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Thank you all for your encouragement and kind words.

I was actually wondering if this wasn’t more of a curse- my brain taking off on this stuff when other- (normal)- people are doing actual, normal-people stuff. Like sleeping…..

My latest brain trip—— sometime early this AM- I was going over “notes inside of chords” in my brain, and was a bit confused on the changing of, say, a C major (open) chord to a C minor chord. Flattening the third is NOT as easy as flattening the third on, say, an A or D chord.

That’s when I stumbled across the magic of the E-shaped barre chord.

I realized I could play any major chord just by using the low-E as my rootnote, and moving the barre on up the neck. Example- If I barred the 5th fret across all 6 strings, then applied the E shape above that- that is an E-shaped A chord- (a la CAGED system). Two frets up, an E-shaped B chord, one more up, an E-shaped C, etc, etc…..

Then– more magic– I realized all I have to do is lift my ring finger off the G string, and that chord is now the Minor of that original chord. Same as changing an E to an E-minor.

But it works all the way up the neck…….

For ME anyway- this was a big, lightbulb, moment.

And then I went back to sleep……..

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Bugmeist and Gerry–

Wow- I agree that it’s a whole different thing- it’s way harder.

Something to get used to for sure.

I gave it a try maybe 6 months ago…….. for about two days. Thought I did “just fair” at it…….. haven’t been back.

It was fun to me- mainly because it was “familiar”— but also— SOOOOOO different!

Your posts reminded me that it’s something I need to work on!!!

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I had to google it to find out what that even was!

Seems we’d have little need for one here along the Washington coast in November- all you have to do is look outside😀. Leaves are flyin’ and rain is fallin’, but we just can’t bring ourselves to be one of those “Arizona snowbirds”.

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Loraine-

Thanks for sharing this!

One of my favorite songs thru the years, and I love that jangly “ring” of a 12-string!

I really like playing mine- it makes me really have to concentrate on exact finger placement and transitions from chord to chord.

I’m not where you are yet with the playing and singing- but I’m workin’ on it!

Thanks again-

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albert_d–

Congrats on finishing!

Soooooo………….. What did you think of it– relative to what skills you already have/had?.

I …. personally ….. loved ….. it!

You are farther along than I in our guitar-journeys.

Do you have any observation/tidbits/hints/tips that you can think of that you’d like to share…. Different viewpoints that are shared make us ALL stronger. Those “little things” that you might see– (that I can’t yet)– are PURE GOLD.

Again— congrats—-

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Mike–

I liked your post- a lot…. I like the philosophical stuff. You are a thinker. I also consider myself a thinker– but I don’t even know if I’m on the “JV-squad” in comparison to you.

You lost me on the 9 steps in reference to today’s Funkified Blues lesson. I got to about the 2nd step- (if that far😴)- and then my brain just blurred-over.

I finished the 9 steps– but I don’t remember any of it.

As for the lesson itself- (Funkified Blues)- I gave it 2, 10-minute sessions today, and said to heck with it. I remember this lesson from before- (Nov 2021- where I gave it 3, 10-minute sessions- and said worse), and if I had posted my personal thoughts about this lesson- (from before)- they would have been edited-out and I would have been possibly banned from this Forum😳😎.

Again– Thanks for posting….. I enjoy your philosophical thoughts- (and, yes, I read the entire post as well).

yer old pal-

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Smiley–

I’d love to also welcome you to this great community/forum of TAC!!!!!!

Remember that this Forum is not only about asking “mechanical” questions, it is also a great place to share- and show- what you’ve accomplished, and also, to bring up and discuss “philosophical-things-guitar”. No issue or questions is too small…. THIS is the place to be!!!

There are really GREAT folks in here—– “off-the-scale” helpful, sharing, and encouraging.

My two cents–

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BeachGuy-

You can of course go back to any lessons that are in the same month we’re in. They’re just right there in the list of Daily Challenges— easy to find.

But, you can’t go back to any prior-month’s lessons………….

Unless……… you have “favoritized” them when you did them.

Hint– the “cutoff” time is midnight on the last Sunday of the month– (before the start of the “new” month’s Challenges that begin on that first Monday of the month).

There might be other unique situations, I’m thinkin’ others will chime in here with more tips & hints.

Check back.

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Bugmeist–

Finished it myself just a few days ago, and had planned on going back thru it as soon as time allowed. I was maybe hopin’ to get to it within a week or two…..

Way to go😀……… now I’m “all fired up”!

I’m gonna start thru again tomorrow😎!!!

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I think, generally speaking, that the Monday daily challenge, is a good “warmup” for that week. Again– very generally speaking.

I have a very small “list” of prior- (some are waaay prior)- daily challenge lessons that I’ve saved aside because I particularly like them. Most of them are from “Mondays”. Plus, they get the “warm-up” missions accomplished.

I always do the stretching exercises- (at least some anyway- although soitainly not to the extent of the Skills-course video on this subject😉)- before EVERY playing session.

I have some arthritis in both my hands- (mostly thumbs). Stretching helps with that I think.

Extra note- make sure you have your fretting arm straight while doing these exercises– (you can indeed feel it clear up into your arm when you are only just stretching fingers around)- that makes a huge difference.

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😎👍

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Mike— you just wrote a song……..

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Well put!!!!!

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B-G–

One thing I do- (maybe the only one who does- wouldn’t surprise me😎), is, I print each lesson off, put month & year on them, & keep them in a big 3-ring binder.

I can have a practice session without a computer.

(Note– when they “roll around again”, I DON’T print them again).

I know, this is kinda silly, but it works for me.

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Bugmeist–

I’m also trying to figure out how to use the FBW-course info “in” the Daily Challenges. Haven’t given it that much thought, though….. (please pass along any of your ideas on that😀 if you can!).

I actually also worked thru the original FBW course at the same time.

There are some similarities- but also some differences. BOTH are great!!!

(Tony has a bit more “ink” in the new version😎)

My suggestion– (just for fun)– go thru the original version. As I said– similar but different. (PS– I think it “goes away” the first of the year)……

Anyway— again— congrats!

theoldcoach