Wish You Were Here - Take 2 - NO INTRO

[jkahn]

@SandyMusic

Singing is my Forte
Guitar had become a pain
Harsh sounds grating on my ears
So I prematurely ended my career
But I’m back

Wow, yes, singing is your forte. Really good. Glad you’ve picked up the guitar again. Sounded great.

@Stuartw

Shouldn’t they be a different set of chords (not worked out which yet) to compensate for the capo at 5 when the original doesn’t use one?

Capo would be on 5 to rekey the song for Sandy’s singing voice, playing the same chord shapes there is how you do that. Playing different shapes to match the original (musical) chords wouldn’t rekey the song.

[TheMadman_tobyjenner]

That was great Sandy

Great to see you back, was wondering about you the other day, so maybe some osmosis at play. Singing is wonderful as always and the playing is clean and steady and yeah would needs an intro anyway ?

Hope this launches you back into learning but take it easy and work at your own pace. As I always say, never a sprint it’s a marathon at least if not an Ultra.

Take care.

Cheers

Toby

[DavidP]

Sandy, so glad to hear from you again. I really enjoyed your WYWH, both the singing and the playing.

Sorry to hear you lost that desire and experienced your guitar playing as ‘harsh sounds grating’. I can only say as somebody who’s listened to all your recordings along the way, I never experienced anything in that way. From where I was sitting, listening and watching, you have been making steady progress in your playing and ability to play to accompany your singing. That said, inner demons and doubts lurk and can be disturbing.

A new perspective and patience is great to hear. I wish you joy as you progress again. And remember we are all here to support each other, that we are all prone to wobbles, ups, and downs.

[roger_holland]

Hi Sandy,
I am also very happy that you are back ,…I think it is sad to read that you suddenly no longer feel like it,…and I also sincerely hope that your facial expressions of loss and/or sadness belong to the performance of the song…in that case,…that came to me…
But I hope you don’t experience this lack in “real” life… …Thank you for sharing, Warm greetings from this place ,…
Rogier

[Socio]

Welcome back Sandy! Sorry to hear that you lost that desire to play guitar. I’m glad that your back and your are definitely making progress. As for the intro to WYWH, I think @brianlarsen made a good comment on Take 1. I hope you enjoyed strumming and singing it as I certainly enjoyed listening to your performance.

@brianlarsen

I hope you do occasionally just strum and sing the whole song through without the riffs just for the enjoyment of it
I hadn’t realised Justin revamped the video for this without hammer-ons etc. This might be the right time for me to revisit and finally try to learn, eh?

[dennise]

Welcome back. I know the feeling of frustration and feeling like you are not getting anywhere. It’s hard to get motivated when that sets in. I have found playing/singing with others is good motivation to practice and lots of fun. Since March this year (our girls weekend) we have been playing regularly (even if just on zoom) and it’s really helped.
I found your playing and singing to be really good. Be kind to yourself

[SandyMusic]

Thanks Batwoman…sometimes a break is the pause that refreshes. Too much work. Can’t wait to retire.

[SandyMusic]

Thks Shane, that’s so nice of you, must have missed it in the chaos.

[SandyMusic]

Thanks Darrell… I lost my motivation. Been really busy at work since the end of February, and spinning my wheels with the F Barre Chord, I gave videos a break… practiced about 20 minutes a day only, skipping days. But it’s all coming back to me now… the Desire

[adi_mrok]

That was great Sandy, happy to see you back at it and tackling this fine masterpiece you did really well especially if you had a longer break from playing. Hopefully you will find some more time to practice and will be back at it in a blink of an eye and we will all enjoy your covers again all the best!

[Jamolay]

Welcome back Sandy!

I think it is normal to go through periods of poor motivation and will. Glad you got through it.

It is fantastic that you sing, and maybe, for you, the guitar will just be an accompaniment for your voice, your main instrument.

[SandyMusic]

Thank you Richard. Yes I remember you being the bad cop, but it was gentle and necessary to get me on track, and it helped me improve tremendously. I just fell into a slum as to my direction with the guitar, but a break is sometimes necessary to reassess reality.

[SandyMusic]

I’m definitely too harsh on myself when it comes to my guitar performances, but then I look at my first published video and I chuckle.

[SandyMusic]

Thanks Madman… Who needs the intro? haha I certainly didn’t. It trips me up every time on camera anyway, so I chucked it. For me it’s the lyrics and melody.

[SandyMusic]

Thank you David. Still so encouraging. It’s my critical ear, but you’re also right, I’m too critical of myself sometimes. But I’m good to go now, possibly at a slower pace, we’ll see.

[Tom_B]

Well done Sandy! Glad to see you back - I always enjoy your performances.

Tom

[SandyMusic]

Thank you Roger. Just came back from a long bike ride in the sun and decided to try out my new microphone. That was for performance. But it was easy to bring on the sadness as I thought of my late father and my two kitties that passed. I try to feel the emotions of the lyrics when I sing.

[SandyMusic]

Thanks Socio… Yes it was Brian that said that. I took that to heart yesterday. I just wanted to sing it without all the hoopla.

[SandyMusic]

Thank you Dennise. Yeah it was like I was stuck in molasses.