[Philb]

@Kitman Thanks!
I have never seen them live, but would like to. Glad you got to enjoy that experience.

@albert_d Thanks! Yes, little things I have picked up in TAC are great for enhancing chords. Nice you picked up on that.

@Bill_Brown Thanks! I was just using a very small acoustic amp that also had a plug in for a microphone. It didn’t allow for any adjustments or enhancements to the vocals, but did allow me to balance the volume of the vocals and guitar so I didn’t have to try to sing as loudly. That way the vocals can be heard clearer than usual. I believe that did help as I was able to concentrate on tone and staying on key more.

@Christopher_H Thanks! Jakob Dylan said the song came from when he had just moved to New York at the age of 18. He would look out his window and see the homeless man. It is based upon Jakob’s real experience. Great song writing for an 18 year old.

Thank you all for taking the time to listen, and the kind words.

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[Philb]

Congrats for keeping at it! That’s how we all progress, no matter where we start from.

[Philb]

Really nice mood you created with that chord progression. Some finger picking, and use of bass with strumming worked well. Great job!

[Philb]

That’s great! Congrats!

[Philb]

500 😎
Nice!

[Philb]

Very nice! Love the ending credit!

[Philb]

Wonderful; melodic; excellent picking; great sound!

[Philb]

I didn’t really like the coated strings after trying several. They were fine, but I have found they do seem to dampen the sound a little (totally a subjective experience); and so was using D’Adarrio or Earnie Ball Phosphor Bronze for quite a while. Both reasonable in price. Then I read an article on the Earnie Ball Aluminum Bronze as one of the best all around, especially for the price. They are currently my go to strings. A little more expensive than the Phosphor Bronze (cheaper than coated). I will experiment and try others at some time. It is such a subjective thing.

[Philb]

That is great! Keep pickin’.

[Philb]

Congratulations! That is awesome!

[Philb]

That is great! Huge win!

[Philb]

Nice sound and touch! Well played improv over the backing track.

[Philb]

Very nice cover! Fogelberg was an excellent song writer.

[Philb]

Really nice job! Never heard this before.

[Philb]

@stevieblues
It was half and half. I had a lot of the lyrics down pretty good; but some, not so well. I had the lyrics in front of me, and referred to them as needed, looking at the key words or the start of a verse to help me out. Thank you for listening, and the the kind words.

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