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Wow. I don’t know if I’m filing correctly, but I think sometimes Tony is not exactly following the tab. I am working on watching Tony and then going to the tab and learning from the tab. Does anybody else do that?
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This ought to take me a month or so…
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Keep ’em coming, Tony! I spent an hour getting this thing down. It’s a great timing and finger picking technique builder. I was getting frustrated, so I slowed it waay down and played it like a beginner, then gradually gained speed until I could play them as 1/16 notes . The key was getting relaxed while playing.
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Small win but will take some time to master
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Feeling funky…..or at least I want to.
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This one is going to take some work. But, it seems to be helping with my F chord!
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a lot going on here
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At first glance this looks like a lot to take in, but actually it was a fun challenge
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Never knew how to mute the strings, absolutely love this and will try to put it into some of my songs.
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timing a little tough
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Oy! Just looking at the tab I can see this is definitely going to be a challenge. I never did get the hang of percussion strums, and don’t particularly like them, even when Tony plays them. But I like blues in general, so I’ll give this “the old college try”, and see if I can half manage some of it. But, small win, I am finally able to bar the mini F!
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I love this one, but the dead strums gets me. Marked it as a favorite to come back to. I can pick, slide, and hammer. Strum patterns I have to hear to get it and dead strum is hard to remember. This one tests them both, but I’ll get there
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This one was very aggravating.
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Fun.
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little hard , have to come back to it.
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OMG way above my skill set. I will need to come back to this in the future.
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Yikes, I left my Funkified Blues in large chunks and pieces, will need to sew them together later as I progress, Johnny Winters, hey Saw him play Route 66 on the 2007 Clapton Crossroads!
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This is funky fun. I had trouble with the slides though.
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Just wondering if I missed the part where you actually play all the parts together. Also for me if you played it through in the beginning of the lesson that would help inspire me to know what I’m striving for. I’m new here so not too sure if this is the right forum to ask Tony this question.
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Yikes! I’ll have to come back to this one
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funki hard funki…… not for beginner,
but can be done with pp patience ,practice. -
I tried the E part up an octave. Lots of fun
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Been a couple of weeks since I completed the challenge, and I can finally play the funkified blues pretty well, so it sounds like the tab. I think the muting strokes were hard to get to work cleanly with the strumming notes, and the overall rythm was a bit confusing at first, but came together with persistence and practice. I really like the outcome.
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I made it though, not real smooth but I feel good about what I did accomplish. This I will keep on my favorite list till I can get it smooth.
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Feeling truly funkified! That is a hard blues progression to get smooth and sounding good. Will need to get my funk on a while longer to get this one down. Great lesson Tony.
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WOW, this is going to take a lot of practice.
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second day of trying this. Not there yet. I’ll work on it some more. I think this would be a good skill set.
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This lesson is very difficult for me, but I always wanted to do the process and will continue. I enjoy the challenges.
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Difficult, but entertaining.
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Hell! I’ve been practicing this blues progression for weeks now (at weekends, in between the 5 day challenges) and have finally got it! I’m not proficient (may never will be) but it gives me a great feeling of success. Small wins Tony, small wins……
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@Archie750 , I hope you put this on the ‘small win’ page. This was much more than a small win thou. Give yourself a big pat on the back. I’ll be lucky to get it down in 2 weeks. Man… it’s a tough one!
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This blues 5 day challenge is packed full of very useful tidbits to sound awesome with
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HEY HEY I like this i know these positions play with them off and on going to have fun with this thanks Tony for the insight
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The timing on this one is a bit hard for me. I will definitely have come back to this in a few weeks.
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Makes wish i could play Working Man Blues by Merle Haggard
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Fuck this
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Lol. I couldnt do it all 6 months ago. Im back and its not hat bad this time
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Well all I can say is Funkified Schmunkified.
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I know that this is an “acoustic” challenge but I just had to bust out my tele and blues jr. and go all Steve Cropper on this one….
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I definitely got Booker T vibes with a bit of Neville Bros thrown in.
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Was pretty much a refresher. Funkified blues reminded me of Funk 49 by the James gang I played back in the 80’s.
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Thanks Team Tony! Another awesome 12 Bar Blues. I started learning this on 6/5, I think it’s going to take me about a week to really nail it, but I will check back in to keep you all updated.
Congratulations, !
Challenge complete
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Wow. I don’t know if I’m filing correctly, but I think sometimes Tony is not exactly following the tab. I am working on watching Tony and then going to the tab and learning from the tab. Does anybody else do that?
This ought to take me a month or so…
Keep ’em coming, Tony! I spent an hour getting this thing down. It’s a great timing and finger picking technique builder. I was getting frustrated, so I slowed it waay down and played it like a beginner, then gradually gained speed until I could play them as 1/16 notes . The key was getting relaxed while playing.
Small win but will take some time to master
Feeling funky…..or at least I want to.
This one is going to take some work. But, it seems to be helping with my F chord!
a lot going on here
At first glance this looks like a lot to take in, but actually it was a fun challenge
Never knew how to mute the strings, absolutely love this and will try to put it into some of my songs.
timing a little tough
Oy! Just looking at the tab I can see this is definitely going to be a challenge. I never did get the hang of percussion strums, and don’t particularly like them, even when Tony plays them. But I like blues in general, so I’ll give this “the old college try”, and see if I can half manage some of it. But, small win, I am finally able to bar the mini F!
I love this one, but the dead strums gets me. Marked it as a favorite to come back to. I can pick, slide, and hammer. Strum patterns I have to hear to get it and dead strum is hard to remember. This one tests them both, but I’ll get there
This one was very aggravating.
Fun.
little hard , have to come back to it.
OMG way above my skill set. I will need to come back to this in the future.
Yikes, I left my Funkified Blues in large chunks and pieces, will need to sew them together later as I progress, Johnny Winters, hey Saw him play Route 66 on the 2007 Clapton Crossroads!
This is funky fun. I had trouble with the slides though.
Just wondering if I missed the part where you actually play all the parts together. Also for me if you played it through in the beginning of the lesson that would help inspire me to know what I’m striving for. I’m new here so not too sure if this is the right forum to ask Tony this question.
Yikes! I’ll have to come back to this one
funki hard funki…… not for beginner,
but can be done with pp patience ,practice.
I tried the E part up an octave. Lots of fun
Been a couple of weeks since I completed the challenge, and I can finally play the funkified blues pretty well, so it sounds like the tab. I think the muting strokes were hard to get to work cleanly with the strumming notes, and the overall rythm was a bit confusing at first, but came together with persistence and practice. I really like the outcome.
I made it though, not real smooth but I feel good about what I did accomplish. This I will keep on my favorite list till I can get it smooth.
Feeling truly funkified! That is a hard blues progression to get smooth and sounding good. Will need to get my funk on a while longer to get this one down. Great lesson Tony.
WOW, this is going to take a lot of practice.
second day of trying this. Not there yet. I’ll work on it some more. I think this would be a good skill set.
This lesson is very difficult for me, but I always wanted to do the process and will continue. I enjoy the challenges.
Difficult, but entertaining.
Hell! I’ve been practicing this blues progression for weeks now (at weekends, in between the 5 day challenges) and have finally got it! I’m not proficient (may never will be) but it gives me a great feeling of success. Small wins Tony, small wins……
@Archie750 , I hope you put this on the ‘small win’ page. This was much more than a small win thou. Give yourself a big pat on the back. I’ll be lucky to get it down in 2 weeks. Man… it’s a tough one!
This blues 5 day challenge is packed full of very useful tidbits to sound awesome with
HEY HEY I like this i know these positions play with them off and on going to have fun with this thanks Tony for the insight
The timing on this one is a bit hard for me. I will definitely have come back to this in a few weeks.
Makes wish i could play Working Man Blues by Merle Haggard
Fuck this
Lol. I couldnt do it all 6 months ago. Im back and its not hat bad this time
Well all I can say is Funkified Schmunkified.
I know that this is an “acoustic” challenge but I just had to bust out my tele and blues jr. and go all Steve Cropper on this one….
I definitely got Booker T vibes with a bit of Neville Bros thrown in.
Was pretty much a refresher. Funkified blues reminded me of Funk 49 by the James gang I played back in the 80’s.
Thanks Team Tony! Another awesome 12 Bar Blues. I started learning this on 6/5, I think it’s going to take me about a week to really nail it, but I will check back in to keep you all updated.