The mechanics of learning

Bill, in the interest of sharing I have attached a link of a recording I made a while back on my phone of me playing The Doobie Brothers, China Grove at speed over the GT full performance track in the lesson. Not perfect but serviceable.  Since that time I have made some noticeable improvements in my ability to play it but I have not yet recorded my updated version.

I am still working on Shook Me All Night Long and will post that when I have a moment to record it. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vRVieuaDIV5XGLq3zhFWV0OjUCMEvUXE/view?usp=sharing

I hope you are able to find a group Mike, it has pros and cons, mostly pros if you can get with someone like my buddy you saw in the video who actually knows what he is doing and is patient. That is key, avoiding people who get jammed up with others because they are not at the same level. That is no good.

On your playing, you are way ahead of me. To be specific, I can see you have put the time in to get the little nuances that are part of the song. I admit to being a lazy guitar player, usually looking for a short cut to push the song out and I love the simple stuff. Cowboy rides away was made for me!

Bill

Pretty cool, dude~! That strumming sounds great. What kinda guitar are you using? I like the tone a lot.