Post by jack1982 on Jun 13, 2021 5:58:50 GMT -6
I had a good week of practice, averaged about two hours a day I think. Just working on Little Wing - I've got the whole rhythm part "memorized", which is to say that if I play it at a slow enough tempo I only forget what comes next about three times. At slightly faster tempos my mind goes completely blank and I have to start over from the beginning 
It still needs plenty of practice to get it neat and smooth. Jimi likes to switch back and forth between swing feel and straight time which is pretty cool. I got started on the solo, there are a couple of parts that require some work, but it's actually easier than the rhythm part. I ordered some locking tuners for my Strat as there are a couple of tremolo bar dives and the thing goes completely out of tune; the G likes to go up almost a quarter step etc. So hopefully those will help...we'll see
Spent a bit of time on the glockenspiel part, I've got the intro and first verse going okay and I'm learning the second verse. I must have listened to Little Wing countless times over the years and never noticed the glockenspiel goes past the intro, but there's lots of stuff going on even during the solo, it's just so far back in the mix you hardly notice it. Which doesn't make it very easy to learn when you can barely hear it in the first place lol.
This week I'd like to get the solo memorized, play through the rhythm part a gazillion times until it's actually memorized and I can start moving up the tempo (at about 80% currently), and do some more spieling on my glockenthingie. Hmmm...that sounded kind of dirty
It still needs plenty of practice to get it neat and smooth. Jimi likes to switch back and forth between swing feel and straight time which is pretty cool. I got started on the solo, there are a couple of parts that require some work, but it's actually easier than the rhythm part. I ordered some locking tuners for my Strat as there are a couple of tremolo bar dives and the thing goes completely out of tune; the G likes to go up almost a quarter step etc. So hopefully those will help...we'll see Spent a bit of time on the glockenspiel part, I've got the intro and first verse going okay and I'm learning the second verse. I must have listened to Little Wing countless times over the years and never noticed the glockenspiel goes past the intro, but there's lots of stuff going on even during the solo, it's just so far back in the mix you hardly notice it. Which doesn't make it very easy to learn when you can barely hear it in the first place lol.
This week I'd like to get the solo memorized, play through the rhythm part a gazillion times until it's actually memorized and I can start moving up the tempo (at about 80% currently), and do some more spieling on my glockenthingie. Hmmm...that sounded kind of dirty
Now I just have to practice it and get it recorded. 
