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Some glaring mistakes, but with the next few days of crazy town around thanksgiving this might be as good as I can get.
Here are folks on page 12.
Bravo! This is a tune that is difficult to play in not only the physical requirements, but also, in getting the correct feel. The way you played the intro and verse with such laid-back beauty, to the way you built up into the full on explosion of the lighter (LOL) part, shows how in-tune you are with playing with feeling.
The only critique I can offer you is to work on the parts were the timing and/or phrasing became a bit loose. But overall, amazing job! I’m proud of you for tackling this and I will be sharing it in our email tomorrow 🙂
lisotta – Beautiful playing! I thought you did an excellent job accenting the strum hits that highlight the melody. There are few parts where you hesitate in the transition from one chord to the next, but this sounds like an easy fix that comes with a little bit more practice. Keep up the great work!
rickeymike – That was so cool! If we had an award for best cinematography, you would get it! Great performance too, bravo!
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s my submission for this month. Not perfect, but the song was fun to learn and I don’t think I would have picked it if not for this challenge. I am grateful for these challenges because they keep me playing even when things get busy!
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Hey everyone – here it is. My parents really liked the animals, so this was probably the first rock album that I was allowed to put on the record player!
I’ve enjoyed rocking out to it this month.
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@lisamcc – I LOVE that ending. For everyone else, make sure you watch all the way to the end.
Hi, here is my recording of House of the Rising Sun.
I really like the song and this arrangement. I knew the chord progression already which helped memorizing the arrangement. The strumming was a big struggle in the beginning and is still very challenging. For the picking part I found it easier to use the thumb for the G and C strings. I listen to a metronome during the recording and I use it all the time when practicing. I think it’s a great tool.
Thanks for this tutorial and running this challenge. I don’t think I was so focused on learning one piece for about a month before and I will keep working on it.
Here’s all first entries on page 13:
cyukug – Great work on this one! Very well played! As far as the harmonic at the end, find it on each string, then figure out how to line your finger up to those spots. Practice this with great detail, and rather than pulling your hand immediately away, focus on touching the strings light enough to still have the harmonics ring out. If you practice this daily, you will figure out how to get the slight nuance of the angle/pressure more consistently. Wonderful job on the rest of the piece! Thank you for entering the challenge!
mdugal – You are sounding great on this one! The verse melody is very strong! On the bridge, there’s a rhythmic issue to tend to, but nothing too major! You are waiting just slightly too long between the chord on beat one and the note that follows it. The rhythm is “one and a” for the “strum pluck pluck at the beginning of that measure. Then, the next three notes are a triplet, which is a tricky concept to get down! I recommend playing this section with the on screen tab play along to really internalize the rhythm. Try it at 75% speed, then at full. You are off to a great start, and the way you are playing it works as well, but this is a really cool rhythm that can help you grow as a player! Thank you for your entry!
joe150 – Your right hand technique looks very good and fluid! You are getting a great tone out of that ukulele, and playing the notes well! Now it’s time to to work on the rhythm! I recommend memorizing the first section so that you can practice playing it along with the on screen tab player at 25% speed. Once you get the timing solid at this speed, try 50%. You’ve got the idea, but having to read each measure is causing lots of hesitations in the melody. Hopefully doing it this way will help you internalize the rhythm! I’ll mention to Andrew to listen to the second part. I hope all is well, Joe! Thanks for being part of the challenge!
fiona99 – You are doing a great job on each section…hardly any hesitations once you got into it! You are playing the fingerpicking section at a very fast tempo, but the strumming section at a much slower one. I would recommend slowing the fingerpicking part down to match the speed you are playing the first section at. It sounds really close to 75% speed with the tab player. Try playing the whole song with the tab player at that speed. Wonderful job, it’s hard to believe you are a beginner! Thank you for your entry!
ripley – Great job on this one! It sounds like your cat is really attacking your bed! I hope it’s ok, haha! You are playing this wonderfully, and your technique is pretty solid! The only thing I’m hearing that you might be able to control a little bit is muting the strings when shifting from chord to chord, or figuring out how to not move them in such a way that creates as much open string noise (some almost sound like pull offs). This is a small detail, and it’s not super noticeable, but it might be a good goal to work on. You can either mute the strings as you shift, or as a better option for this song, wait slightly longer before transitioning to the new chord shape. Great job, and thanks for entering the challenge!
joannetala – Great job keeping the same tempo from the fingerpicking section into the strumming portion! The only suggestion I have for you is to work a bit extra on the transition from the strumming back into the fingerpicking a bit. This is 0:41 to 0:43 on your recording. The last strum was just slightly late, and then the two notes afterwards have one more 8th note of space between them. Listen and play along with the tab player at 75% speed from measure 11-12 a few times, and you’ll get it! Very good job on this one, and your ukulele looks and sounds awesome! Thanks for joining the challenge!
kellyblackburn – You sound very good on this one! You’re timing was very solid throughout, and your playing was also very consistent! If you want to, you can go back in and add some dynamics (simple crescendos and decrescendos) at the beginnings and ends of each phrase to give the song a little added emotion, but it’s great the way it is! Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for your entry!
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I don’t have a Low G, but I am a beginner so at this point I’m more interested in just practicing and I am nowhere near the speed of House of the Rising Sun.
But I played a 3 minute song and it’s the first time I played triplets and 16th notes so I consider this a success despite sounding a little weird because it is played on a high G.
Here’s everyone on page 14:
alterin – You are off to a great start! The notes are well on their way, and you got the harmonics clean at the end! The biggest thing I’m noticing is that the rhythm needs some work! I would highly recommend playing along with the onscreen tab play along at 25% or 50% speed and really lock in with Matt’s playing. Listening to it will hopefully give you an idea of the rhythm. start with the intro: even if you have to think in terms of “long” notes verses “short” (where long are exactly twice as long as short notes) it might help to know that the main rhythm through each chord shape is “long short short long long long long.” This might be easier than counting in eighth notes for now. I hope you get a chance to put this in action after the holidays, but for now, have a great Thanksgiving! Thank you for entering the challenge!
nerdjenni – You have an excellent feel on this one, especially on the strumming section! Great job on having such a natural, relaxed vibe. It seems like there were only a few chord shapes that tripped you up slightly on this take. Since you appear to be reading the music, I suggest making a mark on the music to remind yourself that those particular shapes still require you to look down at the fingerboard to get them accurately. Other than those few tiny hiccups, you sound wonderful on this! Thank you for your entry!
lisamcc – I enjoyed the ending! That was a very fast take on this one, great job! Try playing it just a touch slower to get the transitions in measures 7 and 8 just a slight bit smoother, it will help with the left hand accuracy. However, your consistency was great on this, and your fingerpicking accuracy was super impressive! Thank you for joining this challenge!
ramiro – Using the metronome made this super consistent! Way to go, and great work! There were only a few spots where it seemed difficult for you to get to the chord accurately in time: the D chord in measure 6 and measure 10. I would recommend practicing that shape and approaching it from the end of the previous measure. Then you may want to take out one headphone to hear that your D chords are ringing out clearly as soon as you get there. But this is a very small detail…you sound excellent on this one! Way to go! Thank you for submitting your entry!
mac1984 – Your timing and rhythm, especially on the verses is great! There are a few spots in the bridge that are slowing you down a bit, mainly the transitions to the B7 chords! I would recommend focusing on the bridge a bit more, and try to play it in time to get the transitions. After you get the transitions down, you can slow down in these spots a touch stylistically. Great job, once again! Thank you for entering the challenge!
Thank you for your comment, @becky7777! 🙏🏽 I have to say I like the sound of the high note as well. Initially not done on purpose, but since I liked the sound of it. I kept it in.😄
Nice one Robin. I think I know where you are. Good to see it’s not on fire. Nearly all the bush up here in NSW is on fire. Lovely rendition of CHFIL.
Hi Lyndall. I was wondering if you would recognise it. It’s a nice spot.
No fires here yet. I’ve got my fingers crossed this year. It was a pretty horrible year last year for fires.
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