Today's Target members only student video reply by Neil is now live today we look at Blackbird by dsmarion
Hope you enjoy this!
Cheers
Cheryle
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>> Todays Target members only Student Video Review by Neil - Blackbird - dsmarion
Its a winner Scott,,but we get all something out of it,,reviews are alway's a bonus,,with this song i have alway's some thought a baut sound while using nail and flesh thing,,hitting the bass with the flesh thumb and the fingers with some nail.
cheerse Willem
cheerse Willem
Neil - Thanks so much for reviewing this for me. You are right, I did get a little lost in a couple spots here and there. I don't know if it was nerves, or just thinking too far ahead or what. Probably some of it was I miight have put this up a little before I was really ready. I have still got this song in my daily routines (with vocals added, it's one of the few songs in my limited range to sing these days, although the high part is a bit hard - not because it's too high but more because the timing is also tough for me right there for some reason). I may try this at open mic one of these days if I get the nerve up. Thanks again for the kind words and encouragement!
Marc and Jim - Thanks for the comments and for listening.
Willem - Thanks my friend. I still don't feel comfortable with using the nails - except I do use them now very loudly on the slide down right after the slowing/stop part toward the end. Paul does this to extreme in some clips I have seen and I really liked the effect it has.
Demot - You are way too kind! I am still working on it too! But it gets better all the time not having to think about it so much as when I did this clip. I did listen to Paul play it on the studio version a ton while working on this song (I played it incessantly really), plus I checked out some of his live version as well. I will check out Jeremiah and Jay's version too, thanks for the link. And thanks for the kind words!
Scott
Marc and Jim - Thanks for the comments and for listening.
Willem - Thanks my friend. I still don't feel comfortable with using the nails - except I do use them now very loudly on the slide down right after the slowing/stop part toward the end. Paul does this to extreme in some clips I have seen and I really liked the effect it has.
Demot - You are way too kind! I am still working on it too! But it gets better all the time not having to think about it so much as when I did this clip. I did listen to Paul play it on the studio version a ton while working on this song (I played it incessantly really), plus I checked out some of his live version as well. I will check out Jeremiah and Jay's version too, thanks for the link. And thanks for the kind words!
Scott
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thereshopeyet
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Congrats Scott, you've done so well, even withóut nails!!!! 
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Again, very well done!
cheers
Ness
:laugh: Again, very well done!
cheers
Ness
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Scott,
What a great job on this song. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You can be very proud of this one!
Dave
What a great job on this song. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You can be very proud of this one!
Dave
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Hi Scott,
I'm now on my third relearning of "Blackbird": The 1st was using bad tab before TG, the 2nd was with Neil's tab (not the video) and using the index finger instead of the thumb on the G string, and my present 3rd practice is correctly imitating Neil's technique as on the video. In the near future is a 4th adaptation: Paul's technique, using a slight strum, as demonstrated by Neil.
Your rendition is excellent for sure ... have you had such a bumpy road getting the right playing ?
Pierre
I'm now on my third relearning of "Blackbird": The 1st was using bad tab before TG, the 2nd was with Neil's tab (not the video) and using the index finger instead of the thumb on the G string, and my present 3rd practice is correctly imitating Neil's technique as on the video. In the near future is a 4th adaptation: Paul's technique, using a slight strum, as demonstrated by Neil.
Your rendition is excellent for sure ... have you had such a bumpy road getting the right playing ?
Pierre