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I think the song is actually “Nights in White Satin”.
I remember reading on the internet about a time in the early sixties when the Moody Blues were the hot act and the Beatles were aspiring newcomers. It mentioned a guy with the BBC who expressed that the Moody Blues were the far superior group. I’ve been searching for the quote but without luck.
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Your hand position is key. Even with small hands, you will eventually be able to make this reach. I did it very poorly last year and much more easily this year. Personally, I like to lift the neck up so it’s near my eyes but about a foot in front of me for this drill. Holding it horizontally I wouldn’t be able to do it.
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You don’t have to remember what was before to move forward. No matter where you are in the program, just continue! You went through the 2 programs that are recommended before starting the Daily Challenges. So just pick up from there. Don’t worry if you can’t get through the entire challenge, that’s perfectly normal. It took me months before I could play through my first week and try to do it all. As weeks move on you will see different model songs but the same concepts come around over and over, you’re never behind! -
That’s a tough one to try and sing! Iconic song from my youth. Thanks for posting, @Loraine !
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I did have my second jam session and forgot to update here as @Skyman911 asked. I’m sorry but I am not able to operate without TAB music, I can’t “feel” the key. I wish I was at the point.
It was actually very similar to the first time, it was even harder because there were only 3 of us compared to 5 before. This meant that I was asked to pick (lead into) a song to play much more frequently. My skills did not advance tremendously in the 3 weeks between sessions so I’m still pretty lost. Most of the songs chose had very rapid chord changes where it’s impossible for me to keep up. I’m looking over at the others and they don’t seem to be struggling but they’re mainly finger picking while I’m strumming (half-heartly because I’m either behind or don’t even know how to play the chord we’re on).
I practiced for a long time on the day of the jam and my fingers actually were hurting so I had to stop practicing. Needless to say my fingers were burning about an hour into the session and we were scheduled to go 2 1/2 hours. Still it was all joy for me, I’m embracing the suck. I found out the others have between 5 and 10 years of experience on me and they kindly said: “Don’t quit! Just keep at it!” That’s what I’m gonna do!
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@jumpinjeff I’ve probably tweaked my profile around 6 times since I started in TAC. If anybody social engineers me from the stuff I’ve written I’ll know, and I’ll hunt them down and gut them like a fish!
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Love it! Pretty song and nicely packaged. Inspiring to say the least.
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Wow! I’m not sure how you would be able to decide which shim or shims to buy. I’m seeing a lot of YouTube videos on the subject though. Also saw one where a guy took a plane to neck to relieve high Action.
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Here is an alternative to the Google Sheet that I put together recently:
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My Donner Acoustic has a metallic cover and it’s not a triangle – it’s more shaped like a bougie board. Then the electric has no cover at all.
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There isn’t always a “triangular shaped” cover over the hole to access the truss rod nut. Sometimes the nut is accessed through the sound hole, that’s how it is on my Takamine acoustic.
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Ah, the bridge pin. Is it popping up or loose in the hole? I should think it’s fixable either way. I would buy a set of bone pins and just replace them all, about 10 bucks.
I was recently reading about how you can improve the sound of your guitar by using unslotted pins rather than the typical slotted ones. Very interesting, the theory makes a lot of sense and I might try this some time. It does involve a fair amount of work and cutting into your bridge with a mini saw that StewMac makes, so not for the squeamish. https://youtube.com/shorts/1YQZaProch8?si=YNgnlmbuAZtLR-i1
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I gave a reply to that, I think it’s worth fixing. Tuning pegs are cheap, replacement is usually very easy – just a little screw underneath and a nut on top to undo. It could be a good confidence building experience just doing it. If the guitar is worth dirt, buy some dirt cheap replacements on Amazon. Just make sure you get some that are compatible with your guitar.
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Did not know that about Taylors, thanks for informing us @Skyman911 !
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Ah, I do think any string will buzz as you start to lift your finger off, especially if you’re not fretting right close to the wire. It could be Martins do it more than others. I don’t really have any Martin strings anymore. I have D’Addarios and Ernie Balls mainly. I really like the D’Addarios the best on my Acoustics.