Very sweet JK and super impressive!
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Thanks @Socio @TheMadman_tobyjenner @roger_holland and @Eddie_09
I’ve had a look at that course, and it sure is tempting for when I’ve finished Grade 4 (which is pretty close now). I’m going to take stock and figure out what I’ll do for a while.
Oy oy oy! I did that for the benefit of the listener, so they didn’t have to hear the same thing again 
I usually play it with the turnaround.
Thanks Eddie, Justin has a few of these pieces to learn and I find them pretty good skill builders.
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oke,
Then I dare to say on behalf of all listeners that this is too short and I may / must / want / would like to add that extra 30 or 40 seconds next time 
Greetings
Hi Roger, I skipped the verse without vocals in my OM version of Angie but I replaced it with a verse of Wild World just to test the patience of the audience.
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Hey JK, great job, I dont have the knowledge or skills to give any specific tips. I know this song reasonably well, I did it at an OM couple of months ago but I never watched it back as I felt I performed it so bad compared with how I normally would. So maybe my tip for myself is to just accept poor performance as just part of progress and I should keep playing this song until mistakes are less likely. It is a great song and if you keep at it I am sure you will master it. I am not so good at navigating around the site so I have not found your performance of Sweet Child but I am interested as i am now learning this perhaps with an future OM in mind.
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Hey, thanks Eric! This is a long thread now, and I’ve said it somewhere in there, but your OM performance of this was my inspiration for learning it. I started learning it the next day 
So thanks for that! I enjoyed your performance of it a lot, so if you feel like you didn’t do it well - well it was good enough for me.
Here is Sweet Child: It’s just the intro though! Was a bit of a milestone for me. Sweet Child of Mine intro - JK - Oct 2023
I hereby do solemnly swear, not to bore the listeners and viewers of my videos by playing the same 12 bars again exactly the same
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Hey JK, congrats on your 2yr anniversary! You’ve really achieved a huge amount in that time.
Coming in late on this but enjoyed both performances very much, glad I didn’t miss them. Some fabulous and well deserved compliments above, along with great tips, so not much to add other than to say I very much look forward to seeing what comes next! 
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Thanks Jeff!
Well the micro-level what’s next, is I’m probably going to add one more recording to this thread.
The bigger picture though, who the hell knows? Not me! Although I’ve been thinking about it a bit recently.
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Yeah that’s a tough one! But good to see you’ve still been pondering it though, would love to hear any updates on that, if you feel willing to share 
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Hey JK, thanks for mentioning me as an inspiration in this way, that must be a first. Now you have inspired me to revisit this song.
At one time I decided to try and learn all the songs on the unplugged album but I never completed that project surprisingly 
. I got as far as Tears in Heaven, Layla, Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out and I have done all of these at OMs. I also learned Signe but I have forgotten it by now. I recall someone did that really well at a past OM.
I found the Sweet Child intro play through , good job on that. I always find it very difficult to get the flow going smooth on the first time round even with a click track but it gets easier 2nd time when some drums come in and then 3rd time round with the full band it starts to flow easier. I think you mentioned something similar.
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Hi JK,
Great job.
Took me 2 years to get the guitar out of the case - you’re nailing Clapton!
On a serious note, I would suggest not letting the practice slip too much.
I was a better player years ago during my first few years following J’s lessons - I would spend an hour or 2 practicing/playing every day back then. Now, it’s literally play when I record something - no way my playing is as good.
What’s the saying - use it or lose it…
Digger
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Hi JK,
I’m a little late on this, can’t catch up with all the posts and videos any more 
. Those two videos are great examples of where you are and how far you’ve come within the past two years! It’s incredible progress you’ve made and can be seen in every new posting. And this progress not only shows in your guitar playing, but also in your singing abilities, where you made a really big jump ahead. Great to see, how far one can come within such a relatively short period of time. Congrats on this 2nd anniversery and on this all over success 
!
Thank you for being such an active member of this community and for your ongoing contribution to this forum. Made a rocket-like rise, but still standing on the ground and still caring for your fellow students, speaks for you and I really appreciate this! All the best for your further journey! 
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Good tip, thanks Digger. Yeah I’ve read a few stories around the internet of people that had good skills, much much better than me, then didn’t play for a long time, and it took them years to get them back. So I’d like to avoid that. I try to play at least something every day even if I don’t practice.
No probs with that Andrea! There is so much going on in the community, and it’s supposed to be a hobby, not a job.
Aww shucks, making me blush. I like to spend time here, probably way too much time. I’m just a learner too! Just a couple of years down the path now.
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Okay, here’s my third and final 2 year showcase piece. Just Breathe by Pearl Jam. It’s an acoustic ballad. It’s one of those songs that means a lot to me, so I just had to learn it.
I’ve been working on this one for a while. A long time. Those that have been around a while might remember when I posted an in-progress video back in May 2022. It’s a song I often play when I just pick up the guitar. i don’t think I’ve actually “practiced” it in a while, just played it. At some point I could do the fingerpicking on autopilot and so I added the vocals recently. I’m no Eddie Vedder though!
This is a play through after a warm up. Kind of a one-take but kind of not - I played it through without recording to warm up, then had a couple of false starts, so it’s a “first take” in some ways. I think of myself more as a live player anyway. If I keep grinding and record take after take I inevitably get worse. The fingerpicking is pretty fast for me so there are a few glitches.
Open to all feedback as usual.
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Belated congrats on the 2 years, JK, in danger of getting a speeding ticket
Talking of which, I was looking at those fingers going and wondering- He’s not going to keep that up through the whole song, is he? Yup.
The odd tiny adjustment but wow!
The vocal pitches needing a little more finessing, but that’ll improve with practice. I would still rather watch my buddy JK perform an imperfect version than put on the original
Well done
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Wow - that’s very impressive regardless, but for two years it’s insane.
Great job JK
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Hi Jk ,
You again 
What a beautiful song to end with… and I echo Brian’s words with an extra attention to the wonderfully fast finger picking action
Definitely one that I want to learn one day, so I put it in the ridiculously long row of songs that I want to learn
As I type, the song is stuck in my head (in a good way)
Greetings
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Hello JK, with this performance you’ve impressed me once again. Your fast and steady fingerpicking is amazing - and all that while singing simultaniously. I know how hard this is, as I’ve been working on something similar, but not at this pace.
I’m also impressed by your right pinky which seems to be glued at the guitar 
. I’ve tried this method as well, but a ‘flying pinky’ seems to work better for me 
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Congratulations on this great rendition !
Off topic: I assume, that the move to your new home is going to happen soon (I recognized the empty shelf in the background.) All the best for it!
Ah, and great t-shirt !
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Thanks Brian. 2 years in and I’m still loving it, which is not my usual experience with hobbies. Speeding ticket - well, I saw a video on reddit the other day of someone 6 months in playing Little Wing & Yellow Ledbetter 
. So it’s all relative I guess…
Tell me about it! Hopefully one day I can sing a whole song with the right notes. One day. I’m glad you enjoyed the JK version.
Thanks Paul. The song is quite quick but it’s a standard Travis picking pattern, looks more complex than it is . just took a lot of repetition to get it there.
I’m not sure if that’s because I’ve been doing a lot of videos recently or just harrassing you on your threads.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. The song is fun to play and worth learning. You could even sing it too, right? I think the only singing I’ve heard you do is happy birthday. Hmm, I think we’re in something now, both doing the same songs all the time!
Oh Nicole, you’re too kind. This kind of fingerpicking, well, singing was impossible with it. Until the picking was automatic, and then all of a sudden it wasn’t impossible anymore. Although singing the right pitches is for me! I just try to make up for my lack of skill with emotion.
The pinky, well, I try to anchor because I find I’m more accurate. I’d hit all the wrong strings if I didn’t. I semi-anchor when flatpicking as well, but not with my pinky - with my forearm or palm.
Good spotting! Yes, we’re packing, and the kids finish school for the year in a couple of weeks and then we move. Almost 200km from where we are now. There is no place in that house to perform at 5am without waking the family up so the next OM will also be the last I play at for a while too! Although I’ll still wake up to watch.
Seemed appropriate! I decided to get dressed this time
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