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Hey Pup, it’s always easier to get a cleaner sound closer to the fret, but not directly on top of it. Here’s some more tips on left hand form for barre chords in this lesson from our beginner’s course.
Check out the 2nd video on this page and jump 5 minutes into in for a visual overview of what Lisa wrote 🙂
Ahh yes, I played that bar wrong on the performance. I’d do what the tab and lesson say, as I think it sounds better. But up to you 🙂
If you were asking about left hand form, check out this lesson from our beginner’s course. We cover the same shape, minus the 3rd finger. But the form is the same, just add the ring finger.
Here’s a good article on it 🙂
Great job awesomestrings! Really cool to see 2 songs back to back. I thought you did really well on the first one. What I’d work on is smoothing it out a bit; for example when you go from the first Melody to the second, you play the second Melody like we are jumping into a punk song, lol! I actually think it’s really cool how much more emphasis it has, but I think Angelo (who wrote the song) intended it to be a smooth transition, as in an even volume projection.
Watch out on your timing too, going from section to section, as the chords were played at a quicker Tempo than the picking Melody.
For the second song, I’d keep working on that swung rhythmic feel. Try to keep that feel constant throughout the entire piece. Play along with my recording with the on-screen tab viewer. It will help you get that feel down.
And to answer your question, check out the advice I left for another member here.
So glad to see you two are enjoying it 🙂 Great tune and performance, one helpful tip, try not to bend at the first joint when fretting notes and chords.
Totally fine to do! Although you’ll notice that all of our lessons are taught and performed with free stroke.
Sounds like you need to adjust your form so that you have a better balance in finger strength. Check out form 3 in our lesson on proper left hand form. Should resolve this issue. Let me know how it goes 🙂
I would use the camera on your phone for video and for audio, Audacity is free. Do a Google search for a cheap mic with good reviews, after that you can use the free video editor on your computer to replace the video audio with the better recording audio.
Hi pup, it is totally fine to make the rhythms twice as long if that makes it easier for you to follow. Unfortunately, I had to delete your PDF as the tabs are assets only for premium members. And yes, I would highly encourage you to memorize it for these reasons.
I wouldn’t subdivide the beat, keep it at a quarter note. The unwanted noise happens to all of us, try to make sure your hands are clean and dry when playing. This is harder if you sweat in the hands. And I wouldn’t simplify the other song, take it bar by bar and count along while you play.