Yes, of course you want to keep up with the tempo, but you don't want to SPEED up the tempo, haha! Speeding up the tempo on an uptempo song such as this is extremely common, which is another reason to always work on your timing and sense of rhythm as part of your regular practice routine (with a metronome). Most players, unless they have a great sense of timing, will speed up while playing a faster song, without even realizing it. Thanks for asking!!
Hi Raleigh --- thanks for the reminder. You can find the backing track "play button" on the right side of the screen just under the webcam recorder. Enjoy.
I tongue-block about 99.9% of what I play, including the first chorus...aside from the opening few notes of the opening riff/Head, which I articulate with my tongue (the first few root notes at beginning of phrase, each time around, of that first chorus). However, at the end of the song when I come back to the theme, I do tongue-block it.
Dennis,
When you say don't hurry up to the rhythm, what do you mean? You have to keep up, don't you?
Yes, of course you want to keep up with the tempo, but you don't want to SPEED up the tempo, haha! Speeding up the tempo on an uptempo song such as this is extremely common, which is another reason to always work on your timing and sense of rhythm as part of your regular practice routine (with a metronome). Most players, unless they have a great sense of timing, will speed up while playing a faster song, without even realizing it. Thanks for asking!!
OK, one last thing about that backing track: Can it be downloaded?
I thought there would be a backing track added for this tune. Am I wrong about that, or is it that I just can't find it?
Hi Raleigh --- thanks for the reminder. You can find the backing track "play button" on the right side of the screen just under the webcam recorder. Enjoy.
Dennis, are you tongue-blocking or puckering the 1st verse?
I tongue-block about 99.9% of what I play, including the first chorus...aside from the opening few notes of the opening riff/Head, which I articulate with my tongue (the first few root notes at beginning of phrase, each time around, of that first chorus). However, at the end of the song when I come back to the theme, I do tongue-block it.
Is there a backing track available for this, or any, tune? If not, do you have any plans to produce one?
Hi Raleigh --- yes, we will be releasing a backing track with the first chorus breakdown (next lesson coming out on Friday).