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@BarbaraM One is the minor pentatonic and the other major pentatonic. The major starts with your pinky on the root note, and you play your index, middle and pinky towards the headstock. while the minor starts with the index on the root note and you’re playing towards the body of the guitar.
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@redrivermonkey Congratulations on your 46th wedding anniversary. That’s a very cool thing amongst itself, but then the exciting experience of participating, with complete strangers but having a commonality, that is so cool. Congrats on facing your nervousness and hesitation and trusting it would be okay. That gives other of us permission to try out something new ourselves.
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@Sandbar I got such a kick out of your post. I absolutely love the enthusiasm. I agree that the drone bass is awesome. It’s cool to see the excitement and to hear how you’re playing along with the videos and the jamming out on your own. I would love to see your band,ages faces when you pull the guitar out. Keep on having fun and sharing your enthusiasm!
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I think their plan is to have weekly Family hours that you’ve seen the last several weeks. It’s a new concept, and I think Maggie’s killing it and a great choice by TAC to lead them with occasional sit in’s by Tony. It is in answer to requests for more connection and content. I think we’ll be seeing more of it, unless it isn’t working as a whole for TAC. I hear about them through emails. If you aren’t receiving the emails, make sure they’re not going to spam. If you aren’t receiving them, try contacting Victoria at the service desk to make sure they have your current email.
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Welcome to TAC @BillyS ! What a great win! Keep having fun with it.
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I don’t pay any attention to the counters. They’ve always been wonky, and we all have today. As long as you know you’re doing the minimum of 10 minutes per day and moving forward in building your foundation and skills, that should be all that really matters.
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@michaeljlachancecogeco-ca Welcome to TAC! I agree with everything @Philb said. TAC teaches foundational skills, and it is meant to build a solid base and functional tools. It is not meant to be perfected, but to progress and strengthen your foundation. Progress over perfection. Keep moving forward. If you want to visit something again, hit the heart and it will save to your profile under favorites. I actually suggest you revisit some things a few months down the road to see your progress. If you do the daily challenges, you’ll have the chance to do this periodically throughout the year, as some lessons rotate back around. Keep asking questions and reading other posts in the forums for great info and advice.
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Here’s a group shot taken with a drone in front of Martin Guitar.
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@KevinZ Ahhhh, love me some good Billy Idol. One of my nicknames in high school was Rebel. And I was teased in high school for liking Billy Idol. I use the idiom Rebel Yell as one of my alter egos in a game I play.
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Both scales are the same exact shape with the same fingerings. The difference is where you start the scale off the root note. Once your hands are positioned correctly, you will play the scale using the same shape.
The major scale is rooted on your pinky., so place your pinky on the root note, then place your ring, middle and pinky on the preceding frets. The scale will still be played starting with your index finger.
The minor scale is rooted on your index finger, so place your index finger on the root note. The place your middle ring and pinky on the following frets. The scale will start with your index finger.
Not to confuse you more, but It’s important to know if you’re playing in a major or minor key. When playing wothothers or by yourself, if writing your own songs, etc. it won’t sound good to play a minor scale or chords to a major backing track or to a song written in a major scale. When you’re practicing and doing improv, you will want to use a backing track in the same key. For instance, if you will be practicing a major scale in C, then you will want a backing track in C major also. You can search in YouTube for whatever key (root note) you’ll be playing, and and type in backing track “C major” or whatever key. The same with a minor backing track. Once you know you’ll be playing a minor scale, search for backing track, C or whatever key &minor.
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Thank you @CHEzjeje . I will look that up.
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Thanks @Philb . I was able to semi play 2 songs at a jam without them sounding absolutely horrendous. I tried to focus on keeping hand close to strings. Another guy at the jam said he saw me struggling. I peraonallu think it goes along with my other neurological issues, but it’s frustrating. I refuse to let it interfere or stop me from playing guitar.
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Yes, that is a good idea, because of how stiff I am. Another person at my jam last weekend suggested getting a drum stick and just using it as a pendulum and to practice up and down just when I’m idle. It will create muscle memory if the motion. I’ve slowed down my playing to and tried to focus on when I was having problems and identifying what’s going on.
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Have you looked at the members list and searched for others near you where you might be able to meet up? You do so by clicking the down arrow next to your profile name and photo, then click members, and search. I suggest searching just by state, otherwise you limit your search. You’ll get a lot more results doing the state. If the state doesn’t bring up that many, try the keyword search. If you had the full state name listed under state, then search by the abbreviation instead and vice versa. If you live near a state border, type in the border state to find more that might be near you.
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Comped or refunded those that paid? Nope. That was a sore spot when they made it free to all the members.