Gitar Akorları

Few months back I got a Protégé JR off Carousell. It was cheap; the seller had good reviews so I make the rookie mistake of not checking before buying.

Basic information about the guitar: 3/4-sized, laminated sapele top, sapele back and sides, nato neck, ebony bridge, rosewood fingerboard.

Protégé is the budget lineup of Maestro guitars (think Sigma to Martin, Epiphone to Gibson); construction is out-sourced to other guitar manufacturers.

There was no serial number so I couldn't tell the year of production; I'm guessing ~2013. Those produced after that have their fret markers left-aligned rather than centered.

First impressions: tone was fuller and more resonant than expected for a small body guitar. I had previously owned another JR that has an airy hollow-y tone.

Action was unusually high and my worst fears were quickly confirmed; top was bellying and bridge was lifted.

So I guess I got myself a restoration and upgrade project.

Took me a few weeks to assemble the assortment of tools required and a few months to find the time to start work.

1. Fixed the lifted bridge.

Used a thin plastic strip to spread gorilla glue into the crevice between bridge and top; clamped it with 3x F-clamps (120x300mm); cleaned up excess glue with damp cloth; left it to cure overnight.

2. Opened port for pre-amp

Used the crude method of drilling holes around the perimeter before using a penknife to carve out the port.

Opening the port allowed a sneak peak into the guitar construction.

Surprisingly the guitar had a fan bracing which is traditionally used in classical guitars.

Braces were well-finished with no cracks or splints that are often seen in budget guitars.

Sadly, as heralded by the bellying top, three of the braces have become loose just under the bridge.

Without proper tools for gluing back the three braces, I decided to leave it for another day.

3. Drilled hole in saddle slot for the sonicore piezo pickup.

4. Enlarged hole in end block for pin jack.

This part turned out to be the most challenging for I did not have the correct drill bit for a 12mm hole.

So I drilled the biggest hole I could get ~6 mm and spent the next few hours enlarging the hole with hand files.

The lil one wanted a go at it too!

5. Installed new bone saddle

I got another nasty surprise on removing the existing saddle. It appears that the original bone saddle had been swapped out! It is bad enough that the new saddle is made of plastic, it was also unevenly sanded!

So I got a new 71mm saddle, sanded down the thickness to fit into the slot and the height to compensate for the piezo pickup.

6. Finishing touches

Cleaned up the fretboard with lemon oil and #0000 steel wool; secured the end pin jack and preamp, put on 0.010-0.047 strings to reduce tension on the top.

Looking good! It's testing time!

Love the mic blend knob which makes the output sound more natural and less piezo-like.

Future work

#1 To glue back and secure the loose braces.

#2 To remove the bridge completely. Sand and clean the contact surfaces and reglue the bridge.

3 Eylül 2018 Pazartesi

张碧晨 - 曾经守候

词:潘云安曲:刘胡轶

Key: G

lCmaj7 D/C lBm7 l

lAm7 C/D lBm7 Em l

lF lC/E lAm7 lDsus4 D l

G Bsus4 B7

那时候天空青涩灰濛而你

Em Em/D Cmaj7 Am7 D Bm7 Em

向往湛蓝大地我想我不能阻碍你的旅行

F C/D D

牵着手练习著失去

Em D/F# G Bsus4 B7

骗自己不再为你倾心沉默

Em Em/D C Am7 D Bm7 Em

却有更多话语没想过我早已经没有权利

Am7 D Gsus4 G

你是我最好的相遇

Am7 D Bm7 Em

~ 而我无法忘记

Cm7 F Bbmaj7

你的眼睛我的呼吸

Am7 B7 Em Em/D A/C#

而你你却轻易

Am7 D

离开了我无声无息

Cmaj7 D/C Bm7 Em

* 曾经守候我给你我所有

Am7 D G Dm7

你给的承诺全都消失无踪

G7 Cmaj7 D/C Bm7 Em

我还在等候灯火阑珊回眸

Am7 D Gsus4 G

能再一次和你交错

Cmaj7 D Gsus4 G

再一次为你承受 ~ *

Cmaj7 D/C Bm7 Em

曾经守候我给你我所有

Am7 D G Dm7

我毫无保留你却保持沉默

G7 Cmaj7 D/C Bm7 G/Bb

我还在等候雨过天晴笑容

Am7 D Gsus4 G

能再一次为你承受

Cmaj7 D Cmaj7

愿为你一生守候

D/C lBm7 Em lAm7 D lGmaj7 l

24 Ağustos 2018 Cuma

陈绮贞 - 天天想你

词:陈乐融曲:陈志远

Key: D

Capo 2 – Play C

Intro: lFm6/Ab Bbadd9 lCsus2 l

lFm6/Ab Bbadd9 lGsus4 G l

C F C/E

当我伫立在窗前你愈走愈远

Dm7 Bb Gsus4 G

我的每一次心跳你是否听见

C F C/E

当我徘徊在深夜你在我心田

Dm7 Bb G

你的每一句誓言回荡在耳边

C A7

隐隐约约闪动的双眼

Dm7 Dm7/C# Dm7/C G

藏着你的羞怯加深我的思念

C A7 Dm7

两颗心的交界你一定会看见

F D7/F# G Gadd9 G

只要你愿意走向前

C F C/E

* 天天想你天天问自己

Dm7 G C Gadd9 G

到什么时候才能告诉你

C C7 F C/E

天天想你天天守住一颗心

Dm7 G Fm6/Ab

把我最好的爱留给你

30 Temmuz 2018 Pazartesi

Gökhan Tepe - Kal Biraz Daha Akor

Deneme


G#m                            F#m
Yok inanmak istemiyorum, olamaz olamaz
G#m                                F#m
Çok karanlık yüreğim seni göremez, duyamaz
A       G#m  A     G#m   F#m   E
Allah aş  kı  na     kal biraz daha
A         G#m    F#m          E
Boynumuz bükük durmasın
A                  G#m
Al beni yine sakla göğsüne
F#m                        E
Ayrılık bizi bulamasın


               A
Karanlıktan üşüdüm üşüdüm
                  G#m
Lambaları yak düşünüp düşünüp
                    F#m
Uykuya dalmak ne mümkün kaderim
                    E
Sensiz uyanmak bir ömür bilirim


F#m G#m A
İs     ter     sen üzülüp, üzülüp
         G#m                            B
Aynalara bak neyi var neyi yoksa
               F#m
Her şeyi yak denedim ne mümkün
                 E
Seni unutmak sevgilim

Düzenleyen: Tolga

18 Temmuz 2018 Çarşamba

Tarkan - Sevdanın Son Vuruşu | Akor

Em
Yüreğimde zincirler kırılıyor duydun mu
                                                          Am
Nefes nefes bu gece sevdanın son vuruşu
                                                        Em
Sen hiç böyle sevdin mi sen hiç böyle oldun mu  
             C                        B                   Em                        
Baş eğdim yine aşka ama bu son saygı duruşu         

Em                                     C                Em
Seni karanlıklara bırakmak istemezdim
                                       C                 Am
Anılarımı solmuş çicekle süslemezdim
                      C                     Em 
Ardından acıtacak bir tek söz söylemezdim
                   Bm                       C               Bm
Ben hiç hak etmedim ki böyle unutuluşu

Em                                              
Sen aşkı çicek böcek güneş bulut sanmışsın     
Em                                                
Mevsimlerine göre uyuyup uyanmışsın               
         Am                                            Em         
Sen artık benden sonra sevemezsin yanmışsın     
                  C                    B                   Em         
Yüreğimden çıkarttım attığın kör kurşunu