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  1. I find that the song hits, fingerstyle course and learning to play the scales in 3rds is pretty much taking up my practice time for the time being. It just so easy to get side tracked with new material available. I have a stack of material and at the rate I grasp things   I will be “Dust in the wind” long before I make a dent in it.

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  2. I thought that the major pentatonic scale was right up there with the diatonic scale as two of the main scales used in bluegrass.The other one I thought was a main stay was the mixolydian mode.I have also seen material that uses the “blue notes”

    I was just looking at a bluegrass solo that stated with a jazz chord arpeggio in the first measure,so it seems there is room for your own voice when Bluegrass soloing. . I’ve seen some solos that start with a measure of the songs melody notes then changes to an embellished melody that transitions to common country strumming.

    I also remember Steve having numerous  bluegrass licks,in various keys.You might google learn and master guitar and bluegrass licks.There were 7 or 8 and some were movable.

    You might also check out Byron Sutton at Artistworks,he has 200 lessons.

     

  3. I finally had to drive to a guitar store to look up a Beatles song.While there I bought “12 Bar Blues Solos” by David Rubin. It has 25 solos for $14.95. Look like a decent book to have when you get to session 11.

    Also, I couldn’t help it, I had to try out a Martin gpc ooo-15me hanging on the wall. Nice sounding guitar! $1599.00. 1 3/4 nut 25.4 scale length. 

     

     

     

     

     

  4. Thanks,

    I was thinking, since the chord progression didn’t start on the one chord (A) that it might be the reason it was a modal progression. I had’t given much though to the melody notes, since they don’t appear to make a difference.They are chord tones.

    Edit.... Looking through the Beatle’s complete song book I see that the original song started with A7, F#7.The V chord in B mixolldian is F#7. Another chord in the progression was the B. I now realize the mistake of just looking at on-line sheet music sites.

     

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    The Beatles song, about “Dr Feel Good”  the pill pushing doc, is written in the key of A. The key center is B, so the song is in the B  mixolydian mode. The chords in the song are A7 and D/E, at least on the first page of the sheet music. Can someone shed some light on why  the key center is B.

     

     

     

     

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  6. I have been working on this exercise with a hybrid classical guitar.This morning I tried it with a steel string acoustic and found it to be a lot easier.The narrower neck made  it easier to place my fingers. It did take a some practice to adjust to the nut width, since the  nylon string guitar has become my “go to guitar” . Hope to have a short scale (24.9 and a 1 3/4 nut )steel string acoustic in the future. Making the switch back and forth easier.

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  7. I think that once you can play the exercise with the metronome at a slow speed the only way you will get faster (at this level) is to speed up the metronome. Playing the tune slow over and over once you know it doesn’t really help you play it faster. Like you said, break it up and practice. Spend your time on the measures that are causing the problem.

     

     

     

  8. Finally, after years of starting and stopping the fingerstyle course I have finally included it in my practice routine.

    I’ ve tried to groom  my nails without any success. Currently, I am just using “flesh” but in  a few months if I see a future in fingerstyle playing I will try the tiptonic nails.

    What I would  really like to do is try out a $10,000 guitar like  the one Steve uses in the course.But, like BB King said in one of his songs, I am a little “light”.

  9. I think it’s best if you go to the menu on their web site and contact them. They also have a FAQ section.

    I would assume if you have normal nails they will work. The length of over hang they suggest is 1/16 inch. Each finger can be your own custom length,if you choose.

     

     

     

  10. I skipped over this song earlier, after all, it was just a theme song from an old tv show. Now, it’s quickly becoming my favorite. Today, I could easily call it “impossible mission”  but hopefully in a few months it will sound like guitar music.

     

     

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  11. What a great song.What a brilliant chord progression.A really good chord song to help build speed, hand dexterity.At first the chord changes seemed impossible at 94 bpm, but them the hand starts to flow through the “ether” with ease. Especially with the four finger G.

    The melody would be a good one for someone in session 4.It’s a good melody, because of some of the rests. Those rests could help someone struggling with the metronome.

    It is amazing how the Beatles would travel around Liverpool and  Northwest England  to meet a guy who new a guy who knew a  B7 chord. And from that humble beginning, in such a short period of time, go on to become masters of music and song writing.

  12. Just curious what on- line music sites or courses are you using. Sites and courses like....

    1. Justin Guitar

    2. Marty Schwartz

    3. Active Melody

    4, Jens Larson

    5. Pete Farrugia

    6. Jamplay

    7. Guitar tricks

    8. True Fire

    9. Artist Works

    10 Fender play

    11. Guitargate

    12. Paul David

    13.Richie Zellon

    14. Griff Hamlin

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