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stevelankford313
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Joined: 11/19/16
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stevelankford313
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Joined: 11/19/16
Posts: 191
06/25/2017 4:29 pm

Hi Chris, I have been with GT about 7 months. I started on mainly fundamentals and got about 75% through blues2 , mixed with some songs. Most songs i do ok with until i get to a long lead then the complexity of section or speed gets me then i go to another song or something else catches my interest like hybrid picking, or speed building etc. No matter what i'm working on my pratices are usually comprised of all these sorts of things or sometimes i seem to get stuck on one thing until i hit a wall,then i'm looking for another challenge. There is so much here i feel like i'm all over the place. I'm 60 ,i practice usually 1-4 hrs a day, and i feel like i've never nailed anything before i've sorta moved on again. Right now i'm working on ''killing floor blues'' i think it is, by Howling Wolf, at least until i get stuck. I guess what i'm trying to figure out is are my practices structured enough or do all these applications come together at some point gradually or will it be like a light bulb. I may be making progress but sometimes i do'nt feel it. I appreciate your help!