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kudos to you for getting out there and playing gigs, Dan.
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03-28-2018 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by joe2758
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Originally Posted by KirkP
That was really nice. I liked all your voicings and the improv section was very cool!
Cosmic Gumbo mentioned your version was in 3/4 and I didn't even realize it until he pointed it out. It does give it a more airy feel. A nice way to shake it up.
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I have some thoughts on playing in public that I would like to share. I have done a lot of it and I must say I enjoy the adrenaline rush that playing in public brings. I think music should be shared because It makes the world a better place unless of course it is demonic and I won't get into that. The first public playing that I did was in a restaurant and that was the wrong way to go. The best place to start is under the shade of a tree in a public park where a person or two might walk by. Then change parks and trees where there are a few more people. Pick your best songs and go with those......expect to get nervous and do your best even though you mess up. Don't give up....it happens. I have a book of tunes that I can read so I don't worry about forgetting the tunes. Also try during this stage to play a song or two at a party. I always take my guitar if I get invited to a party. Sometimes I play and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I am the life of the party and that is fun.
After you have done the park practice.....I still play in a park at noon a couple times a week....try playing on the street and put your hat out there or a tip jar with a seed couple of bucks. I love to do this on my vacation every summer....this is called busking and I enjoy it. Just be very careful that you keep a close eye on your ax. Before you begin to busk go on YouTube and type in....How to be busker....you can learn a lot
I hope this has been helpful to someone.....give it a shot!!!
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Originally Posted by PaulW10
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Originally Posted by KirkP
John
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Here's my version.
It's scratchy in parts. Any feedback would be appreciated
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Originally Posted by momo90
John
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Originally Posted by John A.
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So this is my final effort on "Tenderly." I have tried to work in my favorite ideas without overloading it. I also will post maybe tomorrow a version on my "new" 1964 RED Hagström I, which actually sounds pretty doggone good on this.
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Hey Lawson....nice playing.....you ever play your guitar for your students? Sit there and play while your students are getting seated.
Today I played in a park and two college age girls sat on a bench and ate lunch. After lunch they walked over and said they enjoyed my playing. A bunch of other people walked by and clapped including three kids. Some days nobody pays me any mind. Today, the great big old tree kept throwing these little balls at me. It's fun to play in the park.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Very nice arrangements and playing in this thread. I thought I should share mine also. I only got to A-part and it's pretty basic melody with some chords. All feed back welcome. I know I stumble here and there and I think it would have been easier to play with backing track. Alltough this will tell more about my playing skills (or lack of them )
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Originally Posted by Jhui
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Originally Posted by Jhui
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Originally Posted by Jhui
Good job.
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Great playing, Pkirk. The intro/outro is so cool!!!!
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Originally Posted by pkirk
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Here is my "take" on the tune played on my "new" 1964 Hagström I. The pickups, "they" say, are somewhat between the Fender style and the P90. With little experience playing solid bodies with single-coil pickups, I have no idea. I bought this guitar because one just like it was my first "real" electric guitar back when I was a kid. Nostalgia impulse purchase, but I've had a ton of fun with this guitar. I still haven't quite got the touch for lighter strings, and the body size is not totally comfortable yet, but I like this guitar and it has its own voice.
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Originally Posted by pkirk
Love it! It has a lot of the Barney Kessel kind of verve and vibe about it, esp. the intro/outro. Forceful, unhesitating, unashamed to punch and swing!
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Very nice arranging and playing, and really nice tone! And a whammy bar!!! I love whammy bars. My only comment would be to use it more! Just hold the tip in the palm of you hand and use it for expressiveness.
I have whammy bars on the solid bodies I use in the band and have almost come to rely on them. It's a different style of music of course.
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palm muting techique
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