Im an artist, but I lack patience

October 29, 2008

I was trying (for the probably 17th time) to learn Tommy Immanuel's daytripper intro. Ive been trying to get it down since I picked up a guitar 8 years ago. Given I dont play as often as I did, I wouldn't say Ive played guitar for 8 years...but Im good enough to play along with, but not public jam standard...yet.

Anyway, this song is pretty technical, almost like the syncopated piano pieces where the left hand plays almost exactly what the right hand is playing but 2 beats behind. Its such a mind f***. The melody plays on the bass notes while u pluck a beat on the high notes througout the song, its like playing melody and accompanyment with one hand, just as a measure of difficulty.

Anyway Ive gotten some advice from Uncle Steve and actually looked up the tabs and voila! I managed to get it down to a degree. Not perfect yet, but Im happy its sounding like even a shade of what it suppose to sound like...after al this time. I thought my brain incapable. Achievement points!

Its not just some other song, but bragging rights, that I can join the ranks of Roger Wang soon. LOL.

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