Nicely done Jeff and what a great song to pick. I loved the line from the film as well. It took me straight back to my youth.
Thanks everyone. I am glad everyone can relate to the Lost Boys movie. I always think of that song when I think of the movie. I used to spend a lot of time at that boardwalk years ago. I saw a lot of weird people but no vampires. Have a great day
Enjoying a quick AOVYP catch up today and had to visit these Monday Muck arounds.
Great song and a memorable one for me as well. Thought you did a good job and lots of positive comments already. The only advice I would give is to keep that strumming hand moving, constantly to the beat of the song. That’s a big ask when starting out but pays dividends down the line. Ok next …
Hi Toby,
Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate the feedback. I’m still at the basic level of playing, but I’ll get better eventually. I’ve been heads down in music theory lately. The latest stuff I’ve been doing is working on adding parts of scales to songs to develop lead guitar and solos. Not camera ready with that yet tho. Have a good week.
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Hi everyone,
I don’t know why I was thinking of this random song I have not heard much in like 30 years, but decided to give it a go. After 10 weeks of music theory and zero practice on anything else, I decided to do this one just for fun. I tried standing and playing, but I could not get the C#minor right on the electric, acoustic, or 12 string. It didn’t sound quite right. This one is far from perfect either and hard to squeeze in with my long hours working lately. I just wanted to say hey I am still here and hope someone enjoys the song. Feedback welcomed as always. I know I need to work on plenty.
Jeff from California
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Hello Jeff, good to see you and knowing that you’re still around 
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Thanks for sharing your video. Lot’s of C#minor in that song. Looks like a great practice song for this chord. Congratulations that you didn’t shy away from it as it really looks difficult 
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You wrote, this song is still WIP, but yeah, you’re already nicely on the way 
. Maybe, just leave singing aside for the moment and only concentrate on the playing until you feel really confident with it. Singing simultaniously is so difficult sometimes. I’m definitely experiencing that too every day 
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I’m really looking forward to your progress with this song .
Nice job Jeff. Took me back to my school days with that one. Good to hear you are still around and must feel good to get back playing after all that theory! Keep rocking!
Nice job Jeff. One I’ve not heard for years. Took my right back.
I see what you mean about that C#minor but you look to be getting there okay, maybe look at finger placement and don’t forget those 1 minute changes other than that how did you find standing up? You looked pretty laid back with it to me.
Hello Jeff…well done! I agree your C#m still requires practice but you really are in your way to this song! Your timing is steady and I could see also some nice upstroke 
That said I’m now going to put on my Cross Road cd and sing along until all the chores in the house are done 
Thanks for sharing 
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Really good. I was singing along. Nice 12-string in the back there, that’s going to be exciting to learn in the future, eh?
Thanks for sharing, keep em coming!
Hey Jeff, it’s really good to see you about mate. Hope you are keeping well and you’re daughter are enjoying life in Hollywood. How are you finding your inperson lessons? I can see and hear improvements mate. You are moving forwards in your guitar journey. That song is coming along well and has a few rather tricky chords so kudos for how well your fingering of them is coming along. I’d really like to see you stick with that song. Really work on it to get the playing automatic and memorise the lyrics.
Hi Nicole. Thanks for listening and sharing the tips. This one I just randomly played because it seems like I haven’t done a song in a while. the C#minor I guess will just take time to get used to. Tschuss.
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Hi Eddie. Thanks for listening. I feel like I haven’t done a song in forever. I appreciate the feedback.
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Thanks for the reminder about going back to basics and doing 1 minute changes. I did a few attempts at playing and standing with this one and wasn’t quite there yet. I have played while standing for other songs, like Fallen Angel I can do rather easy because the chords are no brainers. (This was based on your suggestion).
Hi Silvia,
Thanks for listening and I am glad to see the song helped with the household chores. I wasn’t sure if anyone would recognize this song as it was not as popular as other Bon Jovi music. I hope all is well with your progress.
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Hi there,
I am glad you enjoyed the song. I played this song on that 12 string as well. I just decided to go with the electric guitar version because it sounded a little cleaner. It is a Takamine 12 string I bought last summer and barely played until recently. I played a song with my 10 year old daughter on stage with that 12 string last Saturday. I think she has an angelic tone once I got past my fear of trying it. Maybe I will post that video here. I am mainly just playing rhythm guitar for the song Stand By Me in that video.
Thanks for the positive feedback. I know I can do better with that song if I put in the work. I am finally done with my private lessons for now, all music theory and scales and learning to improvise. I have the option to restart in January so it gives me something to consider.
Believe it or not I found Justin’s lessons to be much better than the private ones I took. I took a private lesson for 30 minutes, then after I observed my 10 year old’s intro lessons for an hour every Saturday. I was surprised he said nothing about: 1 minute changes, timing, pick choice, tapping your foot, etc. to the beginner class level 1. (I observed while my daughter was learning. ) I did learn a lot about the big picture of music though and I was treated like an expert, which I am not lol.
Good to hear from you again, Jeff. Keep working the songs. Seemed pretty steady on the strumming, just a few chord shapes and changes to keep practicing on this one. Liked the single finger A chord with thumb muting the low E.
Good to see you back Jeff. You have a nice developer here. You’ve got the fundamental down and aware if what needs polishing, so just keep working it. Good to see you back on the horse !