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Great feel, Matthieu! I think your tempo was fine. This song can sway, which gives it that natural feel over being super steady. I’d ritard a lil more in the outro. But everything else was brilliant 🙂
@lisadmh – Def the Force LOL
Welcome, drefrank! Looks like everyone answered your ? – It’s suppose to keep you logged in, but sometimes I think it times out.
Have fun with Fur Elise! I’m always around if you need help on the lessons 🙂
Here is everyone I hadn’t gotten to on page 10.
erino7 – Courtney, that was a great take 🙂 I saw your comment on timing, and I agree, that would be the biggest focus that I’d recommend for you. Slow it down and work on keeping it steady, especially in some of the tricky transitions, like when you pluck the chords.
nthibode – Wow, bravo! Couple minor things, watch out for pulling strings down when fretting barre chords. For ex, the first barre chord in bar 11 (42 sec in your perf), this chord goes a little bit sharp.
So the slide licks with the Ebm and Fm in the 2nd Theme have been tough for a lot of folks. The trick to getting them to ring out is to keep an even pressure applied when fretting all three strings. The second and third finger must remain anchored and not move at all. Again, watch out to not push the 3rd string up or down (a little is okay).
The hard part is that your index has to move independently from the other two fingers, but needs to keep the same amount of pressure down as you slide down and back up. Try to isolate these chords in your practice, as I do in this video and then try it in the phrase.
gabrielrabaioli – Excellent playing! I really dig your interpretation of the chord vamp intro and mid section. I like that drawn-out sound. Keep up the great work!
edward – Great job overall! The first part sounded like you may have missed a couple notes or something? May want to double-check the music. The big thing that I’d work on for you is adding sustain to your playing. Take the tips from this video and apply them to this song.
jinajupiter – Well played, Jina! I dig the spacey sound 🙂 Very solid take, the only thing that stood out to me was the break in the tempo during the walk down at 23 seconds.
lisadmh – That was some of your most relaxed playing I’ve ever heard! Actually, if you listen to it from the beginning, the only tense part you hear is at 41 seconds, that tricky walk down. This is a BIG breakthrough for you! Tell me about the changes you made in your playing to get this feel.
Ohh, you’re gonna love our new course which is all about jazzing up your strumming. AND the course introduces a new teacher who lives in Philly 🙂 Should be out end of next month.
And, welcome Shannon! Start here and let me know if you need help or have ?’s. Always happy to help.
allieclaire1 – Check out these 2 lessons as well 🙂
Choosing the Correct Fingering when Transitioning Between Chords
hotmilktea – Well done!
bklynsoul – Great job on the fade out ending, very natural sounding! So you actually left the feedback I would have suggested. When you practice with a metronome, target the areas that are tricky – like the walk up at the end of bar 3 into 4 and the first hit of bar 6 (the strum). Other than that, keep rocking it was awesome!
yellowrosecottag – Great job! I think your focus for practicing should be on developing one section at a time and playing the section with a nice steady, flowing tempo. So for this piece, the first phrase is bars 1 through 4 (not playing beat 4). The second phrase is: beat 4 in bar 4 to bar 8 (again, not playing beat 4).
When you get comfortable with that, put it together and you’ve got the entire A melody. 🙂
lildevil – Actually I’d say the contrary – your timing was excellent! If you’ve got that in check, then I always recommend folks push themselves to help increase speed. BUT – and it’s a big but – timing and clean playing is most important. If these two areas are not in check, slow it down. But in your case, they are. Excellent work!
andracass – Great job, MT! I’d recommend focusing on timing. This song is written in two bar phrases, so that’s what I would focus on. Master timing for:
Bars 1-2
3-4
Then do 1-4Bars 5-6
7-8
Then do 5-8Then 1-8
Breaking it into sections is the best way to practice.
Hey Donovan, Stephen left you feedback for Stranger Things in this post.
You did super well on SpongeBob! So listen to 47 seconds till the end – timing is spot on. What I would work on is the timing for the first part of the song. Slow down the tempo and loop a couple bars at a time. Work on keeping it steady, as you did with the ending of the song.
When you get those 2 bars down, try the next 2 bars, then those 4 bars. So for example, that would look like:
Bars 1-2
Bars 3-4
Bars 1-4Breaking songs down into chunks is a great way to practice 🙂
@santai, that was awesome! The biggest takeaway of this lesson is performing it with a laid-back feel. Well done there!
The one area that I’d work on is cleaning up your barre chords. There are generally two reasons that a barre chord does not ring out properly:
1) finger strength – not enough is applied.
2) form – incorrectly applied.In your case, it looks like the issue is #2. Work on getting the index finger straight, no curve.
We dive into both of these areas (in complete detail) in our Beginners Course lesson on Barre Chords. Review that lesson and see if you can apply these tips to help clean up the chords.
It’s also touched on in this lesson.
@kirpuff – That was excellent! Great feel and timing. I think the “mistakes” you referenced are just little notes or chords that aren’t 100% clean. I’d go back and listen through and target those areas in your practice.
The only thing that stood out to me is the 3rd melody. I’d boost the tempo a hair, it’s very slow atm. Playing sections too slow sometimes makes it sound like it’s dragging.
Adding the requests that have been emailed to me. I tried to go through the list to remove the ones we’ve done, but might have missed one or two.
Stay tuned for a vote off! As in, I’ll pick 4 songs from the list (not just this list below, but from the entire forum post) and you guys vote on the one you want.
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PayPhone – Maroon 5
Stressed Out- Twenty One Pilots
Pumped Up Kicks- Foster the People
Lazy Song- Bruno Mars
Rolling in the Deep- Adele
Let It Be – Beatles
Stressed Out – 21 Pilots
Concerning Hobbits – Movie Theme
Cats in the Cradle – Harry Chapin
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Beatles (2)
You know I¥m no good – Amy Whitehouse
Carol of the Bells
All of Me – John Legend
if I aint got you – alicia keys (2)
Piano Man – Billy Joel
Mary Jane’s Last Dance – Tom Petty
Dance the Night Away – Van Halen
I need a lover – John Cougar Melloncamp
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Give Me Love – Ed Sheeran
Mexico – James Taylor
Back to the Future Theme
What Makes you Beautiful – One Direction
Night Changes – One Direction
Mad World – Gary Jules
Hotel California – Eagles
Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash
A Million Years – Adele
Take Me to Church – Hozier
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
People Are Strange – Doors
Ultralight Beam – Kanye
Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Henehene Kou ‘Aka – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Should I Stay Or Should I Go – The Clash
I Wanna Be Like You – Jungle Book – Disney
Wind of Change – Scorpions
Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
Muchacho – Kings Of Leon
One last Breath – Creed
Lion King Theme
To be with you – Mr Big
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Let It Be – Beatles
Sound of Music medley
Puff the Magic Dragon
Rainbow Connection
I Can’t Help Falling In Love
Yesterday Once More – Carpenters
From This Moment On – Shania Twain
Hero’s Theme – Final Fantasy Tactics
Hula Hula Boys – Warren Zevon
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
Carolina on my mind – James Taylor
Fire and Rain – James Taylor
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
Vincent Black Lightning 1952 – Richard Thompson
Morning has Broken – Cat Stevens
Never My Love – The Association
Popcorn – Hot Butter
Medley – Troggís Wild Thing (with a Jim Hendrix lick) and Louie Louie by the Kingsmen (12 Bar Blues medley)
Fun fun fun (Beach boys)
Talking about a Revolution (Tracy Chapman)
Fast car (Tracy Chapman)
Layla (Eric Clapton unplugged version)
Feeling good (Nina Simone)
The scientist (Coldplay)
Sweet home Chicago (Buddy Guy and lots of others!)
Thrill is gone (BB King)
More Than Words – Extreme
Great Fairy’s Fountain Theme – Legend of Zelda
Ulli Boegershausen – The Cradle Song (by James S.
Patience – Guns N Roses
Shape Of My Heart – Sting
Undertaker – WWE Theme
Say You Won’t Let You Go – James Arthur
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
7 years – Lucas Graham
Lovers in Japan – Coldplay
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Love story ñ Taylor swift
She will be loved – maroon 5
Home – Michael buble
All at once – jack Johnson
This is amazing grace – Phil wickham
Jealous – Labyrinth
I Will Possess Your Heart – Death Cab for Cutie
* Any Oasis Song *
Dueling BanjosGethsemane and Heaven on their minds from Jesus Christ Superstar
Interstellar Theme – Hans Zimmer
Pirates of Caribbean – Theme
Photograph – Ed Sheeran
Years From Now – Dr. Hook
Lucky – Kat Edmonson
Hukilau song
The House Of The Rising Sun
sound of silence – simon and garfunkel
Spring to come – john butler trio
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Mayer
Axel F
Sentimental Journey
Love Story – Taylor Swift
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons
life on mars – David Bowie
Ballade Pour Adeline
Chopin
Britney Spears
Can’t help falling in love with you – Elvis Presley
Shawn Mendes
Despacito
Misty
Death Cab for Cutie
Get Together – The Youngbloods
river flows in you – yiruma
Legend of Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke
Blue Spanish Eyes
Voodoo Child – Jimi Hendrix
City Of New Orleans
Tuyo – Rodrigo Amarente (Narcos Theme)
La Vie En Rose
Local Hero – Mark Knopfler
Heart for life – John Mayer (2)
ecstasy of gold
Ruined Castle – Rentaro Taki
The Search – Elliot Wheeler
The Third Man – Movie Theme
Hello Dolly
The Charleston
Hatikvah – Israel National Anthem
Eternal Love Ending Song Liang Liang by Yang Zongwei and Zhang Bichen
Much Needed Advice – From Movie “Coco”
Westworld Theme
Mariposa Traicionera – Mana
I’ll be around – The Spinners
Ants Marching – Dave Mathews Band
O’ Canada – National Anthem
Bandolero – Don Omar
Unintended – Muse
Kids – MGMT
Karma Police – Radiohead
Hey there delilah – Plain White T’s
Chasing cars – snow patrol
One Moment in Time – Whitney Houston
Layla – Clapton
O Come, O Come Emanuel
Love of my Life – Queen
I do I do – Charlie Mars
Edelweiss- The Sound of Music
A Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman
Kissed From a Rose – Seal
Mamma Mia – ABBA
Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind
Under Pressure – Queen and David Bowie
Island in the Sun – Weezer
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
Enjoy Myself – Phish
The Night We Met – Lord Huron
The Show – Lenka
Tarantella – Puccini
Hula Medley – Hal Kinnaman
Rise – Eddie Vedder
Love of my Life – Queen
Are You Lonesome Tonight
When You Wish Upon a Star
My Buddy
A Song of Old Hawaii
Bye, Bye, Blackbird – Peggy Lee
Blue hawaii: Dennis Pavao
Holei- Dennis pavao
Koko’e – led kaapana
Palauea- lei ohu ryder
Lucky- Jason Mraz
Can’t help falling in love with you – Elvis
I’ll remember you- Elvis
Sing to me (Walter Martin featuring Karen O)
Cracklin Rosie- Neil diamond
More Beatles classics in general
What would I do without you – drew holcomb and the neighbors@misswhitnum – Check out this post for tips on how other members approach memorizing.