing TABs before the notation - but I'm not sure which ones are the best for that.

Let me know if you have any questions!!
Kind regards/Emil

@markblues
Thanks so much for sharing Mark! Sounds wonderful!! We need more tango on this platform!! :)
Kind regards/E

@jaceadams
Hi!!

I made a little video for you, trying to explain how I'd approach the other positions of the major scale when it comes to right hand technique.

Just to kind of sum up what I'm explaining in the video;
Whenever you play a scale descending, using 3 notes per string, I'd use a pull-off between the 2nd and 3rd note of each string.

When you play an ascending scale, I tend to slide the note if the notes are a half step apart, but only if the starting point is from my 3rd or 4th finger (left hand). Otherwise I'd pick both notes, or use a hammer-on (in most cases.. sometimes I might slide the index finger as well, like when I play the A major scale ascending in the 2nd position just like in this video...)

So you'll notice that there might be some "rules" that I stick to, but not all the time - so it is a bit tricky to find the exact way I would play these positions. Nowadays I see the major scale as one big pattern all over the guitar neck, and I usually don't practice the 5 different positions up and down in this way anymore. But it's still a great way to practice your right hand technique! I would suggest to work on this, and find your own way of playing it - maybe inspired by some of my ideas and right hand patterns! :)

Right Hand Technique QUESTION/ANSWER – 10:47
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Kind regards/Emil

@undefined-v
Looks like an awesome event! :)
Say hi to Karlijn and Alexander Misko from me!! /Emil Ernebro

@dcgooding
I really enjoyed it!! Great to see all the work that you put in! Keep picking!!

@harmoniac
Sorry for the late reply!! I missed this post.. Hope you had a great time at the Nashville Camp!! I think those camps are great even though you might not be at a level to play everything that the guitarists are teaching.. It will most likely be a wonderful inspirational experience too! Depending on the style, I'd say that the most important thing to learn is to get the thumb more independent from your fingers when it comes to rhythms. Check out the free lessons "Fingerstyle Basics", and then move on to some blues lessons!
Kind regards/Emil

@dcgooding
David!!! Wonderful to see you play this!
You're sounding great! Keep picking!
Kind regards/Emil

@fabs
Hi there!!
I don't use any tools for remembering an arrangement, but I sometimes sketch out the changes on a piece of paper, and sometimes I just use my phone to record the ideas, and listen back when I'm working on a new arrangement! :)

Kind regards/Emil

@sumlam Welcome to the site!!

@fpg
No problem!! Have a fun string searching journey! :)
Kind regards/E