Angel Eyes

[emilP]

[pauln]

When I practice I like to take a good song and explore, discover, and accumulate what I call "figures" in the sense of "things I have figured out". The nature of these figures is that their application may usually be extended generally to parts of other songs. Angel Eyes is one of them I come back to over and over; it offers an excellent source of ideas and discoveries.

Looking and listening to your right hand I'm wondering if you ever play with just your thumb, like Wes Montgomery?

[emilP]

I'm wondering if you ever play with just your thumb, like Wes Montgomery?

Years ago..
The guitar professor told me to stop that immediately and to play with a pick !

[pauln]

Years ago..
The guitar professor told me to stop that immediately and to play with a pick !

I'm thinking that professor failed to recognize your advantage; the motions of your right hand are much more naturally "thumb like" than "pick like". Most jazz guitarists would love to have a great thumb playing technique, but can't get it and so settle for a pick, hybrid, or semi-classical approach.

[emilP]

Wow!

• thanks for your remarks !
• I never realised that I had facilities for a thumb technique..will have a try!