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👏👏👏🤩 @Marty72 You and Martha sounded awesome🎸👍😘
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Hi @ellenbelshin23gmail-com , welcome to TAC. The “power” chords that Tony is showing you are simple forms of E shaped and A shaped barre chords. In other words, these shapes are considered easy compared to the full barre chord shapes. If you can play a G chord, then you can make these power chord shapes. Let’s take the A5 chord shape that’s in the tab. Place your index finger on the loE string at the 5th fret. Then place your ring finger on the A string at the 7th fret. Now place your pinkie on the D string at the 7th fret, just below your ring finger – strum only those 3 strings. The same shape that your fingers are making for this A5 chord can be used for the other 2 chords (D5 & E5) shown in the tab. That exact same shape is moved to different string sets and/or different frets. It’s the shape that your fingers are making that’s important. Also keep your thumb aligned with your index finger. Use as little pressure as possible on the strings (fretting fingers) and neck (thumb) – just enough to get sound from those fretted strings. Keep your wrist (of the fretting hand) loose, do not lock it up. By doing these things, you should minimize any pain in your hand and wrist. If you start to feel pain or muscle cramping, then stop playing and do some of the stretches that @the-old-coach is suggesting. Also, make sure you’re drinking enough fluids (water), lack of fluids leads to muscle cramps. Most importantly, don’t give up! Keep trying, however if you reach a point where it doesn’t seem fun for you, then stop and walk away, move on to the next topic, it’s OK, at least you tried.
Best of luck to you Ellen.
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That was a great improv @Kitman 👏👏👏 I liked how you kept time with the backing track, slooow, that’s the way that style of blues is played. As for what @Marisa said, I think interjecting a faster riff or two could have an adverse affect on the “mood” you created – just MHO. One thing that I think might be nice would be to play more notes/bends on the hiD string above the 12th fret, but that would require a different guitar, by the way, what is the make and type of guitar you used?
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So well played @charlie_d 👏👏👏 Fantastic improv – you exhibit a great deal of “polish” in your playing🤩 And I can see the “improvement” in your playing over the last 3 years that I’ve been a TAC member😱 Thank you for continuing to post your improvs for all of us to see🤓 I for one certainly enjoy watching and listening👀👂
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That was an awesome improv @charlie_d 👏👏👏 I think it’s amazing that you were able to play for so long and do it at different locations along the fretboard – a definite display of your knowledge of the scale and the fretboard👍🎸
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👏👏👏 @Philb , that was a great song, loved it🤩 Great guitar work and harmonica playing👍
I saw a TV show (on YT) with Neil Young playing guitar and harmonica together – it was one of those late-night shows circa 1993 (introduction of the Harvest Moon album). Anyways, after Neil was finished playing, the TV host asked Neil to join him and talk about his new album. The camera was still on while Neil was taking off his harmonica “bracket” and attached to the part of the bracket that goes around the neck was something like a hand towel sized piece of cloth that was inside his shirt. I imagine that it helped to anchor the bracket so that it wouldn’t move while he played – just a thought🤔
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That was a great rendition👏👏👏 and you definitely achieved the reverb effect @Kitman 👍 I caught that some attending the VOM liked it. To me, it worked well with the guitar🎸 but the vocals🤔not so much – again, this is just MHO. Is there some way to separate the effect – switch/pedal – from the vocal mic and then recombine when you feel the need?
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The Recording King is sounding nice and mellow @Marty72 🎸 Perfect sound for your rendition of this classic😉 I liked your lighting effects also – definitely set a tone (so to speak – lol)👏👏👏
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Very nice @Marty72 🤩👏👏 Great musical choice, an appropriate song title for this weeks Daily lessons😉👍 I see that you’re wearing a hat for this one and playing on the CEO🤠🎸 Incorporating a festive mood?🤔 I hope that means you’re feeling better🤩
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Very nice rendition @Marisa 🤩👏👏 Your strumming was in time and your vocals were excellent🎸😘
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I found the video of Neil Young that I was talking about @Philb . It’s around the 6:20 mark where he takes off the bracket.
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Hey @Marty72 , you could always ask her about the number of outfits she could wear at one time😂😱🤯 Or maybe we just grin and bear it, then do what we want to do anyways🤩
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Wishin’ you the best @stevieblues 😉
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Thank you @GerryB56 🎸👍
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I did celebrate last night @stevieblues , it was Phat Tuesday (end of Mardi Gras) and so I had a couple of IPA’s🍺