Solo 6 to Backing Track

[GAA43]

Speed is around 84.

Still have some trouble with that last lick, especially on-camera I really like the sound of this solo.

http://youtu.be/osdTCewv7tU

I think soon I'll post my first attempt at stringing them all together, like Christian did. I know I can'tt pull them off as cleanly as he did, but I can at least shoot for as big a smile at the end.

[Jamie]

It's really very good Greg! Very fluid, and the fingers are working fine.

It's just the rhythm that is a bit off at times. You seem to be rushing into it at the start, rather than absorbing and tracking the beat, and getting it into your mind and body. Take time to establish the beat in mind and body before beginning.

At :45 you can hear the effects of this rhythmic instability. I think you may be missing a few notes from that opening lick also, check that.

So, in general, go through this with a fine tooth comb, record one lick at a time and inspect it carefully. Listen back half speed. Post them if you like, I'll review them.

You're real close on this though Greg.

[chefrusso]

Hey Greg, great job!

Like Jamie said, you're losing your rhythm in a couple of spots. Take her advice and post (and work on) each lick individually. That exercise really helped me out as I was going through the course, and I still follow that approach to this day. It really helps to break a solo down into manageable pieces that you can tweak and then put back together into the full solo.

Keep up the good work and I'll look forward to seeing your smile!

[GAA43]

Jamie, thanks a lot for the review.

Definitely for the first go around I was rushing, between starting the backing track and starting the recording and then starting to playing. I should know better than to attempt such nonsense:). But you're right, the rhythm problem is there in the second pass-through as well. Looking at it closely in Transcribe, I'm quite a bit too late for the double-stops on the 'and' of the beat of first few measures. Regarding missing notes - turns out I'm missing the slide up to fret 5 in the last measure of lick 1. I couldn't find that I was missing anything besides this.

I'll keep working on it!

Chef, I just saw your comment, thanks.

[GAA43]

Hi Jamie,

Here I'm doing just lick 1 several times, with the metronome at 80. Please let me know what you think, especially regarding the time.


http://youtu.be/K_pcaNh2s4U


thanks,
Greg

[chefrusso]

Hey Greg,

For the most part, your rhythm was good, except for the syncopated lick at the very beginning, you're coming in at a fraction before the beat. It should be closer to the "and" in between the beats as in 1 - and - 2 - and - 3 - and - 4 - and - 1. For this lick it would play like this: 1 - AND - 2 - AND - 3 - AND - 4 - and - 1, playing on the spots in bold. As a point of reference, you should hear the metronome beats clearly when you play this lick.

I think rhythm syncopation is one of the more difficult techniques to wrap your head around at first, but it'll get easier as you get more comfortable with it. I think it's mainly because you get so accustomed to playing guitar on the beat that it's difficult to play completely in-between. You can also try playing this lick, giving each beat 2 clicks of the metronome, so that each measure gets 8 beats per meaure instead of 4. That way you will play the lick like this: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 1. Make sure you still count it as 1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and-1, otherwise it'll get confusing.

[GAA43]

Hey Chef,
Thanks for the quick reply.

Do you mean I'm coming in too early with the syncopated notes, i.e. between 2 and the AND, or late, ie. between the AND and the 3.

Intellectually I have been striving to do it as you describe, my problem is just in the doing In my initial posting, I was way late, a bit more than a half beat (an 8th) behind. Now I know I'm closer, but still not sure in which direction I am erring.

Thanks again,

Greg

[chefrusso]

Yeah, I would say you're coming in a little too late. The first two notes are fine, it's the other two between 2 & 3 and 3 & 4.

[Jamie]

Greg, the first one sounds right on to me. The later ones are getting a little off on the syncopation,just a little. Are you listening back half speed? You should be.

[GAA43]

Chef, thanks for that further feedback.

Jamie, thanks as well. Indeed I did listen to these at half speed using Transcribe, and so had a sense that things were still a bit off. Even at slow playback, my perception of these things is less clear than it could be I think. Another skill to be developed further . . .