Paul Franklin

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 19 Mar 2020 5:43 pm

Hi everybody,

Like me, I suspect players might be looking for something to do in these down times..I hope everyone is safely tucked away waiting for the phone to ring again. I thought I would do my part in providing some fun with a free course taken from a section in the PFM called "Backing A Singer"..This is from a session I did recently and it comes with several versions of the sessions rhythm tracks ..Just sign in to get started and it's yours.

https://www.mmmlearn.com/courses/backin ... ndoah-free

Please Take Care!

Paul

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 19 Mar 2020 11:54 pm

Extremely generous of you to make this available on this forum and the British steel forum Paul.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 20 Mar 2020 1:43 am

Big thx Paul , very generous

Lee Warren · Post by **Lee Warren** » 20 Mar 2020 5:01 am

Thank you for sharing, Paul.
Lee

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 20 Mar 2020 5:49 am

Thank you Paul!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 20 Mar 2020 6:29 am

Thank you, Paul!
Stay safe out there,
Jim

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 20 Mar 2020 6:32 am

Appreciate it Paul....staying hunkered down here in Oklahoma! Carl

Allan Haley · Post by **Allan Haley** » 20 Mar 2020 6:57 am

Thank you, Paul. Iâ€™m set to record some PSG for a friend. Iâ€™m a beginner- been playing for 6 or 7 years. I will strive to pad under the vocals and keep it very simple. If I get a chance to solo, who knows? Better get the melody under my fingers.
Al (Vancouver)

Alan Cannell · Post by **Alan Cannell** » 20 Mar 2020 11:45 am

Immaculate playing and a valuable lesson pertaining to emotion. The vocalist is also exceptional , I probably should know who it is!

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 20 Mar 2020 12:06 pm

A workaround if you don't have the 2nd string raise:

For that opening A chord lick featuring unisons with one of the notes then descending, pick string 4 at fret 6 with Es lowered, then hit string 2 right there for the unison. Let the notes ring.

Next, slide down to fret 5, releasing your Es lower lever. Rest of the licks are played as Paul demonstrates.

This will work for the lick at fret 10 as well.

Besides the nice moves Paul shows, pay special attention to his beautiful bar-rolling vibrato, that's my personal homework, have always wiggled the bar most of the time, but Paul's touch and tone is to die for, naturally!

Generous offer, Paul, thanks for helping folks productively kill time! I'm now offering current students a sliding scale if their employment income has been hit by the shelter-in-place pandemic mandates.

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 20 Mar 2020 4:24 pm

Hey everyone, don't forget to look at the tab...The alternate ways to play those 2nd string raised licks were tabbed out so nobody in cyber world would be left out! Enjoy!

Hope everyone is staying tucked away safely as we weather the storm.

Paul

Kevin Fix · Post by **Kevin Fix** » 20 Mar 2020 4:48 pm

Thank You Paul and God Bless!!!

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 20 Mar 2020 4:53 pm

Paul, didn't realize that alt way to get that unison going into counterpoint was tucked away in your tab, most excellent!

Tore Blestrud · Post by **Tore Blestrud** » 21 Mar 2020 1:48 am

Thank you Paul! Some great ideas I look forward to use

Josh Welch · Post by **Josh Welch** » 21 Mar 2020 8:18 pm

Thank you Paul

J Hollenberg · Post by **J Hollenberg** » 22 Mar 2020 3:54 am

Thank you Paul and hoping everyone stays in good health.
Greetings,
Jack Hollenberg
The Netherlands

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 22 Mar 2020 7:18 am

Just another example of the wonderful instruction in the PFM course.
Thanks for all you do for us Paul. Stay safe!

Peter Freiberger · Post by **Peter Freiberger** » 22 Mar 2020 7:49 am

Thank you, Paul. I'm trying to do something productive every day through this mess. Although my family may dispute the productiveness of me practicing, generosity like yours and Jim Cohen's free backing tracks are much appreciated.

George Duncan Sypert · Post by **George Duncan Sypert** » 22 Mar 2020 10:14 am

Thanks Paul. I picked up few good ideas. Hope I can retain them. Wonderful of you to present this at this time. Good health to you and your family.

George

Mike Christensen · Post by **Mike Christensen** » 24 Mar 2020 8:33 am

Random acts of kindness are what really help the world go around. Thank you so much Paul Happy Trails for you and yours. MikeC

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