Simplified Guitar | Aïda Barsoum | Activity https://simplifiedguitar.com/members/dee/activity/ Activity feed for Aïda Barsoum. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:21:58 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f6115ddc512276570669fb165a873369 Aïda Barsoum started the topic First beat in Folk pattern in the forum Questions & Struggles https://simplifiedguitar.com/forums/topic/first-beat-in-folk-pattern/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:39:23 -0600 When playing the folk pattern with a chord whose root is not the lowest note (for example F#m in the E family), which note should be played on the first beat? I’ve tried playing the lowest note, but it sounds odd, shouldn’t we rather play the root?

]]> d73d6169c6b8c710cbab645d652157c9 Aïda Barsoum started the topic On Eagle's Wings - Difficulty singing in the forum Questions & Struggles https://simplifiedguitar.com/forums/topic/on-eagles-wings-difficulty-singing/ Sun, 30 Jan 2022 21:06:41 -0600 I love this song, I sing it my head since I’ve heard it recently. However, I have real trouble voicing some parts of it while accompanying myself, in particular the E on the word “raise” in the chorus. I am supposed to play a D chord at the same time, and I invariably sing either a D or (probably) an F#, taking my cue from the chord I am playing.

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