Jeff Newman's C6th Workshop Video

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 18 Apr 2003 4:27 am

This tape has done more for my playing in a few days than a whole year of fiddling around on my own. The biggest revelation was that pedal steel chords don't need to have a root in them - let the bass player get it. I am used to standard guitar, where the lowest note, second lowest or (rarely) the third note is the root of the chord, and this has certainly opened my eyes to a different way of looking at things. Backing tracks look to be very helpful here - it's given me the motivation to drag that Band-In-A-Box program out of the recesses of my computer where it's been hiding since I bought it in a burst of solvency some months back. Now if only Jeff would make 11 more tapes so I don't have to play in C all the time....

DroopyPawn · Post by **DroopyPawn** » 18 Apr 2003 9:31 am

Band in a box will transpose to any key you want.
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David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 18 Apr 2003 11:00 am

I was KIDDING....

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 18 Apr 2003 2:13 pm

BIAB has been a great arranging tool for difficult material. Invaluable.

DroopyPawn · Post by **DroopyPawn** » 19 Apr 2003 6:18 am

I was not kidding. Though it's hard to tell without seeing the poster's face.
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George Wixon · Post by **George Wixon** » 19 Apr 2003 8:54 am

I just aquired a D10 and the first thing I got was the whole course that Jeff offers. The first part of the video course is the C6th workshop and as usual with most all of his courses, you are up and playing within minutes. I don't mean playing like your a pro but you are playing and understanding where things are. Every thing is explained and the reasons why things work the way they do so that you can understand it. Jeff's courses, IMO are the best thing going for being able to learn without having someone sitting beside you to show you the way.
Dave, did you get the full course or just the workshop?
George

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 20 Apr 2003 8:55 am

I've started with just the workshop, but I will probably get the other courses if I slump. Part of the great fun of the thing, after all, is seeing how much you can find yourself. I have a pretty good background in standard guitar and theory, so a lot of my progress will come from applied noodling.