yes, im playing at a local jam session a week on thursday!
me and my guitar teacher will be playing Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol - me on lead, he will do rhythm.
Im bricking it.
We had a quick jam tonight at the end of my lesson, and he said I was good enough to do it on stage!
I have LOTS to learn LOL need to rehearse it like mad!!!
Oh, and my chord sequence of Gmaj, Em, Am and Dmaj - He said that basically, i struggle on changing Am to Dmaj and Dmaj to Gmaj (which I knew) but that everything else is very good, as even though I struggle, I keep the rhythm going.
Scared? Yes.
Happy? HELL YES!
Good luck! You'll do great.
"Everybody got to elevate from the norm."
Congratulations! I second Slej's "You'll do great."!!! :D
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"Don't wanna ride no shootin' star. Just wanna play on the rhythm guitar." Emmylou Harris, "Rhythm Guitar" from "The Ballad of Sally Rose"
We had a quick jam tonight at the end of my lesson, and he said I was good enough to do it on stage!
Teacher knows best! Get out there and enjoy it, Mike. It'll be over in a flash and you'll be wishing you could do it all over again. Best of luck Mike!
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Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
even though I struggle, I keep the rhythm going.
That's great. :D Too many people fold as soon as they make a mistake. Your ability to keep going is a very good sign.
Have a great time at the jam. My guesses are that a) You'll enjoy yourself a lot and the fear will fall away after the first few seconds, and b) That you'll discover that you don't actually have to be perfect to contribute. Relax, don't worry in advance about mistakes you haven't made, and if you do produce any 'unscheduled sonic surprises' they vanish in a nano second anyway. :wink:
Cheers,
Chris
Awesome Mike! Best of luck and let us know how it went!
Jim-Bone
Be sure to let us know how it goes!
"Nothing...can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts."
Good luck, and have fun with it!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Thanks folks :)
I posted it here for two reasons as well :)
One to show appreciation to the faith my teacher is putting in me :)
Two cos now I cant back out LOL
Don't even dare to think of backing out. Otherwise we GN'ers will collectively push back in.
Good Luck !
Don't even dare to think of backing out. Otherwise we GN'ers will collectively push back in.
Good Luck !
Thanks :)
I wont be backing out - I've even arranged with a guy at work to have a jam with me to help get it nailed :D
yes. go for it.
it will be over in a flash, as Vic says. also, play through any mistakes , mis[laced finger, fret buzz, etc. all the things that can make you uncomfortable...no one will notice.
they will see a guy up thee playing his heart out.
have fun.
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Enjoy yourself!
Well we all shine on--like the moon and the stars and the sun.
-- John Lennon
Cheers :) im looking forward to it - just need to practice practice practice lol
My performance has been put back a week, however, gives me change to practice more lol
