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Post by blackcountrymick on Dec 17, 2014 18:19:00 GMT -6
Now let's try it a full tempo, here's Chord-on Bleu again....and again...and again...and again...........................................
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Post by jack1982 on Dec 18, 2014 6:20:08 GMT -6
Like I always say, the main thing More BYCU teaches you is patience. When I was on songs like Cheap Runs and Jumpin' Blues I practiced them to the point where I thought I'd go nuts if I played through them one more time. Well, I eventually did go nuts and now I can practice stuff forever and ever without getting overly sick of it I swear True Trem Blues is going to be a lifelong project for me
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jan 6, 2015 5:07:20 GMT -6
Chord-On Bleu - Lesson 1 - More Blues You Can UseHere we are with the Black Country Mick band again and the first study from MBYCU, I have pretty much got to the point of diminishing returns with this one for now, time to focus study on Drivin' Blues next.Comments welcome even if you pull it apart, it all helps at this level
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Post by jack1982 on Jan 6, 2015 5:34:06 GMT -6
Sounded darned nice Mick, I can't really even find anything worth nit picking Timing was nice and the bends sounded pretty good too. Excellent start, welcome to the More BYCU club! And you even got your bass player to wear the right shirt this time!
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jan 6, 2015 6:18:35 GMT -6
Thanks Jack, after watching the vid back a few times I have a major nit pick with myself, the lead part to me sounded a little flat then it occurred to me that I have totally forgotten to do vibrato on the sustained notes except the very last note. Anyway, I told my bass player "if you wanna be in the band you gotta wear da shirt".
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Post by joachim on Jan 6, 2015 10:18:06 GMT -6
really nice all around, Mick! I enjoyed that...
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Post by cunningr on Jan 6, 2015 12:13:06 GMT -6
Damn I reall like the one man jam videos, always impresses me how you can play all the different parts so well.
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Post by Phil on Jan 6, 2015 15:21:46 GMT -6
Good job on that, Mick. Really sounds good. Why don't you ever show videos of your drummer? Poor guy must feel a bit left out. Welcome to MBYCU. It's good to have another person to share experiences with. This book will most certainly be an eye opening experience. I highly recommend that you spend some time on the exercises. Unlike BYCU the theory and exercises relate more directly to the studies. You'll notice that the exercise in any given study relate to the following study (i.e. lesson 5's exercises apply to lesson 6). This is a good idea as it gives you extra time to practice the techniques that will be in the next lesson. Since starting MBYCU I have not opened the "Blues Rhythms You Can Use" book. MBYCU has enough rhythm material to keep be busy. So, with MBYCU you essentially get 2 books in one. It's going to be tough at times, but stick with it. You are making good progress. You will really get a sense of personal accomplishment when you finally get one of these studies down. Of course that's only until you get to "Cheap Runs," then the wheels fall off the cart. Every time I listen to my version of "Cheap Runs" I cringe and want to delete it from soundcloud. It sounds worse every time I listen to it. When you get there I'll be happy to share some tips on how I would approach it if I could start over again. Hindsight is 20/20. Have you started on "Drivin' Blues" yet? I found that study to be way more difficult than it sounds. Let us know how you are progressing. You might not be uploading another video for awhile.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jan 6, 2015 16:28:22 GMT -6
Hey, thanks for all the positive comments guys, really cool. Phil, the drummer is never in the vids coz he won't wear the band shirt!!! mutters something about me behaving like his mother trying to tell him what to wear. I did get to have a look at Drivin Blues before Christmas, the rhythm part seems fairly straightforward but the lead a full tempo will definitely be a major challenge. My intention is to get all parts at slow tempo and put together with drum and bass track, maybe even spend a bit of time recording a video as it sure helps me smooth out the creases so to speak. Any practice tips or advice will be gratefully received, I'm in uncharted waters here.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jan 6, 2015 16:32:28 GMT -6
HAH! I finally uncovered your secret ID: You're Jamie Madrox - nice playing, guys! Ha Tony, how can I be both Slash and Jamie Madrox?
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Post by jack1982 on Jan 6, 2015 17:54:05 GMT -6
Any practice tips or advice will be gratefully received, I'm in uncharted waters here. What I do is to copy the two CD tracks into my DAW and slow them down to whatever tempo I'm comfortable with. Then as the days, weeks, months (years?) go by, I gradually increase the tempo. There's that big milestone when you can play the slow tempo version at 100% and move on to a slowed-down version of the full tempo track. You get real used to hearing John say "Here's the full tempo version" slowed down to half speed and sounding very drowsy I also like to record my own drum track and add the rhythm guitar and bass to it within the first week or two - playing along with John on the CD tends to mask my mistakes but playing along with my own track, I've got nowhere to hide It's also a good incentive to work on the rhythm guitar and bass parts right from the start too; some of them can take a while to get down. I still play along with the CD track with John a lot though to make sure I've got all the subtleties of the timing correct. My only other hint is patience - practice it over and over until you're going to go absolutely nuts if you play through it one more time - then you know you're halfway there You will learn to have the patience of a saint by the time you're one-third of the way through that book lol.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jan 6, 2015 18:29:48 GMT -6
Any practice tips or advice will be gratefully received, I'm in uncharted waters here. What I do is to copy the two CD tracks into my DAW and slow them down to whatever tempo I'm comfortable with. Then as the days, weeks, months (years?) go by, I gradually increase the tempo. There's that big milestone when you can play the slow tempo version at 100% and move on to a slowed-down version of the full tempo track. You get real used to hearing John say "Here's the full tempo version" slowed down to half speed and sounding very drowsy I also like to record my own drum track and add the rhythm guitar and bass to it within the first week or two - playing along with John on the CD tends to mask my mistakes but playing along with my own track, I've got nowhere to hide It's also a good incentive to work on the rhythm guitar and bass parts right from the start too; some of them can take a while to get down. I still play along with the CD track with John a lot though to make sure I've got all the subtleties of the timing correct. My only other hint is patience - practice it over and over until you're going to go absolutely nuts if you play through it one more time - then you know you're halfway there You will learn to have the patience of a saint by the time you're one-third of the way through that book lol. Thanks Jack, all gratefully received and taken on board.
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Post by bluesbruce on Jan 6, 2015 20:54:41 GMT -6
Nice job, Mick. Enjoyed your video a lot. Nicely played on all parts! The only 2 cents worth I'd have to add to Jack's advice is to use your DAW to edit out John saying "Here's the full tempo version"...
Bruce
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Post by Phil on Jan 7, 2015 13:37:42 GMT -6
Nice job, Mick. Enjoyed your video a lot. Nicely played on all parts! The only 2 cents worth I'd have to add to Jack's advice is to use your DAW to edit out John saying "Here's the full tempo version"... Bruce Hey man, I loop through my modeling software and that gives me time to take a drag on my vapor cig and take a quick slug of beer or cheap bourbon before it starts again.
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Post by bluesbruce on Jan 7, 2015 20:08:31 GMT -6
Hey man, I loop through my modeling software and that gives me time to take a drag on my vapor cig and take a quick slug of beer or cheap bourbon before it starts again. Phil, I'm not sure a vapor cig really fits the blues image. It's against my calling to encourage the smoking of real cigarettes, but maybe a big cigar like Albert King or the Reverend Gary Davis. Now cheap bourbon (especially if you distill it yourself) and beer are definitely approved, and even encouraged beverages. Bruce
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Post by jack1982 on Jan 8, 2015 6:23:55 GMT -6
I think you should get a pipe Phil And a hat of course.
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Post by blackcountrymick on Jan 29, 2015 18:17:50 GMT -6
Ninth Chord Study In Eb - Lesson 11 - Blues Rhythms You Can UseThis one is not perfect by any means but it is the best take I am going to get until my little finger on my fretting hand heals. I have hurt it somewhat fretting the full Ab9 chord shape, it just does not like being doubled back at the joint to fret the top 2 strings . These old hands of mine!!! (hey, that sounds like it could be a song title ).
Here goes.....
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Post by bluesbruce on Jan 29, 2015 19:11:31 GMT -6
Mick, now that's what I'm talkin' about! Fantastic tone on that one, and I love how you have the rhythm part prominent in the mix, so we can hear it. Couple of muffed notes, but like I said to Joachim, as long as you're in time, it really doesn't matter much - and your timing was spot on. I still love how your dog just lays there takin' it all in - very cool - maybe put some sunglasses on the dog... Good job! Hope the finger gets to doing better!
Bruce
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Post by phillip on Jan 29, 2015 22:33:15 GMT -6
Dang, you guys make me sick. I'm only on BYCU lesson 2 and can tell it's gonna be a struggle for me. Nice playing.
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Post by jack1982 on Jan 30, 2015 6:13:56 GMT -6
Nice playing there Mick, That's a perfect song for a dog to sleep to isn't it Sorry to hear about the sore finger, I'm surprised I can still move my hand at all after some of those cramp-inducing barre chord songs. Like, you know, the next one in that book
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