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I still struggle with section changes. I finally got the ghost strum rhythm pretty smooth, in practice at least. Despite my best efforts I find I start to get clumsy with the chunk towards the end of the song. I really liked this one, thank you!
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Good grief! I thought I was too late. Then I remembered – its still 31 October in USA!!!! I had a few hours this morning so I decided to just do it. Not memorised, but there you have it – Blue Moon.
Great entries everyone
PS @mkstewart67 Many of us have that reaction when recording – dare I say all of us??
Thanks Andrew.
That’s actually what I was in the process of doing (starting slow and speeding up with a focus on that section), but I just ran out of time.
@hotshot haven’t seen you post before. Great job and amazing performance!
Hi @Andrew, will you be giving feedback for the rest of the October Challenge entries that were before the deadline? No pressure, I just value your insight.
Thanks, MJYes! Sorry for the delay, I’ve been swamped with busy work with the weekly lessons for this month and next. I plan to get back on it this wkd 🙂
Here’s everyone on page 9.
@jayton – Playing was excellent Jay! There’s only one thing I’d recommend working on is which is making sure the swing feel stays intact for all eighth notes. It’s mostly the pull-offs to the open strings in the Verse, some of them sound a lil more straight than swung. Try to hold the first note a lil longer before pulling off to give it that 2/3, 1/3 swing time split.
@gstriph – Fingerpicking sounds great Jerry! From here, I’d work on getting the transitions smooth, in time, and increasing the tempo. Keep up the great work!
@hiouke – Excellent playing! Only thing I’d work on is increasing the tempo. Keep up the great work!
@janaq1 – Wow Jana! Feel, pacing, and note clarity – all incredible! Bravo, I’m very impressed 👏
@1481632_m – Excellent fingerpicking Megan! I hear a couple spots where you paused on the transitions, so that would be my only suggestion, which is to eliminate those. Try looping those sections, that’ll help get the muscle memory down to make the transitions smoothly 🙂
@akukes73 – Performance was great Ash! You played it with great feel! I think the swing feel is mostly there. What I would do is 2 things. First, I noticed you subbed the pull-offs in the Verse for picked notes. I wouldn’t do that. It looses a lil of the playful vibe by doing that, IMO. And for the swing feel, try playing along with Steven in the tab player. Try to match him as close to 100% as you can. Overall, you did awesome, keep up the great work!
@jebergeron – Bravo JP! That was a fantastic performance! I don’t have any critics, the only suggestion I can is make to keep refining it. Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s working cause your playing sounds great!And a tip for camera nerves, start recording your practice sessions. That’ll get you used to playing in front of the camera and it gives you the opportunity to review your playing 🙂
@mysticrick – This has to be my fav performance of yours Rick! You aced the feel and I love the effects. Such a fun performance to listen to, I really enjoyed it!
@shelle – Excellent fingerpicking Shelle! Chord changes sounded great, I only heard one minor pause. From here, I would work on increasing the tempo. Bravo this month, really well done!
@b_ukes_101 – Excellent performance Brandon! I love how it sounds on low G too, def adds a haunting element to it.
@richard_siegert – Fingerpicking sounds great Richard! From here, I’d work on keeping it steady throughout.
@frederic – That was an excellent take Frederic! You nailed the feel and playful vibes of the piece. And I really like the reverb. Very well played!
@k_ra11 – Awesome performance Kasha! You aced it! Great fingerpicking!Here’s everyone on page 10.
@Nico_uke – Perfect performance Nico! Bravo 👏
@hotshot – WOW! Your speed and note clarity is incredible! Feel was excellent too! Amazing performance!
@mmoynihan – Excellent performance, Matt! For the first chord, try not to barre the 7th fret, as that will push the 7th fret on string 2 down, giving this chord a major sound, which is too happy for a spooky tune! Instead, fret string 3 with the tip of your index finger and let the index curve down slightly to touch/mute string 2.Another area to work on is measure 14. After bar 13, try not to lift all your fingers. Instead, just slide the fingers on strings 2 and 3 up a half step and move your index down to string 1, fret 1. This should help make that transition smoother.
@bibilele – I LOVED it! Great performances from all of you! 🙂
@joe150 – Way to go Joe! One of my fav performances from you! Great playing 👏
@ukulelee – Great fingerpicking Leone! Feel was spot on too! Really well done this month!
@olemartin – Fingerpicking sounds great OM! Only thing I’d work on is keeping it steady throughout.
@rickgrant2025 – Great playing, Rick! The one thing I’d suggest working on is lightening your right hand attack when fingerpicking. This is a concept I demo-d and explained in this video a few years back for another member who was learning this song. You can ignore the comments on the left hand in that video.This was a great first post, hope to see more of your playing in another challenge!
@mademoiselleannette – Really well played Annette! Keep up the great work! 🙂
@maryjanew – That was awesome MJ! Strumming and chunking technique are perfect. Timing was great and you played it super clean! I think you have it memorized. I bet if you took the music away, you’d realize you didn’t need it! The only section I’d work on is measure 14. Loop 13 going into 14. That’s prob the trickiest part of this tune. Keep up the great work!
@cimarronsailor – Feel, fingerpicking, strumming were spot on Lynn! Great job nailing the playful feel. My only suggestion would be to memorize it, that way you can focus 100% on playing it.
@mkstewart67 – Beautifully played Melissa! You nailed the playful vibe! From here, I’d focus your practice on smoothing out the Chorus and fine-tuning the Verse. Really well done this month!Here’s everyone on page 11.
@puppylovesuke – Bravo Daniel! You aced it! I really enjoyed listening to your performance 🙂
@addilein – Very well played, Astrid! From here, I’d focus on refining and smoothing it out. You already play it so well! Just a couple more practice sessions, and you’ll have it perfected!
@ukealori – Very nicely played Lori! The ghost notes sound great! Keep at it, it’s a tricky technique at first, but over time it becomes easier. So for this one, keep an ear out for consistency, that you hit it clean and clear each time.
@lyndallk – Nicely played Lyndall! Watch out for the opens in bar 13 and 15, those are quarter note hits.
@kirpuff – That was awesome Sara! Great playing!
@markmdive – Really well played, Mark! One thing to focus on is consistency. While this song can be played with a bit of rubato, we still want to keep the tempo relatively steady. Some sections flow smoothly, while others take a bit more time to get through. For example, in Theme 1, the single notes from bars 6 to 9 have a nice, even flow. But in bars 10 to 12, the chord walk-down starts smoothly and then slows down significantly, with the diminished lick at the end of the theme being much slower than the beginning. I’d suggest working on maintaining a consistent tempo throughout, and then going back to add rubato where it feels right.
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