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hey man no apologies necessary i think your playing sounds beautiful! i have been working on 'the road scholar' by bill mize for a couple months now and am thinking this might be the next piece i practice. you have provided a wonderful inspiration for my learning this piece, thanks!

rmizeelectric 2 months ago

Wow your devotion to the tune shows. Having met Pat a number of times and attending clinics through the community college taught by him, I know that Pat would be impressed with how you've learned one of his tunes and also very grateful that you took the time to learn it!!!

laughs321 7 months ago

amazing job! my only suggestions would be to work on reducing the scraping sound of sliding hand positions. but really this is a minor criticism and you should be proud!

Isaac2c 11 months ago

WOW! Very well done.

MissRoseyToes 1 year ago

really really really good

dec1243 1 year ago

Excellent job on a very tough song!!

tiburon564 1 year ago

Dude, no reason at all to apologise!

This video made my day man! Amazing..! My videos aren't anywhere near to this!

Great job!

Simon leferink

SimonLeferink 2 years ago

Great job Phil!!! Been waiting a long time for someone better then me to tackle this. Would you be willing to post a tutorial showing the fingering? There really isn't any Pat Kirtley video to learn from.

obiwaynekenobi 2 years ago

hey this is really nice!! beautiful job.

you should never apologize for your art...!

schacem 3 years ago

thanks very much.

philthegorilla 3 years ago

I think you did a splendid job on that tune. I haven't tackled that one yet because it sounded like a I'd have to use my left thumb to finger bass notes (which I can't do). But I thought you did a great job on a tough tune.

planetside11 3 years ago

Thanks. I can relate...for years I only played strumming tunes but was always intrigued by fingerstyle. Guys like Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, JT, Croce, etc. all inspired me.

My advice is to pick a tune you love, get the tab, and just brute force through it. It'll take some persistence, but you WILL develop the muscle memory and your thumb and fingers WILL learn to move to the rhythm of the base line. It's very very satisfying to get a tune to come together. You can do it!

philthegorilla 3 years ago

Thanks for the info on tab Phil, sorry i could not get back sooner. Keep on pickin mate.

bonzodog10 3 years ago

Very nice.

VXLBeast 3 years ago

That was briliant mate. Can you tell me where i can get the tab for it ?

bonzodog10 3 years ago

Thanks much - the TAB that I used (and found very accurate) is published in MelBay's "Master Anthology of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos" - Volume One.

The MelBay product number is: MB98370BCD (Google it to find sources). Also, the ISBN No. is: 0-7866-5290-X

enjoy!

Phil

philthegorilla 3 years ago

Very clear and clean acoustic sound. What do you use for electronics? Kirtley is one of my favorite players. Thanks for sharing.

sigster40 3 years ago

Hi - thanks a lot. Nothing special on the electronics, standard built in electronics for the Taylor 714CE. I ran the 1/4 phono directly into my camcorder "line in." That probably helped keep it clean.

philthegorilla 3 years ago

You may have a "speed limit" but that is no bad thing. My problem is that I don't have! Well played and I enjoyed the tune.

syncopater999 3 years ago

Beautiful music and sound,I like very *****

glaoud 4 years ago

Hey my friend!! You play the tune very well, i am impressed...nice picking also!

I play it diffrently though (not mastered the intire tune yet)...i wonder..did you use any known tabs from the web? or did you learned the tune by ear?...i ask this because when i play and reach some tough parts in a particular sequences in the tune...well..it seams like you have an easier approach to it...any tips?? Thanks again and keep up the good work!!

denisg57 4 years ago