Hello Mike
The second intro lick to Sweet Home is actually a pedal off the open d to my ear
also easier under the fingers
The chorus syncopation is tough for me
any ideas to help there
thanks
LB
Hello Mike
The second intro lick to Sweet Home is actually a pedal off the open d to my ear
also easier under the fingers
The chorus syncopation is tough for me
any ideas to help there
thanks
LB
Hey Larry!
I recommend looping the chorus section on the performance video (or the chorus video where it shows it being played with the track), and slowing it down to either .75x or .5x. There are buttons on the right hand side of the video that adjust the speed without affecting the pitch, so you can jam along in tune at a much slower tempo.
Take one chord at a time if you have to, and work out where the strums and rests are. Then put it all together and start working with the track, matching the guitar on the video at a slow speed. Then practice it over and over at the slow speed to burn away any resistance and program your muscles to be able to play the part perfectly at a slow tempo.
So -- isolate, figure out where the strums/rests are, play it very slowly - correctly, over and over. Eventually, your muscle memory will take over, and you should be able to get closer to playing at full tempo.
Make sense? Let me know how it goes!
Mike
Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach
Thanks Mike didn’t know about the tempo controls
will try it
Seems also that after the chorus especially for outro they go into a full
six fret boogie on the g
do you hear that?
i cheat the six fret stretch and just play the last note independent since I can’t reach
trying solo one now and after the initial whole step bend lick I’m having trouble with the run to the last bend inside fret twelve on the first part
notes just not falling under my fingers
i had my hip replaced and have time to play day after day but the Strat in my lap makes me get sore fast
anyway will keep trying
dont give up on me
sure sick of this woodshed lol
Hey Larry, indeed they are digging in and going for it after that last chorus haha. It's good you are making whatever adjustments necessary to play the parts - overall, the more playing you do, the more the fingers and muscles are going to stretch out making it easier and easier.
Some of the licks in the solo are a bit tricky --- again, make sure to slow it down and take it one phrase at a time.
Keep at it!!
Mike
Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach
Thanks again Mike
You are a great player
I took the time once mostly because I dig the song to learn Sultans of Swing note for note all embellishments etc
I was so proud of myself and it was so fun
Right now that some time has passed I’ve forgotten
most of it
Does this occur for you and if not how do you recall it
I will master Sweet Home it’s just how I am and am very
thankful for your instruction
Regards
LB
That's awesome Larry! It's always well worth the effort!
Forgetting songs happens to me all the time! To keep them in your brain and fingers you have to revisit the songs regularly. However, I do find that the parts come back a lot quicker if you learned the song once before - so at least there's that!
Keep rockin!
Mike
Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach