Loraine
Forum Replies Created
-
@JEJ Welcome to TAC, and congratulations on completing the 30 days to play course. I was in a depression during COVID with the isolation, and I was the sole caregiver for my mother (who lived with me) with dementia. I needed something that was fun and enjoyable, as well as social and just for me. I had never played guitar before joining TAC, and I was at a loss as to how to start. Luckily for me, Tony’s marketing caught my attention almost immediately, and I was drawn in. I’ve played daily for nearly 3 years. It has been a lot of ups and downs, but mainly ups. I still get excited about playing. I lost my mother 1 1/2 years ago, and just as TAC was there to bring me through COVID & my mothers dementia, it has been there through the loss of her too & the fact that I’m still working at home full time. So glad it’s here for you too.
-
You just amaze me not only with your ability to write great lyrics @Fletch , but the compositions you come up with. How do you determine the chord progressions you’re going to use. Do you have a tune in your head when you inits Begin putting the music together? Really enjoyed this one. I noodle every day at lunch. It’s when I get the most practice in.
-
@charlie_d I was wondering what guitar that was. Sounds great. Your composition sounded very Spanish/western – lol – never heard of a Spanish western tune before. It reminded me of a caper of some sort. Great job!
-
Sounded great @charlie_d . Was very summery.
-
@charlie_d Loved the chord at the end. You definitely worked the entire neck with the scale. I liked the sound against the backing track.
-
Well done @DiscostewLA ! I’m not familiar with the song, but I enjoyed it. The picking sounds challenging at that speed.
-
I get Zager marketing all the time, and I’m intrigued – just not enough to spend the money without being able to play one, which are supposed to be very easy to play based on their set up. Don’t they have a 30 day, postage paid money back guarantee? Can’t lose by ordering one and checking it out. I’d be interested in your experience.
-
Hi @tern Welcome to the TAC community!
I wouldn’t say your hands are too small. There are children that can play very difficult and intricate chords, and they have very small hands. I think the question that should be asked is whether the neck of your guitar may be too large. Necks come in different lengths, dimensions and shapes. You may want to consider a smaller parlor size guitar that would be more ideal for smaller hands.
I do want to say that I don’t have the largest hands either, and some of the practice lessons utilize chords that my hands just won’t stretch too. Although, the stretch is getting better through continued playing and practicing. A trick is to use a capo and place it on the 5th or 7th fret and practice with the smaller frets that are found up the neck. It is much easier to practice different chords, as well as doing scales and such. As you are able to play at the higher frets, start moving your capo back on the neck and playing at the 5, then the 3, and then open with no capo. Your fingers will become more flexible as you play.
-
Thank you @OhWowMan !
-
Really appreciate it @GregL !
-
@albert_d Thank you! Yeah, I’ve gotten a little better. Long road, but just think where I might be next year.
-
Thank you so much @HowardM . As I said when introducing the video, the strum pattern/rhythm was the most difficult aspect of the song. Glad it comes across well.
-
👍😁 That’s exciting. Congrats, and I can’t wait to hear about your thoughts and experience with it. Which one did you order?l
-
Thank you @Marisa . Had fun with this; Especially the change ups.
-
Thank you @Marty72 . That’s a compliment I don’t think I’ve had before, so it made my day!