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I hope the tip covers help you. Did you ever have surgery to address the damage?
Black Sabbath’s guitarist cut off the tips of his middle and ring fingers and he had a pretty good career.
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@Skyman911 that’s exciting news. I am very envious of your daughter for the skiing thing! That would be a dream come true for a 40 year younger me! I was on Ski Patrol in Ontario for a season and I was instructor in Quebec for another season. But free skiing is just the best! My Dad often spoke of going on a heli-skiing trip but it never happened!
It’s got to be heart warming that she wants to learn. Good luck as you help coach her through her guitar journey!
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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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Some great mountains in Alberta and BC, no doubt. I’ve skied so many places around the world it’s hard to pick my favorite between Alberta, Vermont, Austria, France and Switzerland. So many awesome slopes in Austria but most are terribly overcrowded.
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Good question! I would certainly be further along if I spent that time playing. But I’m retired and I crave the community, love helping others.
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If you’re a beginner player, welcome to the club! Everyone who starts thinks their fingers don’t fit into the spaces they should or aren’t able to reach. This is all a part of the journey.
Iommi also tuned down his guitar relieving tension on the strings – and heavy metal was born! You might experiment with some alternate tunings. Joni Mitchell invented hundreds of them as she was recovering from polio.
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@Berndog , I don’t know why they restrict backward (or forward) access. My best guess would be to keep people focused on the current week’s challenges. TAC is designed for simplicity – learners come and do what’s set before them for the day and not have to be concerned with “what should I do to improve my playing”. Adding many options complicates matters and enables more distraction.
There’s also a website as another option: https://tac.bluesy.top/
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@Aservire this site has all the challenges of the year listed by week number. The week numbers that are skipped are benchmark weeks so you return to the top. There could be some minor shifting from year to year just to adjust the themes to the holidays that are mentioned in the challenges.
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Here is an alternative to the Google Sheet that I put together recently: