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I've been working on this ever since Neil put up the first drip feed of this song.

It's certainly much more challenging than I expected. Especially all the fast arpeggio stuff. I think I've got most of it figured out now except for the measures 20 and 21.
I just can't get the hang of the right hand fingering with the thumb constantly crossing past the index finger. I intend to keep working on that.

This still has some rough edges and the song is too long for me to have any chance of playing it all the way through without some sloppy mistakes.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to some feedback. Especially for some thoughts on how to not have the notes sound so staccato in all the quicker sections.

-Tom

Wow Tom,,it sounded very good for me..for some feedback it needs the eyes and ears by a specialist,,but what I learned here if some needs to sound more legato its alll a bout releasing the fingers on the right moment (the sustain thing),,from one string to the other is very difficult to let the fingers stay but it must..
there is only one way to learn that and that is sloooooooooooooooow it down even it is a slow motion...

Willem,,,,,

I am not a specialist

Tom,

You are doing great on this one. It all seems to be there. Just needs the rough edges smoothed out. I'm really not qualified to comment on technique, because I don't do much finger picking. However, at one time, the Fragile album was in my vinyl collection, and was so over played that it was unrecognizable. It's been a long time since I heard the album version of this song, and I don't remember all those notes being played. The point is, you may benefit by dropping a few notes, simplifying a few of the tougher parts when you perform it, and even a die hard Yes fan-from-the-past like me would never notice.

My hat is off to you for tackling it and the progress you have made.

Hydroman52

All credit to you Tom for getting it to this stage so quickly. It seems like there are so many techniques going on that this song is a step above some of the other level 9 songs on the site. I'm not qualified to offer advice, just keep practicing, it'd be great to hear it in a month or two to see the progress.

I don't think your recording set up does you justice, there are a lot of dynamics that get lost in the mud of compression on YouTube. Your performances deserve a quality set up to show off your talent.

Dean

My hat's off to you for getting that far so quickly, I personally am still working on the first segment of the lesson with the flaminco strumming technique.

With respect to the timing issues of pulloffs and hammer-ons, that is a matter of finger strength, how close to the fret your landing that fingertip for those moves, and that is simply a matter of practice pratice practice, and calluses on those fingertips to manage the pull-offs with more snap.


Very very well done!!!!

Tom,
Congratulations on getting so far on yet another difficult piece. Keep up the good work!

Craig

Hi Tom,

Nice to see another post from you. I have only watched the first two parts of this one so I can't offer any advice. Just wanted to say it sounds really good to me and there are so many techniques your brain must be smoking :laugh:

Real nice job.

I hope your summers going well.

Bob

Tom, Most excellent my friend. Some pretty fancy finger work in this !

Hey Tom great work. I think this one definitely sits with Neil for review and advice. All I can offer is congratulations and encouragement to keep working on this as it appears very close to excellent from where I sit.

There's obviously a load of hard work gone into that already Tom, great job so far.... looking forward to Neil's comments on it.
I felt you got into your stride particularly between 2:30- 2:50. Great work!