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Nicky and Bill–

Thank you for your nice comments! I’m still learning all this stuff, have a long way to go, and am having a tough time with some new audio stuff and the process that comes with that….

Bill– in answer to your question- (what chords?)- well, a lot of them are just basic open chords, but there are some odd ones in there also. I’ll have to think about that and use some knowledge gained to “reverse-engineer” them note-by-note to be able to give them an actual chord name.

I’d like to say I knew what I was doing— but when I was working thru the song’s chord progressions, I wasn’t paying attention at all to what was actually “in” those odd chords. I just found the root I wanted, and monkeyed around with strings and frets till I found combinations that sounded the way I wanted in that chord….. in that moment. I figured I could actually “name” them later. Well, I still haven’t.

Thank you again for listening and commenting…..

mark

added edit—- Bill– Oh yeah, likely see ya ’round! Be cool, man, enjoy the Fall season– the BEST time of year out here!

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Russel—

I have found a new friend……. and it is you.

Your last paragraph is simple, amazing, and well said.

I also have four guitars at present, and even the “best”- (newest?) one is not an expensive guitar– by any means. And I’m not sure it matters much at my point in “the journey”.

For me- better playing will justify better equipment; but I don’t know the difference because I have never owned or even had the chance to play a really fine- (or higher priced/rated/quality) instrument. Someday.

We have family in the Robinson/Tuttle/Steele area and also over in Williston, and roamed around the area for a few days early last Summer— and loved it…

Anyway– your final paragraph is fantastic.

Thank you for sharing your story……

(and, yes, carpal tunnel is a bear!)

theoldcoach

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Thank you AlbertD-

Thank you for the kind words.

I always love your posts and recordings!

I’m gonna keep at it- it’s kind of exciting- (I never thought I’d get the nerve!)

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WOW!!!!! …….. I can’t even count to 900……

Creature of habit?……… Glutton for punishment?………… To-may-to/to-mah-to….

It’s a toss-up!😀

Congrats—

mark

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Loraine says:

“the backbone of TAC was everyone helping each other out”

“learning can be so much more fun with the interactions in the forums and teaching from other people”

“anyone can have an impact on someone else’s journey”

“It would be nice if there as a better balance between the new lessons, which I love, and the ability to have a more free flowing and user friendly forum….”

“I’ve become somewhat discouraged and don’t post nearly as often as I used to”

Nailed it…….. well said, miss!

Hey, if we didn’t like it here at TAC, we wouldn’t be here, right?…. BUT…. I think many don’t hang around in here nearly as much. And it makes me sad that many left completely because of the changes…… and THAT in itself has an overall effect on everybody’s guitar journey experience.

I always saw the Forum as a GREAT learning tool– that was also FUN to check in and see “what’s new”. Sadly, not nearly as many see it that way nowadays.

Thank you for commenting-back and keeping this conversation going. I really believe the TAC crew wants to keep their/our site and program an inviting, efficient, and fun learning site………. but the reduced “traffic” here in the Forum should be an indicator……

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Silly to answer my own post, but I have in the past edited one of my own posts here, and the original just disappears- poof! Frustrating.

Anyway, to further verify the reduction of participation here– check out that there have only been 15- (well, actually 16, now, with this post)- in the past 3-days+. Maybe it’s because it’s Summer…….

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Thank you Philb!

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Marisa and Marty–

Thank you for responding, and for your kind – (and generous)- comments. They mean a lot.

It obviously needs more work– but I really enjoy working on songs– changing things, polishing things up, etc.

Thanks again-

theoldcoach– (mark)

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Thank you both Jeff and Albert for your responses!

(as two who I look up to tremendously)- your responses mean a LOT.

I’ve got many more song ideas in my head, and in my heart, and in my past. And they want out.

Thanks again…… mark

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Thank you, xiao-bai and Fletch, for your nice comments. It needs more work, but I hope to be able to make improvements to it and also record it using better equipment than my 11-year-old, beat-up, laptop. And maybe a real camera!

Thank you again!

theoldcoach- mark

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This is a great thread, because I believe we ALL have this issue.

These days, when we maybe see a performer at a one-night appearance somehere- (at a bar or something😎- wherever), most of the time they’ll have their phone or some other device to look at while they are performing. It’s quite common.

I don’t know if they are just looking at the TAB’d song on the screen- but I’m guessing so. I don’t see any problem with something like that, because they aren’t staring at the device, it seems like it’s just there to glance to for a milli-second, to remind them of some weird lyric or one-time chord change.

It doesn’t mean they can’t play and sing– because– they are playing and singing. We came to see them perform— not to see how much they could recall from memory.

Added edit— When I visit VOM’s, it looks like the performers are all pretty-much looking down at something to help them along….. and I think that’s great.

I suppose the reason we all see top entertainers go on for a couple of hours just playing from memory is that they have likely performed those songs, literally, thousands of times.

Anyway, I deal with the same issues. I can work to get a “Daily” under my fingers o the point where I’m satisfied with it…… and then move to next daily and work on it for a bit.

But then, if I go back to the first one and try play it again10-15 minutes later– it’s pretty-much gone…………. and I had just had it “down”. A bit frustrating.

Great thread that I’ll certainly be following-along.

theoldcoach

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Loraine–

In my response to Russel’s post– my first sentence was, “I have a new friend, and it is you”.

So, now, my first (almost, anyway)- sentence to YOUR post here is, “I have an old friend, and it is you”.

This is a wonderful post you have made here!

yer old pal-

mark

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Roger that!

Congrats again— that is NO small accomplishment!!!!

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Thanks, Bill!

It needs some work, yeah.

Cool-thing for me was that— before I recorded it and listened-back to it— it was all just in my mind. I never really knew what it would sound like, right?

And I’m thinking you can only make improvements if you have a “starting point”– a recording of it– to work off of. So that little point alone is pretty-big for me…… hearing myself.

I received some pretty decent electronic-audio-stuff just the other day- (now all I have to do figure out how the hell to hook it all up together).

The “easy” instructions (yeah— easy for WHO?)- that come with the stuff are beyond me….. but I’ll get thru them……

Anyway– your opinion matters- and means a lot!

yer ol’ pal—– mark

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Kay-

Thanks for responding!

I have found LOTS of “video-lessons” on this song- (not surprisingly, I guess), and the one I have been tinkering with most is the video by Marty Schwartz.

It think they are all pretty similar…….(?).

I’ll keep workin’ on it, and then- if I get the nerve- I’ll record and post it!