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May 8 2015, 04:35 PM
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Hi Gab
Here an other take. I still have to work on timing and rhythm part ... I'll get there. This post has been edited by MisterM: May 9 2015, 07:06 AM |
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May 9 2015, 04:13 PM
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Hi MisterM! I'm impressed of your progress! I can notice that you are working hard and with very good results! Your timing and rhythm technique are getting polished from take to take and this new one shows a big improvement compared with the previous one. There is obviously work to do in order to keep on polishing and making your playing tighter but this video shows that you are on the right track.
How are you working on this? Do you repeat the whole thing over and over or do you isolate trickier sections? Congrats and keep working! 
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May 10 2015, 09:18 PM
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Excellent! You're on the right track. Keep going!
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May 13 2015, 05:17 AM
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Thank you Gab ;-)
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May 22 2015, 08:46 PM
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Hi mate! Thanks for your feedback! I'll check what you said about the difference in tab and fix it on the lesson. I agree that this kind of difference can confuse an absolute beginner so it shouldn't be there, thanks for notifying!
Identifying the tricky parts of a lesson, solo or song that you are learning is very recommendable. I always recommend to isolate the tricky parts, play them and try to notice what's the reason why it's giving problems: Is it a picking issue? is it related to your left hand? Does it sound noisy? Do you have speed limitations? Once we detect the main reason/s, we need to practicing focusing on this problem. We can create variations of the lick to create our own licks, or also search for exercises designed to master the issue. So, all I can say is that you are right, it's the best way to do it, keep going. About the second part of your comments: creating your own variations of the lessons. It's another thing that I always recommend! So we are on tune! I believe that the best way to make this lessons and licks of your own is to mix them with your own playing, and variations in order to make them more natural for you. This lessons are excuses to give you exercises and inspire you to create your own music, so you are definitely on the right track! PS: I couldn't find the wrong tabs on the lesson, what part are you talking about? -------------------- My lessons
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May 23 2015, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE (hickstir @ May 23 2015, 08:11 AM)  You had me worried that I was losing my mind...  Section 2: The 15th fret B string on tab. It looks like you're playing the 10th fret of the high E string. Wait a minute... I get it now, this is a way you make older guys feel like they're losing their minds.  You don't have to do that, my wife already does!!hahaha not really! Now I got it! Thanks a lot mate! It's fixed.
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May 24 2015, 05:53 PM
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hi here
I work hard on several stuff... (hey Gabriel !!  ) and today i restart to work on MISTY, a well know jazz standart from errol garner 1954i really love this track , and i want to play it like i love to do this is what i can do in january, really feel to do better in a few time !! https://soundcloud.com/dizy-laurent/tapedeck-2-jan-30-15-12-13bb Laurent --------------------    |
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May 24 2015, 11:48 PM
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QUOTE (AK Rich @ May 23 2015, 03:05 PM) I have recently been recruited to fill in as a Bass player in a band called Big Fungus . I need to learn roughly 60 songs by June 20th where we have two 4 hour shows to do. The set lists are all over the place and range from Oldies, Classic Rock, R&B, Blues, and even a touch of Country and Bluegrass.So far it is going pretty well and in the last week that I have been tackling these songs I have already nailed down about a third of them. Fortunately, many of them are pretty easy songs with just 3 chords and have similar walking Bass lines but there are also many I have not heard before and also the band transposes many of the songs to different keys than the original versions or have different arrangements. So, what I have been doing is finding all the songs online (YouTube mainly) to get the basic riffs and structures of the songs, and then comparing them to recordings I have of the band I am playing in to further dial them in and some of the songs I just learn on the spot at band rehearsal. So far the guys in the band seem very happy with the way I am playing and with the progress I have been making but as I have feared, Instead of just filling in for the summer , I think these guys now want me to stay on as a permanent member  I don't think they have even bothered to look for another Bass player since I have begun learning their songs and practicing with them.  I am having a good time learning and playing these songs but switching over to playing Bass full time was not something that I wanted to do, and although playing the outdoor festival type gigs and parties and weddings sounds cool , I am not too excited to play in some of the clubs up here to 3 and 4 in the morning or travel very far from home to play either. At some point I feel I am going to have to let them down which kind of bums me out because I kinda like these guys. They're good people. It sounds like a very cool experience! I've never been on a professional cover band, so I don't know the trick behind remembering 40 songs but as it happens with my band, I discovered that I don't really remember all the notes and chords, it seems that the song and my ear guides me through the songs that I'm playing. This is the reason why hearing my guitar clearly when I'm playing live is essential to do a good show. Learning and playing along with all those songs will be a great training for your bass playing and also for your ear, and if the guys are good and cool persons to play with, this is even better. Enjoy it! QUOTE (MisterM @ May 24 2015, 01:25 PM) Hi hickstir Thank you for these kind words.... Hi Gab, Hi GMC, I made a Little Wing cover I must work again but I take pleasure Your advices help me for my futur cover in a few month. Wou MisterM!! This is so beautiful! I enjoyed a lot your tone and your phrasing on this cover. There is a lot of feeling happening there, you rock! Congrats. QUOTE (fzalfa @ May 24 2015, 01:53 PM) hi here I work hard on several stuff... (hey Gabriel !! ) and today i restart to work on MISTY, a well know jazz standart from errol garner 1954i really love this track , and i want to play it like i love to do this is what i can do in january, really feel to do better in a few time !! https://soundcloud.com/dizy-laurent/tapedeck-2-jan-30-15-12-13bb Laurent Interesting! What topics are you working to improve your jazz improv skills? -------------------- My lessons
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May 26 2015, 03:55 PM
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I can't agree more. Playing with a more advanced musician is always a killer learning, you can do this on real life, at gmc with collabs, or you can also do it using your favorite records. How?
- Choose a song from your favorite musician. - Close your eyes and listen to it. Feel it. - Imagine yourself playing along with it, imagine your guitar grooving with the track. Add your own thing to the music, complement it. - Pick up your guitar and play what you have in your mind... bingo! you are playing with your favorite musician. this is not a joke, it's a very helpful training. -------------------- My lessons
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May 26 2015, 06:27 PM
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Hi Gabriel
ok i'll try in this way, may be fun and usefull ! This morning i have work for 2 hours about alternate picking, but this afternoon, we have work two song: I have spend from 12h30 to 18h30 of guitar learn....woaw... - take five from dave brubeck, jazz - cantaloup island herbie hancok, jazz and some other stuff (take a train....) this is a jam on Take a train done by myself (Yann at the second guitar) i always do some errors...... but it's a nice take only worked with ears, i do not watch my hand and it's was awesome to play like this (at 5:50 i was haunted) https://soundcloud.com/dizy-laurent/take-a-train an impro with Europa https://soundcloud.com/dizy-laurent/sanatan Laurent This post has been edited by fzalfa: May 26 2015, 07:07 PM -------------------- |
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May 27 2015, 03:13 PM
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Nice playing laurent! I listened to both while checking a bit the forum and I can say that your playing sounds very tasty over this tunes. You already have your friend who is helping you with this stuff so you don't need specific guidelines, but what I can say that could help you to keep on evolving your improvisation skills is working on different concepts, one at a time. You can make a list of things to improve, work on and focus on one of them each day or on each take. Things like dynamics, vibrato, ornamentation, horizontal playing, following the chords, triadic phrasing, pentatonic, using thirds, sixths, fourths, octaves, and lots of other concepts that can be worked.
But by now, I can say that you are sounding very cool, keep going!
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May 27 2015, 03:41 PM
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hahaha ok, I'll share more details about those concepts on my session at the chat-room tonight at 20 hs.
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