[What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Video]

On 9/7/2023 at 4:38 AM, camper star said:

Lovely played.

Thanks very much!

[What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Video]

1 hour ago, Strings said:

Enjoyed that and needed the reminder 😀

Thanks very much.

[What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Video]

2 hours ago, jasn said:

Well done Mike!  Thx for posing this.

 

2 hours ago, DianeB said:

Lovely, Mike! Nice touch on the harmonics. ❤️

 

1 hour ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

Sounds good

Thank you all very much!

[What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Video]

My cover of Brad Paisley's version of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" on my Taylor K24ce. A spur of the moment recording on my iPhone to see how it would sound. Trimmed the ends and added a fade in/out in iMovie, added a little reverb in Garage Band, and voila, here it is, warts and all. 

 

 

[Understanding the G9 chord]

Any time you see a chord name such as G9, A9, C9, etc., it's just a dominant chord extended. A dominant chord is a triad with a flatted 7th, so the notes of a G7 are G-B-D-F. A G9 adds the 9th, so the notes are G-B-D-F-A.

A Gmaj9 would be G-B-D-F#-A. 

[What did Santa bring you?]

3 hours ago, matonanjin said:

Mike,

Santa brought you a beautiful guitar.  That top is gorgeous! Enjoy!

Thanks! The back and sides ain't bad, either.

[What did Santa bring you?]

Santa brought me a Gretsch Broadkaster. I plan to record "True" on it in the near future.

 

[Apache]

What a great song. I see some backing tracks available on Amazon. Not sure where you could find reliable sheet music, but I think I'll do some digging.

[28 Greatest Guitarists of All Time?]

9 hours ago, matonanjin said:

Well come on Mike!  Who is that?!?!

Tommy Emmanuel. 

[28 Greatest Guitarists of All Time?]

I'm not into the GOAT thing, either, especially from the clowns who came up with this list, lol. I mean, Chet Atkins at #23? Seriously? And my all-time favorite isn't even on the list.

[Saltwater - Video]

13 hours ago, Plantsman13 said:

Very nice job!   I agree with others about how fluid it sounds and it’s pleasing tonality.  

 

10 hours ago, matonanjin said:

What a beautiful job, Mike.  Thank you for sharing this with us.

Thanks very much, guys!

[Saltwater - Video]

14 hours ago, gotto said:

Awesome Mike. What a terrific talent! I love watching really fluid players as yourself, finger movements concise, with cleanly played notes. Thx for sharing.

Greg

Thanks, Greg!

10 hours ago, Wim VD1 said:

That is not an easy song to learn, Mike. You play it beautifully.

I learned Windy and Warm from a Tim van Roy tutorial some time back and I agree, he has many great lessons on Tommy Emmanuel songs.

 

Thanks for posting,

Wim.

 

Thanks, Wim! I started "True" yesterday, a Martin Taylor song taught by Tim van Roy. He said early in the first lesson video that it's quite a bit easier than most of the songs he teaches, but I'm finding it even harder than Saltwater, lol. We'll see how it goes.

[Saltwater - Video]

Thanks guys.

 

[Saltwater - Video]

Here's my rendition of Tommy Emmanuel's "Saltwater" instrumental. It's a combination of his original release, a more current version as taught by Tim van Roy, and a few of my own ideas. I'm not overjoyed with this recording, but it is what it is. I lost track of all the starts and stops trying to get this done. In fact, this is the only recording I made it to the end. Time to move on to something a little easier. Thanks for listening.

P.S. I mentioned Tim van Roy. If you're looking for song tutorials, he's really good, but most of the songs he teaches are pretty tough. You can find him on YouTube, and he has a Patreon page where you can subscribe, download sheet music and sometimes mp3s.

 

[Fingering the Dm7 chord]

When you start playing the F barre chord, you'll need to use your second finger there, so you might as well get used to it now. That said, it's a good idea to learn alternate fingerings for chords, as some forms make chord changes easier, depending on what chord you're going from/to.

[Helen]

Hi Helen,

The numbers are most likely telling you which finger to use to fret the notes:

1 = Index finger

2= Middle finger

3 = Ring finger

4 = Little finger

Enjoy your guitar journey!

 

[Wayfaring Stranger]

I've always loved that tune. Very nicely done.

[NGD - Goodall RCJ]

21 hours ago, Popeye said:

Congrats Mike- Beauty! I used that excuse of retiring and needing to buy another guitar while I could afford it! I ended up retiring three times 😀 True story!

Mike

Sounds like a plan!

[NGD - Goodall RCJ]

Thank you all very much.

Doug, I'm working on Tommy Emmanuel's "Saltwater" at the moment, so I plan for that to be my first recording with this beauty.

[NGD - Goodall RCJ]

I plan to retire in the next year or two, so this was probably my last shot at getting a high-end guitar. I was fortunate enough to own a Goodall Koa Concert Jumbo years ago, and it was stellar. I thought I had to have a cutaway, so I sold it. Huge mistake. This one is an East Indian Rosewood Concert Jumbo with master grade bearclaw German spruce top, ebony fretboard with ebony binding, ebony bridge and pins, curly koa body and headstock binding and backstrip, abalone rosette, mother of pearl fretboard inlays, Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons, Ameritage case with humidity control. Pics are from the thumb drive that came with the guitar. I'm truly blessed.

 

[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

Thanks, Gary. I'll bet that was a great show.

[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

Thank you! It's a special song, and I'm so glad you liked it.

[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

Thank you!

[In The Pines - Blues in 3/4]

Very nicely done.

[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

Thanks, Wim!