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Unread post by isaac » Sun Sep 07, 2003 2:26 pm

lol. learning stream might be just a little harder than Neon. ;)

as for perfectionism, i definitely know what you mean, DropD-MB. if i don't get something sounding right, it bugs me if i put it away for too long.

practice is definitely a mantra you hear from EVERYONE who has played guitar for an prolonged amount of time, but it's really the only way to improve, and it's always gradual.

i think i'm at a stasis right now...looking for more stuff that's not too hard but will help me get up there. :)
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Unread post by tomek322 » Sun Sep 07, 2003 3:58 pm

I have been learnign this song for about a week now... I am only at the point were I can string the whole verse at about 1/4 normal speed.... the key is to get into a picking rhytthm. Mayer pick with thumb and pointer only in a alternating fashion... I got this from mayer board:

"The right hand alternating thumb/index technique works, and sounds great. Thanks for the advice!

For those wondering...
----------------
-------i---------
-----t-----i----
---i-----------i-
----------------
-t-------t---t--

Slight alterations of course through out the progression (as well as the entire song) of course, but if you can get this pattern down, you've got it. By the way, don't forget the quick sweep he occasionally throws in for this part:

-------- --------
----9--- -----t--
----8--- ----t---
----8--- ---t----
-------- --------
----8--- --t-----"

I am still not sure about the different slaps and crap but hope this helps.. I definitly got me started going

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Unread post by moffatt7291 » Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:37 pm

cool...thats the info i was lookin for ill try it out...thanks. can you post a recording of you playing it? since its slower it would prolly help a lot.

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Unread post by tomek322 » Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:26 pm

i wish i could... but i am a owe so broke college folk without a microphone... but if you search around on mystupidmouth.com musicians forum... there is a video that someone recorder of their picking hand... if you get me on aim:tomek322 i have it and could get it to you...
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Unread post by NoNotThat » Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:27 pm

tomek322 wrote:i wish i could... but i am a owe so brok college folk without a microphone... but if you search around on mystupidmouth.com musicians forum... there is a video that someone recorder of their picking hand... if you get me on aim:tomek322 i have it and could get it to you...

Huuuuuuuuuhhhh?

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Unread post by tomek322 » Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:35 pm

NoNotThat wrote:
tomek322 wrote:i wish i could... but i am a owe so brok college folk without a microphone... but if you search around on mystupidmouth.com musicians forum... there is a video that someone recorder of their picking hand... if you get me on aim:tomek322 i have it and could get it to you...

Huuuuuuuuuhhhh?
explanation... I have no microphone to record with.... obviously im not an english major...

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Unread post by Appfro » Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:50 pm

tomek322 wrote:i wish i could... but i am a owe so broke college folk without a microphone... but if you search around on mystupidmouth.com musicians forum... there is a video that someone recorder of their picking hand... if you get me on aim:tomek322 i have it and could get it to you...
i understood what you were saying. cause i sympathize. ( <~ correct isaac, fatjack?) fortunately, my computer has a crappy mic built into the monitor.

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Unread post by NoNotThat » Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:13 pm

tomek322 wrote:
NoNotThat wrote:
tomek322 wrote:i wish i could... but i am a owe so brok college folk without a microphone... but if you search around on mystupidmouth.com musicians forum... there is a video that someone recorder of their picking hand... if you get me on aim:tomek322 i have it and could get it to you...

Huuuuuuuuuhhhh?
explanation... I have no microphone to record with.... obviously im not an english major...
Sorry that one phrase just threw me off.

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Appsoldier wrote:
tomek322 wrote:i wish i could... but i am a owe so broke college folk without a microphone... but if you search around on mystupidmouth.com musicians forum... there is a video that someone recorder of their picking hand... if you get me on aim:tomek322 i have it and could get it to you...
i understood what you were saying. cause i sympathize. ( <~ correct isaac, fatjack?) fortunately, my computer has a crappy mic built into the monitor.
god damn! enough with this correction shit... :roll:
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Unread post by isaac » Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:28 am

:lol: consider it damned, fatjack. ;)
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Unread post by moffatt7291 » Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:40 am

damn this song....anyone know of a place to get a metronome type thing for the computer so i can get the 16th beat thing down.

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Unread post by Appfro » Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:46 am

moffatt7291 wrote:damn this song....anyone know of a place to get a metronome type thing for the computer so i can get the 16th beat thing down.
http://download.com.com/3000-2133-10153 ... ag=lst-0-1

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Unread post by skilly » Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:25 am

who all can even play neon?
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Unread post by fatjack » Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:26 am

TaylorsBaby225 wrote:who all can even plat it?
i can and i know fire can...

but i don't play it in drop-C, my guitar buzzes too much for it...
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Unread post by skilly » Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:28 am

can you get a recording up, i want to hear someone besides mayer play it :?:
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