MarkDyson
Blues Hound Wannabe
It's easy to get all LOOK! A SQUIRREL! over the great courses Griff's laid on us, but I'm forcing myself to take time away from geeking and digging out rabbit holes and make certain I'm going through this bread-and-butter stuff—and it's helping loads.
I especially appreciated how quickly he stressed that the barre chord shapes are templates and that in practice I'll rarely be playing the whole things. That was a nice touch and, knowing first hand how frustrating barre can be for mere mortals like moi, encouragement like that probably (almost certainly) helps keep frustrated folks from quitting ere they've barely begun.
The lesson on 9th substitutions has been my favorite thus far, given that's a big deal in the song I'm currently beavering away trying to learn.
I especially appreciated how quickly he stressed that the barre chord shapes are templates and that in practice I'll rarely be playing the whole things. That was a nice touch and, knowing first hand how frustrating barre can be for mere mortals like moi, encouragement like that probably (almost certainly) helps keep frustrated folks from quitting ere they've barely begun.
The lesson on 9th substitutions has been my favorite thus far, given that's a big deal in the song I'm currently beavering away trying to learn.