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Either way, I like it!
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Mark is a great teacher, by the way. I had the opportunity to study with him for a couple hour small workshop at McCabe's Guitar in Santa Monica CA some years back. Also, if you are ever working on something of his and are struggling, you can email him and he actually writes back. |
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That is pretty much the way I learned Over and Out, Blueser. The second page was complete gibberish to me for a long time, but by breaking it down into tiny chunks I began to get the feel for it. I'll bet I worked on that tune for at least 2 months before I could play it all the way through (first and second endings) without a breakdown! So you are on the right path. I assume you are also playing those difficult chunks very, very slowly? By doing that and using a metronome I saw my progress speed up quite a bit. Stay with it!
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I agree, Blueser. I met him at Swannanoa a few years back... great guy. Since I had enjoyed Doug Smith so much, I was really looking forward to a class with Mark. Then it turned out he didn't offer anything I really wanted, so I was disappointed. I hope I'll have another opportunity there in the future with him.
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The bars that I have had to work the hardest on are 10 and 14, with the funny F stuff. I probably play those couple of sections more than anything. |
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When I first started on Over and Out I could not get the thumb over the E string F chord to sound out consistently. So I cheated, and played the F note on the D string, 3rd fret with my ring finger. If I remember correctly this only occurs in 2 places, maybe around bars 6 and 14? That was the only way I could get through the tune without a breakdown Anyway, I still play it that way even though I have since gotten a lot better with my thumb fretting technique. it's a pretty fast tune with plenty of notes--I don't think it detracts too much to play a couple of them an octave higher In fact, in his Art of Solo Fingerpicking book Mark suggests a couple of work arounds for folks who can't make the F with their thumb, so my conscience is clear! What helped me with my thumb fretting was learning some introductory country blues tunes in C from Woody Mann and Toby Walker lessons. Best of luck with the piece. Let me know when you get it up to Mark's tempo!
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Reeve,
I erred about the measures I was referring to - I meant bar 6 and 14, as you were referring to as well. Luckily I have a lot of practice already with thumb wrapping, what with playing lots of country blues (a lot of M. John Hurt) but because my grip is not so large, I have to kind of cheat on the thumb wrap, just slightly gripping the 1st fret F on the sixth string. My problem is if giving consistent pressure to all the fingers and getting a clean sound. I have no problem with the traditional F chord in measure six (no thumb wrap). And even in measures 6 and 14, I am playing that F note on the D string as you are. One of my tricks to better fretting is using the capo on the first or second fret. Because the distance between the frets is shorter, I have an easier time to reach to the other frets; however the nut width/grip widens slightly, which makes it more challenging to wrap the thumb. |
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I'm about half way through Art of Solo Fingerstyle. I skipped Devil's Dream at Mark's suggestion and I skipped Over the Waves and Bill Bailey because I'm just not a fan of those songs. Mark gave me an arrangement of JT's Sweet Baby James and his arrangement of Windy & Warm as substitutes and I just about have both down. I'm starting to get Etude going well and I just started exploring 3 & 4 finger rolls. My next song will be Dedicated to Mississippi John Hurt. I do Skype lessons with Mark, he's a fantastic and very patient teacher/mentor. I also got started with the Beyond Basics book before I got the Travis book and started doing Skype lessons. I still like to play Canyon Canon, Windows, Wheels, and KtoK as well as O&O Rag. Mark told me to skip Hesitation Blues in the Travis book, he said the arrangement is really harder than he intended for the student level he is aiming at in that book. There are a lot of sources for learning fingerstyle guitar playing but I still believe that Mark's Travis Picking and Art of Solo Fingerstyle are still at the top of the list for a well thought out progression to help you become a solid fingerstyle guitarist.
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Hi Blueser,
Thanks for the capo tip! I'm working on one of Woody Mann's songs "in the spirit" of Miss. John Hurt called Creole Baby. Lots of thumb wrapping on that one, and I highly recommend Woody's stuff if you like country blues (you probably know that already!). Best,
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Hi Sprintbob,
Thanks so much for listening and the feedback. I remember that you study with Mark, so it's very good to hear your observations. I'm glad to know it is ok to skip Hesitation Blues, and to skip around a bit in the Art of Solo book. When I finished up the Travis book I was at loose ends. The Art of Solo book seemed a little too advance at the time, and I had not yet discovered Beyond Basics. Mark plays the tunes very fast So I looked around a bit and found Toby Walker's into to fingerpicking video series. I highly recommend it to anyone following along on this thread, especially if you are a visual learner. I'm not very visual and usually prefer tab and a recording, but Toby' videos helped me a lot. I also picked up a couple of Woody Mann books which are great. Currently working on his version of Saturday Night Rub and a tune based on Mississippi John Hurt's style. Highly recommended. I realize I need a little more structure and feel like I now am up to really digging in to the Art of Solo book. I'm starting at the beginning with Red White and Blue Rag which is coming a lot easier than when I first attempted it a few months back. I've also discovered Key to the Kingdom thanks to Kerbie's input in this thread. Mark sells a very advanced "performance" tab on his website which is way beyond me, but I was happy to discover the beginner version in the Beyond the Basics book. BTW, I have followed your progress in some other threads and it is quite remarkable given the relatively short time you have been at it! Thanks again for your comments,
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Thanks for the compliment amongst us aspiring finger style wannabes. I think AOSF is going to be fun for you. RWB Rag is very fun to play and has some interesting riffs in it. It's the song that really committed me to developing my thumb over the neck to catch the low E string technique. And then you can take on the more advanced Freight Train. I agree with you on the performance version of KtoK, it's a bit above my pay grade too but I want to take it on in the next year.
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I agree that RWB Rag is fun and doable coming off heels of Over and Out Rag. I am skipping Hesitation Blues altogether for right now. I am at a point where I can get through OAOR from memory. Now I just need to clean up the flub areas. Thanks for keeping this thread going. It's a real motivator. |