Love The Record Company. They seem like they have a strong, loyal fanbase. A great blend of rock, soul, blues. Also, I literally finished going through hundreds of receipts for my taxes at2am last night. It was fairly torturous. Thank goodness for music!
I really enjoyed their live show! Seemed like I just couldn’t find them after that as much and only occasionally heard something from them - agree completely - great band!
Your night was my last two weeks!! So happy that’s behind me except for writing a big fatty fed check….meh!
Hopefully, it comes across in the v brief video I posted of me playing "Ain't No Sunshine" that this hack can also be used in earnest, you can really use it to perform a song. Kind of start really really simple and stripped back, and gradually add complexity if you want. If I was using this method to perform that song live I'd add a bit more of the original's rhythm. I kept it stripped right back to demonstrate how simple and effective playing that song with one finger can be. I hope that came across.
It may also be worth noting that these articles are dynamic, in that from time to time I'll update/amend/add stuff. For example, I will add a brief section at some point about basic chord substitution. For example, a C Major 7 chord is essentially C in the bass with an E minor triad chord above it. If you know this (theoretically) and you know how to play an E minor triad with one finger, then you just swap your first bass note from E to C, then play your E minor triad, and you've then got a usable version of a one-finger version C Major 7 chord. Basic chord substitution. It's great to know this if you're playing with a bass player. They play C, you play an E minor chord, the end harmonic result is C Major 7, without a muddy bass end added from the guitar's low register.
Love The Record Company. They seem like they have a strong, loyal fanbase. A great blend of rock, soul, blues. Also, I literally finished going through hundreds of receipts for my taxes at2am last night. It was fairly torturous. Thank goodness for music!
I really enjoyed their live show! Seemed like I just couldn’t find them after that as much and only occasionally heard something from them - agree completely - great band!
Your night was my last two weeks!! So happy that’s behind me except for writing a big fatty fed check….meh!
Thanks for the shoutout, Michael, much appreciated.
If all my novice/intermediate guitarist readers don’t jump on that, well, they should! Great way to learn this stuff!
Hopefully, it comes across in the v brief video I posted of me playing "Ain't No Sunshine" that this hack can also be used in earnest, you can really use it to perform a song. Kind of start really really simple and stripped back, and gradually add complexity if you want. If I was using this method to perform that song live I'd add a bit more of the original's rhythm. I kept it stripped right back to demonstrate how simple and effective playing that song with one finger can be. I hope that came across.
It may also be worth noting that these articles are dynamic, in that from time to time I'll update/amend/add stuff. For example, I will add a brief section at some point about basic chord substitution. For example, a C Major 7 chord is essentially C in the bass with an E minor triad chord above it. If you know this (theoretically) and you know how to play an E minor triad with one finger, then you just swap your first bass note from E to C, then play your E minor triad, and you've then got a usable version of a one-finger version C Major 7 chord. Basic chord substitution. It's great to know this if you're playing with a bass player. They play C, you play an E minor chord, the end harmonic result is C Major 7, without a muddy bass end added from the guitar's low register.
Thanks again for the shoutout.