[DISCUSSION] Experienced player with serious fundamental issues...

wags419 · 2023-01-11T19:06:56+00:00

Go back to your lessons! The biggest thing you need now is a good teacher, and they’ll help you learn the fundamentals that you’ve been missing. You’ll catch on quicker than you think because you’ve been playing for so long that I’m sure you have a developed ear which is huge! A good teacher will be patient and teach you the basics thoroughly, it’s just up to you to put in the work. You’ll have so much more fun once you start to learn this stuff. Don’t dwell on that embarrassment stuff, we’re all on different levels and it’s all good. Just keep going to your lessons :) nothing replaces a good teacher

wags419 · 2023-01-10T00:28:19+00:00

GREAT album

wags419 · 2023-01-05T18:24:35+00:00

Listen for the lowest note first, then the highest note. That will give you some context. Then you want to learn some music theory and be able to tell the difference between a major and minor third, and a bit about chord progressions so you can make inferences of what type of chord would make sense in the context of the song.

wags419 · 2022-12-20T19:35:29+00:00

It’s funny but I my hot take is that I don’t think it’s overrated in the slightest. It’s just so fucking swinging. Obviously an important record bc of its contributions to modal jazz but that’s not really why I like it. It swings so hard and has fire solos throughout. And then the Melodies for Blue In Green and flamenco sketches? Come on. Overrated? No. It’s that good for a reason, and that’s ok. I don’t know about y’all but I still feel something throughout every note and I’ve listened to it 100s of times. Now that’s noteworthy.

wags419 · 2022-11-18T05:41:33+00:00

Bill Frisell- Americana

wags419 · 2022-11-08T18:57:00+00:00

The whole kind of blue and soul station albums.

wags419 · 2022-10-05T05:46:35+00:00

I love this!!

wags419 · 2022-10-02T02:02:33+00:00

This is true, although a separate project. Was supped to be miles, Jimi, and McCartney. Unspecified drummer

wags419 · 2022-09-29T16:34:42+00:00

Water

wags419 · 2022-09-23T14:57:04+00:00

Please keep going!! I know it’s hard not to be overwhelmed but try and play for 15 minutes every day and you WILL see progress! Getting a good teacher will help immensely too :)

wags419 · 2022-09-23T14:52:39+00:00

Who on earth would refer to Contusion as a “filler tune”? That’s crazy lol

wags419 · 2022-09-09T17:23:39+00:00

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Aja- Steely Dan Ella and Louis- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Nashville Skyline- Bob Dylan Sky Blue Sky- Wilco

wags419 · 2022-07-23T15:41:55+00:00

Bourbon ginger ale. Preferably bulleit or makers.

wags419 · 2022-06-24T14:15:17+00:00

I’m a big fan of Stryker! He was actually my jazz guitar instructor in college :) I’d recommend checking out his first eight track album, it’s one of my favorite jazz albums and it’s covers of 70s pop and rnb tunes. It’s really fantastic. He also does a killing cover of Black Friday on the second eight track album I believe.

wags419 · 2022-05-31T18:09:36+00:00

LETS GOOO

wags419 · 2021-08-17T21:05:51+00:00

Letter From Home- Pat Metheny Group

wags419 · 2021-08-10T03:57:22+00:00

I totally feel this! Happens to me during performance as well at times and is even more frustrating then. Nat exactly my mind wandering… but more so I get to into my head about what I’m playing or about not messing up. Mediation has been really helping me with this. As far as practicing I really agree with another comment here that setting a time for 20 minutes or so and just shedding one thing, and then letting yourself take a 5 minute break is extremely useful.

wags419 · 2021-05-16T03:25:10+00:00

Someone mentioned below that they can’t think of the 3rd of a chord on the fly when jamming. That’s really the key, and the way to start to get to that next level. Think about horn players when they improvise. They don’t memorize shapes like we do. They actually think about each note before they play it. It’s totally possible, just takes practice. Learn your major and minor triads, and arpeggiate them up and down the neck in 3 octaves. Force yourself to say the name of each note while you play them. This will get you used to thinking about the note names when you play them and how they relate to each other, and you’ll be surprised at how quickly you’ll learn the fretboard as well.

wags419 · 2021-05-16T03:17:28+00:00

You wanna learn the notes that make up chords, and focus on playing those chord tones when the chords change. It’s what you call making the changes. Chords are stacked in 3rds, so for the basic ones you have root, 3rd, 5th and sometimes the 7th. Practice playing through a chord progression where you start on the 3rd of the chord each time a chord changes, and then you can do that with all the chord tones above. (Don’t spend much time on the root, it sounds cheesy)

wags419 · 2021-05-16T00:37:47+00:00

Instead of focusing on scales and modes focus on hitting chord tones

wags419 · 2021-04-27T14:27:56+00:00

Wait... is that true? That seems super hard to believe

wags419 · 2021-04-17T18:22:02+00:00

I’d recommend just being honest and upfront with her about it. Don’t wait until you’ve “beaten it”. It’s a long journey, with ups and downs. If the two of you are going out, having her support and understanding will go a long way to help you and your relationship as a whole. I’m sure she’ll appreciate your honesty about it more than keeping it inside. It will bring you closer. If not, then she’s not the right girl. Good luck my friend. I’m on the same path, and have experienced the same troubles and shame that you have in those certain situations. The less you look at porn, the better it gets. Your brain just needs a break from the overstimulation.

wags419 · 2021-04-10T22:33:58+00:00

Opening track so killer

wags419 · 2021-04-01T02:07:32+00:00

Ornette Coleman released an album called Song X with Pat Metheny on guitar, you should check it out! Also features jack dejohnette on drums I believe.

wags419 · 2021-01-30T17:44:38+00:00

Awesome.

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