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Riffs

I've been working on my technique, I think it's sounding better. Having trouble getting the right harmonic at the end, it has a low volume on that note. I think the tab book might be slightly off or I'm missing some things. It's still a little off, this is my best solo, I got it memorized. I didn't know the sound would be this low, next time I'll adjust the settings. I've been working on this rock jam, I learned the strumming pattern here. Today I practiced it again to share, but it got a little more interesting by accident and was able to work it into my playing. Going to try and upload the jam tomorrow with some kind of song structure.
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I got the outro part instagram ready and figured I'd share it here as well
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Eudaimonia Overture(day 7)

So it's day 7 of me working on eudaimonia overture and I'll probably continue working on it to make it instagram ready but this is what I have so far 😅
I got a little further with the sweep picking lesson, 8 bars and the bend at 70% speed. The first 4 bars helped separate my middle and index fingers, not to mention the huge pinky stretch. The next 4 bars had me connect them close again, which was awkward feeling. I've been working on my bends and muting, it's making my fingertips numb and can't do it for too long. Here I'm using my index finger to mute like 3-4 strings and bending with my 3 other fingers, I'm just lightly resting it on the strings and applying pressure to my other 3 fingers for the bend and vibrato. Last half is some weird keyboard stuff again, I did a little bit of practice again today along with other guitar stuff. Didn't record anything during the day so the volume is low again. So yeah this is what I got for today, I'll try to get something loud when I wake up, usually got more energy too.

Looper fun with octaves

I had a bit of looper fun with octaves creating a sound I liked and I figured I'd share
The final cover of 2020 of one of my favorite A7X songs

Solo In E Major

  • Jak Angelescu
  • Dec 30, 2020
  • 5 Comments
Since I have been taking a break from my private lessons, has been using the time to really hone in on what I've learned. I re visited the C major scale in the concept he wanted me to get really well under my belt: the concept of key changes :)
Final day of the challenge, intro and verse/chorus, threw in the bridge section for good measure. A few little mistakes here and there but overall I am happy with the progress given the time frame. Will be one I will continue to work on.
I think the scale is the same or similar to the one on Seize the Day. Learned the 1st four bars on the sweep picking etude, forgot to use a pick when i recorded it. That's a crazy stretch, I was surprised I could do it and standing up too. Normally my fret hand fingers rest together, after I did the Etude bars my fingers collapsed a fret apart each. Kind of scary to me, hopefully I can still be able to play power chords. It's late again so the volumes low, this is what I worked on before I slept and after I woke. Did some camera effects too.

Skid Row- Youth Gone Wild (Rhythm)

  • Jak Angelescu
  • Dec 29, 2020
  • 17 Comments
I have put myself in guitar school all over again! Instead of feeling pressured to get solos completely perfect, I am giving myself assignments for certain things and my assignment for this week was to get the rhythm of the song up to speed and played standing up as if I was in a performance. Next week I will start really nailing on the solo! I already know it but I can't play it up to speed yet very well. I dedicate this video to @[4668:@Alicia Willis] who inspired me to have fun and let go and goof off if I want to be myself. I also dedicate this to @[59877:@Kat the metalhead] who doesn't ever give a shit what people think about how she looks or how she plays. She rocks hard on the camera and she is always true to herself. Something that I have forgotten about over the last few years.

Oh! Lady be good

I spent Christmas as my mother's house and only had an acoustic guitar with me so I worked on this nice happy vibes gypsy jazz song.

St. James

Se que es un poco tarde pero no tuve conexión a Internet el día de ayer. Subí la canción completa en honor al gran The Rev, espero puedan darme su opinión!

Leap Of Faith

My first single is almost ready!!
I was very impressed when learning this song, there are some parts that I like, namely the guitar riff which is very easy and of course still fun to play..

Perfectly Lonely

I've always found this a fun song to listen to so I figured I'd learn it today.
Soo, it's been a week with me taking a shot at this riff (as challenged by @[4668:@Alicia Willis] :D). I've been in New Delhi from the past 4 days but I brought my guitar along. It's been inconsistent practicing, but I'm happy how this is going. A few more hours into it and it should be smooth haha
So I decided since this is syns school I should play some avenged sevenfold and I know that’s what everyone wants lol I’ve been playing bat country for about 4 years now and decided its time to share! This song means the world to me! It’s the one song all my guitar teachers told me I would never be able to play no matter how hard I tried! But I proved them wrong by learning it myself and damn they were shocked! I would stand and play but no straps I have will stay on this guitar lol I can’t even count how many times I almost dropped it cuz the strap fell off haha

Weird Vibes

I got a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for my Birthday and I've been messing around with recording big vocal harmonies & harmonized Guitar parts. Here's the results of me messing around for a while with it! (Best enjoyed through headphones)
I usually only share final products of my gypsy jazz stuff but I figured since knowing the chords is fundamentally important for gypsy jazz(it's rarely one scale fits all kind of thing so you need to know the changes) I figured I'd share just me playing the chords. I also love the happy vibe this particular song has and it's never had to share some happy vibes you know 😄
Had to get this done before Christmas was over with since I’ve been practicing for a while. Very imperfect version of Carol of the Bells, finger style acoustic. A lot of barring and finger movement in this and I’m not feeling 100% either, but here ya go. Merry Christmas.