Oh man...that's an obscure one! I only played it live one time because I meant for it to include the actual dance element (I think I pulled it off pretty well). I'm running out of instructional video ideas, but I'm uploading lots of music on another channel these days. I keep telling myself I'll do more of these "when things slow down" (whenever that is...).

Unfortunately I don't know how to read or write tabs.

@@JonCrocker that's unfortunate. What are The chords of The song?

@@Apollomusic22 The verse is like this: b minor, b minor/A, then G major (add a major 7 if it feels right)--this is for each line of the verse. Sometimes before starting the next verse I'll add an Asus4 after the G major. The chorus is: e minor, A major (so what have I got now?) D major, G major D major, A major b minor (passing through A major to) G major, then hover on the Asus4 until you are ready to go to the next verse, and at the end I alternate between G major and the Asus4. Thanks!

@@JonCrocker Thanks to you Jon!

That is a difficult question. It will depend on the situation. I just watched one of the solo tutorials for the song (never thought of trying that one myself...it is beyond my ability at the moment), and I think I'd probably be doing a lot of partial barres (just the higher pitched strings) with the index finger of my fretting hand. If you're getting extra sounds from the side of your fretting hand hitting the lower strings, fixing that could be a matter of technique (how you sit/stand and hold the guitar), but also try different amp/effect settings--I find that when I play electric, these settings can really exaggerate or minimize extra noise. There have been times when recording that I've had problems with the lower-pitched strings getting in the way during some guitar parts (specifically when playing slide parts), and I've fixed that by putting some fabric under just those strings (between the strings and the fretboard) to dampen them. It isn't replicable live, but then I'd never be playing slide guitar solos live either, so I guess it doesn't matter.

I think you're right about the Venture bushing changeover. I rode more Ventures than anything in the 90s...some green ones, then Venture highs when they came out (purple bushings!). I think that's the same time they switched to red bushings for the lows. I switched back to the red bushing lows eventually. They just felt right to me.

@@JonCrocker i like the highs. i like the lows too but they're prone to wheelbite especially since i like big, wide wheels 56mm. so i run 1/8" risers on the lows. i should prob get a new set of lows, i'd prob get the 8" instead of 7.65" since i ride bigger boards these days. my highs are the 5.6(8.25")

Funny--I remember being "look out, the guitarist is at the drums!" I once wrote a three chord song simple enough where I got to be at the drums, the drummer got to play bass, and the bass player played guitar. It was fun to mix it up, even in practice. Got a couple videos on the to-do list that I might get around to one of these days...

Hmm. I never considered trying that one. I looked up the chords and tried it before watching a live version (I remember having this one on a tape that I'd always listen to in my first car, high school days...). I think the higher chords are actually the easier ones--but I'm playing a slightly different voicing (half-barre) that preserves the main melody (the topmost notes going from octave, down to scale degree 7, back up to octave, if you know what I mean). Might do a quickie to show that. There's been a few requests I've been meaning to record but just need to motivation to get around to it, so I might do several in one batch.

Hi Colten!

I've played around with that one in an open D tuning. Might do that (but probably have to do a standard version as well).

Most definitely. At this point I have run out of ideas for guitar lessons, so I always appreciate suggestions. I'll work on that soon! Do you have a particular key you want to play it in?

I believe the key is E Major.

I'd say that depends on if you have easy access to left-handed guitars. If so, that might be simpler. If not, we're here for you!

Unfortunately I have never done exercises and wouldn't be able to recommend anything other that what you'd find with a Google search. I will say that this is a big hurdle and that getting past it is kind of a big deal. I do tell people to fret from directly above the string and slightly closer to the soundhole (to limit muting and buzzing), but there are plenty of chords I play with fingers smashed flat/sideways (they only work because I've done them so many times). Also look for a video later in this series called "playing chords comfortably." There are lots of cheats for certain chords that work well in the context of a song but are a lot easier to play than what you might find in a chord chart.

Email me (channel info page)--I have some music to share that isn't on this channel.

Feel free to make requests. I'm pretty much out of ideas for this series.

New video up! I tried to make it for a more general audience but it worked out pretty doable for me (I watched one of the main youtube tutorials and looked up a few chord charts, and it sounds right to me...). Let me know your thoughts.

That's a very good question. I was looking up chords on chord sites and they all suggested f# minor 9, which is a lot easier, but I don't know what the sheet music looks like. I played around with a couple of different ways to do it with an added 9th and an added 13th (definitely harder than a 9th). Will try to get something done with it soon. Thanks for the idea!

Very nice. I don't post videos often but if enough new people subscribe I might get motivated (maybe in winter when things slow down?). Thanks!

Ahh...that other song was about a character named Rocky. Very famous band indeed. I imagine that being able to alternate those two fingers would give you more speed. My problem is just that my ring finger is the lazy one and not trained for anything other than just being there. Definitely something I could work on. If you have video suggestions I would make more--I've kind of run out of ideas at this point (or at least as far as my own ability allows me to show). Thanks!

Thank you!

If you have questions or requests, ask away--there's a bunch of these videos here.

Cloudberries are delicious but not very good by fall time. There are also many mushrooms but I am still learning about those (and I wouldn't want to make a video just in case somebody misidentifies one and gets sick). Lots of good stuff to eat, though! Our bog blueberries are not good this year but our bilberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium) are. We are trying to pick those before the moose and hares eat them all.

I am happy to hear I can help you play! If you have suggestions for more videos that can help, I'll do my best.

It didn't really make it harder to noseslide (maybe a tiny bit more drag?), it was more a matter of noseslides destroying the bolts. I remember this being an issue for me with only one set of trucks before I got new Venture featherlights. It doesn't affect anything else, really. If anything, it's slightly easier to access the bolts with the older bolt pattern (hanger is less in the way of your wrench).

@@JonCrocker i have some '90s venture featherlights on my primary setup, they came with green bushings. not sure when they switched to red, maybe '96/'97ish