[Garry]

After closely watching your movie on the Bluesy style chord progression, I really think I've found what I'm doing incorrectly concerning my finger-style learning journey.
What I've noticed is I (was) "pinching" out the melody for lack of a better term. I clearly see now where I was goofing-up. I'm now striving to get this "new feel" with that walking bass line alternating with the (now 3-finger melody).
I just wanna say thanks for posting that. It popped the little light -bulb on in my head. I'm gonna keep working on it. When I catch my self falling back into my Pinch Habit, I stop and start over...The (correct ) way as you've shown.

You have no idea how that little movie just helped me...Thanks Kirk.

PS: Have great time at the Festival!!!

Garry

[737blues]

What a great little 'humbler' this lesson is. Simple enough chords that i've used for ages but when I tried to play them exactly as written, cleanly and in time on my acoustic, I had to really slow right down and think about what I was doing. Good practice and boy, do I need it!

Had to laugh when I got to the F# 'bits' and my thumb went straight to the bass notes. Then I remembered the recent discussion about that and used the great barre which worked better here anyway. Then I went back and had another look at the movie ..... duh! Good one Kirk

John