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Responses
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Easy peazey
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Can you explain the chord names? Why are they labeled as being minor when they each include a major third interval?
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I like that a whole lot. This felt “grade level” to me-and is one I would like to add to my repertoire. Thank you, Amy
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Got to work on my percussion technique but really enjoying the chord
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Lovely
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new cord shape ,will have to enter this cord in the daily routine..cheers..
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To be honest, I think each day was ok , you learned a part of the Blues but there wasn’t a wrap up lesson where you can actually play and improvise the blues all together. The recent daily challenges that used oped D tuning and the influence of Lightning Hopkins was actually better in my opinion.
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Percussion and my brain not in synch. Fun playing the Jimmy chords however
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Tricky. Can’t say that I can manage the finger picking technique for this, but he chord and rhythm sounds pretty good to me with a pick and just strumming the middle 4 strings for the chords, whilst deadening them for the per percussive notes
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Today I really had to slow my roll. I love love loved the Jimmy chord, but the percussive playing pattern was tough. So… I stopped and used the world famous “super slow mo technique” and it finally came to me. It wasn’t pretty, but I got there.
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so fun to learn to play. I just need to grow out my fingernails an then we’ll see if it’s me or just didn’t do it right.
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Got the chords, need to work on my slaps!
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My second attempt after a couple of months break, not even close. Try again later.
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Im struggling in a big way with this.
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Where can I find this acoustic blues Hendrix album??
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Keep working on maintain my fingers in place as I move up and down the fret board…hands have a mind of their own.
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Managed to be able to very lightly and slowly .5 finger strum along with Jimi
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Challenging and entertaining from lesson one to lesson five
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Tony, the chord is from Foxey Lady…
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this one is really fun to play around with adding some fillers at the turn around . love it!
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funky! a tabs section with the chord positions & the beat would be cool
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scrap that -it’s there now! 🙂
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That was really great Tony! Hearing it played quickly (still working on that) sounds really cool.
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Finger picking took some coordination but its something im still practing through out the day
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liking this sound not good with the finger picking part (fingers still sore from hammer the hurt) but tinkering around with a pick sounds pretty good. I know no pain no gain going to work on it. Just wanted to say after my 1st week I am enjoying these lessons hopefully take my playing to a new level.
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Practice practice… showing me how important repetition and percussive sounds of muting are so effective to create mood
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Liking this!
Finally stringing some new things together
Will practice something like this as I like the “play” it around sound -
I really like this one! I never tried finger “plucking” before. Since I used to play drums years back, getting a little percussion was right up my alley. I’ll be practicing this one quite a bit.
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Fantastic! Always wanted to play some Hendrix! No problem with the chords, but will take some more practice to get the percussive rhythm pieces down. I’ll need to come back though the 5 lessons again to really become proficient. Really enjoying the Blues!
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This is a great chord! The muting and rhythm are tough. It made me laugh when my percussion didn’t sound right. Play rinse and play again!
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That’s Foxy Lady Tony, Lots of Fun
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I’m slow but eventually I get it. Such fun!
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Love this. Getting the rhythm and muting is tough.
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Sometimes I listen to the “Play” options first, to immediately get an understanding of what this bit sounds like. I listened to the first chord an immediately thought, “Jimi Hendrix, Foxy Lady!” Indeed it is! Really great sounding . And I love the percussive rhythm too.
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Definitely going to take a little work. But super fun!
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No response..
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This one was hard for me. The pick slap is going to take some practice.
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I’m back working this one I get the chord need to work on the pick and slap
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Back working on this one, understanding the chords more now, the move ability and the muting.
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4 out of 5 not bad. This one was way easier than day 4. Don’t know if I’ll ever get that one 100%. Love the slap rhythm thing.
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Wowo, spent 1st go at this just getting the rhythm by clapping, 2nd go just practicing in the first position, trying get the percussion nice and sharp like Tony’s. Still working on this!…but getting more comfortable in moving the chord shape around the fret board where it needs to be. Def a favourite to work on for many weeks to come. Thanks for a great piece to round out this course Tony…love loved it!
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Of all the hard lessons, of which there are many, This one may be the least of them. Thanks TAC.
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Tony could’ve pointed out importance of muting the bottom E with the top finger, and also that the bass note is basically just an 1, 4,5 progression in E, the pinky note is the flatted third note making it a minor chord. The electric guitar song Tony tries to think of is of course Foxy Lady, but on Foxy Jimi used a few more chords other than 1,4,5 and no such syncopation as found here….. I’ll check the Jimi’s Blues recording that Tony mentions perhaps this 1,4,5 is included in it.
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I will come back to these lessons often
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Cool challenge. Really love trying new (to me) techniques!
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I love Tony! This is my favorite so far. I am stumbling around now but I will sound so cool once I nail it. I will check back in a week to let you know how it sounds. Nat
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This is awesome! I have been at it for a week and I own it!
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The pinky is screaming with this one. It doesn’t see a lot of use so it gets tender quickly. This also highlights that work is needed for ring finger/pinky independence as having them on half step apart requires concentration for a clean tone which disappears as the tempo picks up.
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Ok, slowing down this one to take it bar by bar as well.
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I have loved this blues course but now the challenge is to play all that I have learned in time and in songs. I am not sure how to do that. How do you get to Carnagie hall practice
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Mmm, did not like this one. Comes too soon for me, but also: I don’t really hear the hammer on’s because they’re being disguised , so they don’t seem very useful musically.
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This will take some playing to get it right for me, all fingers & thumbs. 🙂
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Easy peazey
Can you explain the chord names? Why are they labeled as being minor when they each include a major third interval?
I like that a whole lot. This felt “grade level” to me-and is one I would like to add to my repertoire. Thank you, Amy
Got to work on my percussion technique but really enjoying the chord
Lovely
new cord shape ,will have to enter this cord in the daily routine..cheers..
To be honest, I think each day was ok , you learned a part of the Blues but there wasn’t a wrap up lesson where you can actually play and improvise the blues all together. The recent daily challenges that used oped D tuning and the influence of Lightning Hopkins was actually better in my opinion.
Percussion and my brain not in synch. Fun playing the Jimmy chords however
Tricky. Can’t say that I can manage the finger picking technique for this, but he chord and rhythm sounds pretty good to me with a pick and just strumming the middle 4 strings for the chords, whilst deadening them for the per percussive notes
Today I really had to slow my roll. I love love loved the Jimmy chord, but the percussive playing pattern was tough. So… I stopped and used the world famous “super slow mo technique” and it finally came to me. It wasn’t pretty, but I got there.
so fun to learn to play. I just need to grow out my fingernails an then we’ll see if it’s me or just didn’t do it right.
Got the chords, need to work on my slaps!
My second attempt after a couple of months break, not even close. Try again later.
Im struggling in a big way with this.
Where can I find this acoustic blues Hendrix album??
Keep working on maintain my fingers in place as I move up and down the fret board…hands have a mind of their own.
Managed to be able to very lightly and slowly .5 finger strum along with Jimi
Challenging and entertaining from lesson one to lesson five
Tony, the chord is from Foxey Lady…
this one is really fun to play around with adding some fillers at the turn around . love it!
funky! a tabs section with the chord positions & the beat would be cool
scrap that -it’s there now! 🙂
That was really great Tony! Hearing it played quickly (still working on that) sounds really cool.
Finger picking took some coordination but its something im still practing through out the day
liking this sound not good with the finger picking part (fingers still sore from hammer the hurt) but tinkering around with a pick sounds pretty good. I know no pain no gain going to work on it. Just wanted to say after my 1st week I am enjoying these lessons hopefully take my playing to a new level.
Practice practice… showing me how important repetition and percussive sounds of muting are so effective to create mood
Liking this!
Finally stringing some new things together
Will practice something like this as I like the “play” it around sound
I really like this one! I never tried finger “plucking” before. Since I used to play drums years back, getting a little percussion was right up my alley. I’ll be practicing this one quite a bit.
Fantastic! Always wanted to play some Hendrix! No problem with the chords, but will take some more practice to get the percussive rhythm pieces down. I’ll need to come back though the 5 lessons again to really become proficient. Really enjoying the Blues!
This is a great chord! The muting and rhythm are tough. It made me laugh when my percussion didn’t sound right. Play rinse and play again!
That’s Foxy Lady Tony, Lots of Fun
I’m slow but eventually I get it. Such fun!
Love this. Getting the rhythm and muting is tough.
Sometimes I listen to the “Play” options first, to immediately get an understanding of what this bit sounds like. I listened to the first chord an immediately thought, “Jimi Hendrix, Foxy Lady!” Indeed it is! Really great sounding . And I love the percussive rhythm too.
Definitely going to take a little work. But super fun!
No response..
This one was hard for me. The pick slap is going to take some practice.
I’m back working this one I get the chord need to work on the pick and slap
Back working on this one, understanding the chords more now, the move ability and the muting.
4 out of 5 not bad. This one was way easier than day 4. Don’t know if I’ll ever get that one 100%. Love the slap rhythm thing.
Wowo, spent 1st go at this just getting the rhythm by clapping, 2nd go just practicing in the first position, trying get the percussion nice and sharp like Tony’s. Still working on this!…but getting more comfortable in moving the chord shape around the fret board where it needs to be. Def a favourite to work on for many weeks to come. Thanks for a great piece to round out this course Tony…love loved it!
Of all the hard lessons, of which there are many, This one may be the least of them. Thanks TAC.
Tony could’ve pointed out importance of muting the bottom E with the top finger, and also that the bass note is basically just an 1, 4,5 progression in E, the pinky note is the flatted third note making it a minor chord. The electric guitar song Tony tries to think of is of course Foxy Lady, but on Foxy Jimi used a few more chords other than 1,4,5 and no such syncopation as found here….. I’ll check the Jimi’s Blues recording that Tony mentions perhaps this 1,4,5 is included in it.
I will come back to these lessons often
Cool challenge. Really love trying new (to me) techniques!
I love Tony! This is my favorite so far. I am stumbling around now but I will sound so cool once I nail it. I will check back in a week to let you know how it sounds. Nat
This is awesome! I have been at it for a week and I own it!
The pinky is screaming with this one. It doesn’t see a lot of use so it gets tender quickly. This also highlights that work is needed for ring finger/pinky independence as having them on half step apart requires concentration for a clean tone which disappears as the tempo picks up.
Ok, slowing down this one to take it bar by bar as well.
I have loved this blues course but now the challenge is to play all that I have learned in time and in songs. I am not sure how to do that. How do you get to Carnagie hall practice
Mmm, did not like this one. Comes too soon for me, but also: I don’t really hear the hammer on’s because they’re being disguised , so they don’t seem very useful musically.
This will take some playing to get it right for me, all fingers & thumbs. 🙂