Foot's in the door! The challenge there is in keeping the bent note (at 0:09) ringing (or at least in the bent position) while the 4th finger note is played. The extra burden is to aim finger 4 while the bend is made. Easier said than done but a fairly short-term problem to solve. As ever I like to see that sort of thing put into a benchmarkable standalone loop! Here's a quick scratchpad take:

Taking shape nicely for the run at 75bpm! A fair difference noticeable in your little finger there already I think and finger 3 holding better too. I'll bet learning the tougher Steve Vai pattern made the 4 note "Hall of Fame" feel more like an old friend. 😉

Superb stuff!!! Made my day. :) Now if Newcastle can keep it going later. ;)

Nice and you can hit the high note on "dream". I call for a full version with only the foot tap for backing!

You've certainly jumped your practice up a level by the sounds and, like all your benchmarks, that never goes backwards!

Superb stuff! D to D at 140 is a major breakthrough! Might sound crazy but it's not unusual when I meet a long-time casual player, I find that they have been carrying baggage forever that means, when put to the lab-condition test, their D to D is actually "XXX"! Hopefully the biggest breakthrough of all is the realisation that you got all that improvement by yourself! Nice one "Johnny Guitar"!

Not been in here for a while myself! You snuck this one in under the radar I see just before this morning's session! It's all running nicely (chord changes in fine order) and should make a interesting one for a redo too when the extras we saw today are bedded in.

NIce one John - eminently listenable! Strayed a little from the beat at about the 3 minute mark but pulled back in by the end. Keep 'em coming!

Welcome to the forum Alastair! We made some pretty good progress and hopefully you're continuing to beat the benchmarks we laid down to prove that everything's getting easier. Would love to have you on board in this section of the forum: https://www.taplature.com/forum/the-woodshed-diaries where I'll happily field any query you can raise while of course, hammering deeper the benefit of the Taplature approach. Merry Christmas Sir!

At least you have the opportunity to tune it properly with this one ... I'm inferrng all is in good order this time round?

Very nice ... I'll look forward to it gracing my lair!

Superb stuff! Maybe a liberty (or two) taken with the rhythm of the words of the second line but that's allowed as artistic licence and it's a very unusual rhythm on the original! 150bpm by Monday a piece of cake! 😎

Good to see you hard at work in the guitar gym! I reckon the magnifying glass (listening to the sound each string makes individually while keeping the whole chord moving) would highlight a couple of issues in each of those clips. See if you can spot them and we'll dig a little tomorrow!

Back in the collection!

It's all there and your strumming is looking and sounding comfortable and automatic ... just needs the chord changes tidying up! I'd bet if we can get them polished then remembering the chords takes care of itself. A dusting-off of your benchmarks may be in order (anything involving D which looks the toughest in there). I'll challenge you to bring me some bpm on Tuesday and I'll aim to get the chords I deleted typed back into Band in a Box!

A world of difference! Strays a little after a few reps but starts off right on the money! It's worth thinking about aiming finger 1 back to the first note of the pattern while the bend is still held, to eliminate the need to jump hand position. Keep 'em coming! 😊

Coming soon? 😁

Came across this today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK7T7FTaWr8 A bit of foot tapping inspiration in a style you may appreciate!

That will do nicely for a first marker! Tightening the timing looks to be top of the list but won't take long and the catalyst will of course be the foot tap in tandem with an out-loud count! Listening back at 50% or even 25% speed while tapping along ought to highlight the problem. We can take a look tomorrow and it should be ready for a rock-solid retake very soon!

Nice one Seb! For the reader's benefit that's up from 100bpm on Wednesday evening. My prescription for the fastest run to 200bpm would be to limit all movement in the body to the foot or maybe even just the toes! That should allow you to keep everything more robotic which will etch the pattern clearer and deeper. Will look forward to the next update!