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Happy New Year to you all.
The challenge for this month was to play something that we could play quite easily, that was fun to play and that we thought sounded good. The piece I chose was written by an English guitar tutor – Adrian Woodward. It fits the requirements of the challenge plus it’s excellent practice for alternate picking.
Fortunately I recorded this before Christmas – we were stricken down with Covid just after, so I haven’t picked a guitar up for almost two weeks. Thankfully on the mend now – the latest version seems much less severe than the early ones that were killing so many people. It’s still pretty unpleasant though – keep wearing the masks!
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Some very nice flat picking in this new year submission Mike! Well done with good Melody 👍 Have a great New Year 🎉
Don P
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So well played Mike and a great choice with that wonderful melodic flow. Glad you’re back on the mend and I wish you all the best for the New Year.
Richard
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Great choice, Mike. And some fine alternate picking. A really good exercise. I will make a note.
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Glad to hear that you are over the worst of it Mike. Pretty nifty playing as well on a nice looking guitar.
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Hola Mike.
This is really a good exercise for alternate picking man!!
Well done.
hope you and your family recovers fast from COVID.happy 2023
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Fast and precise alternate picking, Mike. Glad you are well again. I can feel with you, I got Covid in November for the first time. So good to hear you are up and playing again! 👍🏽
Bluesige Grüße
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If the writer of this piece was English, he was from the part of England where they rustle cattle and drill oil. In any event, you gave his creation a fun. spirited and terrific ride. Glad you are feeling better and hope your 2023 is covid free and guitar heavy.
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Many thanks Paul – you made me smile. Actually he’s from London – they don’t go in much for rustling these days – they make their ill-gotten gains from dodgy share dealing now. Thanks for your good wishes and have a Happy New Year. BTW, allow me to be boring and mention that in the 1930s to 1950s there was oil drilling in Nottinghamshire, in what we call the East Midlands. It helped us considerably through the war, I believe. Quite a few Americans settled here to provide their expertise.
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Mike, nice run on the fretboard. You played pretty smoothly. The track seems to suit you. By the way nice composition from your master.
Play guitar just like you live; don't get bogged down in theory, it's just a tool without feeling.
Wilfried
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Glad to hear you are on the mend from having Covid, the piece is delivered cleanly with great accuracy and speed, well played Mike!
Scott
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Nice Mike, lots of picking in that one and you played it pretty smoothly. Glad your feeling better now.
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Some upbeat and fun picking Mike. Nicely done. Glad to hear you are on the other side of this COVID thing.
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Very impressive, Mike! It would take me months to learn flat picking like that, this seems like a good exercise indeed! Glad you’re feeling better 🙂
🎸JoLa
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Nifty playing Mike! That’s a real workout for both hands. Glad to hear you’ve got over Covid. It’s been doing the rounds, my sister had it pretty bad too.
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Very nice sounding country style bluegrassy melody!
Well played. Wish you a good recovery and all the best for the new year.
DeniseMore Blues!
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Nice and smooth picking Mike. But I have to disagree with you too! 😊 That doesn’t look that easy at all!
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Catchy tune Mike , and a real plectrum workout ,I think it’s better to have something like this as a practice exercise rather than just scales .
The Gretsch sounds fab is it a new one ?
Well played .Martin
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Well played Mike,
What a great concept. You covered this nicely. This I bet gets challenging in so many different positions. Thanks for sharing.!!John H.
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Hey Mike!!! Glad you are feeling better! Soon COVID-19 will be like the “common cold”, right?
Super job here and glad you are back playing guitar. Great licks and style.
Happy New Year
BobBob U. (aka Bobby Ut)
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Definitely looks like a great exercise for flat picking; I wouldn’t call it easy but you have it down and sounds great.
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Nice clean and clear picking Mike it sounded great.
Very few people have escaped some form or other of the dreaded Covid!
Liam.
“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. “
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Great work Mike
I do something similar with triads connections : just 5 minutes a day, but each day since 1 month: great path of progress, your exercice is musical and is building deep foundation.Where does the white go when snow melts?
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Mike, how fortuitous that you played this before XMAS and before you cam down with Covid. Souned great and I love exercises that involve cross picking. Well played. AS for COVID, I was really fatigued from it…up to two months after. I exercise daily and I noticed that my HR recovery time was much longer after anerobic work. Don’t push yourself too hard. Happy New Year. Pap
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Hi Mike, I really enjoyed this piece. Flat picking is always so intriguing to me. You put in the effort and have this great result to show for it.
I’m you are on this side of that nasty Covid experience.
I’m looking forward to seeing more of your playing.
Cheers!
Charlie
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Hi Mike:
Thanks for your kind reminder to remain careful with Covid. Glad you’re on the mend. Your guitar picking starts off the new year posts in impressive fashion. Your alternating pick pattern is clear, accurate, and purposeful. Your piece sounds great. Have a great 2023!Tom
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Mike,
Nice playing on this Adrian piece. After Brian, Adrian is one of my “other” go-to guitar teachers. When I did a video of Kenny Burrell’s Soul Lament in November, it was from Adrian’s lesson. I also do Susie Q from him, and a nice cowboy routine called Country Thirds. Oh, and Pipeline. He covers a lot of styles, like Brian.Soundin good, Mike.
Hope you’re on the mend.Bruce
Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola
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Many thanks Bruce. I’m pleased to meet another of Adrian’s pupils. Like Brian, he’s very accomplished in a variety of styles. The main difference is that Adrian does actual cover versions rather than “in the style of”. Unfortunately I didn’t get involved with November’s challenge – I’ll go back and find Soul Lament. Have a great New Year.
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Hey Mike,
That IS a beautiful Gretch! And lovely finger picking ta boot! Nicely done. So glad your feeling better! Keep it up :0)“Laissez les bon temps rouler“
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Thankfully you are recovering from the Covid, your runs on your guitar are smooth and technically well done 👍
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Hi Mike
I’m glad you’ve now come out of the covalescence of the covid and were able to offer us your December challenge which is an excellent suggestion for me who suffers from picking.
Best wishes for a peaceful 2023.Livio
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That was a fun tune and did sound good. I liked it very much. It reminded of Yakety Sax in several places as in melodically not speed wise. Having the Gretsch for only a short time you look at ease with it already. You have encouraged me to start using my Gretsch, by flatpicking. I find the fret markers starting on the first fret put me off as my other guitars start on the third fret. Glad you were able to shake off Covid, concerning that it is still around.
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Thanks for your kind words Laurel. You’re right about the similarity to Yakety Sax – I think that’s what attracted me to it in the first place. To be honest I bought the Gretsch for the wrong reason – it was such a beautifully grained and stained piece of wood – I couldn’t resist. Fortunately it scores very high on the more important features – playability etc. I know what you mean about the first fret mark – it’s there for aesthetic rather than functional reasons. I can’t criticise though: I bought the thing because it looked so good! Sadly I think Covid will always be with us now – fortunately each new strain seems less horrible than the last. Despite this – let me wish you and yours a very Happy New Year.
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