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I agree. Beatles songs are great for this. But I would say don't stop after learning a few simple songs, always keep learning more. one new song each week maybe. Keep in mind that most of the musicians whose music you are learning probably learned this way as well. of course, if you want to learn classical or play like Coltrane, you'll need to learn the theory.
Cool, an Archimedes Death Ray with AI.
Re:Why are there no animals with three legs? on Friday October 04, 2019 @06:17AM (#21156269)
Technically a centipede does have 3 legs.
This was made into an opera too.
Clearly a giant Blackberry would be a better UI for a car.
Re:Tesla – Introducing V3 Supercharging on Thursday March 07, 2019 @11:46AM (#19329547)
Interesting, so your house drops you off at work, and then picks you up later.
Didn't the casino in Montreal have one of these?
Re:iOS Menu on Saturday January 05, 2019 @06:13AM (#18831093)
3D Touch could be an alternative to the menu bar.
Re:A list of lists of interview questions on Sunday December 30, 2018 @08:53PM (#18792545)
The very first Swift question has a partially incorrect answer. It says that "var array2 = array1" creates a copy of array1. But it's incorrect because a copy isn't actually created until one of them is mutated.
Re:Custom string delimiters in Swift 5 on Thursday December 27, 2018 @09:44PM (#18774511)
There's also split()

    let parts = l.split(separator: ",").map{ $0.split(separator: "=") },
        first = parts[0],
        second = parts[1]
Re:Stop Learning Frameworks on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:58AM (#18708135)
I just put them in a heap.
Re:Songcraft Beta – A songwriting tool and guitar tab builder on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @01:58PM (#18657795)
Sounds cool, open source by any chance?
Re:Songcraft Beta – A songwriting tool and guitar tab builder on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @01:46PM (#18657662)
How does the suggested chords feature work?
Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? on Friday December 07, 2018 @05:12PM (#18632170)
I was thinking more like a 10 foot wide hole, 1 mile deep.
Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:39PM (#18631395)
Maybe Boring Co and Square Roots can do some underground vertical farming so we don't keep running out of romaine.
Re:Oil Demand for Cars Is Already Falling on Saturday November 17, 2018 @09:20AM (#18475604)
Solar has moving parts?
Cacti.
Try singing/whistling the melody while playing it at the same time.
It's also Dorian and Phrygian without the 2 and 6. Plus you can use it in other keys, the A Pentatonic in the key of Bb is lydian, in G it's dorian, in C it's major, etc..
Re:I know why rejection emails suck – I write them on Monday August 27, 2018 @04:03PM (#17854020)
I'd try it again, what is the process to reapply?
Re:Is Pop Music Evolving, or Is It Just Getting Louder? (2012) on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @07:09AM (#17817815)
Clever.
Actually bands hire the musician who has the look, sound and personality that fits whatever they're going for. Most of them don't know any theory beyond blues and folk chords. They might test them by jamming with them, but the decision has nothing to do with musical skills. So it's actually very similar to hiring in tech.
also Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer from SNL
Re:We Should Teach Music History Backwards on Sunday June 17, 2018 @01:42PM (#17333363)
Monks -> Bach -> Mozart -> Beethoven -> Tchaikovsky -> Stravinsky -> Black Sabbath -> Gangnam Style
Re:Three-sided Football on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:12PM (#17188930)
How would you decide if a player was offside?
Re:Show HN: How to Tune a Guitar on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:56PM (#17017144)
I usually just play this chord, and then adjust any notes that are off:

E--0--

B--0--

G--9--

D--9--

A--7--

E--0--

Re:Urban Dictionary: Hacker News on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @08:27PM (#16927763)
pro tip: search for your first name on urban dictionary.
Re:IBM Plex – A new typeface on Thursday March 29, 2018 @09:49AM (#16707001)
I thought they turned my iPhone into a Zune for a second.
Re:Avoid getters and setters whenever possible on Thursday March 22, 2018 @08:40AM (#16648077)
You can use the setter to make a property observable.
Re:Why is Pi² so close to 10? on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:46AM (#16629569)
Isn't that the gravitational acceleration of the earth?

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