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Temperature breathing issues

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Thu, 02/18/2016 - 13:47
joey.kendall
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Good day David,

I've been working on Temperature for the past little while, and I must first say this song has some awesome licks in it!  I've started working my way though chorus 5 and am having a bit of breathing problems.  The chorus opens with a whole note 4 then 4 4+ 3 4 2 ... by the time I get to the 6+ 5 I'm so full of air my lungs feel like they are going to explode.  I'm paying close attention and I don't think my nasal passageway is open (i've even played the lick pinching my nose and I still get too much air).  I've watched the video of you playing this section a number of times but I can't seem to find anywhere where you are venting off some of the excess air (sometimes I really wish your hands were invisible :) ).  Any tips you have of how to breath better in this section would be super helpful.

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Thu, 02/18/2016 - 14:05
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David Barrett
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Good afternoon jkendall. Open

Good afternoon jkendall. Open your nose on the blow notes in bars 11 and 12 that precede that chorus.

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