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Sep 30 2014, 01:43 PM
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Thanks Cosmin,
My vibrato does seem to have slipped a little over my holiday, not that it was brilliant but it does seem to have gone back a couple of steps. Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE  “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 1 2014, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Oct 1 2014, 09:22 AM)  Hey Phil - just focus on it while playing and it will come back - it's like riding the bike  Once you've done it, it's pretty easy to remember  Keep me updated and let's see the technique at work in a new take - deal? Been concentrating on the Bear open chord 4 lesson tonight, I have bought Guitar Pro 6 and find that a great help, very very regimented and synthetic but it helps me to focus as you can just loop it for infinity  Been finding new and better ways for my hands to play the C#m and the B in the way Bear plays them. Practiced vibrato too much last night, got a blister on my third finger  , I heard that white spirits helps to harden the fingertips?I understand the riding a bike analogy, I hadn't forgot how to ride the bike but I was wobbling all over the place for the first few miles  Should get some sound files to you tomorrow, did a twelve hour stint at work today and also took wife out for a meal so not much time for me before I need my cot  Cheers Cosmin Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Oct 1 2014, 09:49 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 2 2014, 09:00 PM
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Hello Cosmin,
Ok, been hammering those chords again tonight using GP6 (great tool!) but when I decided to listen/watch to Bear's video it sounds as though he is doing much more strumming than in the GP5 file and also in his TAB. Am I hearing things? Is the backing track confusing my ears? This blister on my third finger may be a great training tool, in the A minor pentatonic exercise all the vibrato is done when the third finger frets the long note, hence the blister I've been playing it again tonight and it has forced my middle finger to come in to help the third, I have to say, it does give more control Just got to make a habit of it. There is blood on my fretboard now, don't know if I'll be able to do anything tomorrow, maybe read that theory stuff you gave me to read  I'm still struggling with Let It Be, I think the problem I have personally is the instruments aren't the same, ie, vocal and guitar making it hard for me, at the moment, to find the notes, I read this today http://www.easyeartraining.com/faqs/how-ca...inging-in-tune/ and I also think my audiation needs a lot of work as I struggle to get the sound in my head, I have ordered one of these hoping it will help as I only have a 6 string tuner at the moment. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Korg-TM-50BK-Tuner...n/dp/B00923H7MA What do you think? Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 3 2014, 09:20 PM
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Hello Cosmin,
I guess I am used to TAB but the ones I have used in the past have shown the strumming pattern using symbols like this.  Maybe this would help students but I guess working it out for yourself is better in the long run I do like to use GP6 to learn the chords to start off, that does help me as I'm only concentrating on one thing, ie, getting the chord shape into my fingers and playing it on the first beat of the bar, this eventually builds and you can play along with the GP6 file and then you start to relax and somehow your fingers automatically find "easier" positions. Then I switch to the video. Need to rest my finger tonight, it's very very tender on the blister which has now burst, hopefully by tomorrow night I will be able to record something, I might even put some super glue over the area to get me through a couple of takes. Need to reformat my hard drive and re-install Win7 so might as well take this opportunity. Cheers Cosmin. Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Oct 3 2014, 09:30 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 5 2014, 10:56 PM
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I understand what you are saying, BUT, I still think GP6 is good to get the chords under your fingers, before you attempt the rhythm, I hope you understand.
Cheers Phil
-------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 6 2014, 12:23 PM
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Yes Cosmin,
That's usually what I do, learn the left hand, then get the rhythm in my right then try to combine the two. Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 6 2014, 08:03 PM
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Ok, this is painful to watch and is my first real try at matching notes with my voice, I will do this using A minor full scale next time.
I know it's terrible but any pointers will help. Thanks Cosmin  Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 6 2014, 08:44 PM
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Hello Cosmin,
Another go at the A Minor lesson. Finger is almost healed now, little bit of pain but I wanted to have a go Bought a guitar stool which I have found much better than my leather office chair, I got one of these http://www.jhs.co.uk/New%20Products/kinsmandualstool.html [attachment=39150:Bear_A_M...06102014.wav] Personally I think the vibrato still needs work, particularly on the pitch but I wanted to get something to you Cheers Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Oct 6 2014, 08:46 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 12 2014, 09:11 PM
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Hello Cosmin,
Video tomorrow for sure, don't seem to have had a minute to myself this past week, maximum of one hour in total for ear training and guitar. Everything should be back to normal now though. Still struggling to get motivated with the current chord lesson for some reason, it just isn't floating my boat . Ear training; given the time I've spent, is getting better, I am hitting the notes more regularly and currently finding the lower notes easier. One thing I do find odd, I only know it is correct because the tuner tells me it is correct, not because my brain tells me.Feeling that my guitar playing ambitions are a bit of a lost cause at the moment with life/work taking over but I'm looking at it as a long pit stop and it's time to get back on track. I'm pretty confident that I'll get a pass in REC with the A Minor thing, just so long as i don't get rec button syndrome  Cheers Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Oct 13 2014, 09:11 AM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 13 2014, 09:21 PM
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Hello Cosmin,
As promised here is a video, I have noticed that my vibrato isn't brilliant, I think some of the reason is my new stool, it is almost like standing as i can't rest the guitar on my knee, not that I want to but I have noticed the guitar moves a lot and counteracts the movement of my hand. More practice I guess, it is much better when I sit in my comfy office chair as the guitar is locked into my body. Anyway let me know your thoughts please. Cheers Phil P.S I need a kick up the arse with the chord lesson, it's just not drawing me in for some reason I'll get back to it tomorrow evening. I am currently starting every session with ear training for 10-15 minutes, just the A Minor scale at the moment.For some reason the video image is distorted on this forum but if you click the youtube link on the player it looks better in there, maybe just my computer? -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 14 2014, 03:29 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Oct 14 2014, 03:19 PM) Hey Phil! This take sounds good to me, man! Aside a little muffled note, around 0:27, I think this can go in the REC zone What do you think? The timing is good, you played clean and the vibrato is nice as well - large and rounded.About the chair - I think a stool that would allow you to sit with your legs bent at 90 degrees would be perfect - the office chair sounds like it's a bit too comfy  If it has handles, even nastier For my taste at least Now, if you don't fancy the chord lesson, we can find another one, which exercises the same aspects but which seems appealing to you, musically - let me know if you would like that and we can go for it, deal? Good progress here!! Let's keep rocking, ok? Cosmin Thanks Cosmin, I'll put it on REC. Every take I do has a small error somewhere so I pick the best, hey mate, I even seen the mighty Satch make a mistake Maybe we could try a different chord lesson, I can always come back to this one, I really can't put my finger on what it is that isn't grabbing me. As that is going on REC tonight, can you give me my next scale related challenge please, if the REC fails I can still go back to it but sometimes it can take a week to get the votes in Cheers buddy Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Oct 14 2014, 07:31 PM
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Howdy Phil, since you are asking so nicely
Let's try this chord lesson for a change - it has a different approach and a few open chords which sound amazingly nice: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Acoustic-Down-Strumming/Le me know if you like it and about the lead oriented one, let's try this one here: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Beginn...-Beginner-Solo/ ... it deals with vibrato and some bends which will will take things to the next level for ya In the mean time I'll go grade ya!What do you think? Cosmin QUOTE (Phil66 @ Oct 14 2014, 02:29 PM) Thanks Cosmin,
I'll put it on REC. Every take I do has a small error somewhere so I pick the best, hey mate, I even seen the mighty Satch make a mistake Maybe we could try a different chord lesson, I can always come back to this one, I really can't put my finger on what it is that isn't grabbing me. As that is going on REC tonight, can you give me my next scale related challenge please, if the REC fails I can still go back to it but sometimes it can take a week to get the votes in Cheers buddy Phil This post has been edited by Cosmin Lupu: Oct 14 2014, 07:31 PM |
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