Toby Walker's Lessons: Let's Discuss!

[BluesMoose]

Sounds great. Is that one of Toby's packages? Which one?

- Jim

[LeftArm]

It's from Toby's Police dog Blues lesson.
http://www.littletobywalker.com/bran...d-lessons.html

[Toby Walker]

Originally Posted by LeftArm

Posted this on Doug's learn a new song thread.
but I broke my thumb nail ten pin bowling so I'm playing a little flat picking for a bit.

Nice job there LeftArm in spite of your 'injury.' You nailed that little pull off quite well. Keep listening to Blake for inspiration as he really swings that piece.

[Toby Walker]

Originally Posted by BluesMoose

Almost there on "Oh Susanna". Got a long road ahead, but like Woody Allen said, "90% of success is just showing up."

- Jim

Hi Jim,

The only thing I can add to that quote... and it's a good one... is too keep at it every day. It's like laying bricks - one at a time and before you know it you've got one heck of a castle to be proud of.

[Toby Walker]

Originally Posted by bucharu

Just a few steps ahead of you on that road, BluesMoose...

Have finally wired "Oh Susanna" into my fingers, and felt an actual physical chill the first time I played it through at speed and on rhythm purely from memory

Now nudging the metronome up a few beats every day working on "Spike Driver Blues" - keep putting one foot in front of the other...

Love hearing that! It's funny how it all connects seemingly overnight. It's as if your fingers are saying.... 'Oh... NOW I get it!'

[Toby Walker]

Originally Posted by new2guitar_eh

Nice to hear about others and the fingerpicking pack. I am still stumbling through Oh Susanna and trying the next couple of songs to mix things up. I don't give up too easily, so another month or two and I should be good

Yep... as I always say... keep at it and it will all come together.

[TBman]

I just ordered two single lessons, can't wait to get them and get started. I purchased Deep River Blues and Long Tall Mama.

Wow, I downloaded and I looked over everything I got from Toby. I'm in blues heaven.

[Toby Walker]

Originally Posted by TBman

I just ordered two single lessons, can't wait to get them and get started. I purchased Deep River Blues and Long Tall Mama.

Wow, I downloaded and I looked over everything I got from Toby. I'm in blues heaven.

Thanks TB. Keep us posted on how you're making out.

[Toby Walker]

Time for the weekly check in gang. How are you making out?

[TBman]

Here's half of Deep River Blues. I'm having a bit of a problem with just two chord forms in the second half, I should have the whole thing good in a week or so:



I love this blues stuff!

[000JB]

TBman, nice job. I have this same song from Toby and really enjoy playing it. One of those chords is a finger stretcher for sure.

[TBman]

Originally Posted by 000JB

TBman, nice job. I have this same song from Toby and really enjoy playing it. One of those chords is a finger stretcher for sure.

Thanks John! The one that gets me is the most is the xx643x in the 9th measure. My pinky keeps forgetting where to go, sometimes it goes on the 5th string, other times the 3rd, lol. The next measure isn't as bad but this time its my middle finger on the 5th string 4th fret that messes up sometimes, goes to wrong string sometimes too. I'll get there. They are easy chords, its just that I rarely play them.

[Alpione]

Sounds good TBman and Leftarm!

We should all start posting samples of ourselves playing Toby's lessons. Good to get feedback and show what we've accomplished. I'll see if I can get one or two up this week.

I'm still splitting time between these lessons and other material, but really enjoying Toby's stuff.

Adam

[TBman]

Originally Posted by Alpione

Sounds good TBman and Leftarm!
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Adam

Thanks Adam! I'm looking forward to hearing you play!

I figured out why I'm stumbling on measure 9 of part 2 of Deep River Blues, I'm also setting up the ring finger for its role in measure 10, and I was trying to lay the whole thing down at once, but laying two fingers one behind the other on the same string was causing my guitar brain to short circut, so I'm just fretting the first 3 fingers on the first beat of the measure, then dropping in the pinky after that. Its a lot better now. So now I have to "unlearn" the mess I was making with it,

[Blueser100]

Originally Posted by TBman

Here's half of Deep River Blues. I'm having a bit of a problem with just two chord forms in the second half, I should have the whole thing good in a week or so:



I love this blues stuff!

Very nice! I have learned some of Doc's version and it's a finger buster. I need to get back to it as I love this tune. Will have a look at Toby's lesson.