View Single Post
black73 black73 is offline
Registered
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 6,311
Quote:
Originally Posted by ckissick View Post
I've noticed something weird. Using bar chords only, play G then F, then D-sharp, then D. It's a progression of progressively lower sounds. Yet when you go from F to D-sharp, your finger that's creating the bar goes from the 1st fret to the 8th fret. Every string is pressed at a much higher fret, yet it sounds like a lower note. Instead of an optical illusion, it's an auditory allusion. How does this work?
It's a common malady known as Pete Townsend Syndrome.
Old 02-10-2018, 10:21 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #9 (permalink)