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Post by cunningr on Jul 27, 2014 5:32:03 GMT -6
Well here it is Delta Mood lesson 6 and I think maybe my best track I have done. soundcloud.com/alabama-blues/delta-mood-v1 I was having trouble getting the timing correct with the backing track then I realized that the backing track has a 4 count count in, but I needed to start on count 3, not sure that is correct but it resolved me being off 1 beat. Anyway here she is for commentaries. Thanks, Rich |
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Post by Phil on Jul 27, 2014 5:45:44 GMT -6
Wow, Rich, way to go. That is definitely the best thing you've posted to date. Your timing is spot on. The guitar actually starts on the "a" of "3-and-a" which you did instinctively without knowing it. That indicates to me that you are internalizing the rhythm even if you're not sure how to count it, and that's really the most important thing and whole objective to counting. You are on our way now. I suppose we'll be hearing 'Bending the Blues" soon.  |
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Post by cunningr on Jul 27, 2014 5:59:48 GMT -6
Must be the Alabama coming out hehe. I already took a look, that one might be an after vacation job looks complicated.
Thanks for the feedback, I did a version with auto trem turned on sounded pretty good but tad too much trem and couldn't find the adjustment, tone is pretty good finally. Using silverface amp with a compressor and slight echo tweak the eq a bit.
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 27, 2014 7:06:45 GMT -6
Very very nice job on that Rich! Timing is spot on, it's cleanly played and your guitar sound is great  Like Phil said - you're on your way now! |
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jul 27, 2014 7:27:20 GMT -6
Man that was so relaxed I could picture you in your rocking chair on the porch of your house boat picking out that tune with your fishing line dangling in the water waiting for that catfish.  |
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Post by bluesbruce on Jul 27, 2014 7:49:05 GMT -6
WAY TO GO! Rich, no question, the best thing you've posted. Timing dead on, no missed notes, great tone. I think you've found the proper dose of Phil's medicinal guitar supplements! I think any of us on the forum would be proud to post that. I hope you can appreciate that the work you've put in is paying off nicely.
Bruce
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Post by wannaplayblues on Jul 27, 2014 10:33:53 GMT -6
Sitting here on holiday I was able to sit back and enjoy the playing. Pro quality work. Thoroughly enjoyed!
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Post by Phil on Jul 27, 2014 13:20:34 GMT -6
I vote that Rich should become the BYCU poster boy as an example of what can be achieved through focused practice and persistence. Without a doubt he's made a dramatic improvement in playing in a relatively short period of time. No matter how much inspiration and encouragement one receives from this forum, if you don't put forth the effort and do the work you won't see any results. I'm toasting Rich right now with a cheap bourbon on the rocks. |
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Post by cunningr on Jul 27, 2014 15:37:08 GMT -6
Well I really appreciate all of the great feedback, I starting logging through bending the blues I think that one might slow me down. I felt tone deaf trying to hit the bends. Again go thanks for all the positive feedback.
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 28, 2014 5:18:07 GMT -6
I felt tone deaf trying to hit the bends. Welcome to the club - a lot of us experience the exact same thing Bending to pitch is one of the most important and unfortunately one of the most difficult things in blues playing, and you just have to have the mindset that you're going to spend more time working on those few notes than on the rest of the song combined. I wish I would have done that - here I am on the third song in More Blues You Can Use and still having problems with bends because I didn't place enough importance on them from the start; John presents the songs in BYCU in a very logical order of increasing difficulty, so take advantage of that and concentrate on those bends a lot now so you'll be good at them by the time you get to the harder songs later on One thing that helps is to practice along with the CD a lot and try to hit the same pitches John is hitting - that's about the only advice I've got |
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Post by cunningr on Jul 28, 2014 10:14:24 GMT -6
Thanks for the advice Jack I was practicing bending using a tuner then tapered off. I hit the pitch ok but can't seem to just hold it there, well I guess I will make it.
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Post by Phil on Jul 28, 2014 14:21:44 GMT -6
I felt tone deaf trying to hit the bends. John presents the songs in BYCU in a very logical order of increasing difficulty, so take advantage of that and concentrate on those bends a lot now so you'll be good at them by the time you get to the harder songs later on It takes a certain level of playing maturity (which at age 61 I still didn't have) to grasp this simple concept. I jumped in trying to play the studies I liked and thought were the coolest. Fortunately, it soon became clear to me that I was in over my head, and I went back to the beginning and took the studies in order. I'm still amazed at how well organized and thought out BYCU is. There is a little taste of a technique now that a few studies down the road is revisited with more intensity. It occurrs far too consistently to be a coincidence. The more I learn from BYCU the more I'm impressed with John G.'s teaching abilities and his ability to to organize these studies in such a progressive manner. You only have to watch of few of the Internet guitar gurus to understand what I'm talking about. |
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Post by cunningr on Jul 28, 2014 15:45:30 GMT -6
I agree I am working one after another in order, because of the progressiveness. I started bending the blues tonight, fingers are on fire, practiced about an hour, and another 15 min or so on patterns up to 4.
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Post by Phil on Jul 28, 2014 16:24:55 GMT -6
I agree I am working one after another in order, because of the progressiveness. I started bending the blues tonight, fingers are on fire, practiced about an hour, and another 15 min or so on patterns up to 4. It should be titled, "Bending till You Get the Blues." |
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Post by jack1982 on Jul 29, 2014 5:22:51 GMT -6
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger |
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Post by cunningr on Jul 31, 2014 6:02:02 GMT -6
Thanks tbone, bending the blues may be my down fall, sounds like a dying cow at the moment.
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Post by mikeherb on May 2, 2015 0:16:51 GMT -6
Hey guys,
I put down BYCU for almost a year and I'm back on Delta Mood. It must be the string skipping but I can't seem to play it at speed. What do you guys do when you run into this problem? Do you use a metronome to practice?
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Post by cunningr on May 2, 2015 1:08:31 GMT -6
Welcome back, this was the first song I played pretty decent for the time. Best thing is to do is to slow down the song and practice it until you can play it through smoothly then gradually speed it up. Just takes patience and practice.
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Post by Phil on May 2, 2015 3:32:52 GMT -6
Hey guys, I put down BYCU for almost a year and I'm back on Delta Mood. It must be the string skipping but I can't seem to play it at speed. What do you guys do when you run into this problem? Do you use a metronome to practice? Welcome to the forum, Mike. I remember that I had a lot of trouble with this study because of the string skipping. In fact, I remember going back to it when I was close to finishing the book and it still gave me trouble. I haven't played it in about a year and a half, but I'm going to give it a try later today and see if it got any easier. I would definitely play it with a metronome. I made the mistake of not practicing with a metronome and since I started doing it (about 5 months ago) regularly I think it has helped a lot. Another tip is to play it (and all of the studies) as slow as you need to. Precision and timing is more important than speed. You can speed it up later. I know, that's easier said than done. Again, welcome to the forum and I hope you start posting some recordings. You won't fully appreciate the benefits of recording yourself and uploading them here for others to comment on until you do it. Phil |
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Post by jack1982 on May 2, 2015 5:13:53 GMT -6
Hi Mike and welcome back! I agree with the other guys, slow it down to a speed where you can play it accurately and then gradually work it up to full tempo. You can use a metronome, drum machine, or these days there are Digital Audio Workstations (like Reaper which you can download and use for free for 60 days) - you copy the MP3 from the CD into the DAW and then you can slow it down to any tempo you like while the pitch remains the same. I use that all the time for every song I learn. For songs like this with a lot of string skipping, I also find that practicing arpeggiating chords helps. Something like this for instance:  That gets you used to moving your right hand around and being able to locate the strings with your pick. |
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