[Event Post]

[hatohollowharvest]

::Either outside the Duel Academy Middle School's D-Wheel Research Club or in the Domino Park, you can find Kyoko and Kanan practicing on non electric guitars.

They seem to have gotten the opening cords of Wonderwall...::

Comments

[dark_rebellion]

I'm Sakaki, Yuto.
I'm a bit of an amateur guitarist too. "Wonderwall" was actually the first song I taught myself to play.

*Oh, hey. Wasn't your new Principal's last name 'Sakaki' too?*

[hatohollowharvest]

Huh. Sounds like our principal's last name.

::Ponders.::

... Must be common around here.

[dark_rebellion]

I take it you go to the Domino City Duel Academy?
If so, the principal there is my mom.

[hatohollowharvest]

No way!

[dark_rebellion]

Yeah, small world, I guess.

Anyway, you both can decline if you want, but I thought I could give you some pointers, if you'd like them.

[itkananbe]

Kyoko could probably use it but I'm mostly entertaining it because our club president is mildly interested.

[hatohollowharvest]

I mean, you're the one trying to build her a Duel Guitar.

[itkananbe]

Shush.

[dark_rebellion]

*He gives them a curious look.*

A Duel Guitar?

[itkananbe]

A Guitar that's a Duel Disk.

[dark_rebellion]

Huh. I've never heard of that before, but it's an interesting idea for a Duel Disk.

*In a way, he could even see it being used as a different type of entertainment dueling. Duels that were also concerts. Or concerts that could become duels.*

Anyway, it sounds like you have the beginning cords of the song figured out, but you're still learning the strumming pattern for it, if I'm correct?

[itkananbe]

Yes. my hands aren't that good at strumming, I'm better with wrenches and swords. I keep fumbling at it.

[hatohollowharvest]

I mostly have the idea of it but my pick keeps flying off or something.

[dark_rebellion]

Playing a guitar definitely needs a lot of patience. It can take a long time to get used to it and learn even just part of a song. I fumbled all the time when I first began and I still do when trying to learn something new.

Just learning this song, it took me months to get to a point where I didn't fumble it.

As for the pick, just try and keep a good hold of it and maybe try some different ones, in case the one you're using is just too difficult for you to keep a comfortable grip on.

[hatohollowharvest]

I'd prefer to stick with the pick Kamala got for me.

::Smiles, you can feel the sparkles.::

[dark_rebellion]

*Yuto gives her a smile. He can definitely feel the sparkles.*

Ah, alright. It's an important pick to you. That's understandable.
Just keep practising and I'm sure you'll find a way to hold it so it's comfortable and it doesn't fly off.

[itkananbe]

I think she just has butterfingers to be honest.

[hatohollowharvest]

Mean!

[dark_rebellion]

*He lets out a small chuckle.*

Just try and play slow at first and then gradually pick up speed to where the song needs to be. You might just be trying to strum faster than you're able to at the moment, making you drop the pick.

[hatohollowharvest]

Uh. Could you show an example, Mister?

::Blinking, setting herself up.::

[dark_rebellion]

Oh, sure.

I don't have my guitar with me though, it's back at home.
Would I be alright to borrow one, just to demonstrate?

[itkananbe]

::Offers hers for you to take.::

[dark_rebellion]

*Yuto takes it and gives her a nod.*

Thank you.

*He quickly sets himself up with it.*

So, what you want to do is do the strumming pattern slowly at first, get the feel of the pattern and changing the cords, like this.

*He plays the beginning cords of 'Wonderwall' very slowly, sounding out the pattern as he does.*

It won't sound like much at first, but the key is to get used to it, then build up the speed as you become more comfortable.

[hatohollowharvest]

::She hrms, and tries to copy you. It's. Definitely amateur hour.::

[dark_rebellion]

*It reminds him of what it was like when he first started playing and he was teaching himself from books and Youtube videos.
He remains patient as he repeats the pattern of the song slowly, over and over, allowing her to copy his motions.*

It may take some time, but once you've got the pattern down, you can then try to pick the pace of it up a little.