No heavy E (like Foghat). No droning A (like U2). Just a short using the open G chord. I’m working on that open G chord. Tough for me. …a short…
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Nice, obviously not your first performance. That was cool 
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Very nice!
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That’s very relatable - the struggle of some chords being slow to catch up with everything else! What is it about the G chord you find challenging - the actual grip?
This is a lovely mix of strumming and notes exploring the G chord. As a curiosity what would be good example tracks of Foghat and U2 that illustrate what you mentioned?
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Hi Robert,
You post this in Gear tools talk, what do you want to talk about?
I think this would fit nicely in a learning log 
Greetings,Rogier
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Too short. That was great Robert. I really liked the mix of your picking and strumming. 
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Sounded good, Robert.
I’m not an expert and haven’t watched Justin’s stuck fingers lesson for a while, that said perhaps worth revisiting that to make sure your finger positioning for the ring and pinks is what it should be. Looks maybe a little flat to me? And perhaps more work required to get those fingers up a little closer to the fret, which I know is the stretchy challenge of that fingering.
Keep on keeping on!
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sounds and looks good. A nice chord mix with some variation and accents in the strumming with a little melody thrown in. It was musical. As noted, anchoring on the g&d notes is a great pivot.
One unsolicited suggestion I will offer is when playing some melody notes, consider playing over a root note of the chord of the moment, or switch from an anchor grip to a 3 finger grip to free up your fingers for melody while staying on the chord. Actually, just playing 2 notes of the chord and 2 fingers available for melody is even better at times as the moment wants. Root and 3rd usually ….
cheers
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Unless my ears deceived me, the OP played G major pentatonic over a G major chord which is entirely correct. Well done.
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nothing uncorrect was stated. Nudging toward chord tone targeting.
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Well obvs but the OP is clearly not at that stage yet…
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thats what helpful suggestions and kind critique are for…. learning.
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A really interesting and useful exercise in what can be achieved using just one chord. Well done Robert.
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Yes, and respectfully I believe what makes the whole thing work so well is its actually 3 chords. G, G/c and G/d. A I IV V in G major.
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Though I don’t understand this (yet!) I’m bookmarking to come back to when my practice/theory catch up. Currently I’m also stuck on grips for the stuck 3 & 4 chords. I’d started trying noodle over what sounds good over/around them. There’s a feeling of being stood around the corner from an enormous world of theory that is going to open pandoras box.
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enjoy the journey !
If you play the same scale coming down from the G on the third fret high E 1st string but in the relative E minor pentatonic you get the riff from Shakin All Over. Try it.
I don’t understand the words but just picked up my guitar and tried to play what I could hear from the riff, so think I get it. They play notes from holding the G chord, and are then playing notes from the Em that compliment it?
This was my attempt at the weekend of playing on a looper with the stuck 3 & 4 chords. It was a mixture of Big G, Em7 and C add9. I don’t understand scales yet and how to mix them between playing chords. Watching @Rmking60 and hearing The Who is helping a little though. Hearing different examples around the same thing reinforces something - don’t have the words yet for what. But something. Stream Loop6_Em7 by Blue To Golden | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
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