volante5767
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Post by volante5767 on Oct 29, 2014 21:34:29 GMT
Hi Guys just thought i'd share my thoughts regarding the above. I started out with a plectrum but discovered quite quickly i much preferred finger style, and still do. I always ended up with the plectrum between my teeth, i also tend to prefer the 'Classical stance', resting the Guitar on my Left knee with the head of the Guitar pointing at an angle towards the ceiling. Sorry for rambling on...Back to the subject! While i was looking on Youtube recently for a song to learn, i found a real favorite of mine and was really chuffed The song is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel, really love that song! I thought i must get into this and watched it a dozen times, only to discover you have to be a genius to even start to master the right hand picking pattern!! No matter how many times i look at it i just cant seem to memorize it! It's incredible how people do! I am patient but this really is tough,shame as i really want to learn it...Just have to plug away and hope it clicks in time.......................lol
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Post by missclarktree on Oct 30, 2014 8:14:14 GMT
I've found it very difficult to learn from youtube as well, but this might help: www.soundslice.com/Youtube videos can be imported and slowed down to half speed. I've used it a little bit because it's just too laborious to try and write everything out.
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Post by stringdriventhing on Oct 30, 2014 9:36:57 GMT
I tried playing this a few years back, but found it hard to play and sing at the same time, so moved on to something else and never went back to it. By coincidence it's on the list of new covers we want to start doing with the band. I won't be singing on it this time around. Totally love the song! It's got a weird time signature - 7/8 I think, which might make it harder to get the picking pattern right, but persevere with it and you'll get there. Or just change it and do your own interpretation I think we will "Gallus" our version rather than trying to do it straight - prob put some mandolin on it or something.
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alig
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Post by alig on Oct 30, 2014 10:33:46 GMT
A great song will stand different treatments.
Make it your own.
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 30, 2014 17:18:30 GMT
Every now and then I try that left knee thing but it just doesn't work for me!
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volante5767
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My main instrument is: Godin
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Post by volante5767 on Oct 30, 2014 19:42:38 GMT
Its the only way i feel comfortable Andy...
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