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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Sometimes, I go to watch a performer or a duo that are 'good' and they really inspire me to get my guitar out and 'aspire'.
Other times, if the performers are truly amazing, it just depresses me and I think "I'll never be that good, why do I bother".
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Location: Orange County, California | Lanaki,
You're truly blessed with talent. That song is purdy enough to be in a music box. The only reason Jeff W hasn't made any comments is he's too busy rigging a miniature catapult to hit him in the nuts for selling that guitar to Jim in the first place, and then further confounding himself as to "why he could never make it sound like that?"
I'm inspired. And though I'm not a big fan of alternate tunings, my 1537 now sounds like a poi farmer owns it. I'm trying hard not to copy you (no problem, since I can't play your song for beans), but I think I'm getting something like an "Island blues" (if there was such a thing) groove going. Thanks!! |
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Location: big island | thank you, muzza...i think.
i believe my rightful place is in the first group and i would certainly rather be an inspiration than a depressing agent.
when i watch tommy emmanuel play, i get an inspired depression. i will never be that good but tommy ain't here to play music for my kids, family and friends.
i have a 17 year old daughter who lives in north carolina with her mom. she posted twice today on the youtube page and brought tears to my eyes. my wife posted while she was at work and my mom, whom i have not seen in a dozen years, also posted. crazy woman sent the link to everyone she knows online and i am getting inundated with emails and a couple offers to record it professionally. seriously, i had no idea the impact of a sweet little melody.
keep strummin' friend. even if you never play for anyone else, when you are playing a guitar, it will take you places and comfort your spirit. |
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Location: big island | hey fred! mahalo.
jeff w is the one who made the first post on the youtube page. thank you for posting there too.
i think everyone who plays guitar owes it to themself to try an alternate tuning just for the heaven of it. the open G "taro patch" is an excellent one to experiment with. (D-G-D-G-B-D by dropping the 6th, 5th and 1st strings for those who might not know). barre the 2nd fret and you get an A chord, barre the 5th and you get a C, barre the 7th and you get a D, etc. and then you have all those extra fingers to pluck notes with. there's an old saying in Hawaii: "minimum effort, maximum pleasure" and that is what slack key is all about.
strum your open G and then play what would be a Amin7 chord in standard and then move it up two frets and back. the possibilities are about endless and it opens up a whole 'nother musical universe.
"island blues" hmmm...now that's a musical thought! |
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Location: ranson,wva | i just watched your video again.. i wish i had the cordination that you have..hell i can only finger pick with a thumb and one finger..lol jason |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Thanks for the music lesson on Island Blues, I'm gonna try it...phil |
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Location: USA | Very beautiful music my friend. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Ah, as usual I'm a few posts behind. Good reasons to be looking out the window. Nice work completing the song with potential distractions! john,
thanks so much for your post on the youtube page. i appreciate it! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Lanaki, Great tune. I hope you will contribute something to the next OFC CD. |
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Location: closely held secret | Randy, you're very welcome. Beautiful work like that should be acknowledged. |
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Location: big island | i am humbled and greatly appreciative of all the support extended to me by the members of this forum.
Mahalo Nui Loa!!! (thank you very much) |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by Lanaki:
thank you, muzza...i think. Yes, Lanaki, it WAS a compliment - from the heart, mate. |
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Location: big island | i'm happy to see no one has offered to buy your guitars, muzza! |
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Location: big island | by the way, anyone can accompany this song if you can play G, C and D7 chords in standard tuning. bust out your guitar and strum along with my video. you'll figure out the chord changes. it's quite simple! |
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Location: Wheeling, WV | hi Lanaki,
Very, very nice......nice sounding, nice writing, great execution, great guitar sound....and what nice responses from everyone, you may have some really good things come out of this posting....I hope you do, music like that deserves to be heard by many........On a lighter note, what to you keep glancing at off to your left? I know it's not sheet music, because you wrote the sweet piece....I'm picturing bikini clad babes walking along the beach outside your guitar filled beach house, into a crimson sunset, as i sit here surrounded by snow and ice, with humidifiers inside my precious axes....whatcha think guys? Thx for the tune, Lan,,,,,,,,
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Location: big island | aloha guitar1580,
thank you for your kind words.
if you read back several posts you will see where others asked the same question about what i was looking at and my response to "joyful noise" (rick).
i live up the mountain about 6 miles from the shoreline although i can see it from here. there's no bikini clad babes outside my window, just a pasture with cattle the likes of which can be seen all over west virginia. there's also a road out front and a majestic view of mauna kea mountain, the highest mountain in the world measured from base to summit. sorry to rain, or should i say snow?, on your parade but that's the reality of it all. i'm really glad you like my tune! |
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Lanaki Playing Original Slack Key on new 1537-4
