albert_d
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Just for fun I’d like to jump I’m here. First @jumpinjeff and @Bill_Brown are two of my favorite theory forum contributors so I always think through what they say. Second. I’ve been focusing on improving my CAGED system conceptual understanding and your question has awakened me to another concept. In standard tuning, the open strings are tuned a fifth apart except for the G to B strings which are a fourth apart. So in an E shaped chord in standard tuning the notes (root in on the low E) will always be R,5,R,3,5,R. So you are correct that the G string will always be the third and by lifting up the middle finger you will have a flatted 3rd.
Also I am a big fan of memorizing key board. It’s not as bad a process as they say even for my old brain.
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I appreciate Victoria. As I’ve said before, I intentionally broke my streak ay 366 because I felt the pressure of continuing the streak was starting to steal from the joy of the journey. Since then I have occasionally screwed up and missed a day. It generally happens around a grandchild’s event but it is my fault. [And Victoria, if you do read this, I’d appreciate it if somehow my longest streak coto 366.]
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TAC was just a baby 11 years ago. I share with you a bit over half that tenure and I understand and share your feelings of continued amazement of what used to be impossible is now routine. Thank you for your contributions to my journey by sharing your “rabbit hole” explorations. Once you have pointed the hole out to me I have enjoyed following it down a few paces. Good health and blessings before you take that last step to heaven.
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Great idea and big step for your TAC journey. It will not only help you with your muscle memory, but also with your emotional health and spiritual growth. Congratulations.
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I sometimes think I’m like Scooby Doo and get easily distracted by whatever shiny thing is in front of me. It is a good analogy. I am in process of making a play list of songs by category. I have been trying to come up with a system to refresh old songs and have add new ones for over a year now and not been very successful. This is my latest attempt. Examples of my categories are 1) Love songs 2) Fingerpicking instrumentals 3) Flatpicking instrumentals 4) Traveling songs 5) Old Protest Folk Songs 6) Folks Songs 5) Crying Songs 7) R&B Songs. This plan is very much a work in progress. My intent is to review a category each week. To add new songs, I have to not have more than three working at a time or I end up too diffused to make any progress. Once the song is performance ready or posted, I can put it on the refresher category list. I would solicit any other suggestions to consider for improvement. It is not yet a true Atomic Habit with me.
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Do you mean that it doesn’t show a dot on the high E string? The shape itself seems correct to me.
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Thanks for expressing our inner Springsteen from our wonderful Canadian TAC neighbor.
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Congratulation on your 2nd TACiversary. TAC is its own reward, but I appreciate your contributions to the forum and your encouragement to fellow TAC members and to me. Best wishes to you as you work to accomplish your next set of goals in your TAC Enjoyment audit.
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The aim is consistency so I would just go on. I have been through multiple cycles of challenges and they still present challenges each time they come around. As @petelanger said, we do our best and move on.
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That is a heart encouraging turn of events. I rejoice with you. You have another grappling hook with which to draw closer to your daughter. And you are also right on encouraging others to continue to accumulate small wins in their guitar journeys.
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Our High School local band was known as The Shy Guys and they wore white Nehru Jackets with a black light and would play Knights in White Satin. We all thought they were so with it for Clovis, NM. You took me back there.
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@petelanger , @Philb , @Braden Thanks for listening and for your feedback. I am chasing down several rabbit holes and finding lots of new things to learn and try to tie together. I appreciate your encouragement.
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Great encouragement. I affirm your use of the profile. I update mine as part of the quarterly goal review process. The practice has kept me directed. I use the profile like an aviation flight plan. Although I am off the flight plan 98% of the time, blown by the winds and life interruptions, but with awareness of a need for correction. I adjust and eventually get somewhere. And I feel no sense of failure if I change my destination. The plan is my tool not my master. So this week I’ll be updating it again. It’s the end of another quarter.
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This one slipped by me but I saw it today. All that energy has tired me out even this early in the morning. Nice job.
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I had an opportunity to play a bluegrass jam session last Monday with some folks in South Austin. It was great but since I am new to the jam, I wasn’t familiar with all the songs to play a lead. I did one lead (poorly if I must say so). But rhythm wise I could follow the chord progressions. I will do the jam again but am accumulating the song list that the group plays from. If I were to engage in comparative thinking, I would say I was the weakest link. But since I don’t, I would say I had the most fun and probably learned and benefited the most from the session. And they had cookies!