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@lyndallk – That’s what I’m talkin’ bout! That pace lets the music breathe. Great job, I’ll be sharing this one soon on our social 🙂
@lisadmh – they are def there! But, I think less is more with a tune like this. So’ I’d use it more sparingly. I read Stephen’s comment, and I think that’s what he meant, as he spoke about adding it in the Bridge sections.
With that said I hear more accenting on AJ’s, then overall volume swells.
I think I know what’s happening. I just need to see you play through it w/out talking or stopping. And please sit just as you always do, not in any special position for the camera.
Have you tried simplifying the way you strum it? Check out the video in this post that I made for another member. It also talks about counting the rhythms as you play. That should help out a lot.
See if you can get through the first few chords w/ method above and post a video of it. Happy to take a look and offer further suggestions.
Could you post a video playing through the parts? I really need to see what’s happening as you’re doing it. Sorry, I should have clarified that.
@lyndallk – Okay, that’s what I suspected. Tempo plays a big role in the overall presentation of a performance. And often times it’s overlooked. I’ve been guilty of this many times. Game of Thrones is one arrangement that I actually ended up re-shooting the performance, because I played it too fast.
I remember listening back to the original performance and just knowing it had to be re-done. Playing wise was great, but the feel was off.
Anyways, try it slowed down and let me know how you think the vibe compares.
@lyndallk – Lovely playing, Lyndall! Great articulation with the arpeggio strum. The one thing that stood out to me was your tempo. To me, this has always been a super slow song. Curious as to why you chose a quicker tempo?
Awesome, Phil! Hope you join the challenge this month 🙂
Proper holding is covered in our Beginner’s Course, as well as the other lesson you mentioned: Proper Left Hand Form. Here are the links:
1) proper left hand form
2) how to hold the Uke (from our Beginners Course)Could you post a video of you playing and going from form 1 to 2. I’ll be better able to help if I can see what you are doing.
johanna2509 – Great job! Fingerpicking sounds good, but I’d slow down the strumming section and focus on transitioning to each chord while keeping the timing steady. I don’t think it will take much work to accomplish this, you have it down pretty well already 🙂
So you ask an interesting question: However, I have one question: In Matts playing, the melody note on the a string, even on the higher frets, really pops out, how does he do that?
The answer is, it’s an illusion. It’s not really the A string that he’s accenting, rather it’s the entire chord. If you listen to his performance and watch closely, notice how he accents (hits harder) each beat (chord) where the melody note falls.
So to do this, I’d recommend singing the melody while strumming, and strumming harder on those beats. That will make the melody pop.
@santai – Added! Thx for letting me know 🙂
@turkgoose – wow! TY so much. Really appreciate it. Means a lot to me 🙂
Looks like you ran out of room for your hand: large hands, small instrument.
Try a partial barre for that position: 0 11 10 10