A-minor Solo Options

[Gert1973]

Hi Monica,

Kick-off of a new lesson! I have studied and practiced the first half of the lesson at 60 bpm.

It's again a beautiful sounding lesson even at 60bpm.

Here's the take!



Analysis:
19: the slide is not audible
33: the pull off with the pinky is hard to do because there's also an accent on this note.
57: the pitch of these 3 bends and the timing is difficult. I have also read Darius comment on the 'slap' sound. I have tried to apply it. Don't know if it makes a big differences in my performance

I'm happy how it already sounds. I have the feeling this lesson is going smoother than winter ballad to learn.

I have also started to learn the second part. Maybe you want to check out slow video 6 at 1:00. I was watching it to learn the picking direction and was really confused how he made the high E-string ring on the second note on the 17th fret before going in vibrato! Until I figured out after a few minutes the video and sounds were not in sync!

I think there's also a mistake in the TAB of video 6. The second bar as shown on the pic below:


Cheers,
Gert

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[Gert1973]

Hello Monica,

I'm back with a new take on this lesson!

The take is at 75bpm (because you told me I could raise the rempo last time )

Here's the take!



Analysis:
10: Not so good raking
26: pull of has not a good sound
55: that note went up in the air
1.05: unwanted note somewhere...
1.32: that needs to be more fluent
1.48: I'm not sure about the last notes. Do I play staccato on the correct notes?

Ok, await your judgement as always

Have a good evening!

Gert

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[Monica Gheorghev...]

Hello Monica,

I'm back with a new take on this lesson!

The take is at 75bpm (because you told me I could raise the rempo last time )

Here's the take!



Analysis:
10: Not so good raking
26: pull of has not a good sound
55: that note went up in the air
1.05: unwanted note somewhere...
1.32: that needs to be more fluent
1.48: I'm not sure about the last notes. Do I play staccato on the correct notes?

Ok, await your judgement as always

Have a good evening!

Gert

Hi Gert!

Hahaha...I was sure that you would not forget to raise the tempo.

Your analysis is correct. I will point out a few more details.

0:11 - 0:14 - wrong timing. Be careful how you play these notes. You need to play them a little faster.

0:35 - 0:39 - another spot where you need to pay attention to timing.

1:24 - this bend has a wrong pitch

1:31 - be careful at the pitch of the bend and also don't let your left ring finger push up the E string.

1:43 - the staccato starts at the moment when you play the bend. You will have the bend + the next two notes played with staccato. Only the last note will be played normally. Just keep in mind that you don't need to let the release of the bend be audible. Stop the sound of the note exactly when you want to make the release of the bend.

You did a nice work today. For next time, remain at the same tempo because, apart from the details that we both pointed out, you need to play the take more fluently.

Have a great evening!

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