cherokee shuffle guitar

cherokee shuffle, any suggestions or comments welcome

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Music

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• bluegrass
• acoustic
• guitar
• flatpicking

[saullouis]

I like the variety in it. Good work.

[webbfeet65]

thanks, im not good but i enjoy pickin, thank you

[lkb3rd]

Sounds good. You asked for comments and suggestions, so i have a suggestion.

Change your right hand technique. I'd get your wrist up off of the guitar top. Try picking with your hand floating. If you have to lightly brush your pinky at first as a reference that's ok, but not preferred. Pick with an economical twisting motion of your forearm and wrist.

[webbfeet65]

yeah i am working on it,(wrist smashed against top)along with way i hold pick,and keeping my hand straighter from wrist to elbow, in cherokee 2 i tried these, and still got alot to go but old habits are hard to break,thanks

[jocwalk]

I've listened to this again and I'm not even sure you're in the right key for the song. Go to the video Josh Williams, Andy Falco, Chris Eldridge - Cherokee Shuffle.  Listen only to the first guy playing, Josh Williams. Yes, I know he's hauling a** but just listen to the song as his first time through is pretty much spot on to the way the song was written. Good luck and keep plugging away.

[webbfeet65]

I am in key of G , no capo, and hes in Key of A with capo, those guys, Josh ,Chris, and Andy are awesome.Think it was an older video by Andy that inspired me to learn it.lol still learning thanks and keep pickin

[bassmastah13]

i can play a simple version of this on the cello. i'll post it soon :)

[ozark1951]

Hell, I like it period! Nice job!

[a46474647]

Hey Webfeet, I gotta say, you got some great improv skills going on there. Some really nice melodic variations happening. You gotta work on the right hand to get better tone, but hey - we're all a work in progress. I'm a pretty experienced player and I'm getting some inspiration from your playing. Thanks for the post, dude!

[pretourious]

Cool man! I've been working on this tune for about 3 days now.

[OrinWalker]

I'm a fan of Carl Miner and his technique. He does something similar to your style. But two things I've noticed that might help you some more... 1) play closer to the bridge to get more volume and clarity. 2) try placing your thumb and index together so that they are pointing in opposite directions, then place the pick in between them. I believe you are holding the pick so that it leads off the end of your index. that works just fine for strumming, but can be clumsy when you want speed.

[steeltone]

yeah your right the guitar sounds great good luck

[jocwalk]

Sorry but I have to laugh. My guitar sounds great and that's according to lots of folks I know who frequently pull out their vintage Martins. The problem is the upload process for videos. Some programs work better than others at compressing video files. On my computer, the file is clear as a bell (even with the camera no closer than 6'); once it gets compressed and uploaded, the sound gets muffled and garbled. I could make it clearer but the upload time gets ridiculous due to the file sizes.

[steeltone]

dear joc... i have listened again to your posting if your strings arent flimsy your pick must be because there is so much rubbery sound from your guitar try the dr sunbeam 13"s ans a 88 mil tortex pick,, good luck..