albert_d
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Really nice job. I enjoyed it. Did you play the loop first too? Do you use a looper?
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This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by albert_d.
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I would suggest using a classical guitar posture with the guitar in your lap and your foot on a stool. It lessons the tension in your body and fretting hand can reach and stretch farther. I do that for a long playing session. Check out Tony’s TAC stretching exercises and also: ( but mostly be patient and keep at it… it will come)
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That is impressive. I had a year streak I deliberately broke once (pressure was starting to rob the joy), but I certainly didn’t average that much time per session. You are to be commended for building such a good habit without letting the habit overtake the fun. You are an encouragement to all us on this guitar journey. You are much better at posting than I am. Perhaps that should be another encouragement for us.
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Lots of good songwriters are passing on. I liked the your rendition. Ray Price and that era strived for “smooth”. Kind of like Tennessee Whiskey.
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Well since I joined TAC some years ago, I too have had COVID and cataract surgery and grand kids and retired so I can relate. And that old guitar is a great companion through all these life changes. So don’t worry about being lost. Just keep following the TAC path for 10 minutes a day. Trust the process. You will find your way. Playing for grand kids is worth the effort. But just the joy of simple music adds to your quality of life.
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Great analysis of all the facets of playing that are going on in this weeks lessons. Congratulations on your progress. It is a fun journey. Nice encouragement.
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I mirror your approach in that while I can [slowly] read the music on the staff I rely more on the tab for fretboard placement. I do use the staff for rhythm regularly and make myself read the notes. Intellectually I can read then music but the muscle memory is not there in regards to my fretting. Using tab however I can play along quite quickly. I say this not to talk about me but to encourage you to know that tab will come to you as reading the staff is coming to me. And know that Tony has a special place in his heart for Canadians (and hockey).
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@Loraine is a good way to look it for finger patterns but to go a little deeper @BarbaraM
I look at it as:
Minor Pentatonic- 1 3b 4 5 7b (Excludes 2 and 6)
Major Pentatonic- 1 2 3 5 6 (Excludes 4 and 7)
With 1 as the root note so… for some examples …
Dm Pentatonic- D F G A C < C A G F D
Am Pentatonic- A C D E G < G E D C A
Em Pentatonic- E G A B D < E D B A G
D Major Pentatonic-D E F# A B < B A F# E D
C major Pentatonic- C D E G A < A G E D C
G major Pentatonic- G A B D E < E D B A G
Wow. That awakened my inner number cruncher!
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Lullaby and good night. I need a cup of strong tea now to wake up. Very mesmerizing.
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That is great. I saw this event was to be on line last Saturday but got my time zones mixed up and missed it. Thanks for the link. I got to meet Bob Taylor at the 2023 Fretboard Summit (along with Tony) and he had a lot to say about sustainable woods like Koa. It is such a hoot to see how relatable many of these guys are. Happy you had the experience.
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The daily structure of Mon-Fri with technique, lick, improv (think scales), rhythm (think chords), chord transition assigned to each day is somewhat additive but not exclusively. Thursday is the core of whatever song or style being presented for the week. Friday is the spice on the top. Monday technique helps build the skill needed the rest of the week. Wednesday is the long term skill building that will help you through many songs not just that weeks. Tuesday is a chance to learn a little piece or phrase that applies to that week but transfers to many other songs. I occasionally on the weekends will look at the process by day over multiple weeks, particularly to look at Monday technique exercises and Wednesday scales. I have some exercises in which I am particularly weak. Most involve a rhythm (like Mississippi Timing) I will re-visit routinely.
As the weeks start to come around again, I’ll be comfortable with for example technique and give it less effort but give the chord transitions more. Early with TAC my hardest day was the lick (Tuesday). Over time the Wednesday improv day seemed hardest. Now it is Chord Transitions for me.
As @ChuckS says, “TAC isn’t sequential”, but it is structured. But to speak to your example, if it were Thursday for my first weekly session I’d go with it for 10 minutes. If I couldn’t do it, I’d go back to technique Monday and see if that helped. So @langerking …. If not I’d move on and know I’ll do better next time it comes around. The key is the regularity of the habit that builds your muscle memory. There art no shortcuts so keeping fun in the process and not competing with others or your own expectations mitigates any frustration.
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This song has not crossed my mind in a while. I enjoyed it. I think of you as a bass but you showed your vocal range with this piece.
Also @KevinZ I was wondering if you have a regular gang with which you get to jam? I do not now since COVID, but I miss it.
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Whoa buddy. Nice benchmark.
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Ha ha. You can play quieter, sing louder, or buy sophisticated software and balance in the Digital Audio Workshop. I’d suggest one of the first two as I have the same quandary as my voice ages and weakens. Nice job.
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Good job including the time change to 3/4 and 2/4 time. Not to distract from the play but I kept waiting for you to add the vocals. Ha. Layering onto that onion.