Your song writing is so solid, honestly I learn more from listening to and figuring out your songs than I do from listening and figuring out professional music.

That intro was epic. Got a link to the youtube videos you liked on the neck and any more detail on what interesting things you added to your arsenal?

Your song writing is so solid, honestly I learn more from listening to and figuring out your songs than I do from listening and figuring out professional music. That intro was epic. Got a link to the youtube videos you liked on the neck and any more detail on what interesting things you added to your arsenal?

really catchy, i love the chorus, keep um comin!

really catchy, i love the chorus, keep um comin!

I really like the song, not too sure about the solo, some parts are really fun, some other I am not as sure, but this is cool anyways!

I probably would have picked some bits here and there and "build" it from that improvisation. Soloing like that is great to know your neck for sure and learn what works great for you...

Again super nice vocals.

I really like the song, not too sure about the solo, some parts are really fun, some other I am not as sure, but this is cool anyways! I probably would have picked some bits here and there and "build" it from that improvisation. Soloing like that is great to know your neck for sure and learn what works great for you... Again super nice vocals.

Loving the style experimentation! This is really fun and smooth. I want to work on my fretboard fluency as well.

Loving the style experimentation! This is really fun and smooth. I want to work on my fretboard fluency as well.

Nice job with the lead playing! Very tasteful licks and I particularly liked how you wove them between the open spaces in your lyrics. The chord progression also stands out to me, not shying away from those dominant chords is a power move. This is truly, in every meaning of the word, Jazzy.

Nice job with the lead playing! Very tasteful licks and I particularly liked how you wove them between the open spaces in your lyrics. The chord progression also stands out to me, not shying away from those dominant chords is a power move. This is truly, in every meaning of the word, Jazzy.

Expanding the horizon! Good stuff man. I was a bit taken back at first, but you set them up and knocked them all down. Nice work.

Expanding the horizon! Good stuff man. I was a bit taken back at first, but you set them up and knocked them all down. Nice work.

Same sentiment as Frogcity… really great chords and melodies man. Chorus is spectacular.

Same sentiment as Frogcity… really great chords and melodies man. Chorus is spectacular.

Love the sound of the acoustic guitar strums and how they sit in the mix.  Also I very much appreciated your noodling skillz. Sounds great and the production is just superb.  Really catchy song and love the lyrics especially the title.  Well done!

Love the sound of the acoustic guitar strums and how they sit in the mix. Also I very much appreciated your noodling skillz. Sounds great and the production is just superb. Really catchy song and love the lyrics especially the title. Well done!

sounds great!

sounds great!

Great guitar job! Sounds very tasty!

Great guitar job! Sounds very tasty!

I guess that video really did unlock new powers. Nice work again!

I guess that video really did unlock new powers. Nice work again!

whoa!!!!

this is so awesome - it is very jazzy in your own kinda way.  the noodling is cool.  i don't like it when it gets too soloey anyway.  these chords are so good!

congrats, this is like a new level unlocked

whoa!!!! this is so awesome - it is very jazzy in your own kinda way. the noodling is cool. i don't like it when it gets too soloey anyway. these chords are so good! congrats, this is like a new level unlocked <3

Finally catching up with the backlog of cool writers on WB, and then bam, this hits!! Touch and feel dude, you're all over it.

Finally catching up with the backlog of cool writers on WB, and then bam, this hits!! Touch and feel dude, you're all over it.

This is really good stuff, glad you added the drums.
So what exactly did you learn?
- Spider

This is really good stuff, glad you added the drums. So what exactly did you learn? - Spider

Hey everyone, I've been pretty bad at listening to tracks and responding to comments the past couple weeks. Will try to do better!

For all who asked, up front I'll mention that the yt videos were from FretScience.

Thanks, I really appreciate that compliment. Link to the videos above. Before I had some reference points on the neck (basically notes on the E and A strings), but the videos have really helped me see/feel the scale on the neck.

Thanks bro! I appreciate it!

Glad there were things you liked about it! Yeah, I agree there are some things in there I wouldn't put on a "release" track, but I needed to get it out the door. I appreciate all the feedback good and bad, though, so thank you!

Thanks! This site has the vids that have really flipped the light bulb in my mind: FretScience

. My process is "How can I use different chords so this doesn't sound like the same chord progression I use every time". Glad it's working!

Haha yeah, subverting expectations, right? Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks much! Title/lyric "borrowed" from a Robert Frost poem, courtesy of the public domain. Really appreciate it!

Thanks!

Yum! Thanks

Thanks for sharing it! You rock!

Thanks, man! Yeah, I'm not into super shreddy music, but I love a tasty, expressive solo that adds to the song. So, that is hopefully where I can get to as I continue on this new adventure.

Nice to hear from you! Thanks for listening, I appreciate your comment!

Thanks! Good question. The key parts are that I learned to find the pentatonic scale for the key I'm in, and how the shapes connect across the neck.
FretScience

Hey everyone, I've been pretty bad at listening to tracks and responding to comments the past couple weeks. Will try to do better! For all who asked, up front I'll mention that the yt videos were from [url=https://fretscience.com]FretScience[/url]. [quote=frogcity]Your song writing is so solid, honestly I learn more from listening to and figuring out your songs than I do from listening and figuring out professional music. That intro was epic. Got a link to the youtube videos you liked on the neck and any more detail on what interesting things you added to your arsenal? [/quote] Thanks, I really appreciate that compliment. Link to the videos above. Before I had some reference points on the neck (basically notes on the E and A strings), but the videos have really helped me see/feel the scale on the neck. [quote=b bro]really catchy, i love the chorus, keep um comin![/quote] Thanks bro! I appreciate it! [quote=djippy]I really like the song, not too sure about the solo, some parts are really fun, some other I am not as sure, but this is cool anyways! I probably would have picked some bits here and there and "build" it from that improvisation. Soloing like that is great to know your neck for sure and learn what works great for you... Again super nice vocals.[/quote] Glad there were things you liked about it! Yeah, I agree there are some things in there I wouldn't put on a "release" track, but I needed to get it out the door. I appreciate all the feedback good and bad, though, so thank you! [quote=pineapple_dan]Loving the style experimentation! This is really fun and smooth. I want to work on my fretboard fluency as well.[/quote] Thanks! This site has the vids that have really flipped the light bulb in my mind: [url=https://fretscience.com]FretScience[/url] [quote=ViridianLoom]Nice job with the lead playing! Very tasteful licks and I particularly liked how you wove them between the open spaces in your lyrics. The chord progression also stands out to me, not shying away from those dominant chords is a power move. This is truly, in every meaning of the word, Jazzy.[/quote] <3. My process is "How can I use different chords so this doesn't sound like the same chord progression I use every time". Glad it's working! [quote=Barney Rubble]Expanding the horizon! Good stuff man. I was a bit taken back at first, but you set them up and knocked them all down. Nice work.[/quote] Haha yeah, subverting expectations, right? Thanks! [quote=prophisee]Same sentiment as Frogcity… really great chords and melodies man. Chorus is spectacular.[/quote] Thanks! [quote=Tone Matrix]Love the sound of the acoustic guitar strums and how they sit in the mix. Also I very much appreciated your noodling skillz. Sounds great and the production is just superb. Really catchy song and love the lyrics especially the title. Well done![/quote] Thanks much! Title/lyric "borrowed" from a Robert Frost poem, courtesy of the public domain. Really appreciate it! [quote=SQF]sounds great! [/quote] Thanks! [quote=Zatelite]Great guitar job! Sounds very tasty![/quote] Yum! Thanks [quote=SteveSkiano]I guess that video really did unlock new powers. Nice work again![/quote] Thanks for sharing it! You rock! [quote=orangedrink]whoa!!!! this is so awesome - it is very jazzy in your own kinda way. the noodling is cool. i don't like it when it gets too soloey anyway. these chords are so good! congrats, this is like a new level unlocked <3[/quote] Thanks, man! Yeah, I'm not into super shreddy music, but I love a tasty, expressive solo that adds to the song. So, that is hopefully where I can get to as I continue on this new adventure. [quote=Nyarlos]Finally catching up with the backlog of cool writers on WB, and then bam, this hits!! Touch and feel dude, you're all over it.[/quote] Nice to hear from you! Thanks for listening, I appreciate your comment! [quote=Devieus]This is really good stuff, glad you added the drums. So what exactly did you learn? - Spider[/quote] Thanks! Good question. The key parts are that I learned to find the pentatonic scale for the key I'm in, and how the shapes connect across the neck. [url=https://fretscience.com]FretScience[/url]

Oh cool. I watched their first video "the warp". I independently invented that same concept myself, visualizing the pattern as if it were pure 4ths and going beyond the last strings. Cool to see it being taught that way. It's definitely the more natural way to think about it. I guess coming from years of piano first, where there's no such thing as a "chord book" like there is for guitar (I still think it's a very broken concept, like giving a blood oxygen delivery system to a fish that could just use its gills), you just build the chords from the notes you want, I had to make up something that worked like that for the guitar too. Although coming full circle, guitar is the superior easiness through symmetry instrument once you get used to it xD.

Oh cool. I watched their first video "the warp". I independently invented that same concept myself, visualizing the pattern as if it were pure 4ths and going beyond the last strings. Cool to see it being taught that way. It's definitely the more natural way to think about it. I guess coming from years of piano first, where there's no such thing as a "chord book" like there is for guitar (I still think it's a very broken concept, like giving a blood oxygen delivery system to a fish that could just use its gills), you just build the chords from the notes you want, I had to make up something that worked like that for the guitar too. Although coming full circle, guitar is the superior easiness through symmetry instrument once you get used to it xD.

I really liked this! I thought your lead guitar work sounded really nice. There were some nice phrases to accentuate lyrical ideas and you had some nice spicy notes in there that resolved nicely. The acoustic sound on this is really nice. For a quick mix I think it came out very nicely! Great work!

I really liked this! I thought your lead guitar work sounded really nice. There were some nice phrases to accentuate lyrical ideas and you had some nice spicy notes in there that resolved nicely. The acoustic sound on this is really nice. For a quick mix I think it came out very nicely! Great work!

just re-listening - still amazing

just re-listening - still amazing