Hello Sensei, mid-week report here. (And a late introduction)
Well when I first tried this task, the timing took me a little while to grasp. I had to spend quite a bit of time at 50 bpm to get a feel for it.
I didn't think I was going to be able to speed it up much, but after a couple days it started to fall into place and now I can play it at the
original bpm (although not very tight). It's a good feeling.
In the beginning part, when going from the F-triad 10th fret to the F-triad 5th fret, I noticed I wanted to bar that index finger again
(as you had commented on in task 5). So I isolated that chord change until I got more comfortable with just using my finger tips.
Also during the faster part with the F-triad on the 1st fret, I was keeping my fingers down and trying to mute everything with my
right palm. Raising those left fingers (as you had also commented on in task 5), really helped in cleaning up that part. Even though
it still needs practice.
Since I'm in the 40's club, I guess I'm old school rock.
My favorite band growing up was Deep Purple. And I liked
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, etc...
And being raised mostly in Mississippi, I also enjoyed Southern Rock and of course The Blues.
I did live in Spain during the mid 80's for a while, and had some good friends in Punk bands. From them I learned to appreciate
and enjoy the Dead Kennedys, Ramones, etc... Nowadays I like a diverse range of music from Opeth to Them Crooked Vultures to
some of the old geezers new stuff like the latest from Robin trower.
Since I was young, I always wanted to play guitar. I pretty much always had a guitar around, but never could devote much time to it.
About 13 years ago, I started taking lessons for 6 months and then lost my job and had to quite because of the lack of funds.
So here I am now ready to finally pursue this life-long dream of mine. It's a life-style change and I'm going for it.
Also would like to say this site has really impressed me with the positive, friendly, and inspirational vibe that it has.
And thanks, Sensei Ben, for the mentoring that you have thus far given me.
I found interesting your Martial Arts angle. Looking back, the two life-styles I would have liked to have been enveloped in from a
young age would of been music and martial arts. I did take some Karate as an early teen and some Kung Fu about 14 years ago...
Anyways, enough jabbering
, back to my icy corner to practice.