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love this lesson
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Love these walk-us and walk-downs. Makes me sound like I know what I’m doing with this here geee-tar!
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Harder than Monday due to the whole measure. I kept wanting to play the chord again after the one measure. Had to just slow down and get my head right. Lots of fun.
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loved this! A solid win! worked my way quickly to real time speed! More please!!!
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Oh, that was easier than the Wednesday’s one! I’m caught up!
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Ok, got it. New run for me.
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Full speed sounds cool.
Still going back to “Sambora Sweetness” which is the toughest learn for me for some reason. Want to get that down smooth using hybrid picking. -
Not too bad. I understand the walks ok. It would work better if I was more familiar with changing between the chords. The A is easy, the E is almost reliable, but the D is always a struggle finding the right strings to settle on. Not to mention those cheese cutter wire strings.
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Just a little more time on the strings and I will have this down, a small win today.
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I played it super slow. It’s coming around.
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Not to bad, I liked it.
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I was able to play this at 1.75x speed, which felt good.
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Fairly straight forward on the TAB, but it will take me a little more time to get this smoothly. Did OK at 60 and 80 bpm, but couldn’t keep up cleanly when I tried to go faster. Hope everyone is doing well!
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You casually say “mute the high E string” but how do you do that?
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When you lay your first finger across the D,G and B strings, allow it to lightly rest on the high E (without holding it down). That will mute the high E.
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1.5 -1.75xs speed seems to be my wheelhouse on this one. I can do 2xs speed, but I miss some notes and get out whack about 50% of the time.
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I’ve wanted to be able to play a 4-note line like that for a long time, finally nice to be able to nail it here. Got it solid at 60 and 80, just a little bit of awkwardness at 100 but I know I’ll get there. Thanks Tony!
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That came with a few attempts. The timing sounded weird at first, but it finally fit.
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Got transitions down at 90 bpm quickly. Not really understanding Tony’s explanation on how to do this in other keys.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. -
This is good, always the boom Chica, speed up the tempo, apply some palm muting and you’ll sound like Johnny Cash!
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It was sounding a bit Johnny Cash-ish. Like this:
Low E – pluck 0, 2, 4 frets
A string – 0, then A chord down/up,
low E – pluck 0 fret, A chord down/up, A string – 0
A string – 0, 2, 4 frets
d string 0, then D chord down/up, A string – pluck 0 fret, D chord down/ up, D string – pluck 0 fret
then reverse it and walk it back up to the A chord.
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it was difficult at slower speeds but really nice at 1.75 and 2x
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Took me a hour to get the finger coordination right and was able to play through it finally. It helped me to strum the rhythm with all strings muted first. Then I started to add in notes and chords and finally played end to end.
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Good lesson
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can almost do this at 80bpm with my eyes closed. Still miss a note here and there. Once it’s solid I will keep upping the speed. I wanna be able to do it without looking over & over again! Keep strumming!!
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Did okay using tabs but still find myself switching back and forth between the fretboard and tabs. Really slows me down
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Tap your foot!
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So I was able to follow the chorse pretty well and learned the lesson. But honestly I don’t understand how to put this together with other chords.
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I did pretty well with this session today. I feel like it’s kind of like riding a bike. It’s a little easier if you go a little faster. Not as wobbly.
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I’m ok with that. Not the slickest transitions but got my fingers around it pretty well.
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Nice, I’m enjoying these base walks. How are the notes of the bass walk determined? Are they part of a scale, or part of the upcoming chord?
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part of the upcoming chord! its leading us right into it!!
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I’m having an off day today. I couldn’t memorize the bass walks or the chords.
Have a great Tuesday everyone! 🙂-
I hear ya. Some days I feel like I have hotdog fingers.
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This is such a revelation to me. Thank you!
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Just me or are the finger positions off on the tab according to how Tony is playing?
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I have been playing these for quite some time ,but also find the explanation very helpful
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I’d been playing for a lot of years before I started TAC and had kind of picked up bass walks from watching and playing with others, but I find the explanation and breakdown of the technique very helpful.
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Love the comments. Johnny Cash in the key of E, I heard him too.
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absolutely!! I walk the line all day long! “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine….”
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Boom Chika boom. Fun week so far!
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I go out walking….after midnight…. Think i will get my 10,000 steps in today with all this walking.
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Loving these lessons. Super fun
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This came pretty easy now to figure out walk ups from other chords
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For all new TACers, this is more “must have” for the tool box! For fun, see if you can use the “formula” for todays walks on yesterdays chords 🙂
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Nice one Bill! I figured out a good one to walk to the G. A string – 7,8,9,G or walk down from C.
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Enjoyed today’s lesson. Base walks at depth to a song. The sun is shining. Have a fabulous day.
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Yeah, I am feeling johnny Cash as well on these Bass Walk up’s Fun!
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OH… should have mentioned I love this bass walk, it’s been in my favourites and I also enjoyed the challenge Tony mentioned about trying to figure out where we are going in order to walk up to any chord!
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@James H is right about the JOhnny Cash reference, every time I hear a bass walk it makes me think of my Dad playing the Johnny Cash songs. Funny enough @Bill_Brown my counter is off today, way off LOL. According to my calculations I should be at 1964 playing sessions and current streak of 139 but that isn’t at all what it says but Que sera sera.. .not a big deal for me! Yesterday the sun shined was absolutely amazing, actually felt like spring was in the air! Have a wonderful day all my guitar geek friends!
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See Nancy ( @Dage ), it’s good that we paid enough attention to the numbers before, to know what they really should be now (lol). By the way, how are you liking the Street Master?
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Re-strung it and loving it! A sweet little guitar!! Is that what your martin is?
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Wow! THATS A LOT!!! A Chord BAR is my nemesis – but I won’t stop trying to make friends with it 🙂
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Great morning for a walk. Hope you all have fun!
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I learnt a bit of theory about how base runs work in this lesson. Great stuff.
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I agree with @James H. on his assessment of the lesson. I enjoyed recording myself in this lesson. I hope everyone is doing well, and I can’t wait to read the comments.
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Lots of Johnny Cash orientations here,great stuff!!! Sometimes the simplest stuff is the most fun to go back to and truly enjoy guitar.
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love this lesson
Love these walk-us and walk-downs. Makes me sound like I know what I’m doing with this here geee-tar!
Harder than Monday due to the whole measure. I kept wanting to play the chord again after the one measure. Had to just slow down and get my head right. Lots of fun.
loved this! A solid win! worked my way quickly to real time speed! More please!!!
Oh, that was easier than the Wednesday’s one! I’m caught up!
Ok, got it. New run for me.
Full speed sounds cool.
Still going back to “Sambora Sweetness” which is the toughest learn for me for some reason. Want to get that down smooth using hybrid picking.
Not too bad. I understand the walks ok. It would work better if I was more familiar with changing between the chords. The A is easy, the E is almost reliable, but the D is always a struggle finding the right strings to settle on. Not to mention those cheese cutter wire strings.
Just a little more time on the strings and I will have this down, a small win today.
I played it super slow. It’s coming around.
Not to bad, I liked it.
I was able to play this at 1.75x speed, which felt good.
Fairly straight forward on the TAB, but it will take me a little more time to get this smoothly. Did OK at 60 and 80 bpm, but couldn’t keep up cleanly when I tried to go faster. Hope everyone is doing well!
You casually say “mute the high E string” but how do you do that?
When you lay your first finger across the D,G and B strings, allow it to lightly rest on the high E (without holding it down). That will mute the high E.
1.5 -1.75xs speed seems to be my wheelhouse on this one. I can do 2xs speed, but I miss some notes and get out whack about 50% of the time.
I’ve wanted to be able to play a 4-note line like that for a long time, finally nice to be able to nail it here. Got it solid at 60 and 80, just a little bit of awkwardness at 100 but I know I’ll get there. Thanks Tony!
That came with a few attempts. The timing sounded weird at first, but it finally fit.
Got transitions down at 90 bpm quickly. Not really understanding Tony’s explanation on how to do this in other keys.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
This is good, always the boom Chica, speed up the tempo, apply some palm muting and you’ll sound like Johnny Cash!
It was sounding a bit Johnny Cash-ish. Like this:
Low E – pluck 0, 2, 4 frets
A string – 0, then A chord down/up,
low E – pluck 0 fret, A chord down/up, A string – 0
A string – 0, 2, 4 frets
d string 0, then D chord down/up, A string – pluck 0 fret, D chord down/ up, D string – pluck 0 fret
then reverse it and walk it back up to the A chord.
it was difficult at slower speeds but really nice at 1.75 and 2x
Took me a hour to get the finger coordination right and was able to play through it finally. It helped me to strum the rhythm with all strings muted first. Then I started to add in notes and chords and finally played end to end.
Good lesson
can almost do this at 80bpm with my eyes closed. Still miss a note here and there. Once it’s solid I will keep upping the speed. I wanna be able to do it without looking over & over again! Keep strumming!!
Did okay using tabs but still find myself switching back and forth between the fretboard and tabs. Really slows me down
Tap your foot!
So I was able to follow the chorse pretty well and learned the lesson. But honestly I don’t understand how to put this together with other chords.
I did pretty well with this session today. I feel like it’s kind of like riding a bike. It’s a little easier if you go a little faster. Not as wobbly.
I’m ok with that. Not the slickest transitions but got my fingers around it pretty well.
Nice, I’m enjoying these base walks. How are the notes of the bass walk determined? Are they part of a scale, or part of the upcoming chord?
part of the upcoming chord! its leading us right into it!!
I’m having an off day today. I couldn’t memorize the bass walks or the chords.
Have a great Tuesday everyone! 🙂
I hear ya. Some days I feel like I have hotdog fingers.
This is such a revelation to me. Thank you!
Just me or are the finger positions off on the tab according to how Tony is playing?
I have been playing these for quite some time ,but also find the explanation very helpful
I’d been playing for a lot of years before I started TAC and had kind of picked up bass walks from watching and playing with others, but I find the explanation and breakdown of the technique very helpful.
Love the comments. Johnny Cash in the key of E, I heard him too.
absolutely!! I walk the line all day long! “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine….”
Boom Chika boom. Fun week so far!
I go out walking….after midnight…. Think i will get my 10,000 steps in today with all this walking.
Loving these lessons. Super fun
This came pretty easy now to figure out walk ups from other chords
For all new TACers, this is more “must have” for the tool box! For fun, see if you can use the “formula” for todays walks on yesterdays chords 🙂
Nice one Bill! I figured out a good one to walk to the G. A string – 7,8,9,G or walk down from C.
Enjoyed today’s lesson. Base walks at depth to a song. The sun is shining. Have a fabulous day.
Yeah, I am feeling johnny Cash as well on these Bass Walk up’s Fun!
OH… should have mentioned I love this bass walk, it’s been in my favourites and I also enjoyed the challenge Tony mentioned about trying to figure out where we are going in order to walk up to any chord!
@James H is right about the JOhnny Cash reference, every time I hear a bass walk it makes me think of my Dad playing the Johnny Cash songs. Funny enough @Bill_Brown my counter is off today, way off LOL. According to my calculations I should be at 1964 playing sessions and current streak of 139 but that isn’t at all what it says but Que sera sera.. .not a big deal for me! Yesterday the sun shined was absolutely amazing, actually felt like spring was in the air! Have a wonderful day all my guitar geek friends!
See Nancy ( @Dage ), it’s good that we paid enough attention to the numbers before, to know what they really should be now (lol). By the way, how are you liking the Street Master?
Re-strung it and loving it! A sweet little guitar!! Is that what your martin is?
Wow! THATS A LOT!!! A Chord BAR is my nemesis – but I won’t stop trying to make friends with it 🙂
Great morning for a walk. Hope you all have fun!
I learnt a bit of theory about how base runs work in this lesson. Great stuff.
I agree with @James H. on his assessment of the lesson. I enjoyed recording myself in this lesson. I hope everyone is doing well, and I can’t wait to read the comments.
Lots of Johnny Cash orientations here,great stuff!!! Sometimes the simplest stuff is the most fun to go back to and truly enjoy guitar.