THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I’M LEARNING FROM BRIAN IS: PLAY PHRASES, NOT SCALES, -PHRASE LIKE SINGER-LEAVE SPACES-PLAY WITH FEELING AND EMOTION.

I THINK BRIAN’S MOST IMPORTANT WISDOMS ARE THE THINGS HE SAYS BETWEEN NOTES. THEORY IS NECESSARY, BUT THE MAIN POINT HE TRYS TO PUT ACROSS IS TO PLAY LIKE YOU, AND COMMUNICATE THROUGH YOUR GUITAR.

A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE STARTING TO COME TOGETHER FOR ME. I’M POSTING A SONG I WROTE 2 YEARS AGO THAT I RE-DID YESTERDAY. I ORGINALLY PLAYED IT ON AN ELECTRIC NYLON STRING, AND ALWAYS THOUGHT TO DO IT MORE BLUESY.

I WROTE IT TO FIT A REAL DRUMTRACK. IT STARTS OF IN DMINOR, THEM MODULATED TO FMAJOR, THEN ENDS BACK AT DMINOR.

THE MODULATION TO MAJOR IS MY MUSICAL METAPHOR OF THE SUN RISING. (I WROTE ON THE MORNING OF MY BIRTHDAY, I’M A GEMINI, AND I WATCHED THE SUN COME UP AS I WAS WRITING IT.)

I’M VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT. I DID WELL FOLLOWING BRIAN’S WISDOMS, AND I’M VERY HAPPY WITH MY PHRASING. WOULDN’T CHANGE A NOTE.

THE MAJOR PART IS, AGAIN, UNDER HEAVY HENDRIX INFLUENCE.
I THINK THIS SONG IS MY BEST PLAYING YET, AND ONE OF MY BEST CHORD PROGRESSIONS. LISTENING TO BRIAN AND HENDRIX ARE DEFINITELY SEEPING INTO MY MUSIC. GOOD TO HAVE 2 GREAT TEACHERS.

REAL DRUM TRACK
FENDER ULTRA STRAT
FENDER JAZZ BASS

THANKS FOR LISTENING (NOW LISTEN TO BRIAN AND HENDRIX) LOL
RALPH

FORGOT TO ADD-ALSO PAYING A LOT MORE ATTENTION TO BRIAN’S DIFFERENT VIBRATOS. ALWAYS SO SMOOTH AND EVEN AND MUSICAL, AND HE USES IT A LOT. MINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TOO FAST AND NARROW, SO I’M SLOWING IT DOWN AND WORKING TO GET IT WIDER AND
ADD ING MORE VIBRATO. GONNA TAKE A WHILE, BUT THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS I’M WORKING ON.