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@mark_h, Nice playing, Mark. The title fits well to the sound. Wim.

@WATSON43 "Need your love so bad" is definitely on my list of songs I want to learn some time soon. Learning guitar also makes me discover great songs and players from the past. Wim.

@Texaspackerfan Great playing and singing, Danny. Nice fills as well. So this is how summer sounds like in Texas. What equipment and SW did you use for recording? Wim.

@Texaspackerfan Hi, Danny, I wanted to listen to your song, but the soundcloud link is not working. Wim.

Simply beautiful, @WATSON43. I love everything about it: The rythm parts, the solo and your singing. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed listening to it several times today. Wim.

Yes, I wish I was at the Gathering. I would love to meet Steve and the members of the gang in person. I am working on several things these days: - Diatonic Minor Progressions an Minor Scales (resource "Chord-Tone Soloing" by Barrett Tagliarino) - Session 20 Bonus Materials (All the chords you need to know). I plan to finish the course somewhere in August. - "Don't know why" by Norah Jones. Last song from The Song Hits. Great fingerstyle song. It's good to work on different things in parallel, if you have enough time to spend. Wim.

Well done, Mandy. In some way, it makes me think of Debbie Harry and Blondie. Wim.

Thanks, @UncleHammy, @DianeB, @Nutty1, @Texaspackerfan, @Randy120, @IanD and @Oldjock. If you ever look for a song to practice string bending, then this is the one. ? Wim.

Tonight I had a final go at "Stevie's Groove" and finished Session 19. I am very happy with the progress made on soloing over the last 5 months, although I am far from done with this. Besides knowledge of scales, it is the concept of Chord Tone Soloing that is giving me the necessary fundament for soloing (when playing a solo over a chord progression, the chord tones of the underlying chord are the safe notes to land on in your solo). To put Chord Tone Soloing into practice however, the only way I find working for me is to learn chord arpeggios and to build the muscle memory. Now this is a big task. Following the CAGED system, this means learning 5 moveable patterns for major and 5 for minor triads, and extend that to also cover 7th chords (major, minor, (half-) diminished etc.). But it is worth the effort! To be able to instantly make the connection between the chord, the chord tones and the related scale or mode is a very important skill and is a breakthrough in my development as a guitar player. This is where it all comes together. I will continue to work to improve my soloing, but now it is time to start the last session of the main course and to also learn the last song of the Song Hits. "Don't know why" by Norah Jones. I can't think of any better way to complete this journey. Wim.

Great mix. Well done!

Very nice, Diane.

Vacation, freedom, flying like a bird... To me, Albatross is all about that. Thanks for listening, Wim.

Calluses on my fingertips are a cause of unwanted string noise when changing chords. Any advise on dealing with these? Wim.

Thanks, Randy. Great addition to Steve's Live Lesson. Wim.

I love it. Thanks for sharing. Wim.

That is beautiful, Maria. You are a true musician. Wim.

@CapM, Thanks for the advice on recording rythm tracks. In a recent post from @mark_h, he suggested this technique as well. I will try this out on my recordings. Wim.

Vita bella, @mark_h. Thanks for sharing this beautiful feel good song. It would also fit well in last month's theme "To the movies" ? Wim.

Thanks, Greg!

Thanks, Randy. There was some tricky new stuff in this like learning the thumb over neck technique. Wim.

Thanks, Mandy. I'm glad you like it. Wim.

Thanks, @matonanjin.

Thanks, @UncleHammy. It took a while before it sounded OK to my ears. Wim.

@Texaspackerfan, Thanks, Danny. I wanted to record some songs with solo's before ending Session 19 and moving on to the final Session 20. I am working on Fleetwood Mac's Albatross now. Do you have plans to finalize Session 19 soon? Wim.

Although the lyrics are rather about being unhappy, I have chosen this Jimmy Hendrix song for the monthly recording challenge because I like his playing style so much. Learning to play this kind of mixed rythm and lead guitar with chord embellishments is very rewarding. Wim.