[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!

[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

Thanks, guys! Glad you liked it!

[Vincent - Fingerstyle Solo in Drop D]

My version of the Don McLean classic. This is based on an arrangement I found on You Tube posted by Tim Van Roy, who posts a lot of instructional videos. The first time through, the verses and chorus are pretty much how he taught them, except for some fills. I made quite few changes to suit myself on the rest of the song, including playing parts of the third and fourth verses with harmonics a la Chet. This performance has quite a few warts, but I'm sick to death of it, lol, so it is what it is.

 

[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - a late Christmas recording]

I like it a lot. Very well done.

[NGD - Gibson ES335]

That's a beauty. Congrats, and play it in good health!

[NGD Part Deux Martin 000-15M!]

Congrats, and enjoy! I like your guitar budget logic.

[NGD! - Martin M-36]

I played one of those years ago, and another one recently. Both were stellar. Congrats and happy playing!

[NGD - Taylor K24ce]

Thank you all for your interest and comments. I'm loving this guitar. I'm working on a piece in drop D right now, and it's glorious.

[NGD - Taylor K24ce]

I’ve been looking at all koa guitars for about 15 years, but never pulled the trigger on one until now. I don’t normally buy acoustic guitars without a test drive, but I took a chance on this one, and I’m glad I did. It sounds amazing, plays like a dream, and has without a doubt the most beautiful koa top I’ve ever seen. Happy and blessed. (I can't take photos nearly as good as Sweetwater does, so these are all from their listing except for the last one.)

[Tommy Emmanuel in San Antonio]

11 hours ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

Good for you Mike.

USA seems to have "gotten over" covid.

I can't speak for all Canadian's,  but I'm just scratching my head as we're still in lockdown. 

Can't buy shoes or pants as those are considered non-essential (and too many shoppers congregating) no restaurant open let alone bars and concerts. 

I can't even imagine attending a concert till even next year, and I'm sure we'll have tons of restrictions 

Looking for a full Tommy report when you go

 

 

3 hours ago, NeilES335 said:

Doug and I had tickets to see Tommy in concert last fall neat Toronto, but it was canceled due to the pandemic..  bummer 🙄 

That's too bad. I hope you get to see him sometime.

[Tommy Emmanuel in San Antonio]

Got my tickets, aisle seats on the sixth row, center section. I can hardly wait until Nov 13th. We saw him a few years ago, and he puts on a phenomenal show.

[Asking for advice from you Martin people]

I'm no Martin expert, but I've played both of those models in the past. For my taste, I'd go with the EC. That said, I wouldn't buy either without playing it first.

[Session 8 - Barre Chords on the 5th String]

I don't think the minor scale intervals are in the course. It's nice to know info, but it's really much easier to work off of the major scale all the time. Glad to be of help.

[Session 8 - Barre Chords on the 5th String]

Hi Kenneth,

Relative major and minor scales have the same notes, and the relative minor of each major scale begins on the sixth degree of the major scale. As an example, the C major scale has the notes:

C - D - E - F- G - A - B, then up to the octave C

The sixth degree of C major is A, so the relative minor scale of C is Am, and the notes are:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G, then up to the octave A

If you were trying to determine a minor scale's notes and didn't know the notes of its relative major scale, you could build a minor scale using intervals. This is done the same way as building a major scale, but the intervals are different. Whereas the major scale intervals, starting with the root, are W - W - H - W - W - W - H, the minor scale intervals, starting with the root, are W - H - W - W - H - W - W.

Hope that helps,

Mike