[albert_d]

Nice job and nice clean recording.

[albert_d]

You must have had a rush to post several songs so quickly! I have a Men’s Bible Study that has several 80-90 year old widowers. This song reminded me of them. Good job fiddling with this one.

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[albert_d]

Allison Krauss cover of Keith Whitney’s “You Say Nothing at All” comes to my mind.

Also Janis Joplin’s cover of “Summertime” from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

[albert_d]

I use the quarterly goals to add new songs. On a new song I will first get the rhythm down and then add the chord progression and then add lyrics and then add special techniques such as word, transitions or bases fills or runs. I try to add different styles of songs so that I would have a flat picking fiddle tune, and a folk song, and perhaps a love song going at the same time so that it does not become monotonous. I also each quarter throw in a song that is very difficult for me so that I will be uncomfortable. I do not expect to master that song over any short time period. I find the songs on guitar Tabs & Chords or Laura Bateman or the stellar guitarist. I do not believe they compete with TAC because they are generally simple versions of songs I want to cover. I hope that helps.

[albert_d]

And she is back! Happy your recovery is far enough along to play again. Thanks you.

[albert_d]

A great big congratulations to you. A second Taciversary is a wonderful thing to celebrate and also congratulations on a successful rotator cuff outcome.

[albert_d]

For years Tony did Acoustic Tuesdays. After the birth of his last son, he stopped doing them for a period of time. Then he added a new season and has again stopped. It was a definite part of his routine and interesting. It is especially fun to see some of the early versions which included Levi and other guest.

[albert_d]

When my grandson started working with me at Christmas to record a few postings, he kept laughing at me because I would get off beat which makes lining up tracks difficto impossible. So I added rhythm to my TAC quarterly goals to overcome my cavalier attitude about timing. (And get rid of the disgrace of having my grandson laugh at his Poppy).

[albert_d]

The things we nerd out on just makes me smile. I would laugh out loud but then I read the whole thread with intrigue so I too think the production of sound by vibrating strings is a marvelous thing.

[albert_d]

Tuesday used to be my hardest, but now I enjoy it. But Friday is my favorite.

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[albert_d]

Congratulations. The mental and emotional aspects of playing help us focus outside of ourselves. So kudos to you on your Taciversary. Celebration is part of the guitar journey.

[albert_d]

The usual rule is down on the “beat” and up on the “and”. That works here for me even on the 3/4 and 2/4 measures.

[albert_d]

I think you have a good plan to deal with this “overhead of life” situation. Lord grant you quick healing.

[albert_d]

Yes. And with a metronome. Last year I started working with my grandson to record some tracts and found that over time I had become very cavalier about timing since I usually play and practice alone. If you play with others it is better for all if you play in time. So I resolved to pay more attention to rhythm. And I found that with a new song, it was a good place to start and then layer the others on top.

[albert_d]

Thanks for your encouragement. I know we are both enjoying our guitar journey.