August 2026 Challenge – Pappy

[Pap]

Good day all. I am working on technique in this submission. I noticed some people choose to use the F shape left hand position whole playing the C chord (instead of bouncing the middle finger back and forth) and then shifting to the 4 chord from there which requires moving 4 fingers. Nailing that shift back and forth consistently takes a little coordination.

Also, working on not grounding the right hand.

This is Soldiers Joy in C Major.

Pap

[Dieter]

Very effective exercises with really good results.

Dieter

[wannaplayblues]

That sounded great – definitely a technique I need to do more of!

"I hear you talkin' son, but you 'aint sayin' nothin'" - Will McFarlane quoting Muddy Waters hearing a really fast guitar player

[JoeD1]

Wow, your efforts are really paying off Pap. It sounded great.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Michael Krailo]

Loved that melody work you did here pap. That practiced paid off big time.

Root note patterns >>> CAGED shapes >>> TRIAD'S. Just put in the work and watch your guitar skills soar.

[Don Patton jr]

Hi Pap,
Your technique sounded clean and fluid to me !
Well played 🎶🎵

Don P

[charjo]

Nice work, Pap. Love the solid foot tap and accurate string picking. Your left hand looks so nice and relaxed in the melody part which you played really well.
John

[James B]

Sounding good, Pap. Especially the flat picking part. Your rhythm is improving also.

James

[AndréM]

Very nice Pap, that was steady picking.

AndréM

AndréM

[Alan L]

Nice work. Sounding pretty smooth to me!

[sciencefiction]

Good job, Pap. Hands and fingers seem to be moving mostly fluidly for both chords and melody. Also, very good alternate picking. Keep it up and you will only get better and better. This song seems to be a good practice routine for you. Great!!
Larry

[Wayne Nunez]

That was nicely done my friend!

[Lights]

Very good, Pap! Now we can’t wait when you put them together!
Lights.

[Mike W]

Nice going Pap. I don’t know the song but I guess it’s British in origin. It sounded really good, like the songs we used to listen to in the folk clubs.

[Alan O]

Nice picking Pap! That song sounds hard to play and you did well with it.

Alan

[Tremelow]

Hey Pap, you are definitely on the right track here. I didn’t quite get what you meant in the description, but I noticed the fluid movement and hand coordination during the melody playing. That was very accurate, too. Nice!

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