Ok, here is spot check number 3. I've completed learning the song and can play it up to speed for the most part.
I really messed up a couple of the songs transitions, which I normally can hit, and they are pretty obvious. But since this is a spot check (a one take recording of where I am right now) you can ignore them
Now, since I've learned the song and just about everything in the course I am going to declare victory and say that I have completed another of Griff's BGU courses. I will continue to work on this song to smooth it out and get it performance ready to play in front of people live and will do a proper recording of it using a good guitar and some proper recording equipment (rather than a plywood guitar and a hand held recorder) and post that here in a couple of weeks.
But the important things are:
1. I've learned what I can from the course and try to use it all when playing
2. I've had a ton of fun and frustration
3. I've learned at least 4 tunes that will stay in my acoustic repertoire including St. Louis Blues
4. Griff Hamlin is a great teacher
5. I always try to complete what I start so I can check this one off the list
6. That is a long song!
Things to work on:
1. get transitions smooth, including the final chords
2. work on that 2nd fret A on the 3rd string in a C chord, I missed that 90% of the time
3. relax more and play it like I'm having fun
St. Louis Blues spot check 3
Eric
I really messed up a couple of the songs transitions, which I normally can hit, and they are pretty obvious. But since this is a spot check (a one take recording of where I am right now) you can ignore them
Now, since I've learned the song and just about everything in the course I am going to declare victory and say that I have completed another of Griff's BGU courses. I will continue to work on this song to smooth it out and get it performance ready to play in front of people live and will do a proper recording of it using a good guitar and some proper recording equipment (rather than a plywood guitar and a hand held recorder) and post that here in a couple of weeks.
But the important things are:
1. I've learned what I can from the course and try to use it all when playing
2. I've had a ton of fun and frustration
3. I've learned at least 4 tunes that will stay in my acoustic repertoire including St. Louis Blues
4. Griff Hamlin is a great teacher
5. I always try to complete what I start so I can check this one off the list
6. That is a long song!
Things to work on:
1. get transitions smooth, including the final chords
2. work on that 2nd fret A on the 3rd string in a C chord, I missed that 90% of the time
3. relax more and play it like I'm having fun
St. Louis Blues spot check 3
Eric