[sleepyguitarman]

Mmmm.....thought I'd be able to crack this one. Kirk makes it look so easy.

Struggling big time

Anyone else tried it?

Sleepy.

[carol m]

This is a great arrangement of the classic. If you are having a struggle with the barre chords (as I do because I'm struggling back from tendonitis brought on by too many of them) they can be avoided. It doesn't sound as good, but it can be done. At bar 3 play the same notes as Kirk but they can be played either just as Kirk has them but without the barre, or even playing the D string open and then fret 3 on the D string. Then the top string of an ordinary G7 at fret1 takes care of the F (shown as fret 6 on string 2) OR you could play simply strings 2 and 4 open followed by open 2 and fret3 on 4th string (F).
Bar 4 can start the same (5/5) but without the barre, followed by the fret 6 on string 2 while playing the open D string (4th string) underneath them etc It's not pretty, but for the arthritic among us, we will live to strum another day! Hope that isn't too confusing.

[sleepyguitarman]

Hey thanks for your comprehensive reply. It all makes sense to me.

I'm not really struggling with the barre chords (fortunately), more with connecting it all together and getting the tune flowing.

Hopefully it will all come together soon and I'll post in the 'Members Recordings'.

Cheers,
Sleepy.

[carol m]

Oh yes, getting it all together.....that's what I have trouble with

[Kirk Lorange]

Tough little sucker, isn't it? You really do have to play this style day in day out to get the flow happening. After a while, I think that your fingers get to learn all possible combinations and it all becomes automatic, but it's hard work getting there. Like I mentioned before, I felt like I need an extra brain to do it properly.

[allthumbs]

It is like trying to play some early Texas blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson and the like. The tab looks so easy and then you struggle like crazy trying to get the right vibe when you play it.

[sleepyguitarman]

Thanks everyone.

Kirk - I give it my best shot. Submitted in members recordings

[Dobro]

I'm working on it right now, and it's definitely trickier than it looks. I'm taking Kirk's advice from the lesson plan and doing small bites of practice with breaks in between...actually the breaks consist of scale practice, but a break from the song. I'm about 1/2 way there...working on cleaning up the 5th measure at this point. It's a great study for fingerstyle that's for sure.

[coldethyl]

As Tommy Emmanuel always says: "you gotta work on your boom-chick"
Once ya get that down, it's a whole lot easier after that.

Great tune though, and expertly set out for us by Kirk.
Thanks Kirk!

[sleepyguitarman]

Good luck with it!

I found it difficult to 'connect' it all together.

Good fun though.

Sleepy.

[737blues]

Originally Posted by coldethyl

As Tommy Emmanuel always says: "you gotta work on your boom-chick"

Long time since I've been allowed to work on a boom chick. (Here comes the scissors man. )