This is somewhat of a tangent for my learning log but I had a very vivid dream last night. I was online and had decided to buy a bass guitar (not something I’ve been looking at ever) but everything I was typing into google was getting auto corrected into something else which was hugely frustrating and when I did finally get onto the Andertons website apparently it was closed until 6am (this was all in the dream remember). Definitely had a quick check on gmail this morning to make sure I hadn’t ordered anything 
Does this mean I’ve been playing the wrong instrument all along? Or is there a deeper meaning? 
Back in real life I have been continuing playing along to the Needle and Damage Done. I can now play along with the recording, at 100% speed but there’s too many mistakes to be able to say I’ve nailed it yet. Will see how practice goes today and try another recording
In terms of things I’m actually buying I have been looking at whether to update my iPad Pro or not. The thing is, despite it being 4+ years old, it does everything perfectly so I’ve decided to wait another year. I have ordered a little USB hub that should make it easier to connect it to power and my audio interface at the same time and also to a big screen
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It’s so weird how your brain actually physically hurts when you’re concentrating so hard. And we’re not learning a hard science here, just focussing on our fingers and remembering simple patterns! 
Somehow the forum stopped showing your LL in my New and Unread section so I just forgot it existed until this morning. Hopefully this kicks it back into rotation.
Anyway, your chord changes are super clean in all your videos, and it all sounds great. Guess I gotta listen to Oasis now!
Hi Matthew, it is interesting to read about your progress on The Needle and The Damage Done. That is on my list for songs to work on in 2025. @jjw post above reminds me that I will need to review the lesson in Grade 3 Module 17 - How to Pick Individual Strings While Strumming. That is a difficult strumming technique to master and I never came close to mastering it 
Of course you can play the song any way you like. That is the beauty of music, there is always a lot of room for interpretation if you are not tying to exactly copy the original.
Very true. I think in my case it’s just that my thoughts are generally pretty scattered so the effort is about keeping the focus on point rather than the task being difficult. Some days the focus comes easier than others.
Thanks for watching the video and for your kind words.
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Thanks for reading. I’ve played round and round that chord sequence so often lately! I can do it but not consistently enough to call it done. I’ve settled on something that is picking but almost strumming. It’s kind of a bit of a swing of my wrist, down, up, down, up throughout the sequence but only one note at a time. I will share another video this week… I promise!
I think in the past I believed that songs had to be the same as the original artist played but I’m now plenty happy if I can play along with the original song, playing something that fits with it, rather than worrying whether it’s the exact same notes or not. I think you’re right about the beauty being in finding our own way, we aren’t robots after all
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So true !!!
Sometimes I forget that Im the one playing … and then oops I missed a beat
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