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Congratulations, @ian44!!

This is absolutely unbelievable. I'm with you @NeilES335; I don't know how Steve pulled this off. You and I have discussed Robben Ford previously. This is one Live Lesson that, no matter what, I am not missing.

Thanks for posting this

Dave, I can't stress enough how helpful recording and listening to oneself is. I suspected it would be but the extent to which it was helpful surprised me. And depressing. Sure, one can catch mistakes while playing but in listening to the playback I heard other issues that I hadn't picked up on while live. Let us know how the recording goes for you. We may pick your brain some on that "hardware/software side". I've been away from recording for a while and finding some relearning. But I need to follow my own advice.

Sorry @guitarben. We're stomping on your thread. Think we're excited about the cruise? Tha's our excuse?

Oh yeah, Dan. Like there will be time! ? Maybe when I get back!

Thanks for this, Ben. I don't have time to study it now but definitely will. It looks very interesting.

Kee, since you are clearly interested in Fingerstyle I encourage you to try and make tonight's Live Lesson, the title of which is Fingerstyle Guitar with Jonathan Brown. It promises to be a lesson you will find interesting. You can view live lessons on our Youtube Channel.

@moopapa, welcome to you. And, yes, keep us posted on your progress. I firmly agree with the advice Mandy just gave you. Don't open up the Fingerstyle course until you have finished Session 10, which is the one on Fingerstyle. That will provide you with a strong foundation to then start the specialized course. At that point you can decide whether to continue with L&MG along with the Fingerstyle course, which is what I recommend, or switch over to just the Fingerstyle course. I suggest continuing to work them concurrently because there is much more material yet in L&MG which is going to benefit your overall playing. As examples there are sessions on advanced chords, pentatonic scales, advanced strumming and more. But I realize there is a finite amount of time. And you are soon going to have less of that commodity! ? As far as which chords to learn, I think that will become self-evident as you work through L&MG. There are sessions devoted to the open chords, minor and 7th and suspended chords, and barre chords on the 5th and 6th strings. Best of luck to you in your guitar learning journey.

Cold, Cold Heart was not too hard. It was a bit of a breather after Chattahoochee, at least for me.

When you figure this out we will make a lot of money, Neil! I say "we" because I offer to be your manager??

Not that it will make you feel any better but I struggled with Chattahoochee for quite some time. I thought it somewhat fast playing for where it was at in the course.

As I said, what a fun experience that had to be. I've been fortunate to meet several guitar heroes and what is very remarkable is how humble and "regular" they are: Eric Gales, Walter Trout, Sonny Landreth, Ana Popavec, Kirk Fletcher, and others I'm forgetting. Debbie Davies is Hall of Fame Blues guitarist and the sweetest lady you will ever meet. I've yet to meet someone that I would call a "jerk". I posted on here that I met Mike Zito at a show in Lincoln. During the conversation it came up that I was trying to learn guitar. He gave me his phone number and told me to call whenever I got stuck!

Gawd, I hope that isn't a true statement?

What fun that had to be! I had heard that about Vince Gill. I hope this does inspire you to get back to playing!

@Old Guy This isn't the kit you started with, is it? ?? If I bought a kit it is probably what I would get?

@Slug, I'm really glad your mate gave you the new address and that you're now here. And looking forward to your contributions.

@NeilES335, ^^^^ Ditto what Fretless said.

And let's not forget Cry Baby.

I do like it. Really nice playing, Neil. And a nice job recording it.

Your Fretboard Workout courses are here.

Greg, Thank you for sharing this experience. Mike perhaps said it best. It is always encouraging and inspiring to hear of our guitar family members taking what we have learned and "step out and gig live". It plants that thought that maybe we too can actually do the same someday. Thanks again for posting this.

Jeff, good luck to you. One tip I would have for you is whenever you get stumped or frustrated or confused, post a message here. There is a group brain trust here that is very helpful, encouraging and supportive. Don't go it alone. Yes, there have been people complete the course. Not nearly as many as start it! ?? Wim just posted about finishing it. There are some posting regularly on here that are getting close.

I had forgotten about this. I will try and work on it.