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yellowrosecottag – that’s awesome that you gave it a go! Left hand form looks solid, but watch out for things like at 50 seconds, you tucked your ring finger behind the neck. Always keep it above the neck so that it’s ready to be deployed.
I’d also recommend trying an easier tune. This month’s (July) challenge has “Jurassic Park” as a choice. Give that one a shot 🙂
andracass – the melody was great, MT! Just watch the timing a little bit. For the percussive section, start with a simpler rhythm. Check out this post for ideas on simplifying it.
holly1 – That was an excellent performance, Holly! And I love the kazoo 🙂 It’s clear to see that you put a lot of work into this piece, and it shows! Well done!
One thing I do want to point out, I noticed that your finger bends at the first joint (for ex: pause at 53 seconds – ring finger). Not all the time, but if you watch your performance and look out for it, you’ll see it happen a few times. Try to keep it curved so your finger is placed on the string on the fingertip.
cornishdpt – Cory, I thought your fingerpicking was solid, actually I think the area that you should focus the most on for practicing is the triplet strum. Your strumming hand seems a little tense, try to loosen up a little bit. But I think you should experiment with different ways to execute the triplet strum. Check out this post, which has a few videos, each showing a different way to do it.
aquatopaz – aquatopaz – sorry to hear you had trouble with SoundCloud, but glad you got it uploaded! Great job overall, but there are a few things that I would work on:
1) Listen back and target the areas that you struggled on. So in the beginning, it kicks off on C, and you’ve got that section nailed, clean notes and timing. But the transition to the next chord, F, isn’t as smooth. Same with the transition to the 5 chord (G). So you want to loop those transitions.
2) The percussive rhythm breakdown, I honestly had trouble trying to figure out the rhythm you were playing. I’d recommend simplifying it for now and practicing counting the rhythm as you play to a metronome. Check out this post for ideas on simplifying it.
mfaske – Great job! Here’s a little feedback on hammer-ons and here’s our overview lesson on the technique if you want to dive deeper.
@becky7777 – the strum has a diff timbre there. The blues cats, like SRV do that a lot. And they are who I copied.
I’d say it’s up to you. You can do it over the sound hole. No right or wrong.
@gaberdude – LOL @ the ending haha
@lisadmh – Prob. Our team is working on a lot of original content 🙂
I think you mean the next bar (5th from last). It’s 16th note hits.
1 (2) &a 3 (4) &a
1 2 3& (123)
I understand what you mean, but they are quite different. Try to count and clap the rhythm above with metronome or on-screen tab viewer. Post video here and I’m happy to listen to make sure you understand the difference.
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Below are the last two folks on page 12.
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annefgodfrey – Way to go on nailing the percussive rhythm section! So good!
So your comment about consistency tells me that you know exactly what to work on. Take 4 bars at a time and focus on keeping the timing steady. The hardest part is the transition from one chord to the next. So focus on that area.
When you get the four bars down, target the next four, then work on 1 through 8. Then do the last four. And try 1 through 12.
jedart – July’s live lesson will be all about playing & practicing with a metronome. Hope you can tune in for it 🙂
Fingerpicking section sounds good! Try and work on boosting tempo, 5 BPM at a time.
Welcome, Tony! Really cool that you build. That’s something I’ve wanted to try, but just for fun. I really enjoy the process of creating something.
From what you wrote, it sounds like putting a practicing plan together would benefit you greatly. Start here. But, from what I gather, you are most interested in:
1) Learning to jam. You can write the theory (scales), but you need to work on translating it into your playing. Knowing theory without being able to apply it, unfortunately doesn’t help much in the real world (jamming, improv). This course will help you connect the dots.
2) I’m sure you’ve studied CAGED. But a refresh & focusing on applying it will help. This lesson (at the end of it) shows you how to do that.
3) Concept lessons are good to check out too. They are all related to jam scenarios.
Start with these and let me know if you have questions/need help on the lessons 🙂
And I really love the slide sound, sliding up from the 3rd fret. Nice touch and awesome performance! 🙂
joannetala – This has to be your best performance I’ve heard yet! I am super impressed! 🙂 I know we’ve talked about rhythm in our feedback for the last month or two, and it definitely sounds like you focused on that this month. Keep up the excellent work!
joe150 – Great job, Joe! So there are a few things I want to point out:
1) I’d recommend resting your right hand pinky on the body, underneath the sound hole. Check out this article to visually see placement recommendation. Placing it here should help with dexterity and mobility when fingerpicking.
2) I know I linked this lesson which helped simplify the rhythmic breakdown. But I’d recommend taking it a step further with simplifying. Try strumming muted quarter notes and counting throughout the 12 Bars while playing alongside a metronome.
3) Don’t forget that after the breakdown, the song goes back into the 12 Bar melody. Double check the form.
karenj – Way to go! Here is a helpful video that breaks down the rhythm I used in the performance.
The main pattern is:
1 2 &a (3) e& 4 &a
1 2 &a (3) e& 4I’d recommend to put it into “synthetic” mode on the tab player and slow it down and loop the 2 bar phrase. If you don’t know how to do this, watch the 2nd video on this page and skip 6 minutes into it.
Bonus lesson that simplifies rhythm.
en_joy – Dang, bro! You killed it. Rhythm, timing, and feel were spot on. Amazing!
soraya06 – So well done! A couple pauses here and there, but sounds like a little more practice will fix that. I’d focus most of your practice on the Outro. And one helpful tip: Watch out for bending at the first joint, like the D7 at 24 seconds. Always keep the finger curved and on fingertip. 🙂
cyukug – Excellent playing, form looks great, and wonderful job on the triplet strum technique. Couple things I noticed:
1) Double check the rhythm for the last bar in Melody B (bar 20) as you rushed it.
2) The last bar before the solo should end on a G, not Cm.
llmairalmiquel Excellent playing and feel 🙂 Couple suggestions:
1) I’d sub out your ring finger for your pinky finger during the section from 17 seconds to 21. That chord has a bit of an awkward stretch when using the ring.
2) Double check the rhythm in bar 9 (second to last bar before the Chorus). Sounds like you lingered a little too long on the D7.
noemie – Wow! I’m impressed that you were able to figure that one out all on your own! And your playing is fantastic! 🙂
The only thing that stood out to me is bar 13 (3rd bar in the chorus). Double check the rhythm there, which you will be able to now, because I set up your account for a month of premium membership. Keep playing, you are rocking!
Here is a helpful video that breaks down the rhythm I used in the performance. See the post above for rhythm hits.
Good rule of thumb is down on down beat, up on up beat. So yes to 8th note or 16th = DU
And for triplet = DUD
Of course things can change the pattern, for ex. string skipping or upward/downward movement could use economy picking.
@jinajupiter – Check out the beginner guitar lesson I made. It covers how to hold a pick 🙂 Same rules would apply for uke.