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Play Song: Steppin' Out

 
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Now it's time to try performing our instrumental song, and let's consider this the dress rehearsal. First you can play it along with me and then you should practice it completely by yourself several times after that.

I hope you feel somewhat comfortable with this song, and if you don't you can either spend some more time practicing it the way it is or you can simplify it any way you want to. The most important thing is that you try performing it for someone; even if it isn't exactly how I played it here.

Nerves are an inescapable part of playing music, and it's something that we all need to practice just like anything else. For some people, it can feel absolutely terrifying at first, but then it's also equally exciting when you realize the mistakes didn't kill anyone and you got through the performance. Some people are so nervous they make a ton of mistakes, and other people don't care as much. Whatever your situation is, I hope you'll go find out with this piece. And if you're the person who gets really nervous, don't worry. It gets so much easier with practice! Have fun with it!





Instructor Anders Mouridsen
Tutorial:
Chords And Melody Practice Tune
Styles:
Any Style
Difficulty:
print notation download lesson open guitar tuner
Play Song: Steppin' Out song notation

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Questions & Answers

5 months ago
I enrolled in this course to get back into Guitar after 10 years of inactivity, It's helped me a lot and taught me concepts that I had never put into practice. I wish this lesson had a Jam session because I really enjoy those.
Mike Olekshy 5 months ago

Hey there - thanks so much for the kind words and suggestion! In this tutorial, Anders is teaching a few concepts (eg. breathing, etc) where he felt using a backing track would be distracting. So, there is no jam track to go with this practice song. But no worries, most of the other songs learned in Fundamentals have jam tracks to play with. It's nice to break it up once and awhile!! Hope this helps!

6 months ago
As I progress through these tutorials, the main thing that trips me up is reading the music with scales involved. I feel very comfortable reading chords, but translating the individual scale notes to the fretboard has proven to be a challenge for me. Without Anders telling me exactly what to play, it's like reading a foreign language. What are your suggestions for learning and understanding this aspect of playing? Will future tutorials cover this topic?
Mike Olekshy 6 months ago

Hey there - thanks so much for your question! Yes, future tutorials will delve into scales with more depth. If you'd like to get a jump on that, check out our Music Theory page: https://www.guitartricks.com/music-theory Scroll down to the second section "BEGINNER SCALE THEORY" and start working through the lessons. Hope this helps!!

1 year ago
Hi, is there a way to print out the tabs, else too dificult to scroll when playing! Thank you
Mike Olekshy 1 year ago

Hello - thanks so much for your question. Due to licensing restrictions from the song publishers, we are unable to allow downloads of the notation. However, a way around this is to make screen shots of each section of the tabs and then you can print them out. Hope this helps!

1 year ago
Jam track where is it
Mike Olekshy 1 year ago

Hello - thanks so much for your question! Anders does not play this song with a backing track, so there is no jam track for this lesson.

1 year ago
Hi, i been practising this song for over a week now, and i still cant keep along with Anders without making several mistakes. I guess my "Strum chords mindset" and "Pick notes mindset" dont get along very well together yet. :( Should i just "keep at it" untill i get the song totally right, or just move on to the next chapter?
Mike Olekshy 1 year ago

Hello - thanks so much for your question! I suggest continuing with practicing along with Anders, but drop the speed (using the speed buttons on the left frame of the video) down to 90% and 75%. Playing through the exercise slower should give you a bit more time to make the performance smoother and more error-free. That said - it's okay to move on to the next chapter, but I would also suggest continuing to practice this song from time to time. Hope this helps!!

2 years ago
The notation is wrong on the second frame where you transition from the strummed E to a picked A It should be 2nd fret on the D string, then 2nd fret on the G then un fret on the B, then 1st on the B then 3rd. Actually looking closer I see that first picked note is in the first frame, but it is very confusing on the video player screen, as it isn't shown when you are playing it. Anyway I just thought I'd pass it along as I've had a pretty hard time figuring it out.
Josh Workman 2 years ago

Hi, thanks for getting in touch. I've passed this along to the Guitar Tricks staff.