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An ATTEMPT at Amazing Grace on my new diddley bow lapsteel kinda thingymabob.

Thanks go to Mr Justin Johnson for the note order/arrangement that I learned from. Thank you.

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Comment by Jim Morris on June 21, 2016 at 7:20am: Well Bear, one needn't be religious to feel like something inexplicable has renewed their life. Several years ago I had pretty much given up on music and sold most of my guitars and equipment. Burnt out from the bar gigs I suppose. Then by chance I came across a group of local folks playing traditional Appalachian music on banjos and fiddles outdoors just for fun. I thought this might be music I could play as I grow old. Then I came across CB guitars and I felt even more rejuvenated. A higher power? Pure chance? I don't know but hey, Amazing Grace is such a powerful melody and powerful idea that even an agnostic like me can relate!

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on June 21, 2016 at 6:54am: Using slide a lot and even somewhat prefering slide for that beautiful rattle from vibrato I'm looking at building a fretless three string soon. Problem being my builds never seem to sound as good as the ones I've bought in the past. I saw a great looking (as in dirty and beat up) guitar on eBay but it's got a pine neck. I love the look of it but I believe pine isn't something that's likely to last? Anyway, fretless is awesome. Slide is cool. Best of fortunes with your playing and thanks again for the comment.

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on June 21, 2016 at 6:25am: Yep - same here. I missed going to the St.Louis fest a couple weeks ago, but a friend of mine set up a booth. He got Justin to sign one of my guitars. ;-) One of the first lessons I got from Justin's YouTube video was "Rollin & Tumblin" since my first CBG was fretless.

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on June 21, 2016 at 6:17am: Thanks Gary. I only know Justin Johnson through his YouTube videos and I found him to have a really good delivery in those. I'm hoping to get his DVDs once I can afford a couple at a time to save on postage. But yes I find his lessons to be awesome. Hey thanks for the comment and the compliment too. Much appreciated.

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on June 21, 2016 at 6:13am: Nicely played! Justin is an ace teacher, is he not?

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on June 21, 2016 at 3:13am: Only because I'm not singing, Jim haha. I'm not religious but it is definitely a beautiful song and an absolute classic, perhaps the greatest of classics even. Thanks very much for the comment Jim. Much appreciated.

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on June 21, 2016 at 12:09am: Thanks Uncle John. I'm usually a slow learner and I was on this too. One thing I've learned other than the song is that music is as much about feeling and expressing emotion as it is about the note order. I think it's called inflection? Anyway, I'm edumacted in learning this and hopefully I can carry that particular lesson on into other songs. Thanks again Uncle John.