January 2026 3-Minute Challenge - Week #1 Results

[mwilson315]

Username: mwilson315
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: 90 min
Tuesday January 6: 85 min
Wednesday January 7: 45 min
Thursday January 8: 30 min
Friday January 9: 30 min
Saturday January 10: 10 min
Sunday January 11: 25 min

Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 315

I've been focusing on Time in a Bottle finger picking solo (arrangement by Tony Rowden)

[BrazosOyster]

Username: BrazosOyster
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: 15 min - Jack & Diane
Tuesday January 6: 15 min - ditto
Wednesday January 7: 15 min - single notes
Thursday January 8: 10 min - boogie shuffle
Friday January 9: 10 min - Dead or Alive intro
Saturday January 1o: 20 min - flatpicking
Sunday January 11: 25 min - flatpicking

Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 110

Forcing myself to go slower and get it right instead of repeating mistakes. Given enough time, I may actually get there.

[BobW402]

Username: BobW402
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: 60 minutes
Tuesday January 6: 20 minutes
Wednesday January 7: 15 minutes
Thursday January 8: 40 minutes
Friday January 9: 5 minutes
Saturday January 10: 5 minutes
Sunday January 11: 10 minutes

Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 155
Working on chords for Neil Young’s On the Way Home - especially trying to speed up the change from Gmj7 to Dmj7… except on Sunday when I played Ripple in honor of Bob Weir.

[wjkelleher7120358]

Username: wjkelleher7120358
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: 50 minutes
Tuesday January 6: 60 minutes
Wednesday January 7: 45 minutes
Thursday January 8: 40 minutes
Friday January 9: 50minutes
Saturday January 10: 40 minutes
Sunday January 11: 30 minutes

[LaineChristopher]

Username: Laine Christopher
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: 22 minutes... (on Here Comes the Sun)
Tuesday January 6: 19 minutes... (on Here Comes the Sun)
Wednesday January 7: 35 minutes... (on Here Comes the Sun)
Thursday January 8: 20 minutes... (on Here Comes the Sun)
Friday January 9: 25 minutes... (on Here Comes the Sun)
Saturday January 1o: 45 minutes... (on Here Comes the Sun)
Sunday January 11: 45 minutes... (25 minutes on Pentatonic scales/20 minutes on Here Comes the Sun)

Total Days: 7 Days
Total Minutes: 211 Minutes

[gbrown2000]

Username: Gbrown2000:
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: 23
Tuesday January 6 40
Wednesday January 7 35
Thursday January 8 38
Friday January 9 40
Saturday January 1o 30:
Sunday January 11: 38

Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 244

Still playing Christmas songs

[ncrump93]

Username: ncrump93 (Neil Crump)
Week Ending Jan 11

Monday: 5
Tuesday: 8
Wednesday: 12
Thursday: 15
Friday: 5
Saturday: 15
Sunday: 3

Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 63

[pghbill]

Username: pghbill
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: :30 wonderful tonight
Tuesday January 6: :45 Beast of Burden
Wednesday January 7: :10 Born to be wild
Thursday January 8: ::10 Vidami slowing leads Beast of Burden
Friday January 9: :35 Vidami slowing wonderful tonight
Saturday January 1o: :15 Vidami slowing opening lead to I just died in your arms tonight
Sunday January 11: :30 I'd love to change the world



Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 135


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[rhayes73]

Username: rhayes73
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: -- 30 minutes working on fingerpicking "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
Tuesday January 6: -- 30 minutes working on fingerpicking "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
Wednesday January 7: -- 30 minutes working on fingerpicking "Aint' No Sunshine"
Thursday January 8: -- -- 30 minutes working on fingerpicking "Aint' No Sunshine"
Friday January 9: -- -- 30 minutes working on fingerpicking "Aint' No Sunshine"
Saturday January 1o: --15 minutes working on fingerpicking "Michelle"
Sunday January 11: -- 15 minutes working on fingerpicking "Michelle"

Total Days: 7 days
Total Minutes: 180 minutes