so what's everyone been working on ?

Barney

i thought it would be interesting to hear what everyone has been practising and what they feel what has been the most improvements in there playing ...

viz

Improvising tunes

bingefeller

Arpeggios, melodic patterns (eg 1-2-3-5 etc), learning Have You Met Miss Jones.

octatonic

Drumming- single stroke rolls 16th's at 160bpm, doubles at 140bpm, paradiddle's at 110bpm.

Independence exercises.

Barney

bingefeller;826092" said:

Arpeggios, melodic patterns (eg 1-2-3-5 etc), learning Have You Met Miss Jones.

similar to me really ...iv been doing a lot of
II V I exercises in 12 keys...with altered stuff on the V ...plus working on the arps in them keys as well....not working on standards at the moment but taking out any awkward chord progs out of various tunes and making them so they are not awkward anymore.....also picking everything thats something that was a bit alien to me but getting there with it i think ..:)

CHRISB50

I'm working on improving my polyrhythmic finger picking and continuing to learn Tabula Rasa by Calum Graham.

Roland

I hate to say it, but I've been stretching my fingers over Mr Brightside. Then on Monday we decided to do Somebody Told Me instead. So this evening I've been practicing my transcribing

HollowAxis

Ableton live.

Going from being in a band to gigging solo. 

Ripped up songs in Ableton. Controllers. Guitar. Sing. 

So much practicing and work to do.

Danny1969

I've been working my way through Cavatina, probably best known as the theme from The Deer Hunter. I'm basically playing the John Williams arrangement for acoustic nylon but on an electric. There's some interesting stretches but it's rewarding as his arrangement makes the piece playable as a complete nice sounding piece of music on one guitar with no other backing

Oh and the fast bit from Black Rose - Thin Lizzy. I'm in a Lizzy tribute but never bothered to get it 100% right but I'm trying now. Gary Moore had some serious strength in his left hand 

thomasross20

Going over my modes, pentatonics & arps. 

--> Goal is to start jamming to backing tracks again at some point but with more complicated chord progressions. 

Been doing drums & bass for the album. 

Recently recorded two songs in the studio with the band.

Watching the odd video on jamplay. 

Lots of technical practice as usual.

Learnt 3 new songs this week for the band.

Barney

Danny1969;826416" said:

I've been working my way through Cavatina, probably best known as the theme from The Deer Hunter. I'm basically playing the John Williams arrangement for acoustic nylon but on an electric. There's some interesting stretches but it's rewarding as his arrangement makes the piece playable as a complete nice sounding piece of music on one guitar with no other backing

Oh and the fast bit from Black Rose - Thin Lizzy. I'm in a Lizzy tribute but never bothered to get it 100% right but I'm trying now. Gary Moore had some serious strength in his left hand 

lovely tune cavatina....whats the name of the thin lizzy tribute band ...our drummer also plays in one as well as us...

Danny1969

Black Rose mate, so if there's one tune I should really have nailed it's the song we're named after

Barney

Danny1969;826457" said:

Black Rose mate, so if there's one tune I should really have nailed it's the song we're named after

our drummer plays with one called five and dangerous...dont iff you have heard of them

Danny1969

It's a good name, Live & Dangerous is the bible album for us Lizzy guys, if you cover a song you cover the Live n Dangerous one not the studio version 

I've just looked at your guys Facebook page, looks a good outfit playing some good gigs. My lot plays some enjoyable gigs but the monies dire 

Barney

Danny1969;826478" said:

It's a good name, Live & Dangerous is the bible album for us Lizzy guys, if you cover a song you cover the Live n Dangerous one not the studio version 

I've just looked at your guys Facebook page, looks a good outfit playing some good gigs. My lot plays some enjoyable gigs but the monies dire 

yeah they are a good band ...i dont play in the band but our drummer does with other local lads....

57Deluxe

I seem to be mostly develop up songs for my students to get to grips with which often means finding alternative fingerings for them.

As such, 'singalong a songs' that they can get their head around in total, currently include Hi Hi Silver lining and Whiskey in the Jar with full solo parts.

PolarityMan

Singing, working on the Gary Jules version of Mad World and the Noose by A Perfect Circle.

@octatonic

Have you found that kind of practice has paid off? I find rudiments practice really hard to commit to as it's just so tedious so would be worth hearing how long it took you to see pay offs.

Drew_TNBD

Singing, screaming, and distortion techniques. More work on my mix too.

I've got 12 songs that I want to record for a new album under my 'Lands With Metal Beasts' moniker.

hugbot

Vocal melodies and lyrics.

ArchtopDave

1. Jeff Beck's Brush With The Blues - but using a Les Paul so no whammy bar antics.

2. Decided some weeks ago to do a bit of DADGAD study - complemented by recent Lowden purchase.

3. Got asked to join a band out of the blue 10 days ago -  had a go with the band this Wednesday, and now have a pile of fortunately straightforward songs to learn - Charity Gig in a month's time.

Clarky

brushing up on my early 80's style licks and tricks for a session I have on at the moment..

so I've been messing with Van Halen, George Lynch, Vivian Campbell type vibes..