Beautiful piece. Makes me want to bust out my nylon string and my sheet music!
Do it!
And you should!
Would you be interested in doing me a huge favor? It won't take much time...
I'd like you to read the intro for this PDF. You can download it, and might want to. It, and his Rock Discipline, are two very excellent sources for learning - and he's got quite a few things in common with myself.
What might also interest you is that he's quite a fitness buff and pretty dedicated to being fit, with being both big and strong. I suspect he's the kind of guy you might find yourself a fan of. He's also a fantastic teacher and has been featured on my guitarists better than Hendrix list.
So, if you have a few free minutes, I'd love it if you'd read (at least) the intro to this:
It's best if downloaded.
There's also this:
Both may seem a little advanced for you, but they're something taken in time. There's also the Rock Discipline video that I've previously suggested. They're by the same person, Petrucci. He's the guy that does the bitchin' solos for a band called Dream Theater. He also used to write for a guitar magazine. The first link is a collection of his series written for said magazine. I really think the intro will inspire you, give you confidence, intrigue you, and make you smile. And, as a favor, I'd love it if you smiled.
I downloaded both files, I made a point to read the intro of rock discipline, and take a look at the beginning of suspended animation, I try to play the first few bars, it was horrible but I wouldn't have been able to do it at all a week ago. I think its a song I would enjoy playing. I saved both pdfs to my machine. I did smile. So thanks for that.
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