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Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com

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Hello, I'm SCANDAL's vocalist HARUNA.

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I'm guitarist MAMI.

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Today, we'll be conveying the appeal of guitars to those considering taking it up.

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The title is "Start Your Journey!"

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Let's start your musical journey with this video.

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It's rare for us to explain things about guitars via a video.

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That's true.

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Talking about things like what the guitar is,

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-that's something we've never talked about in that much detail.[br]-That's true.

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We've been playing the guitar since we formed 15 years ago,

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so for this video we'll be basing things on our stories from back then.

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Do you remember the first time you played a guitar?

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The first time?

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Middle--no, high school.

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Maybe the summer before my first year of high school?

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We formed at a vocal & dance training school,

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and when we were attending, the dance school staff...

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They asked me if I had a guitar.

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I said I didn't, and they told me to somehow get my hands on one by tomorrow

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and take it to school with me.

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-They wanted to put together an all-girl band.[br]-That's right.

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-Our first form of motivation was to be able to play a song.[br]-That's right.

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That's how we started playing guitar.

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What was something you found difficult then?

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Let's see...

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You have to link the movements of both hands, which I found really difficult.

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I'd play one chord four times, then play the next one four times,

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-but I wasn't sure when I should be moving my hands.[br]-I totally get that.

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-Changing chords. That was hard.[br]-Yeah, that was difficult.

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We were like, "First, let's all at least be able to play the intro."

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It went slow, but the feeling of accomplishment when we all got through one song was...

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-amazing.[br]-Amazing, right?

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All you're doing is taking things in when you're a beginner,

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so there are a lot of things that can be absorbed.

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I remember that every day was a lot of fun.

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Well, what is a guitar in the first place?

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Beginners might not really understand the differences between the guitar and bass.

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-We were like that as well.[br]-Yeah, it was like that for us.

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Firstly, the guitar is an instrument with six strings.

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There are two main types of guitars.

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What are they?

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-Two...guitars.[br]-Yes.

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-Types, you mean?[br]-Yes, types of guitars.

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I know!

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-Electric guitars and acoustic guitars![br]-Correct!

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Thanks so much.

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You can make sounds with an acoustic guitar on its own.

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-Well, the ones around us are all electric guitars.[br]-Yes.

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For electric guitars, you plug it into an amp via a cable to make sounds.

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-With amps, right?[br]-Yes.

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-There are some here.[br]-Here, too.

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-Amps are so-called speakers.[br]-That's right.

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This cable here is called a shielded cable,

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so if you'd like to get this, you can go to an instrument store and ask for it.

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There's an acoustic guitar next to you, MAMI.

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What are the differences between acoustic and electric guitars?

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Let's see.

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You can see there's a hole in it,

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and the inside of it is hollow.

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It's lighter than an electric guitar.

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Also, the strings are a little harder than electric ones.

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It gives off a really powerful sound.

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You can also plug a shielded cable into it, but that's not necessary.

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One of its features is that it gives off a powerful sound.

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Also, the body is very thick.

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That's true.

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Electric guitars are a bit thin.

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Those are their differences, appearance-wise.

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As you said earlier, acoustic guitar strings are a bit thicker.

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So if you practice on an acoustic guitar first,

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you might find an electric guitar a little easier to play.

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That's true.

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So, the main difference between an acoustic and an electric guitar

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is whether or not it can be connected to an amp to produce sound.

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Electric guitars have microphones that pick up the vibrating sound of the strings, which are called pickups.

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They're attached here.

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Yes, the guitar consists of various parts such as the headstock

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as well as the body.

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There are also pegs and different volume knobs.

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Also, electric guitars come in different shapes,

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meaning that they're further divided into various types.

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So let's plug the cable into the amp and play some sounds.

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Okay.

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It's plugged in right now.

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The volume's turned down,

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and when you play it, it sounds like this.

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Yeah.

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-Well, you can hear it...[br]-Yeah.

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But if I was on stage, for example,

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the audience, who's a bit far away, wouldn't be able to hear it.

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But when you put the sounds through the amp...

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-That's how it'll sound.[br]-Yeah.

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Another good thing about electric guitars is that...

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Well, it also depends on the amp,

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but if you connect them to effects pedals, you can produce all kinds of sounds.

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So, with electric guitars you can freely use amps or effects pedals to produce sounds that you like.

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Yes.

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So let's play together.

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As we've been talking about electric guitars,

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I'd like for us to try something you can do with two guitars.

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Let's start with the rhythm guitar.

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The rhythm guitar...

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It has a role in keeping the rhythm going.

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While I'm playing that...

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The lead guitar plays the melody.

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I'll play it.

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That's what I play.

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We do completely different things,

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but we're playing during the same parts of the song.

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We'll show you what that sounds like combined.

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Let's play.

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That's how it sounds.

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You can have a lot of fun when you start playing the guitar,

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but there are also a lot of things you need to remember

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as well as things you'll have trouble with.

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When choosing a guitar to play,

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I'm sure a lot of the time people choose them based on how cool they are, or that they like the appearance of it.

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That's why we want to convey to everyone that you can totally pick one up even if you're not that knowledgeable about them.

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It was the same for me.

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MAMI, how did you decide on your first guitar?

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Appearance was my first priority too.

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I saw a cute pastel pink guitar,

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and I decided on it because it was cute.

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Of course I didn't know what kind of sounds the guitar would make,

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Employees at the instrument store told me their thoughts on it, but I had no idea what they were talking about.

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I was just like, "Oh, this is what a guitar sounds like."

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You don't understand anything about sounds at first.

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So even if you don't understand it,

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I think it's a good idea to go with your intuition and choose one you think is good, and also to take care of it.

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This was our guitar segment for beginners.

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We recalled memories from 15 years ago.

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Again, we don't really get chances to give breakdowns about guitars,

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so this made us realize a few things once again.

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-This was also a refresher for us.[br]-Yeah.

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We'll continue to post reference videos like this, so please look forward to them!

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We'll see you later!

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This has been "Start Your Journey!" with SCANDAL's vocalist HARUNA and guitarist MAMI.

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Bye bye!