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Old 02-02-2016, 05:28 PM
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Default I've always thought of you: need a working plan

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I'm a decent fingerstyle player but lacking of learning methodology. Often I give up a track because of the difficulties I face.

For now I would like to learn "I've always thought of you" by Tommy Emmanuel but I don't know where to start. For instance I found several tabs on the web and can't even decide which one to use!

How do you usually work on a track which is a challenge for you?

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Old 02-02-2016, 05:51 PM
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First, pick a tab. If you have GuitarPro or Power Tab, use the playback feature to help choose the most accurate one. If you only have .pdfs or hard copies, pick the one that's easiest to read. Once you start to get the moves down, you can try playing from the different charts to select for accuracy or whatever.

Second, go slow. Pick through it bar by bar in ultra slomo to see how it all fits together. Next focus on the tricky bits until you can play them at the same (still slow) speed as the less tricky bits. Use a metronome if it helps. Rinse and repeat until you get the whole thing clean, smooth, and up to speed.

There are other strategies, but that's mine.

Good luck!
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Check this website if you have not already done so:
https://tommyemmanuel.wordpress.com/gitar-tabok/

If the tune is not over your skill level then just learn one measure at a time, more or less memorizing as you go.
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Old 02-03-2016, 07:29 PM
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Thank you for your replies
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Some really good ideas here. I often give up on more difficult tabs.
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Old 02-07-2016, 11:25 PM
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Awesome tab page !
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Old 02-09-2016, 11:15 AM
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Check this website if you have not already done so:
https://tommyemmanuel.wordpress.com/gitar-tabok/

If the tune is not over your skill level then just learn one measure at a time, more or less memorizing as you go.
thanks for sharing-that site is awesome!
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Thank you for your replies
Try Songsterr.com - tons of stuff by TE, slow playback of sections with repeat, etc. Not sure if all features are available if you don't subscribe, but check it out.

Whatever your method is, go very very slowly. Also even if you don't succeed at playing it decently after a couple of months it will still make you better for trying.
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Thanks. I'll visit this website.
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When I want to learn a hard song I listen the artist playing it over and over and work at it one part at a time. listening to him play a a few measures and then I play a few measures. I have relative pitch so I can what he is playing in any key (usually the easiest key) I learned Jay Ungars ashokan farewell that he does on violin in key of D major on the banjo in key of G major by just listening to him play a little of it and plunking out what I just heard on my banjo strings. Much easier to play that one in key of G major on the banjo. I use my ears and not tabs because you never know if the guy who tabbed did it right (usually they didn't and if there more than 2 different tabs for a song only one can be correct). I just play it over and over till it sounds just like what the artist is playing.

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Very possibly the most I rant thing I've learned is not to try to play the whole piece all at once. Two measures at a time--maybe just one if its really hard. Get that phrase right. Then move on to the next one, same thing. When you've got both down, stitch them together. The end of the first and beginning of the second may need extra work. You'll learn the whole piece much faster this way, even if it seems slow. (Thank you, Kevin Craine!)
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