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Discuss the Guitar lesson: In The Garden

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me and my sister are going to do play this song for church on the guitar and violin

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#8

Here it is, @BanjoBen, after about a month of practice! Not perfect yet I know, so I’ll keep polishing it. Just got it by memory, so that’s the main reason you’ll see me stall a few times - I’m still thinking hard about what comes next. :slight_smile: Thank you for this great lesson! I’ve had so much fun playing this beautiful song, and I’ll be happy for any critique/advice you can give me!

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#9

Oh, I LOVE it!! That is not easy to do at all! Great job! The next thing you should work on is getting more sustain in the notes. Take the first few measures and try to hold down each fret finger until you HAVE to move it. It will change the sound quite a bit and actually becomes easier to play. Keep me posted!

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#10

I will work on that! I know exactly what you mean. I’ll do another video once I practice it more. Thank you!

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#11

That was great! Can’t wait to see your next video after you work on Ben’s advice. Might have to change your name to Fingerpickin_Libby. :smiley:

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#12

Wham!

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#13

Thanks @Mark_Rocka. Maybe someday :joy: I am still a VERY beginner fingerpicker… just started December of last year but I’m enjoying the journey!

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#14

Sounds great!

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#15

That was great!

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#16

Hi @BanjoBen, here is Try #2. I hope this is an improvement - let me know! Thanks! :smile:

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#17

Wow that was super good!!

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#18

@TrevlyncM I appreciate it, thanks!!!

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#19

Even better than the 1st video! Great job! :slightly_smiling_face:

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#20

Sounded fantastic!!

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#21

Bravisimo!

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#22

Wow! You did exactly what Ben asked for and it really shows. Great job!

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#23

Wonderful job!

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#24

Thanks, I’m glad it’s better! I’ll keep on playing it. :notes:

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#25

Libby, check out this reply when you get a chance:

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#26

Wow, this was very helpful and really nice of you to make a video for me - thanks so much, Ben! I’ll definitely keep working on it and trying to incorporate your suggestions. I think since I started flatpicking a few years before fingerpicking, I’m not used to holding down chords and multiple fingers for more than a split second! I’m used to moving my left hand fingers just as quickly as my right hand. So this is all new, but it’s a lot of fun to work on! Thank you again for your great advice!

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