I'm back in LA after a relaxing spring vacation visiting family in Indiana. I suppose Indiana doesn't seem like much of a vacation spot. But I love my homeland. I've been in LA for a little over a decade now. But, quite frankly, it's an ugly and dirty place to live. By contrast, Indiana is green and clean. It may not have a reputation for a progressive-minded populace, but the people are genuine, which I can't say is always the case in Los Angeles.
Now that I'm back, I'm again focused on my guitar player improvement plan. I've decided to work on multiple songs at once - mainly I have trouble maintaining focus on one thing without getting bored. I need multiple things to work for. So, I'm working on three different songs.
1.) BB King's "The Thrill is Gone" - I know this song now, but I really want to master the voicings HE uses more adeptly before I video post. Otherwise, I'll have a tendency to slip into my own versions of his licks, which I'll probably do anyway. But, I don't want that to be the result of not having worked toward mastery of his licks.
2.) Led Zeppelin "Good Times, Bad Times" - This isn't on my original list. But, I started messing around with this song while I was in Indiana and decided to work it up.
3.) The Police "Sychronicity 2" - I love this song and it's challenging in a way that is very different from the two previous numbers. It's a very different style of playing than I typically employ and I can't wait to get really into those chorus arpeggios.
Stay Tuned!
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