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Wim VD1

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  1. @Cinco Cinco, I want to share another breakthrough experience with you. Over the past weeks I have spent many practice hours on Steve's free Triad lessons he did last year. In case you are not familiar with these, here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFuR2K1ik5F4W6L9ha5WVvt37ZO5UDUmB The great thing about triads is that you can use them for rhythm playing, but also for solos. If you know where to find, all over the neck, the triads with the chord tones of the chord progression being played, then these are great anchor points for your solo. Wim.
  2. David Hamburger has Fingerstyle Blues lessons on TrueFire ranging from beginner to advanced. His "New School Fingerstyle Blues" course is the most advanced and contains some really challenging Travis picking songs. Wim.
  3. Cinco, I am impressed with your Blues learning journey! Like you, I also felt that I needed additional materials to complement L&M Blues Guitar. What is giving me a clear direction in my develpment right now is learning specific songs. So I keep certain songs in mind that I want to be able to play. At this moment, these are acoustic blues songs like "I am a Pilgrim" in Doc Watson style, "Key to the Highway" and "Hey Hey" in Big Bill Broonzy or Eric Clapton style, etc... Then I figure out the techniques I need to master to play this type of songs, like steady bass and Travis picking, and I look for resources to do a deep dive in those techniques. In this way I found the TrueFire fingerstyle blues lessons from David Hamburger that I am now doing. They will take me months to complete. The purpose however is still to play those songs at a good enough level so I can record and share them in the end. Wim.
  4. This is a steady bass delta blues tune from the Active Melody lessons. It's based on blues scales, triads on the high strings and thumb playing the steady bass. Wim.
  5. Hello Mike, Let's use the forum so that other members can join the discussion too if they want. Wim.
  6. After playing with nails for about 5 years and trying not to break them, I decided some months ago to experiment with flesh and I am actually happy with the tone and volume that I am getting now. It is definitely a different tone, but it is suitable for fingerstyle blues playing . I have also experimented with thumb picks, but now I am playing bare thumb as well. Wim.
  7. Hi, Cinco. I did the L&M Blues Guitar Course a few years ago. After that I followed several other courses (Blues Guitar Unleashed, Classic Rock, L&M Fingerstyle). Now I now focus on Fingerstyle Blues and do TrueFire courses in that style. I am also a member of Active Melody. That site is dedicated to learning blues and country. Always willing to exchange views on the topic. Wim.
  8. This months recording challenge comes from @Eracer_Team-DougH and @NeilES335, who won the February challenge together. Doug and Neil have suggested to encourage all you early learners to record yourselves and post here and said: "How about songs from The Song Hits or Easy Pop Melodies? Any other easy "3 chord" song would be ok too." So it really doesn't matter that the recording isn't perfect or that you are a beginner or the quality isn't first rate either. You don't need special equipment. Just use a cell phone or computer web cam if you don't have an interface /DAW. Recording yourself will boost your learning, so be invited to join us here! 1. @NeilES335 playing "Moon River". 2. @Eracer_Team-DougH playing "All I Have to do Is Dream". 3. @Wim VD1 playing "Hey Hey". 4. @Nairon playing "Tennessee Waltz". 5. @MGood1 playing "It's not for you to understand".
  9. @Mike Hoodenpyle That's a great rendition, Mike. It must have taken quite a bit of practice to learn. I think I first heard Tommy Emmanuel play this. The song is still popular, it's on the soundtrack of the Netflix Golden Globe winning series "The Queen's Gambit". Wim.
  10. You're a great finger picker, Mike. You played this difficult piece beautifully. I recognize your new Taylor E14ce. It has a nice clear sound. Do you pick with nails or flesh? Wim.
  11. Hi Eduardo, Yes, learning the major scales is essential in your development as guitar player. The good news is that Steve has created 2 Fretboard Workouts on Major Scale Mastery that you can order here: https://gx169.infusionsoft.app/app/storeFront/handleStoreFrontLink?displayType=Product&id=125&displayName=Fretboard+Workout%3A+Major+Scale+Mastery+Level+1 https://gx169.infusionsoft.app/app/storeFront/handleStoreFrontLink?displayType=Product&id=129&displayName=Fretboard+Workout%3A+Major+Scale+Mastery+Level+2 I can guarantee you that when you have gone through all these exercises, you will know your major scales and your fredboard inside out, and you will have become a better guitar player. Wim.
  12. When these lessons on Triads came out just one year ago, I had just started the L&M Fingerstyle course and did not want to get sidetracked. But I kept them on my to-do list and right now, I am finally discovering these great lessons. I realized this week that I needed to refresh my knowledge of where to find all the notes on the fretboard in order to make these triads work. I love this stuff. This will make me a better guitar player. So thanks for these lessons @Steve Krenz, and for all you do for us. These videos were still recorded at Gruhn last year. We live in a different world now and I hope you will soon be healthy and strong again. Wim.
  13. @NeilES335 @Eracer_Team-DougH Neil and Doug, what a fine idea to collaborate for this recording challenge! Great work on all parts rhythm, bass and melody. This is a very sweet rendition of a beautiful song. Wim.
  14. That looks like a great ensemble of jazz cats and a nice way to collaborate. Wim.
  15. This CCR song was originally released in 1969. I heard this slowed down acoustic arrangement (by Lyle Workman & The Forest Rangers) in an episode of the TV series Sons Of Anarchy. It took me quite a bit of work to transcribe it. The fingerstyle accompaniment is just 3 chords G, F and C, but they are played in many different ways. I recorded it in 2 tracks, because in the end I liked this more than arranging it into a solo fingerstyle piece. Thanks for giving it a listen. Wim.
  16. Nice improv over a slow blues track! Your fingers still remember where to go 👍.
  17. That's cool, @NeilES335. I look forward to watch your ensemble on YouTube! Wim.
  18. Believe it or not, the "Random Picker" picked me as the winner of the last monthly challenge, so here is this month's topic: "Play us any song that was written in the previous century." Now this is a very open topic, with a gazillion songs to choose from. Please remember, it's not about being the best. It's all about recording, sharing and giving us something to listen to. 1. @Wim VD1 playing "Fortunate Son". 2. @NeilES335 and @Eracer_Team-DougH playing "Can You Feel The Love Tonight". 3. @Mike Hoodenpyle playing "Classical Gas". Wim.
  19. I want to thank Mandy as well for running the challenge for all those months, for giving all the renditions a listen and for writing to all participants some lines with kind and supportive feedback 👍👍👍 Today, I was scrolling trough some old challenge threads and retrieved an old video post from Uncle Hammy from the Learn and Master Guitar Gathering 2016 Student Showcase. Uncle Hammy administered the monthly challenge in the years before Mandy took over, and in this video he is introduced by Steve and explains how the challenge works. Five years later, the rules and principles are still the same. So let me roll the dice (or rather use the app random-picker), pick the winner of the month and invite you all to participate to the next challenge. Wim.
  20. @NeilES335, Your song is very appropriate nowadays. It makes me feel nostalgic, although I was not born yet when it was first released 😀. Great playing, you mastered it well. What I sometimes tend to do with this kind of timing is set my metronome to only mark the first beat of the measure and stay silent on beat 2 and 3. Wim.
  21. @rockinrickard, this song makes sense for the world we're in right now. Beautiful rendition that you brought here. Are you a fan of Dave Fenley? He covers this song as well. I just recently go to know him. Thanks for sharing, Wim.
  22. Thanks @gotto, @Nutty 1 and @IanD for you nice comments. I saw Tommy E. explain in a video that he heard Chet Atkins play this song through a radio in 1967 and that this inspired him to learn fingerstyle. Wim.

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