[Kitman]

Go @stevieblues go! Congrats, man. 😎🎶🎸👏

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Great goal @Mrfredsporty ! Great win!

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@jumpinjeff , I had no current desire for a resonator… until I watched the video in your post. That thing just oozes cool, vibe and mojo. Yes, I want it!!!!

@GerryB56 , you love guitar, you love music – ’nuff said. If you have the means and the desire – and your brain can reconcile it in some way – yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kitman]

There is some serious mojo going on there @albert_d ! Great wins! 😀

[Kitman]

Nicely done @Jonathandavid . I liked your switch over to using a pick – it was a great fit for the backing track. Your improv solo was smooth and solid! 😀

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Thanks for watching / listening @stevieblues – appreciate the feedback and encouragement. We had a lot of fun doing that song! 😀

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Thanks @stevieblues for taking the time to listen as well as provide your feedback and encouragement. I truly appreciate it! 😀

[Kitman]

Hey @Miri , great input here from JumpinJeff, Mike G, Bill B, et al.

Here, with all its warts, is an improv on Slice and Dice. I slowed the backing track down to 0.75x the original. At some point, I tried to use all of the parts of the scale provided in the lesson. Also, you will notice I used some notes that were not in the scale – sometimes on purpose and sometimes by mistake! 😎 Note: sometimes when you make a “mistake” you may find something totally cool that works with what our are doing now or later. Don’t sweat it – embrace it!

Stick with the TAC routine, keep checking out the Skills courses and above all else – have fun!

https://youtu.be/iB3oMH0jcY4

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Great wins @Timbothirroul ! Having a guitar that you can grab off a stand and play is definitely provide the enticement to do jus that! 😎🎸🎶

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Great win @GerryB56 ! Thanks for sharing with us and reminding us that the commitment to playing daily as well as sticking with and exploring the techniques and challenges does move us forward, even though sometimes it might not seem like it! The other thing I thought is cool about your post is that the fun of playing returned for you as you worked through the skills course and the challenges. 😎🎶🎸

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One of my all time favorite covers @Mrfredsporty and I have to admit that sometimes ai have a few emotional moments while performing the tune. It’s funny as just last week I went out and found a more complete guitar tab for IZ’s OTR/IWW melody because I want to dust it off and get ready to sing it to my grandson soon. Found a good one if anyone is interested. 😃

[Kitman]

Hi @MiRu ! first – welcome to TAC! It is great to hear about your guitar journey with TAC and the fun you are having along the way. Don’t get too wrung out over the improv challenge. I find some days an improv comes to me pretty easily and other times it doesn’t. There are no right or wrong ways to do them – they are improvs and spontaneous. Sometimes a particular backing track also doesn’t click with me. No biggie – improv to your own stuff!

That said, I had another look at the Slice and Dice lesson and backing track (I went through the 5 Day Skill Challenge myself not too long ago) and have a couple thoughts to offer:

1. On the improv backing tracks you are able to change the speed of the track. In the lower right corner of the tracks video look for a “1x” or a gear symbol. Clicking this will bring up a list of factors by which you can change the speed of the track. Sometimes if I slow the track down a bit it helps me to ” hear” what is going on in the backing track and therefore helps with my improv.

2. Somewhere in one of the lessons Tony suggests listening to a backing track and playing some of the notes from the improv scale provided to see what sounds nice to you. This is something that always helps me.

3. In another one of the lessons Tony also said the improv doesn’t need to use all of the notes from the scale. You may find a few you really like and use the throughout the track. Find the groove that speaks to you and work it!

4. Don’t feel like you need to fill up every beat of every measure with your improv. This is a trap I fall into in particular all the time. Let the backing track “breath” a bit during your improv. “Sometimes less is more” as the saying goes.

I will record an improv sometime tonight over the Slice and Dice track and post it here in 5his thread.

Hope some of the above was helpful. Keep on playing guitar and having fun! 😎🎶🎸

• This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by  Kitman.

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Thank you @bugmeist ! I really appreciate you taking your time to listen and provide your feedback!

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Thank you @Jonathandavid got listening and providing your input and feedback. I appreciate it! 😀

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Thank you @Philb . We had a lot of fun doing the song! 😀