Life has been pretty hectic for me lately. 3 kids, chasing my daughter around playing varsity soccer, demanding day job and luckily, gigging quite a bit!
I don’t have any footage from my last couple of shows but here is a song that was requested several times that I had a chance to learn a little now.
I’m playing it a little fast, it needs more space in between the verses, and a better outro, but I have a decent foundation I think! Any advice or criticism is always welcomed!
Been a long time since I heard that song. Waylon was of my dads favorites singers. Odd timing because I just lost him last weekend. I do enjoy your repitroire, it reminds me of my southern kin.
Thank you @C_McG !! I’m lucky to have it. I’m not sure that I would have made my way through all of the beginning hurdles of being a guitar player without it.
Thank you @Ontime and I’m sorry to hear about your dad. Losing a parent is never easy. I hope that you find solace in the memories that you have with him. I have learned that my lane is grungy country but I’m always trying to push it!
Thank you for the support @sclay !! It lacks some of the solo pizzazz that Waylon’s band incorporates in the original, but I hope to expand that in time.
My goal is to hit the blues hard this winter and sprinkle a bit more blues in everything that I do.
Thank you @Willsie !! I’m getting better at meshing it all together. I have been “stuck” in grade 5 of Justin’s tutorials for a while now, and I have a few things to catch up on from grade 4, but I have been perpetually consolidating on the gig path so I feel pretty good about it.
Great job Travis. Have you ever considered playing while standing? I started doing that this summer and it helps with projecting my voice to the crowd. Love hearing your music man.
Heya @SDKissFan !! I have stood up some. If I were in a band I would stand up for sure, with a telecaster in my hands.
I don’t feel that comfortable standing up with an acoustic yet. I find it relatively easy with most of my electric guitars though. I guess that it depends on context. Ha!
Great song choice. Nice job pl! I hear you about acoustic being a little difficult to play standing, especially for tricky barre chords. Sometimes I just replace the barre chord with a power chord while standing. Green Day’s basket case has an f# so I
Just change it to an f#5 while standing. Glad to see you’re still out there gigging. I’m hoping to get back to performing in public by next month. It’s real competitive here to find a spot or a chance.
Thank You