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Half steppin'

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Fri, 01/15/2016 - 15:31
Intervaltraining
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Hi David,

I'm not sure if i'm hearing right, but it sounds to me that for example where there is a 3 draw dip followed by a Bb (As in chorus 1, bar 12 V chord), there is no dip on the 3 draw just a draw 3 followed by the Bb. Am I hearing incorrectly.

Many Thanks,

Paul

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Sat, 01/16/2016 - 07:54
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David Barrett
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Morning Paul. Slow it down to

Morning Paul. Slow it down to half speed and you'll hear the dips. At this speed they're not going to be super-obvious.

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Sat, 01/16/2016 - 13:43
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Half steppin

Hi David, Now I hear it, thank you,

Regards,

Paul

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Sun, 01/17/2016 - 07:40
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Sure. At this speed we're

Sure. At this speed we're splitting hairs. I'm sure things like dips I miss every now and again in performance, but always err towards what I wrote in the notation, this is the way I intended it to be played.

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