[Bill_Brown]

Mellow Yellow @charlie_d 🤩👏👏 Straying outside of the box, you created some melodies that put me in “Dream Land”😎 Really nice stuff🤩

[Bill_Brown]

So awesome @TMutter 🤩👏👏 Beyond your original work, to be able to include family in your performance is so special👍👍 Love your original stuff😎 and beer😱😱😱

[Bill_Brown]

Way to play outside of the box @Jonathandavid 🤩👏👏 and create something beautiful against a back track that otherwise was mundane. 3 cheers to you👍🎉👍

[Bill_Brown]

Excellent choice @AttyTJ 👍👍 Very well done, one of my favorite Traveling Wilburys’ numbers. I believe they wrote and performed this one as a tribute to the passing of one of the members of the group, Roy Orbison.

[Bill_Brown]

We are here for you @stevieblues 👍👍Just reach out when things aren’t going well for you – the Community will try to help – bless you friend.

[Bill_Brown]

GO GO GO @BethL 👍🤩👍 Best of luck for 2/2/22 – break a string (lol)😎

[Bill_Brown]

Awesome mix @Philb 👏😱👏 Love the slide work while picking single notes – something I’d like to do too🤩👍 And the percussive part really worked😎 The mix was full of awesome sauce🎉

[Bill_Brown]

👏👏👏 @Cadgirl , superb finger picking👍🤩👍 Great premier post😎

[Bill_Brown]

I’d not heard this JD tune before @KevinZ , but you did an excellent job of covering it👏👏👏 and gave me a reason to look into more of his work🤔 Your finger style of playing and vocals were nicely done and timing was spot on👍🤩👍 Another excellent performance Kevin😎 Some days are diamonds😱

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @GJA , welcome to TAC. Sorry to hear that you’re not having fun. I’ve seen the video that you’re referring to and although it may look like Tony’s playing only 1 string, I can assure you that’s not the case. The Blues Shuffle is played with 2 adjacent strings. The lower toned string is played as a “drone” and the adjacent higher toned string is the one being fretted – in this case the fretting occurs on the 2nd and 4th frets. The play video starts with Tony playing the A (5th) and D (4th) strings together – the A string is played open (not fretted) as a drone and the adjacent D string is being fretted (2nd & 4th frets). This pattern then shifts to the D (4th) and G (3rd) strings, where the D string is played open as a drone and the G string is being fretted (2nd & 4th frets) and so on.

When watching the play video, you can see the lower toned string (which is played open) vibrate, but it’s harder to see the adjacent higher toned string vibrate – making it look like it’s not being played, but it is. To see that both strings are being played together, pay close attention to the pick – you’ll see it striking both strings at the same time.

Hope this helps, enjoy your journey👍

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @cuz , have you tried the “Next 6 Chords” or any “Jumpstart” courses? If not, that is a direction I would recommend. They’re located in the Skill Courses section on this site.👍

[Bill_Brown]

Keep that fire burnin’ @stevieblues 👍👍

[Bill_Brown]

Way to go @albert_d 👍👍 Just keep that Streak train a rollin’🤩

[Bill_Brown]

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[Bill_Brown]

It wasn’t for the lack of trying @KevinZ , that’s for sure. I think this performance goes down a path that’s worth taking the time to explore IMHO🤩