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Video Question: 5 in Chords

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Date: November 5th, 2007 | Length: 1.58 | Instructor: David MacKenzie

Garfield asks: "What does the 5 stand for in chords such as G5 & F#5. The same goes for the #7 on some chords. Thank you" Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

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Other Video Responses:

Mic Video - September 24th, 2008 (5 minutes, 18 seconds)
Jaron asks, "Dear Dave and Brad, I've always seen people on Youtube mic their amps while playing a guitar. How do you mic an amp while making a video? Do you record the audio and video and then you sync them together? How does it work? I've been trying to find an answer to this question for several weeks now. I'd like to know because I will start making Youtube videos soon and I want to learn how to mic an amp for a video. Can you please help me out? Thanks." View Response
- August 7th, 2008 (4 minutes, 40 seconds)
Tiltyboy asks, "Hello! Can you teach how to tune the guitar in different tunings! Espesilly Dropped C tuning (C-A-d-g-b-e) is what im looking for now, but also other tuning types!? I dont really know much about this, what different tunings is there and stuff heheheehe ok Thank you!" View Response
Playing With Backing Tracks - February 5th, 2008 (5 minutes, 27 seconds)
Garfield asks, "This might be a dumb question but how does one learn to play along with the backing tracks? Thanks" View Response
Strumming - December 14th, 2007 (4 minutes, 40 seconds)
Zcarter wrote "Hey Steve, Is there any correct way to "strum" when using the guitar? I have been strumming a specific way for a long time and I think it works okay, however one of my friends said if I keep strumming this specific way, it will be more difficult to play songs in the long run. Does it really matter how I strum? Currently, I hold the pick in between my thumb and index finger, but I think it may be a different way than most people... Thanks! Zac" View Response
How to Play C Major Chord - September 10th, 2007 (3 minutes, 29 seconds)
Samiam010203 asks "I'm finding it hard to form the c major chord. is there any thing i can do to help with the stretch of the fingers to help me fix my problems with this cord. thanks in advance, samiam010203." View Response