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Declan Byrne
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 9:19 am |
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Guys if any of you have tab for Rocky Top i would be very grateful if could you please email it to me please deccibyrne@gmail.com Cheers  |
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Dale Hansen
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 11:30 am
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Declan,
Did you want the whole thing,...Like an instrumental version?,...or, just a lead ride over the chorus?
The reason that I ask, is because I've been contemplating doing a "Natural learning" series on You-Tube, and my FB page. (.."The Zone" ) One part of the series will feature an instructional video on a solo over the "Rocky Top" chorus.
I don't have it shot, or tabbed out yet, but I plan to do this project in the near future....As soon as I get some editing software to work on this antiquated rig of mine.
DH
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Quentin Hickey
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 11:57 am
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Dale that would be great if you do that. Most cams come with video software.
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Dale Hansen
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 12:40 pm
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I am one of the technologically retarded.
Thirty (+) years ago,...When everyone else my age was dumping a never-ending stream of quarters into video games,...I remained contented with torturing bugs with a magnifying glass.
You're right,..I did acquire some "Vixia" software with my Canon vid-cam, but, I don't know which disc to download for my older system. I had bought a Sony 'movie maker' product, but it wouldn't run, or froze everything up. (I traded it in for a huge magnifying glass...)
I do happen to have a much more astute pal, who's willing to help me fumble through it, and get me started.
Thanks, Quentin.
DH
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Declan Byrne
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 12:57 pm
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| Hi Dale I wasn't fussy.I'd take anything available eg (the instrumental version)Also that's a great idea on your future plans.Any help that's available is a great asset to me and I'm sure many others also |
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Dale Hansen
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 3:41 pm
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Well, Declan,
That's a good enough affirmation, coming from you, and Quentin. That gives me a boost of confidence that my efforts might be worthwhile, in going forward with "The Zone" series. My approach to teaching is entirely different to what you might be used to seeing.
"The Natural Learning Method", which I endorse, profess, and teach, from is loosely based on Barry Green's "The Inner Game of Music",...and, from my own sports psychology gleanings from my era in the sport of rodeo, as a semi-pro Bareback bronc rider.
I still need to outline the entire presentation, and sequence it, to be able to convey the concepts in an understandable way.
I'll do my best to get a video up ASAP.
Thanks, DH
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Quentin Hickey
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 3:49 pm
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Go for it Dale. I am really egar to hear that pretty blue GFI blazin!  |
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John Bresler R.I.P.
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Thornton, Colorado
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Posted 20 Feb 2012 6:39 pm Rocky Top tab
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I've only seen tab for Rocky Top in one of Herby Wallace's courses.
Herby has a lot of tab available as a single song. You might contact Herby and see if he has it available.
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Declan Byrne
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Southern Ireland
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Keith Davidson
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 9:56 am
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Dale, would be VERY interested in what you have going on there. Please keep us posted.
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Dale Hansen
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Hendersonville,Tennessee, (USA)
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 11:55 am
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Jeez,...The pressure, and expectations seem to be building up beyond whatever I might hope to deliver.
...I shoulda just kept my big ol' mouth shut. 
The whole 'gist' of what I truly hope to convey throughout my (future) video series, is not a showcase of "licks", or how to pull them off, but more importantly,..It is about cultivating the faith, and confidence in yourself, and your own 'natural, 'childlike' learning abilities. I strongly advocate the (..mostly alien) concepts of letting your own body 'teach' itself...
Truly awesome, and great things can happen when the three foundational elements are present. Relaxation, Awareness, and Trust.
Over the years, and, in various odd places here on the Forum, I have written posts about simply "letting things happen", by merely having a firm 'blueprint', in your minds 'ear', of how you want your guitar to SOUND, while learning a pattern, scale, run,...or whatever. Volume pedal technique?.....Forget about the volume pedal, and just simply focus on the way that you want whatever you're doing to sound. By eliminating the mental interference, or critical thought, your right foot will 'teach' itself how to achieve the sound that you're after.
I've often referred to the fact that I've never 'taught' myself how to pick block,..or analyzed the technique in any fashion. But I do 'pick block', on certain runs, or banjo type rolls,...And, it all just happened naturally, by focusing on the way that I wanted it to sound, rather than the mechanics,....And, by trusting my fingers to 'teach themselves' to find a way to get the particular sound that I desired.
For starters, try this little exercise...
Next time that you're 'Woodshedding', or, learning a new scale or pattern...Discipline yourself to just simply be aware of all of your senses while playing the run. How do the pedals feel under your left foot?..What do your picks feel like as they contact the strings? What is your level of tension? Is your right shoulder rising up past your ear, or, getting tight when you get to that difficult spot?. How do your hands feel? Tight?....relaxed? Rate your tension, or anxiety, on a scale of 1-10... Are you too tight? Take a break, make a tight fist and hold it for about 10 seconds, then,....release it. Tense your forearms, legs, neck, shoulders, or whatever else is giving you trouble, and hold it as long as needed, to fatigue those muscles. When you release, a warm, relaxed sensation will replace the tension..
Breathing, fully, and deeply is helpful, too. Have you ever watched a nature program with lions, and noticed how they lay on their sides in the shade, with their bellies rising and falling with each deep breath? In my sports psychology studies, these animals are referred to as "belly breathers". Humans, unfortunately, have forgotten how to breathe correctly, and we take in shallow, little puffs of air that do little more than stave off total Anoxia.
Along with the 'Awareness' exercise outlined above, try to block, or brush off any critical thoughts of your current performance, either good or bad, and just simply 'NOTICE',..if a note isn't quite in tune, or something isn't smooth sounding, without judging it as "Good", or "Bad". Another big part of awareness, is simply being where you are,...while you're there.
It's counter productive to not be fully engaged in whatever it is that you happen to be doing, and thinking about the lawn that needs mowing, or the shed that needs a spring cleaning, or..whatever. Whenever I sit down to my guitar, I have to exercise my will to drop everything else, and say to myself: "THIS is where I am at, and THIS is what I'm doing for now...Nothing else really matters,...just for the time being".
Next, take on a simple 1 or 2 bar lick, or run that you happen to be working on, and repeat it until it gets to a point where you can (mentally ) 'Hit the "Go" switch', in your head, and let your fingers, feet, and knees automatically perform the task without any thought whatsoever. Granted,..it's a very weird sensation at first,... It's almost like being possessed by a foreign 'spirit',..or something.
But it isn't. It's not 'spooky' at all. It's just your deeper, inner mind, circumventing the surface, critical, judgmental part of your brain,...and, allowing you to just sit there, almost like a third party observer, as your body goes through the motions to perform the task. And, it's also how that you know 'that you know' that you've fully learned, and programmed in the info; which is, not unlike programming info into a computer. When the task is programmed in correctly, and you can perform that lick, run, or solo - automatically, without any thought about it, is the point where the 'Trust' comes in. Now, you can 'trust' your programming to pull it off at will...
One other, very important element of 'natural' learning is to eliminate any 'time' limits on whatever it is that you're learning. An attitude of,..."It takes, as long as it takes", will do wonders for dissipating unreasonable expectations, or pressure.
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Dale Hansen
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 12:27 pm
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Declan, I apologize.
It wasn't my intent to run rough-shod over your "Rocky-Top" thread. I really ought to take this un-related subject up elsewhere, or perhaps start up a new thread, sometime later.
Let me know, and I'll gladly delete all of the above...
DH
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Fred Amendola
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Declan Byrne
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Southern Ireland
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 5:54 pm
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| Dale !! This is great stuff, Keep it going Thats the beauty of the forum, it opens many other doors.Were all here to learn or/and to help others.I'm enjoying this.Right now I need as much help thats available out there. |
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Tony Prior
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Charlotte NC
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 5:57 pm
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Declan, thanks for the mention of RT on my site. The package that I have put together includes the basic melody line and chorus as well as a speed pickin' add-lib...the program also introduces the X Lever ( Bb) to general use.
Good luck with the program !
t
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Jim Cohen
From:
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 6:02 pm
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Hey Fred, just listened to that clip; thanks for posting it. It reminds me tremendously of the steel ride on the song "Henry" by the New Riders. About the same era; probably was Buddy Cage...
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Declan Byrne
From:
Southern Ireland
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 6:19 pm
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| Nice one Tony.The discussion tracks are very interesting.This should keep me busy for quiet a good length of time.Cheers |
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Herby Wallace
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Sevierville, TN, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Feb 2012 8:50 pm Rocky Top
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I do have Rocky Top tabbed in my HWP-1009 course. I also have an adlib solo tabbed which I used to teach at some seminars several years ago. When I would teach the adlib, I would break it down into sections and explain how I had arrived at each part. In other words which scales I was working out of or maybe chord substitutions and so on.
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