Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Wednesday October 31, 2007

Guitar:
  • Pentatonic scale, positions 1-5 2x each.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tuesday October 30, 2007

Didn't even touch a guitar yesterday, but if I recall correctly I messed around with slide and sang a couple songs on Sunday.

Slide Guitar:
  • "Shuffling in D"
  • "The Cover-Up"

Guitar & Vocals:

  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down
  • It Ain't Me Babe x2
  • The Real Old Mountain Dew x2
  • The Moonshiner x2
  • Ring Of Fire x2

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Saturday October 28, 2007

Note: I have practiced a few times since my last entry; just didn't log it. Some slide, some guitar and vocals.

Slide Guitar:
  • "Shuffling In D"

Guitar and Vocals:

  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2
  • Long Black Veil x2

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Wednesday October 24, 2007

Slide Guitar:


  • "Shuffling In D"

Guitar and Vocals:



  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Slide Guitar:


  • "Shuffling In D"

Guitar and Vocals:



  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2

  • Long Black Veil x2

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Saturday October 20, 2007

Took a few days off from playing guitar.

Guitar and Vocals:


  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2

  • Ring Of Fire x2

  • In The News x1

  • Me and Bobby McGee x2

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-16

Slide Guitar (after 10 pm):
  • Cucina Blues x3
  • Steady On x4
  • Off-beat Blues x4
  • From 12 to 7 x4
  • Transposin' and Tumblin' x5
  • 3 Note Jump x4

Monday, October 15, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-15

Guitar:
  • pentatonic scale, all 5 positions x3 (5:00 pm)

Guitar and Vocals:

  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2 (5:45 pm)

Slide Guitar:

  • 3 Note Jump x4 (7:00 pm)
  • From 12 to 7 x3(7:30 pm)
  • Transposin' and Tumblin' (7:40 pm)
  • Off-beat Blues x2 (7:50 pm)
  • Cucina Blues x2 (8:50 pm)

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-14

Guitar:

  • Major scale in E, all 6.5 positions x2.
  • Simple Man finger picking
  • Hunger Strike finger picking
  • Slide licks

Guitar and Vocals:

  • Me and Bobby McGee x1 (9:25 pm)

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-13

Guitar And Vocals:
  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2
  • Jug Of Punch x2
  • The Real Old Mountain Dew x2
  • The Moonshiner x2
  • Ring Of Fire x2
  • Long Black Veil x2
  • Me and Bobby McGee x2
  • It Ain't Me Babe x1

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-11

Slide Guitar:


  • 3 Note Jump and other slide licks - around 30 minutes.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-09

Been awhile since I did any slide guitar, so:

Guitar:
  • 3 Note Jump 5 or 6 times, plus a couple other slide riffs - between 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm.

Guitar and Vocals:

  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2 - around 9:30 pm.
  • Ring of Fire x2 - around 10:00 pm.
  • The Moonshiner x2 - 10:15 pm.
  • The Real Old Mountain Dew x2 - 10: 30 pm.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-08

Guitar and Vocals:


  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x1 - 4:00 pm.

  • Not feeling it today.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Practice Journal, 2007-10-07

Been awhile since I've recorded my sessions, but that doesn't mean I haven't been playing. I've recently decided put the electric aside for awhile to concentrate on rhythm guitar and vocals. I've expanded my list of songs considerably, as will be evident in my journal. I'll do an updated "List of Songs I Sing" post soon.

Guitar and Vocals:
  • Ring of Fire x2 - 5:00 pm or so.
  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2 - 5:30 pm or so.
  • Voice is cracking, so going to have some throat tea and inhale some steam - 5:40 pm.
  • Sunday Mornin' Coming Down x2 - 6:40 pm.
  • Stretch out for 5 minutes or so.
  • The Moonshiner x2 - 7:00 pm.
  • The Real Old Mountain Dew x2 - 7:30 pm.
  • Brennen On The Moor x1 - 9:30 pm.
  • Jug Of Punch x1
  • In The News x1