Wow, I am impressed with your regular and steady updates. It seems like a great way to keep you going and motivated.
Year 1 + Day 24 / Year 1 weeks streak : 6 ( on YS )
Did the spider as a warm up + chord trainer
Yousician
Legato lead : Whiskey in the jar 80 to 90% speed
Played Millionaire by Chris Stapleton / level 5 / cowboy chords
Played Lean on me by Bill Withers / level 5 / Main rythm ( a mix of picking single notes and cowboy chords )
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / level5 / Intermediate hybrid
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The F barre chord : Torna a casa by Maneskin / level 3 / simplified rythm - Have you ever seen the rain by CCR / level 5 / simplified rythm
The Bm Barre chord : Jolene by Dolly Parton / Level 4 / Basic chords - Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Practiced on Heart shaped box by Nirvana / level 3
Practiced rape me by Nirvana / level 3 at 75% 80 % speedPracticed Bang a dong by T rex on the JG app at 100 bpm
Practiced Go your own way by Fleetwood mac a bit
Songs on the Musopia app :
The long way around by the Chicks at 116 bpm and full speed
Guitar teacher :
Practiced Wish you were here Intro by Pink Floyd
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at 62 bpm
I also improvised a bit on the EM pentatonic scale to end the session
thanks 
thats the only way I know
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no guitar today
Instead I watched all the videos in module 12
You’ll be ready to move when you:
- Memorize the notes on the thickest two strings. ==> DONE
- Play R6 and R5 Power Chord shapes. Mute the unwanted strings effectively. ==> DONE
- Explored Palm Muting. ==> WIP
- Memorized the A Minor Pentatonic Scale. ==> DONE
- Had a go at Metallica’s Enter Sandman riff. ==> DONE ( the easy version of riff 1 )
- Learned at least a couple of songs using Power Chords! ==> WIP
I memorized the notes on the 2 thickest strings while learning the Am pentatonic scale
I learned the Am pentatonic scale with my teacher already but I can work on not using my pinky
I explore palm muting with GO your own way
No particular interest in Metallica 's riff … I just learned the first one
Working on learning songs with power chords
I played exercices songs on YS ( part of the learning path ) and played No one like you by Scorpions but it was only part of the song
Still working on Heart shaped box
I dont know if its enough or if I need to learn anotherfull song
Just starting on palm muting with Go your own way by Fleetwood Mac
I dont have to work anymore but sometimes I like to do it just for the fun of creating something
I just finished this page of games for a magazine ^^
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Year 1 + Day 25 / Year 1 weeks streak : 6 ( on YS )
Played the Am pentatonic scale and the C major scale as a warm up
Trying to name out loud the notes on the neck while playing the Am pentatonic scale
Yousician
New challenge of the week : Mama mia by ABBA / level 2 : Basic riff and Rolling in the deep by Adele / level 4 / simplified melody
Legato lead : Whiskey in the jar at 85 % 90% speed
Played Millionaire by Chris Stapleton / level 5 / cowboy chords ==> DONE
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / level5 / Intermediate hybrid
Played Lean on me by Bill Withers / level 5 / Main rythm ( a mix of picking single notes and cowboy chords ) ==> DONE
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The F barre chord : Torna a casa by Maneskin / level 3 / simplified rythm - Have you ever seen the > rain by CCR / level 5 / simplified rythm - Runaway train by Soul asylum / level 4 / basic cowboy chords
The Bm Barre chord : Jolene by Dolly Parton / Level 4 / Basic chords - Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords - Traveller by Chris Stapleton ( level 4 ) - Every you every me by Placebo ( level 4 )
Songs on the Musopia app :
The long way around by the Chicks at full speed
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen fingerstyle full speed and 102 bpm
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Practiced on Heart shaped box by Nirvana / level 3
Guitar teacher :
Practiced ragtime
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at 62 bpm
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Year 1 + Day 26 / Year 1 weeks streak : 6 ( on YS )
Did the spider as a warm up + chord trainer
Yousician
New challenge of the week : Rolling in the deep by Adele / level 4 / simplified melody
Legato lead : Whiskey in the jar 90% to full speed
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / level5 / Intermediate hybrid
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The F barre chord : Have you ever seen the rain by CCR / level 5 / simplified rythm
The Bm Barre chord : Jolene by Dolly Parton / Level 4 / Basic chords - Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Practiced on Heart shaped box by Nirvana / level 3
Practiced rape me by Nirvana / level 3 at 75% 80 % speed
Practiced Bang a dong by T rex on the JG app at 100 bpm
Practiced Numb by Linkin Park / level 4
Practiced Go your own way by Fleetwood mac
Songs on the Musopia app :
The long way around by the Chicks at full speed
Played All your love by Gary Moore and Not ready to make nice by the Dixie Chicks for fun
Guitar teacher :
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at 70 bpm
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Year 1 + Day 27 / Year 1 weeks streak : 7 ( on YS )
Played the Am pentatonic scale , the C major scale , the G Major Scale and the E major scale, as a warm up + chord trainer
Trying to name out loud the notes on the 2 thickest strings
Yousician
New challenge of the week : Rolling in the deep by Adele / level 4 / simplified melody
Legato lead : Whiskey in the jar at full speed
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / level5 / Intermediate hybrid
Learning Numb by Linking park / level 5 / melody part 1 and 2 gold ( 7 parts )
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The F barre chord : Have you ever seen the > rain by CCR / level 5 / simplified rythm -
The Bm Barre chord : Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords - Every you every me by Placebo ( level 4 ) - Bed of roses by Bon Jovi / level 4 / basic chords
Songs on the Musopia app :
The long way around by the Chicks at full speed
All your love by Gary Moore
Not ready to make nice by the Dixie Chicks
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen fingerstyle full speed
Guitar teacher :
Practiced ragtime
Practiced Karma police
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at full speed
Im trying to play Karma police oustide the app with a backing track found on Youtube
its harder but a great exercise !
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Year 1 + Day 28 / Year 1 weeks streak : 7 ( on YS )
Did the spider as a warm up + chord trainer
Yousician
New challenge of the week : Rolling in the deep by Adele / level 4 / simplified melody
Legato lead : Whiskey in the jar at full speed ==> DONE
Learning Numb by Linking park / level 5 / melody part 3 gold ( 7 parts )
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / level5 / Intermediate hybrid
Played Crazy little thing called love by Queen / level 3 / simplified rythm ( short )
Tried little thing called love by Queen / level 5 / simplified rythm and melody
this one will need a damn lot of practice , see you next year
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The F barre chord : Have you ever seen the rain by CCR / level 5 / simplified rythm
The Bm Barre chord : Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords - Bed of roses by Bon Jovi / level 4 / basic chords
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Practiced on Heart shaped box by Nirvana / level 3
Practiced rape me by Nirvana / level 3 at 75% 80 % speed
Practiced Numb by Linkin Park / level 4
Ok I did cut corners to get the diploma 
There was only 2 songs remaining to learn to get it , and one of them that I will never master , way too hard !
So I butchered the last 2 remaining songs to get at least one star and finish level 5
I will work on the last song , I wont ditch it ( 30 years later )
but the other … no way ( Mentatonic Level 5 )
I really hate module 12
I hate power chords !
I can play heart shaped box , and did some exercices songs level 4
maybe its enough to start something else ?!
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Year 1 + Day 29 / Year 1 weeks streak : 7 ( on YS )
Played the Am pentatonic scale , the C major scale , the G Major Scale and the E major scale, as a warm up + chord trainer
Been improvising a bit with the E major scale
Yousician
New challenge of the week : Rolling in the deep by Adele / level 4 / simplified melody
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / level5 / Intermediate hybrid
Played Crazy little thing called love by Queen / level 5 / simplified rythm and melody at 60% speed
Learning Numb by Linking park / level 5 / melody all parts in gold ( 7 parts )
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The F barre chord : Have you ever seen the > rain by CCR / level 5 / simplified rythm -
The Bm Barre chord : Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords - Bed of roses by Bon Jovi / level 4 / basic chords
Songs on the Musopia app :
The long way around by the Chicks at full speed
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen fingerstyle full speed
Guitar teacher :
Practiced ragtime
Practiced Karma police with a backing track on YT
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at full speed
I recorded this video for my teacher so I might as well share it
a WIP video of Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / fingerstyle
( the camera cut my strumming hand … but I can tell you that it not correctly in place , it needs improvement so Ill work on it )
I hope @ConstanceClaire will be happy
( I forgot to put on my little hat 
)
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For a WIP that’s sounding pretty blooming good, consistent the whole way through and a well earned 
at the end 
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Deborah
WIP?! You are doing a brilliant job already: steady, clear picking and spot on time-keeping. Well played!
Brian
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thanks a lot 
well yes it is a WIP there are still work to do on the hand position you do not see in the video 
but I can work this on another fingerpicking song maybe
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I went to my guitar lesson this morning
We talked about my hand position when I play fingerstyle
for him there’s nothing to worry about
I should just try to put less tension in my hand but it will come with time and more practice
my pinky is too tensed
I ve been working with my physiotherapist for years trying to relax my muscles on my right side so it wont be easy
the bridge on my gretsch is almost non existant too
its not easy to rest my hand when playing
After that we worked on the ragtime trying to add rythm
I asked him for more fingerstyle exercises or a new song to work on ( not too difficult i hope )
and he will help me on module 13 with some blues exercises too
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That was some nice playing Deborah! Smooth chord changes and really fluent picking in time show your dedication! I had hard times with Halleluja (without backing track). I had my problems to play all the way through, there was always that one little fault somewhere…but in the end, it worked and I was pretty happy .
Concering the power chords: don’t worry, if it takes some time. Lots of people are surprised, that they are trickier than expected. Although I didn’t have problems to play them, but my wrists didn’t like them at all, so I had to pause them from time to time and restart again. So it took me a while to play them in songs.
Maybe they are not my favourite chords, but in the end, it’s so much fun to play them in rock songs on electric.
You are making good progress! Keep on!
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thanks a lot
it always happens !
the word is torture , its quite easy to do the shape , its a lot harder to make the shape move accross the strings
thats my problem , I have no fun at all playing them
I swear like a truck driver !
Never knew I had such a vocabulary
Worse is : I can play power chords if the song is not too fast , but power chords are not meant to be used in slow songs 
gaining speed will take time and a looooooot of practice … and practicing something you have no fun playing is difficult
Ill keep practicing power chords but I ll move to module 13 and try learning something enjoyable instead
Year 1 + Day 30 / Year 1 weeks streak : 7 ( on YS )
Did the spider as a warm up + chord trainer
Yousician
Played Numb by Linking park / level 5 / melody
Played Halleluya by Leonard Cohen / level5 / Intermediate hybrid
Practiced on little thing called love by Queen / level 5 / simplified rythm and melody ( work on D to Bb )
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The Bm Barre chord : Jolene by Dolly Parton / Level 4 / Basic chords - Every you every me by Placebo ( level 4 )
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Practiced on Heart shaped box by Nirvana / level 3
Practiced Numb by Linkin Park / level 4
Module 13
I watched the video : Open 7th Chords
Practiced open 7th chords
Songs on the Musopia app :
The long way around by the Chicks at full speed
Crossroads by Cream
I’m a man by Muddy Waters ( G5 all along never played something so easy XD )
Guitar teacher :
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at full speed
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That was great! I didn’t hear any mistakes, timing was great, and it was the original track? I’ve never listened to the full lyric version before, just read it. Gonna go listen to the original now.
I’ll have to have a go at this one when I get back on track with practicing new things. It looks like a challenge, keeping it so consistently timed as well. Do you recognise the melody if you play it without the backing track?
I think you should get a teeny little novelty hat, (like a no bigger than an apple; like a little top hat or a bowler hat that just pins onto the hair) for your next performance.
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I used the JG / Musopia app for the backing track
Thanks a lot
it sounds good ( from the comments I read ) but my hand position is really bad
problem is : I dont know if its part of my neurological issues
I think so !
Its a very famous song , everybody should recognize it even with a simplified version
You know what to get me for my birthday 
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Yesterday I went very early to my hospital appointment so it was a no guitar day for me ( way to tired in the afternoon when I came back )
Today I had the plumber at home to replace my shower door soI thought it would be a no guitar day too
but I had some spare time in the evening to play so I had fun playing random songs on Yousician
High hopes by Pink Floyd ( brand new song on the app )
Father to son by Cat Stevens / level 3 / simplified rythm
Chandelier by Sia / level 5 / simplified rythm ( had a glitch only the mini barre F or the full barre chord was recognised by the app )
Let it be by the Beatles
and I did the new challenge of the week on the theme Valentine’s day ( level 2 and 5 )
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Year 1 + Day 32 / Year 1 weeks streak : 7 ( on YS )
Played the Am pentatonic scale , the C major scale , the G Major Scale and the E major scale, as a warm up + chord trainer
Been improvising a bit with the E major scale
Yousician
New challenge of the week : Valentine’s day ( level 2 and 5 )
Leagato Lead : Mentatonic and 30 years later
Played Chandelier by Sia / level 5 / simplified rythm
Played High hopes by Pink Floyd / level 4 / Basic accompaniment
Played Crazy little thing called love by Queen / level 5 / simplified rythm and melody at 55% speed
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The Bm Barre chord Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords - Every you every me by Placebo ( level 4 )
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Played Heaven by Brian Adams / level 4 / simplified rythm
Module 13
Played I’m a man by Muddy Waters introducing the blues shuffle
Played Manish boy
Songs on the Musopia app :
Played All your love by Gary Moore
Guitar teacher :
Practiced ragtime
Practiced Karma police with a backing track on YT
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at full speed
I finally understand why I always get reds when I play power chords on YS
thats because there is a glitch !
F5 can only be played with 2 fingers … not 3 , if I play it with 3 fingers I get a red !
thats not me who’s playing poorly 
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Year 1 + Day 33 / Year 1 weeks streak : 7 ( on YS )
Did the spider as a warm up + played Everybody Hurts
Yousician
Played Numb by Linking park / level 5 / melody
Practiced on little thing called love by Queen / level 5 / simplified rythm and melody ( work on D to Bb ) ==> I give up , way too difficult !
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The Bm Barre chord : Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords
The F barre chord : Chandelier by Sia / level 5 / simplified rythm ==> DONE
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Played Heaven by Brian Adams / level 4 / simplified rythm
Module 13
Practiced open 7th chords
Played Manish boy
Songs on the Musopia app :
The long way around by the Chicks at full speed
Guitar teacher :
Practiced Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics ( on the JG app ) Practice for F#M and B barre chords at full speed
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Year 1 + Day 34 / Year 1 weeks streak : 8 ( on YS )
Played the Am pentatonic scale , the C major scale , the G Major Scale and the E major scale, as a warm up + chord trainer
Yousician
Leagato Lead : Mentatonic and 30 years later : 30 years later part 1 gold
Played Numb by Linking park / level 5 / melody ==> DONE
Played High hopes by Pink Floyd / level 4 / Basic accompaniment ==> DONE
grade 2 in JG :
Barre chords
The Bm Barre chord Chiquitita by ABBA / level 4 / basic chords - Every you every me by Placebo ( level 4 )
Module 12
Practiced power chords :
Played Heaven by Brian Adams / level 4 / simplified rythm
Module 13
watched the video : 12 Bar Blues Progressions
Practiced along the video the 3 variations in 12 Bar Blues Progression
Played Manish boy by the Rolling Stones on the JG app ( A5 / D5 )
Guitar teacher :
Practiced ragtime
Practiced Karma police with a backing track on YT
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