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Welcome to TAC @01jcheathgmail-com ! Great advice here already. Another option if you would like to try it is doing the daily challenge along with 30 days to play. As stated above it all depends in your guitar experience, time available and capacity to learn. Have fun!
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Hi @drdavid and welcome to TAC. I agree with @Bill_Brown and @GerryB56 and would suggest utilizing the tabs as learning tools. I am a “play by ear” player myself and these tabs have helped me with understanding of how eighth notes and triplets fit into the tempo and time signatures of the challenges. In fact these days I listen to and watch the challenge lesson and playback and then pull out the tab and run through the challenges with just the tab and a metronome. I then go back to the lessons and play throughs to marry the two up. Just sharing my experience.
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Great wins @stevieblues ! Congrats! 👏👍😎🎸🎶
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Great win @campfire !
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Good on you @stevieblues ! 👍
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I get you – some days things just don’t click. Glad you and your head are still in one piece @stevieblues – and that you have your sense of humor intact! 🙂
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Hi @stevieblues , remembering the information presented in FW can be a challenge. I can appreciate your frustration. To help myself with that I employed a couple strategies ( pretty much covered in the comments above already).
First, I internalized that FW is not a sprint – no need to hurry through it. I am really taking my time with each step of the lesson. Depending on how quickly I grasp it or due to time constraints this may happen over weeks.
Second, I really utilize the PDF reference provided with the redo of FW. It captures all the key things to remember. It is a great reference.
Third, I have taken time to create my own references (examples: Major and minor chord matrices for each of the 7 letters of the musical alphabet). Then I compare the matrices to chord diagrams that note the majors and minors in the chords to see if I have it right. Then I use them to play “chord scales” as part of my warm up.
Finally, I set out in a practice session with an intent to utilize some part of FW in a real world application. For example listening to a song I play regularly to figure out the chords using the chord matrix as my guide, or figuring out notes in the scales provided in the daily challenge)
The main thing that is connecting all of the above is taking my time and repeating my exposure and application of the material.
@N-lightMike and @Cadgirl covered most all of these strategies in their posts. Sorry for the repetition, however wants to let you know I am also in the “little by slow” mode with FW.
Hang in there and stick with it, @stevieblues ! Celebrate the process of learning and exposure to the info. That in itself is a win!
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Some nice wins @rbpipesman !
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This is a very moving song, @Fletch and the team collaboration and contributions were beautiful. You’ve all created something very special with this one.
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Bravo @albert_d ! Great performance! Thanks for posting and sharing. I really enjoyed watching and listening to you! Looking forward to seeing more! 👏👏👏🎸🎶😎
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Thank you @bugmeist for taking your time to view the post and for your kind words of support and encouragement. They are very much appreciated!
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Thanks very much @Moonhare for taking the time to listen to the post as well as provide your specific feedback. I truly appreciate the encouragement and support.
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Hi @Philb and thanks very much for listening as well as for your input and support!
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Thanks very much @Bill_Brown for watching the post and for your specific feedback on what is working in the improv. I really appreciate your encouragement and support!
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Thanks @stevieblues for taking the time to have a listen as wells as for your feedback and support! Very much appreciated!