"hey Kelly here in Bradford, I am hoping to start learning something on this thing gonna start seriously after the first of the year."
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music May 5, 2012. 8 Replies 1 Like
I wanna make a go of this but I can't seem to understand some of the music theory, chord form stuff. Who has the lowest low tech learn to play stuff?-Fat Toed FozzieContinue
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Fat Toe Fozzie commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"No but I can strum like a mad man. I think I have John McNairs dvd somwhere. I will have to dig it out and start with that."
Fat Toe Fozzie commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"Oh by the way no offense intended to Kenni. I love his playing and if that's where I need to start I will just have to buckle down! I love his style and have spent countless hours listening to him on you tube my fat toes have a companion in my…"
Fat Toe Fozzie commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"OK fellow 3 stringers. I've got my amp, finger picks, regular picks and a slide. I sit with the box on my lap and strum but I never make it any farther!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to know where to start. I've tried Kenni Lee and I get…"
Fat Toe Fozzie posted a status"The Roland works nice. I just can't seem to get something to help me learn. I don't seem to be ableto find a path to follow . HELP!!"
Fat Toe Fozzie commented on Shane's group How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar"Has onyone ever used the Roland Cube 15 guitar amp? I got the ti[p for a micro cube but I ran across one of these and wondered if anybody ever used one.-FTFozzie"
Tiny bites lessons left a comment for Fat Toe Fozzie"You are welcome, Fat Toe. Message me if I can assist. More lessons coming."
Fat Toe Fozzie left a comment for Tiny bites lessons"Thanks. I have tried to learn guitar and 3 string before but always got discouraged, made excuses and quit. I want to be a success this time! I don't have a carrer path that included CBG royalty. I am happy with court jester!!
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Swamp Dawg Primal Music replied to Fat Toe Fozzie's discussion Learning"I'm following Keni Lee's videos, he also backs up his lessons with personal communication via email. I highly recommend him and his videos. Take your time, practice regularly and have fun!"
The Phrygian Kid replied to Fat Toe Fozzie's discussion Learning"Scales. Practice scales. And listen. And it'll all come together"
Keni Lee Burgess replied to Fat Toe Fozzie's discussion Learning"I understand your frustration Fat Toe. Everyone starts there. There are a lot of good videos here and try youtube also. Here is one of my lessons, that I think you should find very straight forward:http://youtu.be/KMdRMFN_5Ck
If you…"
Fat Toe Fozzie posted a status"The tiny bites stuff looks good and I really like both Mike snowdens playing as well as his how to stuff. Thanks for the comments all."
Rouxdy Blues replied to Fat Toe Fozzie's discussion Learning"Thanks for the Tiny Bites heads up... Good stuff!"
ED (Bad Finger) replied to Fat Toe Fozzie's discussion Learning"As already suggested, check out Tiny Bites Lessons. They are just the right scope for a new beginner that doesn't have much experience with music or guitar playing. Not too much to be overwhelming at the start and just enough you…"
Ron "Oily" Sprague replied to Fat Toe Fozzie's discussion Learning"Fozz ( love the name, BTW),
You may be a visual learner. All the vid suggestions already given are excellent places to start. You may also want to explore the Tiny bites lessons series currently appearing here on CBN; these are 1-minute lessons on…"
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 7:50pm on December 27, 2012,
Kelly copley said… hey Kelly here in Bradford, I am hoping to start learning something on this thing gonna start seriously after the first of the year.
- At 10:00pm on May 6, 2012, Tiny bites lessons said…
You are welcome, Fat Toe. Message me if I can assist. More lessons coming.
- At 9:35pm on November 13, 2010,
Norm Fasey said… - Ghost Riders is Bm D and G. You shouldn't have too much trouble transposing it to a three stringer.
- At 8:33am on March 12, 2010,
Wichita Sam said… - Glad to have you as a friend... online and otherwise... Sam
- At 6:13am on February 26, 2010,
Dianne Woods said… - You are welcome. Yeah, right!LOL
- At 12:03pm on February 25, 2010, Dianne Woods said…
- Happy Birthday Fat Toe Fozzie. I hope you have a great day tomorrow.
- At 2:46pm on February 7, 2010, Fat Toe Fozzie said…
- My nickname is actually Fozzie but I just got through a bout with the gout. I told my son (10yrs old) "Come here Jed, check out my fat toe." Without even blinking my son said, "Dad, all your toes are fat!" And thus a legend was born!
- At 10:19am on February 7, 2010,
Toe May said… - Saw your name and just had to ask.....is Toe your nickname?
- At 12:06pm on February 2, 2010,
Tres Seaver said… - Welcome aboard, Fozzie! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBU, CBB, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc.).
Most of all, have fun!
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