jumpinjeff
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Short fingers are as much and advantage as a disadvantage. some things you will do better and some things you will have to work around. Your mindset is the most important of all. Now, for me, having fat fingers….I have yet to find their advantage. Fortunately while being last in the musical talent line I was first in the determination line. It is a mindset.
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Hi, I tried to view you video but you have it listed private. For us to view you have to designate is as unlisted.
Even without looking at the video…if it happens across 4 different guitars, it is you. You can focus of striking that individual string softer. If this is a new concept to you it will be odd and seemingly impossible at first but I assure you (B string is my stick out like a sore thumb string) it is possible to tone it down individually. For me it was a function of focus, plus hours in the saddle so focused. I still have to be mindful or it takes over.
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Ramble On man, your singing my song! It is funny how similar my own journey is to others journeys. Thank for sharing N-light. Makes me feel like I am in the right place.
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Hi Ian, glad you are back. Wishing you fast progress as always.
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I will go to the tab as a last resort if I can not get it just by listen/watching. It has been a while since I have needed to use them. I could never read as fast as I wanted to play so it was my tool of last resort. If you are, or have developed that skill or want to have it and see how it is improving your playing I would continue to use the tabs. If not, you can always come back and nail it down later should you need/want to.
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Nice to see you Fred. I have done some looking myself. Nothing is TAC’s equivalent. Other good stuff out there but none fits the personal guitar trainer model. It has been the staple of my success.
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Chuck pointed out one of the main tips. Slower is better to start. But wait there is more. Relaxation also mentioned is key!!! But wait there is more. Hit those strings as softly as you can (like a whisper) with your pick and then maybe after a few minutes strum as loudly as you possibly can. Then after a few minutes do the soft strum again. I found this helped me to control my strum motion which was way to much motion when I started. It helped me learn how to strike a strings loudly with control and precision. It did not take as much strength as I thought it did to tickle out the guitars max volume capabilities. Let the guitar do some work and you will save yourself some effort.
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Congrats Paul. I am remiss to be out of contact. What an great encounter! I love the sentiment of, “you deserved whatever status you had reached.”
I’d put money in the hat. No charity…just deserved.
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No moss on you! \m/
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I gave up on looking and went with listening. Served me better than I thought it would. I say that to give you confidence to trust your ears. It will get you way further faster than if you rely on your eyes. No doubt it is a process and it took me a long time…still learning actually…but as I look back on comparing sight vs sound method I could only get so far with sight. My music progress rocketed when I gave up on sight and worked off of sound.
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Hit up the TAC guide in the side menu choices. It answers the questions you are asking.
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thanks Moose for the followup. Super interesting and thought provoking too. Now to find the Brainjo book : )
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That is a great question. The only time I finger pick is for TAC challenges. I will pay attention and see. Otherwise I always have a flatpick in my hand. I is in my strumming as well as my improv. I always blamed the gauge and tension of the B string. Then I tried the parabolic strings and …same problem. It was/is my technique. I actually have to spend some time doing tone drills with only the B string to keep it sounding sweet. That is nothing fancy just striking the B string in time with different rhythmic patterns.
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@Carol-3M-Stillhand Elegantly stated. This is why I am grateful to have you as a mentor. Like Tony, you have a way of making the complicated, plain to understand!
@lollyt : what Stillhand said 😊
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x2 N-light!