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  • Withers away.

    Posted by outdoorgator on January 16, 2025 at 6:59 am

    I like the brain teasing bas line way! LOL!

    I always get nervous when I record myself! Tony has good advice about recording. Don’t record, delete, record delete, record delete. It’s true! It will send you down a crazy rabbit hole! LOL!

    So, here we are, first take, mistakes and all. Not really mistakes, I like to call them learning experiences! LOL!!

    https://youtu.be/IJn2VWiWxnE?feature=shared

    Guitlesson replied 1 year, 1 month ago 6 Members · 11 Replies
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  • dharum

    Member
    January 16, 2025 at 7:07 am

    Awesome job.

  • Syria

    Member
    January 16, 2025 at 8:47 am

    Hey, that sounds pretty good. 🙂

    Isn’t it a bit crammed quarters doing it in a truck?? I would be afraid of denting my guitar if I tried something like that too. (I drive a school bus ;-D )

    • outdoorgator

      Member
      January 16, 2025 at 4:54 pm

      @Syria Thank You!

      The Guitar I use when on the road is a Taylor GS Mini. Not to cramped. I do bang it up a little. Mainlly when I’m moving around to get in the seat. Don’t bother me, these Guitars are prety tough. If I do get a nick that just adds character LOL.

  • mwhite01959gmail-com

    Member
    January 16, 2025 at 10:50 am

    First attempt here. Fingers don’t want to move correctly lol. Any suggestions? Enjoying myself. Hello to anyone seeing this.

    • outdoorgator

      Member
      January 16, 2025 at 4:45 pm

      Your fingers will start to loosen up throughout time. I had the same issue last year. Especially now when I’m learning new chords.

      Here’s what I try to do as much as possible.

      * finger, hands, forearms exercise and stretch. Tony has a video about this.

      * On Wednesdays, when you’re working on scales try to keep them puppy’s separated while playing scales.

      * Even though it’s tough try to use your pinky more often. There’s several pinky challenges here on TAC don’t skip them! It took me forever to separate my two love birds. LOL! Ring and pinky. I think there’s a video also for finger stretching.

      * Last and most important, trust the process, if you work on it every challenge it will happen in time. January was year 2 for me, my fingers are getting better but I continue to work on them every challenge especially my dinky pinky.

      P.S.

      If your also talking about being able to form chords properly. Tony has a speed drill on video about this.

      1. Place fretting hand on lap.

      2. Count backwards from 5,4,3,2,1

      3. On 5 raise fret hand to form chord. On 1 strum down once then single picking EADGBE to check for a clean chord.

      Good luck!

      GUITAR GEEKS UNITE!

      • Tricia_Lynn

        Member
        January 16, 2025 at 8:16 pm

        SOme great info here… 🙂 Thanks

  • Tricia_Lynn

    Member
    January 16, 2025 at 8:16 pm

    Great job!

  • mwhite01959gmail-com

    Member
    January 17, 2025 at 10:57 am

    Thank you for the information. I will continue on and use the tips you supplied. Stick with the progress and continue to have fun.

  • Guitlesson

    Member
    January 27, 2025 at 11:53 am

    Nice job. I have to get my stuff together and record myself. Seeing you cramped up in a truck with your guitar and doing a good job makes any excuse I can have seem pointless. I’ve never played guitar in front of anyone so it would be an ice breaker also. And something to look back on later.

    • outdoorgator

      Member
      January 28, 2025 at 2:13 pm

      @Guitlesson LOL! You get used to playing guitar in a drivers seat after a while, plus it’s worth it. I don’t like going without playing a day. I travel with a Taylor GS mini so it’s not too bad. Even if you don’t post your video, I would highly recommend you to record your progress. Then you can go back and see your progress and see what needs to be worked on.

      • Guitlesson

        Member
        January 29, 2025 at 5:44 am

        Thanks for the reply. You are an inspiration.

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