Midweek Check-in (Week 2)

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Hello everyone! I am one day into the second week of my journey and I have begun working on the difficult techniques that I plan to learn. I began learning about Barre Chords and tips for making them clearer and less painful. In addition I began learning about hybrid picking which included learning a "Chicken Picking" exercise. Apparently "Chicken Picking" is a term for hybrid picking two notes at once. Lastly, I began learning the chord progression with Tablature and the hybrid picking pattern. I used the metronome to find my baseline speed (bpm)* to see how much improvement I need. 
Enjoy these videos of my painful first attempts at the new techniques!

The Goodies

 The Tablature for the first 2 Minutes of Stairway to Heaven   
This was Written by Michael Markey, my Guitar Instructor

Speed of Song: 143 bpm*


My Beginning Speed: 92 bpm*


What I assumed "Chicken Picking" would be


What "Chicken Picking" Actually is (Hybrid Picking Exercise).



1. Sorry for Making you Listen to this 😬
2. OUCH!!! THE PAIN, THE PAIN!!!

The Original Song: Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin (Guitarist is Jimmy Page)


*bpm stands for "beats per minute" and refers to how many musical beats can be played in one minute at a given speed. This is the most common measurement used by musicians to identify the speed of a piece of music. Bpm often goes alongside the time signature on a sheet of music or Tablature. 

Works Cited

Led Zeppelin. Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin. YouTube, Led Zeppelin, 8 Nov. 1971, www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXQUu5Dti4g.

 Markey, Michael. “Barre Chords.” Private Guitar Lessons. Guitar Lesson, 23 Feb. 2019, North Wales, PA, George's Music.

Polecastro, Tony. “3 Secrets to EASY Barre Chords.” YouTube, Acoustic Life, 6 Sept. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=87reIeqqVrs.

Polecastro, Tony, director. Chicken Picking (Easy Exercise). YouTube, Acoustic Life, 31 Aug. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPVYFnb7vqw.















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