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I thought I was going to get rich by inventing a new design for artificial nails.Then I discovered “Tiptonic” nails. No glue, no more acetone, just lock them on.

Back in 2012 there were requests for the tempos of the tracks on the L&MG Play-Along CDs, so I measured each one. Here is the list again for Steve's new site. Disc 1 Tuning The Guitar Disc 1 Ode To Joy (Slow Version) 56 Disc 1 Ode To Joy (Medium Version) 70 Disc 1 Ode To Joy (Fast Version) 90 Disc 1 Jingle Bells (Slow Version) 60 Disc 1 Jingle Bells (Medium Version) 76 Disc 1 Jingle Bells (Fast Version) 93 Disc 1 Yankee Doodle (Slow Version) 56 Disc 1 Yankee Doodle (Medium Version) 84 Disc 1 Yankee Doodle (Fast Version) 120 Disc 1 When The Saints Go Marchin' In (Slow Version) 72 Disc 1 When The Saints Go Marchin' In (Medium Version) 90 Disc 1 When The Saints Go Marchin' In (Fast Version) 132 Disc 1 Love Me Tender (Slow Version) 62 Disc 1 Love Me Tender (Medium Version) 72 Disc 1 Love Me Tender (Fast Version) 82 Disc 1 Minuet In C (Slow Version) 48 Disc 1 Minuet In C (Medium Version) 68 Disc 1 Minuet In C (Fast Version) 78 Disc 1 Simple Gifts (Slow Version) 50 Disc 1 Simple Gifts (Medium Version) 60 Disc 1 Simple Gifts (Fast Version) 70 Disc 1 The Star Spangled Banner (Slow Version) 50 Disc 1 The Star Spangled Banner (Medium Version) 60 Disc 1 The Star Spangled Banner (Fast Version) 70 Disc 1 Minuet In G (Slow Version) 52 Disc 1 Minuet In G (Medium Version) 68 Disc 1 Minuet In G (Fast Version) 88 Disc 2 Tuning The Guitar Disc 2 Morning Has Broken (Slow Version) 72 Disc 2 Morning Has Broken (Medium Version) 90 Disc 2 Morning Has Broken (Fast Version) 118 Disc 2 America the Beautiful (Slow Version) 56 Disc 2 America the Beautiful (Medium Version) 70 Disc 2 America the Beautiful (Fast Version) 84 Disc 2 Scarborough Fair (Slow Version) 80 Disc 2 Scarborough Fair (Medium Version) 106 Disc 2 Scarborough Fair (Fast Version) 132 Disc 2 Greensleeves (Slow Version) 66 Disc 2 Greensleeves (Medium Version) 80 Disc 2 Greensleeves (Fast Version) 102 Disc 2 The Banana Boat Song (Slow Version) 70 Disc 2 The Banana Boat Song (Medium Version) 100 Disc 2 The Banana Boat Song (Fast Version) 125 Disc 2 Home on the Range (Slow Version) 70 Disc 2 Home on the Range (Medium Version) 100 Disc 2 Home on the Range (Fast Version) 130 Disc 2 Yellow Rose of Texas (Slow Version) 62 Disc 2 Yellow Rose of Texas (Medium Version) 82 Disc 2 Yellow Rose of Texas (Fast Version) 100 Disc 2 Jamaica Fairwell - in F (Slow Version) 72 Disc 2 Jamaica Fairwell - in F (Medium Version) 98 Disc 2 Jamaica Fairwell - in F (Fast Version) 116 Disc 2 Jamaica Fairwell - in G (Slow Version) 72 Disc 2 Jamaica Fairwell - in G (Medium Version) 96 Disc 2 Jamaica Fairwell - in G (Fast Version) 116 Disc 3 Tuning The Guitar Disc 3 La Bamba (Slow Version) 70 Disc 3 La Bamba (Medium Version) 100 Disc 3 La Bamba (Fast Version) 130 Disc 3 The Wabash Cannonball (Slow Version) 82 Disc 3 The Wabash Cannonball (Medium Version) 140 Disc 3 The Wabash Cannonball (Fast Version) 232 Disc 3 Blues In E (Slow Version) 64 Disc 3 Blues In E (Medium Version) 94 Disc 3 Blues In E (Fast Version) 132 Disc 3 House Of The Rising Sun (Slow Version) 60 Disc 3 House Of The Rising Sun (Medium Version) 75 Disc 3 House Of The Rising Sun (Fast Version) 132 Disc 3 Canon In D (Slow Version) 48 Disc 3 Canon In D (Medium Version) 80 Disc 3 Canon In D (Fast Version) 114 Disc 3 A Minor Pentatonic Blues 80 Disc 3 G Major Pentatonic 82 Disc 3 Around The Pentatonic World 122 Disc 3 Rockin' 96 Disc 3 Suspended Smooth 72 Disc 3 Acoustic Groove 84 Disc 4 Tuning The Guitar Disc 4 C Jam Blues (Slow) 100 Disc 4 C Jam Blues (Fast) 175 Disc 4 Johnny's E Blues (Slow) 85 Disc 4 Johnny's E Blues (Fast) 116 Disc 4 Bending The Blues 82 Disc 4 Jazz Octaves 105 Disc 4 The Funky Mute 112 Disc 4 Power Chord Rock 128 Disc 4 Power Riffs 100 Disc 4 Rolling Along 78 Disc 4 A Little Bit Rocky 92 Disc 4 Electric Funk 92 Disc 5 Tuning The Guitar Disc 5 Triplet Scale Practice (Slow Version) 60 Disc 5 Triplet Scale Practice (Medium Version) 70 Disc 5 Triplet Scale Practice (Fast Version) 98 Disc 5 Pop Ballad Groove 90 Disc 5 ZZ Shuffle 2 150 Disc 5 Swingin 120 Disc 5 Swingin (Without Guitar) 120 Disc 5 Jazz Blues (With And Without Guitar) 116 Disc 5 Ear Training Exercise 1 60 Disc 5 Ear Training Exercise 2 110 Disc 5 Ear Training Exercise 3 102 Disc 5 Stevie's Groove 72 Disc 5 Chord Exercise 1 84 Disc 5 Chord Exercise 2 176 Disc 5 Friend 104 Disc 5 Funky Groove 94

Not sure if it has been posted already... but here it goes: What level are you? Me - 2nd at best, getting to 3rd, hopefully.

I too have understood acrylic nails can have negative side effects on your existing nails. My wife just concurred wholeheartedly. I use the "pink tube" of Vaseline nail conditioner Steve recommended at a LL; it does seem to reinforce my nails. This raises the question of how fingertip picks are considered by GG members. I see the metal and Alaska tips advertised and used by many guitarists. Any comments?

Laurence Juber plays in DADGAD probably around 75% of the time. He's done a lot of covers, primarily Beatles tunes (he was Paul McCartney's guitarist in the band Wings), but he also has a lot of original material. One of my favorites is "The White Pass Trail." I've been working on it for a while now, and hope to record it soon. Here's his original recorded version: