@pedram

Hi Pedram!
So glad you're part of the forum and the site!!
Wish you all the best and that you and your wife can manage to find a good way of living in EU.
Much love! /E

@rover528

Hi Dean!
Thanks so much for sharing here on the forum!

You mentioned that you're getting mixed up where to jump in when you're playing with other guitar players. The good thing is that you're listening, and that is step one. Always listen carefully to what the other player is doing. To have a bit of trouble playing with others when you haven't played a lot in those situations before is super common, and it's just something that most people go through at first. I would recommend you to play together with recordings, and try some of your songs with a metronome and stick to it for a few weeks and you'll notice a difference. Try to play the melody only with a backing track or a metronome, and be as expressive as you can. You'll think its a bit tricky in the beginning but that's only natural and we need to keep trying. Record yourself playing with the metronome and you'll notice even more what you need to work on. You need the listeners perspective, because sometimes it's difficult to really hear how you sound when you're in the middle of playing a song. Therefore, recording yourself is essential to get better. The more yo play with other people the faster you'll learn how to do that. And for solo guitar, it's great to record and listen back a lot too!

Thanks so much for being part of the forum!
All the best/ Emil

@rover528
Welcome Dean!!

@wood-dog

Hi!
I sometimes indicate the slide symbol up to a certain note with a line that doesn't particularly say from what exact note to slide from. The reason is that it varies so much. I might slide from a half step below sometimes, and other times from a whole step below or more. So in the TAB that you're speaking of, you don't see what note I'm sliding from in the TAB. But you hear me explain it when I go through the example.
Kind regards/E

@frankspeer Hi!
Hmm, sorry to hear that it seemed to not work. For me it works.. is it still not working for you?
Kind regards/E

@alfie
Haha! Country, Jazz and Blues are relatives - so feel free to mix it up! :)
Glad you're here!
Kind regards/E

@gretsch6120
Happy to hear that! :)

@jack-0
Hi Jack!

There are many brands that build amazing world class instruments. I've tried some guitars that are considered
some of the best guitars ever made - and some of them I didn't like at all, because they didn't fit my playing style, didn't feel
right in my hands and didn't produce a sound that I liked. But I have colleges that play that exact guitar - and it sounds amazing
and feels amazing in their hands. All about taste and feel just like strings etc.
Asking who makes the best acoustic guitars in the world is kind of like asking who makes the best music in the world.. It's up
to you what you like - and I always suggest for someone who looks for a new guitar to try as many instruments as possible.
The guitar that you just don't want to stop playing - that's the one! :)

I'd say it's not about price either, because there are certain guitars that have a sound and/or a feel that just makes you want
to keep playing it, but the guitar doesn't necessarily cost a lot at all.

But this is just my humble opinion and I'd love to hear what other people think about this subject!

Thanks for asking about this Jack!!

@wojciech
Hi!
Sorry to hear that!! It's difficult to say if you're making a mistake in terms of how you're fretting the chords/holding the guitar without seeing a picture or film of your hand when playing - but if it's a problem that keeps occurring I'd go to someone with medical background to or physiotherapy to take a look at your hand problems. I've always gotten the advice to stop playing if my hand hurts, and then rest - so that you don't get even more problems. Does this happen right away when you start playing or after a few minutes or even an hour?
Kind regards/E

@kentd145
Hi Daniel!

Thanks, I'm happy you like that arrangement! It's a fun one! :) I'm sure there are extended versions of that one but I'm not sure if they are written out. Almost all fingerstyle players (that also play some Chet repertoire) play this song so I'd check YouTube for Richard smith, Tommy etc. Actually now that I think of it, I remember John Standefer had a great version of it! See if you can find that one!
Have a wonderful day Daniel,
Kind regards/E

@paulsmyth

Hi there!
Happy to see that you've worked through those lessons! Yes, Freight Train is a good song to try out after this! On our site, I'd suggest you try either of these four lessons next:
"I'll See You In My Dreams* lesson
"Salty Dog Rag" lesson
"The Wellerman" lesson
"Folsom Prison Blues" lesson

Have fun! And let us know if you have any other questions!
Kind regards/Emil

@nuno
Yes - it was me who replied! :)
Thanks so much Olá for sharing! It's great to learn the foundation first and then move on to the next thing, so that you don't learn some patterns the "wrong" way, and then automatically practices in that way for too long.

Let me know if I can ever help you with anything else!
All the best,
/E

@manito
Hi there!
I set my guitar necks very straight, and I have as low action as I can without the strings buzzing. Sometimes this requires a fret job, to get it comfortably set up. I use daddario phosphor bronze 12-53.

Sometimes, when you feel disappointed with the sound and feel, it can simply be because of the guitar - but you might not know exactly what you're looking for in a guitar.
Did you try many different guitars yet, or do you feel like you've found the right one?
Kind regards/Emil form Sweden

@michael-adam
Hi!
Sorry but I’m not sure if I understand your question. The video lesson is at the top of the lesson page when you're logged in. ( https://www.proguitar.com/academy/lessons/banjo-rolls-for-guitar ) The tab and backing tracks are underneath. It’s an almost 2 hour video lesson. Is the video not visible to you?
Kind regards /Emil

@frederick
Hi!
I'd say that there is never a "best" way to learn scales and modes, but finding your OWN way is usually a really good thing because then you'll really remember it - and that's what you've done!

A few things;

It might've been a typo but remember that the dorian mode has a b7 and not a major 7th.

The most important thing is to start hearing the differences between the modes. If you really practice the patterns of the major scale, you'll get it into your fingers, and since all the notes of all the modes are in that one scale - it helps so much just practicing that scale over and over (preferably to a backing track or similar) until you feel free on the fretboard. You should be able to say, "ok, now I'm going to improvise within the framework of Bb major..".. then you change key to any random key, like E majord, then C major etc... just so that you understand how the scale is laid out on the fretboard - and how it sounds. Make sure to practice it without looking at the fretboard too.

Let me know if you have any other questions or thoughts on this!

By the way, so sorry for the late reply Frederick - I've been away from the computer over Christmas/New Years but I'm back on track today!
Kind regards/Emil

@blues-willis
Hi there! Thanks so much, I'm really glad you're watching the lesson "I'll See You In My Dreams". That's a great idea, I might do a YouTube-video teaching a solo on that tune and walk it through!
By the way, sorry for the late reply - I've been away from the computer over Christmas/new-years but I'm back on track today! :)
Kind regards/Emil

@bluenunzio
Hi! The fast version is around 162 bpm, but I do play it without a click track so it probably varies a bit around that speed :)
Kind regards/Emil

@doug744
Hi Doug!
I don't have a lesson on it, but I'll send you an email on this song.
Kind regards/E

@speedzone
Hi there!

Let's take Cmaj7 as an example to demonstrate this.

Cmaj7 has 4 notes,
C, E, G, B

Cmaj7 root position, would have the C note in the bass.
For example: C, E, G, B.
The order of the rest of the notes (all the notes except the bass note, C) doesn't really matter how you voice them, as long as you have the C note played as the bottom note.

If we'd play a Cmaj7 chord 1st in version, then the 3rd would be in the bass. 3rd meaning major 3rd of the chord, which is the note E.
For example: E, B, C, G. (as you can see, the 3rd (E) is now played as the bottom note. The rest of the notes, B, C and G can be voiced in any order that you like and that is physically manageable on the guitar. Some voicing that are really easy on piano might be really difficult on the guitar, because of how the instrument works/tuning etc.

If we were to play Cmaj7 in the 2nd inversion, that would be playing the 5th in the bass (meaning 5th of the chord - which is the note G).
For example: G, C, E, B.

And finally, the 3rd inversion is playing the 7th in the bass..
For example: B, E, G, C...

Like I mentioned above.. the order of the rest of the notes is all up to you. The main thing you need to learn is that
Root position means playing the chord with the root in the bass
1st inversion means that we play the 3rd in the bass
2nd inversion means that we play the 5th in the bass
3rd inversion means that we play the 7th in the bass.

Let me know if you have any further questions! I'm always happy to help!
Kind regards/Emil

Btw, more tutorials and articles will be published on ProGuitar Academy.

But for now, take your time and learn Fingerstyle Guitar by @emilernebro

Cheers!