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This was enjoyable. And a small win – I played every day this week, again. And I still have Saturday and Sunday to play. Some of that time will be spent on The Secret Sauce. Those chords are still challenging me.
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What is the difference between a long base run and a riff?
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@B-True
A riff is usually a repeated musical phrase that either forms the core of a song’s structure or provides a catchy rhythmic or melodic part of a song.
A bass run is usually a means of connecting one chord to another in a more interesting way. None of these bass runs are repeated (but in fairness, this isn’t a song, it’s an exercise).-
Thank you
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Fun challenge. I’ll be playing this all weekend and working on barre chords too.
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@alaskadan777hotmail-com
…and as the big guy said to the bowlegged clerk, “If I could walk that way, I wouldn’t need the vaseline… -
This one I’ll have to work on the weekend
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I enjoyed this week because up until today all the techniques were very practical and I hope to find use for them often in songs (like Willie). But I have to admit the outlier nature of today’s lesson did not hold my interest too much. But I can see why it was the natural finish to this great week.
Small win–got a bit better at some barre chords.
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Hi @wlcoghillgmail-com Welcome to TAC!
These Daily Challenges aren’t structured as a sequential learning method, so in this particular lesson you already knew C and G but hadn’t been exposed to F and Am, Well, now you’ve been exposed to both, just without benefit of a formalized, structured method. That’s kind of how TAC works.(It would be a good idea to do the 5-Day Guitar Routine Challenge now. This will explain how the TAC Daily Challenge is structured and the kinds of things you’ll be learning.)
As you do the Daily Challenges you’ll be exposed to a lot of new chords, styles, information and techniques (and SONGS) that you can get under your belt as you go along. You don’t have to perfect each daily lesson, just absorb what you can and move on. As time passes, you’ll ‘GET’ more of it and become more knowledgeable and skilled. And, it doesn’t matter where you start because every 365 days these lessons start to repeat themselves, so if you stick with it, you’ll eventually gain the benefit of ALL lessons.
This is an entirely normal way of learning (non-sequential information chunks) it’s just different than picking up a method book or taking classes from an in-person teacher who will probably employ a method book to guide you through structured lessons anyway. The difference is, TAC teaches you 5 basic skills that are a part of learning to play almost any acoustic guitar pop, rock, blues or country music (techniques, licks, scales and improvisation (lead), rhythm and chord transitions). You learn these in the context of learning a song a week. It works, and is a lot more fun than doing scales or chord progressions for hours on end.
In direct response to your question, one place to gain more specific knowledge before taking on the Daily Challenges would be in the SKILL COURSES section where you found the 30-Day Challenge. In there, there is a course called, “Your Next Six Chords” which goes into E, A, Dm, a ‘mini’ F chord as well as the full F and B barre chords for starter practice. There are also a LOT of other guitar skills courses you can take, All of these skills will be part of what you learn in the Daily Challenges over the course of a year, but these courses go into each skill/technique in greater detail if you want to do that.
Have fun and stick with it, even if it’s only 10 minutes a day.BTW, the 10-minute thing is mainly a way to get a habit established. Commit to 10 minutes every day until it becomes automatic to pick up the guitar daily. Like most, you will find yourself playing for longer than that, which is a good thing as long as you don’t overdo it and burn out. You’re going to miss some days. ALMOST everyone does (except a couple of guitar gods who shall remain nameless). 🙂 Don’t beat yourself up over it, just pick up where you left off and do your best to stick to the program. You’ll be playing real music before you know it.
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Wow! Very helpful. Thank you!!!
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@Blu-2 That was a very well-presented response to a fellow TAC student! Thank you for taking the time to do that!
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Very well put. Ty
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Thoroughly enjoyed this lesson…maybe such a relief after yesterday’s bar chord lesson. lol. This was fun!
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Great exercise. Love the two-measure quarter note runs.
Just FYI, some of these runs are an example of what I referred to on Monday as ‘chromatic’ runs because they include half steps in the scale that don’t ‘belong’ there. (Ehhh, technically, they’re only partially chromatic, but whatever. A full chromatic run over two measures would incorporate 8 sequential half steps, but obviously some of these runs contain both half and whole steps. Why? probably because full chromatic half step runs aren’t always very melodic…)For example, instead of following the notes of the G major scale (G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G ), the first run incorporates some sequential half notes that don’t belong in that scale (e.g., G, A, A#, B, C, D, D#, E, leading to the F so you can hit the F chord. The run doesn’t include G# or C# so it’s not completely chromatic.
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Much better than yesterday
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Things are getting better with these bass walks, even the F cord is coming together. Spent more time on yesterday’s lesson and made some good progress on the barre cords!
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Good lessons this week.
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Small win for the week: performed each day’s challenge better than before – with Secret Sauce day 4 feeling really good – still not up to speed – but getting there better than before.
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Small win this week was getting the full barre chords to sound acceptable. The mini F still sounds terrible regardless how I change finger positions. But that was the worst of the week, give it an 85%
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Good practice. Time to play a song…
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Enjoyed learning these multi note bass walks in both the up and down directions, need to do a little more practice in staying in the time!
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Friday small win: I can do these walks and the chords. I’m happy with that, but my big challenge is applying what I just learned so that I don’t just move on and forget about them. I need to now find a few songs with some of these transitions and throw the walks occasionally. It would be good to see what is the right amount of walks in a particular song and what is too much. When is it more appropriate for a short walk versus this two measure walk. Will I do that on my own; I wish I would but I probably won’t. Maybe eventually in my journey.
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@SherryH
As you go through the TAC Daily Challenges, there will be plenty of opportunity to ‘do more’ than what Tony is teaching in the lesson. If a lesson came easy to you, consider going back over it and asking, where might a bass run work in here? What kind of bass run? There are no hard and fast rules about either bass runs OR following along with these lessons. (Except maybe the 10-minute a day thing) So experiment and see what YOU think works. If it sounds good, you should… 🙂The same goes for using a pick vs. fingerstyle, strumming different patterns than are being taught, playing a passage a little differently than how Tony does it, using different fingering on chords, etc. Experimentation will lead to a lot of learning on your own. And at its core, that is what TAC is all about. By all means, learn the lesson the way Tony teaches it because he’s teaching it for a reason, but don’t be afraid to stray from the fold. TAC members aren’t a bunch of sheep… 🙂
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You’re right. Tony is giving us the tools and it is our own work to put them to use in practical ways. I’ve not been confident enough to find those ways to put them to use. Maybe that is the next big step in my journey – to branch out and find those ways.
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Like the walks between cords!
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I am happily working my way through these techniques. Now past 30 days, I would like to learn to play a song. All challenge, no fun?
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@Rob_W
I’m confused. If you’ve been doing the TAC Daily Challenges for 30 days, you should have been exposed to Wanted: Dead or Alive, Angel from Montgomery and Ain’t No Sunshine. If you’ve been focusing on SKILL COURSES, I can see where you’re coming from.Stick with us bud, in the coming weeks you’ll get to try:
WAGON WHEEL – Old Crow Medicine Show
KATE McCANNON – Colter Wall
PAINT IT BACK – Rolling Stones
HOTEL CALIFORNIA – Who else, but Eagles
FAST CAR – Tracy Chapman
LET IT BE – The Beatles
…and the hits keep coming…-
Oh yeah, and the good part is that the stuff you’ll learn about playing each of these songs can easily be applied to, literally, hundreds of other songs. Find a site where you can download TAB or Standard Notation sheet music of your choice and you’ll be set for life.
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I agree with Blu-2 on this. TAC is about techniques that you can apply in your playing journey. Even most weeks that use a “focus” song won’t teach show you the total picture of that song. That part is sort of DIY. Find a tab app you like, download the songs you like, including the TAC benchmarks to start, and work the TAC techniques into playing the song. You’ll have a blast!
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Loved this lesson! I have learned sooo…. much!!!
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Definitely gonna take some time but love the sound on the transitions. Slow progress, is still progress. Just consistency will be key.
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I love this week of bass walks! It has helped with my transitions and I sound kinda cool…
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@blu-2 thanks for sharing that bit of wisdom. I practice barre chords every day and I will definitely put these tips into practice.
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Thanks for the tips … I’ll work on it!
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Really enjoying slow bass walkdown
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getting better with the F chord. got a new guitar and the neck is thinner. Did not realize how sloppy I was with the old guitar, so all this is good.
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@bkbertollinigmail-com
That’s the great thing about this instrument. Just when you think you’ve learned everything there is to know about guitar, it proves you wrong…
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Not too bad, a little tricky. Some days I know where my fingers are, and not so much other days; today is one of the better days! I still mute strings on the F and C chords, though, and I may just have to accept that the backs of my fingers just bulge out too much.
My win for this week was getting the boom-chicka and the base walks to “fit” rhythmically, though slowly. However, the “secret sauce” (barre chords) is beyond my capability, though I understand how they work. -
Felt good to show up every day this week. This place gives me a sense of peace and happiness. So glad to share this space with you all!
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Good week with chord transition techniques. I think the real skill is to incorporate them into proper playing
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Where the heck are we going? I love these two measures walk abouts to get to the next chord, love it. Lost my Dad 1 year ago today at 12:55 pm. R.I.P. Dad, we love you and are praying for you in our thoughts!
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@rbpipesman, I hope that your dad’s memory is a comfort and pleasure to you as you continue to miss him. After 25 years I still miss my dad often. I enjoyed today’s lesson, too. Peace to you.
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@rbpipesman my sympathies are with you on losing your father. I lost my dad in 1981 and still wish I could talk with him again. I lost my wife four years ago this coming March 5th and that’s a pain that won’t go away. Hang in there brother.
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Another great pick accuracy exercise for me. Good training week
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thanks Blu
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I found this much easier than yesterday’s lesson! 🙂
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Thank you for your advice. Will give it a try! 🙂
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Good week – comfortable with chord transitions using chromatics
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Good tips. Thanks.
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My win today is the F mini is almost there now. Definitely less buzzing and thudding. I’m going to be practicing it a lot over the weekend along with @Blu-2 ‘s free 1K lesson below!
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Nice lesson.Have a great weekend TACers.
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Thanks blu-2 and everyone for your helpful advice and encouragement!
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Thanks for this lesson! I will put it into practice. I’m at a place now where I think I could take a big step forward in my playing if I could just improve some habits!
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Lesson 300 !
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Today’s lesson went a lot easier for me than yesterday’s lesson. A good way to end the week although I’ll be practicing this weekend. it’s been a winning week for me .
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Today is session # 1500 for me – very small win 🙂
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!!! Congrats.
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Not small at all!
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Congratulations my friend. Your daily input and suggestions are outstanding.
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Never going to catch up to you, @Bill-Brown! Glad to be your fellow traveler.
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@Bill_Brown
As Andy Reid would say, Great Googeley-Moogeley!
If TAC had a Super Bowl, you’d be the quarterback. I stand in reverent awe (at only 328 sessions). 🙂
Congratulations on that momentous achievement! -
@Bill_Brown that is a great indicator for your love of the guitar. Thanks a bunch for being one of those who are very encouraging to others.
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being consistent is the secret sauce as it is in most everthing in life. Thank you for the reminder
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I like this. Need to work on trusting my fingers.
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I was in the Caribbean from middle of last week to this – without my guitar! I watched/listened to the challenge each day (so I wouldn’t mess up my streak) and have to say that I missed my guitar almost as much as I missed my dog. I’m ecstatic to be back and catching up. It’s shaping up to be a busy and fun guitar weekend. Enjoy it, I will.
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Welcome back.
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Fun stuff, Need to pick places to incorporate into songs.
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It’s great to see @PrettyFootBaily_77 and @BobMallord here; it’s nice and early. Bob, I hope you got caught up in a great book. This is a special week as it is the first time I have been able to do these exercises completely. I hope everyone is doing well, and I can’t wait to read the comments. G’nite Bob.
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It’s nice to end the week with an exercise that is a bit easier than the ones before. All in all, a great series of exercises this week. I had fun and learned more about how to play my guitar. Have a great weekend TACers.
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I’m here not because I woke up early but because I have gone to sleep yet. Maybe I’ll get out the strat so I don’t wake up the family. See y’all in the morning.
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Correction: …because I HAVEN’T gone to sleep.
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Congratulations, !
Challenge complete
Come back tomorrow for your next challenge
This was enjoyable. And a small win – I played every day this week, again. And I still have Saturday and Sunday to play. Some of that time will be spent on The Secret Sauce. Those chords are still challenging me.
What is the difference between a long base run and a riff?
@B-True
A riff is usually a repeated musical phrase that either forms the core of a song’s structure or provides a catchy rhythmic or melodic part of a song.
A bass run is usually a means of connecting one chord to another in a more interesting way. None of these bass runs are repeated (but in fairness, this isn’t a song, it’s an exercise).
Thank you
Fun challenge. I’ll be playing this all weekend and working on barre chords too.
@alaskadan777hotmail-com
…and as the big guy said to the bowlegged clerk, “If I could walk that way, I wouldn’t need the vaseline…
This one I’ll have to work on the weekend
I enjoyed this week because up until today all the techniques were very practical and I hope to find use for them often in songs (like Willie). But I have to admit the outlier nature of today’s lesson did not hold my interest too much. But I can see why it was the natural finish to this great week.
Small win–got a bit better at some barre chords.
Have a great weekend TAC buddies!
Hi @wlcoghillgmail-com Welcome to TAC!
These Daily Challenges aren’t structured as a sequential learning method, so in this particular lesson you already knew C and G but hadn’t been exposed to F and Am, Well, now you’ve been exposed to both, just without benefit of a formalized, structured method. That’s kind of how TAC works.
(It would be a good idea to do the 5-Day Guitar Routine Challenge now. This will explain how the TAC Daily Challenge is structured and the kinds of things you’ll be learning.)
As you do the Daily Challenges you’ll be exposed to a lot of new chords, styles, information and techniques (and SONGS) that you can get under your belt as you go along. You don’t have to perfect each daily lesson, just absorb what you can and move on. As time passes, you’ll ‘GET’ more of it and become more knowledgeable and skilled. And, it doesn’t matter where you start because every 365 days these lessons start to repeat themselves, so if you stick with it, you’ll eventually gain the benefit of ALL lessons.
This is an entirely normal way of learning (non-sequential information chunks) it’s just different than picking up a method book or taking classes from an in-person teacher who will probably employ a method book to guide you through structured lessons anyway. The difference is, TAC teaches you 5 basic skills that are a part of learning to play almost any acoustic guitar pop, rock, blues or country music (techniques, licks, scales and improvisation (lead), rhythm and chord transitions). You learn these in the context of learning a song a week. It works, and is a lot more fun than doing scales or chord progressions for hours on end.
In direct response to your question, one place to gain more specific knowledge before taking on the Daily Challenges would be in the SKILL COURSES section where you found the 30-Day Challenge. In there, there is a course called, “Your Next Six Chords” which goes into E, A, Dm, a ‘mini’ F chord as well as the full F and B barre chords for starter practice. There are also a LOT of other guitar skills courses you can take, All of these skills will be part of what you learn in the Daily Challenges over the course of a year, but these courses go into each skill/technique in greater detail if you want to do that.
Have fun and stick with it, even if it’s only 10 minutes a day.
BTW, the 10-minute thing is mainly a way to get a habit established. Commit to 10 minutes every day until it becomes automatic to pick up the guitar daily. Like most, you will find yourself playing for longer than that, which is a good thing as long as you don’t overdo it and burn out. You’re going to miss some days. ALMOST everyone does (except a couple of guitar gods who shall remain nameless). 🙂 Don’t beat yourself up over it, just pick up where you left off and do your best to stick to the program. You’ll be playing real music before you know it.
Wow! Very helpful. Thank you!!!
@Blu-2 That was a very well-presented response to a fellow TAC student! Thank you for taking the time to do that!
Very well put. Ty
Thoroughly enjoyed this lesson…maybe such a relief after yesterday’s bar chord lesson. lol. This was fun!
Great exercise. Love the two-measure quarter note runs.
Just FYI, some of these runs are an example of what I referred to on Monday as ‘chromatic’ runs because they include half steps in the scale that don’t ‘belong’ there. (Ehhh, technically, they’re only partially chromatic, but whatever. A full chromatic run over two measures would incorporate 8 sequential half steps, but obviously some of these runs contain both half and whole steps. Why? probably because full chromatic half step runs aren’t always very melodic…)
For example, instead of following the notes of the G major scale (G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G ), the first run incorporates some sequential half notes that don’t belong in that scale (e.g., G, A, A#, B, C, D, D#, E, leading to the F so you can hit the F chord. The run doesn’t include G# or C# so it’s not completely chromatic.
Much better than yesterday
Things are getting better with these bass walks, even the F cord is coming together. Spent more time on yesterday’s lesson and made some good progress on the barre cords!
Good lessons this week.
Small win for the week: performed each day’s challenge better than before – with Secret Sauce day 4 feeling really good – still not up to speed – but getting there better than before.
Small win this week was getting the full barre chords to sound acceptable. The mini F still sounds terrible regardless how I change finger positions. But that was the worst of the week, give it an 85%
Good practice. Time to play a song…
Enjoyed learning these multi note bass walks in both the up and down directions, need to do a little more practice in staying in the time!
Friday small win: I can do these walks and the chords. I’m happy with that, but my big challenge is applying what I just learned so that I don’t just move on and forget about them. I need to now find a few songs with some of these transitions and throw the walks occasionally. It would be good to see what is the right amount of walks in a particular song and what is too much. When is it more appropriate for a short walk versus this two measure walk. Will I do that on my own; I wish I would but I probably won’t. Maybe eventually in my journey.
@SherryH
As you go through the TAC Daily Challenges, there will be plenty of opportunity to ‘do more’ than what Tony is teaching in the lesson. If a lesson came easy to you, consider going back over it and asking, where might a bass run work in here? What kind of bass run? There are no hard and fast rules about either bass runs OR following along with these lessons. (Except maybe the 10-minute a day thing) So experiment and see what YOU think works. If it sounds good, you should… 🙂
The same goes for using a pick vs. fingerstyle, strumming different patterns than are being taught, playing a passage a little differently than how Tony does it, using different fingering on chords, etc. Experimentation will lead to a lot of learning on your own. And at its core, that is what TAC is all about. By all means, learn the lesson the way Tony teaches it because he’s teaching it for a reason, but don’t be afraid to stray from the fold. TAC members aren’t a bunch of sheep… 🙂
You’re right. Tony is giving us the tools and it is our own work to put them to use in practical ways. I’ve not been confident enough to find those ways to put them to use. Maybe that is the next big step in my journey – to branch out and find those ways.
Like the walks between cords!
I am happily working my way through these techniques. Now past 30 days, I would like to learn to play a song. All challenge, no fun?
@Rob_W
I’m confused. If you’ve been doing the TAC Daily Challenges for 30 days, you should have been exposed to Wanted: Dead or Alive, Angel from Montgomery and Ain’t No Sunshine. If you’ve been focusing on SKILL COURSES, I can see where you’re coming from.
Stick with us bud, in the coming weeks you’ll get to try:
WAGON WHEEL – Old Crow Medicine Show
KATE McCANNON – Colter Wall
PAINT IT BACK – Rolling Stones
HOTEL CALIFORNIA – Who else, but Eagles
FAST CAR – Tracy Chapman
LET IT BE – The Beatles
…and the hits keep coming…
Oh yeah, and the good part is that the stuff you’ll learn about playing each of these songs can easily be applied to, literally, hundreds of other songs. Find a site where you can download TAB or Standard Notation sheet music of your choice and you’ll be set for life.
I agree with Blu-2 on this. TAC is about techniques that you can apply in your playing journey. Even most weeks that use a “focus” song won’t teach show you the total picture of that song. That part is sort of DIY. Find a tab app you like, download the songs you like, including the TAC benchmarks to start, and work the TAC techniques into playing the song. You’ll have a blast!
Loved this lesson! I have learned sooo…. much!!!
Definitely gonna take some time but love the sound on the transitions. Slow progress, is still progress. Just consistency will be key.
I love this week of bass walks! It has helped with my transitions and I sound kinda cool…
@blu-2 thanks for sharing that bit of wisdom. I practice barre chords every day and I will definitely put these tips into practice.
Thanks for the tips … I’ll work on it!
Really enjoying slow bass walkdown
getting better with the F chord. got a new guitar and the neck is thinner. Did not realize how sloppy I was with the old guitar, so all this is good.
@bkbertollinigmail-com
That’s the great thing about this instrument. Just when you think you’ve learned everything there is to know about guitar, it proves you wrong…
Not too bad, a little tricky. Some days I know where my fingers are, and not so much other days; today is one of the better days! I still mute strings on the F and C chords, though, and I may just have to accept that the backs of my fingers just bulge out too much.
My win for this week was getting the boom-chicka and the base walks to “fit” rhythmically, though slowly. However, the “secret sauce” (barre chords) is beyond my capability, though I understand how they work.
Felt good to show up every day this week. This place gives me a sense of peace and happiness. So glad to share this space with you all!
Good week with chord transition techniques. I think the real skill is to incorporate them into proper playing
Where the heck are we going? I love these two measures walk abouts to get to the next chord, love it. Lost my Dad 1 year ago today at 12:55 pm. R.I.P. Dad, we love you and are praying for you in our thoughts!
@rbpipesman, I hope that your dad’s memory is a comfort and pleasure to you as you continue to miss him. After 25 years I still miss my dad often. I enjoyed today’s lesson, too. Peace to you.
@rbpipesman my sympathies are with you on losing your father. I lost my dad in 1981 and still wish I could talk with him again. I lost my wife four years ago this coming March 5th and that’s a pain that won’t go away. Hang in there brother.
Another great pick accuracy exercise for me. Good training week
thanks Blu
I found this much easier than yesterday’s lesson! 🙂
Thank you for your advice. Will give it a try! 🙂
Good week – comfortable with chord transitions using chromatics
Good tips. Thanks.
My win today is the F mini is almost there now. Definitely less buzzing and thudding. I’m going to be practicing it a lot over the weekend along with @Blu-2 ‘s free 1K lesson below!
Nice lesson.Have a great weekend TACers.
Thanks blu-2 and everyone for your helpful advice and encouragement!
Thanks for this lesson! I will put it into practice. I’m at a place now where I think I could take a big step forward in my playing if I could just improve some habits!
Lesson 300 !
Today’s lesson went a lot easier for me than yesterday’s lesson. A good way to end the week although I’ll be practicing this weekend. it’s been a winning week for me .
Today is session # 1500 for me – very small win 🙂
!!! Congrats.
Not small at all!
Congratulations my friend. Your daily input and suggestions are outstanding.
Never going to catch up to you, @Bill-Brown! Glad to be your fellow traveler.
@Bill_Brown
As Andy Reid would say, Great Googeley-Moogeley!
If TAC had a Super Bowl, you’d be the quarterback. I stand in reverent awe (at only 328 sessions). 🙂
Congratulations on that momentous achievement!
@Bill_Brown that is a great indicator for your love of the guitar. Thanks a bunch for being one of those who are very encouraging to others.
being consistent is the secret sauce as it is in most everthing in life. Thank you for the reminder
I like this. Need to work on trusting my fingers.
I was in the Caribbean from middle of last week to this – without my guitar! I watched/listened to the challenge each day (so I wouldn’t mess up my streak) and have to say that I missed my guitar almost as much as I missed my dog. I’m ecstatic to be back and catching up. It’s shaping up to be a busy and fun guitar weekend. Enjoy it, I will.
Welcome back.
Fun stuff, Need to pick places to incorporate into songs.
It’s great to see @PrettyFootBaily_77 and @BobMallord here; it’s nice and early. Bob, I hope you got caught up in a great book. This is a special week as it is the first time I have been able to do these exercises completely. I hope everyone is doing well, and I can’t wait to read the comments. G’nite Bob.
It’s nice to end the week with an exercise that is a bit easier than the ones before. All in all, a great series of exercises this week. I had fun and learned more about how to play my guitar. Have a great weekend TACers.
I’m here not because I woke up early but because I have gone to sleep yet. Maybe I’ll get out the strat so I don’t wake up the family. See y’all in the morning.
Correction: …because I HAVEN’T gone to sleep.