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hi mike can you me a video tabs on songs like the house of the rising sun etc because i like to play with pick and i will buy them TOM
Good luck Mike.
A 64 year old new strummer!!
Hello Mike, hello Jerry,
I look forward with great impatience to the Spanish set.
Enjoy your day,
Chad
P.S. I have been trying hard to learn the rhythm / strumming of “All my loving” – when you have time (what is this !), your help will be much appreciated.
Spanish sounds good to me!
you might also give a short talk about the equipment you use to record audio and video with.
Hi Mike -
Glad to see you getting back on your feet.
Jerry’s Show Tunes are great – something to get my teeth (or rather fingers) into. Can’t wait for your ragtime pieces. Keep ‘em coming!
- Paul
Hia Mike, Please Please look after yourself, and keep doing what your doing , take care.
Mike:
I just got your note about Joy today… I am sorry for you loss and offer my pathetic little message of grief and sharing. Thank you for your kindness, your voice, your efforts to allow me to improve my skills on an instrument that I love.
I have not subscribed yet… I recently retired and have struggles concerning money. But one day, I promise, I will. I will continue to absorb your lessons until I HAVE to subscribe in order to advance. Your student, Ralph Marshall
Hi mike , good to here from you, I Just listened to your announcement , and I like the, Deep river Blues you played , and also I would be very interested in the new Spanish pieces when they are available.
regards
Kevin
hey guys,
when you send me free videos, there is no was for me to view the material before I down load-It may be to hard for me or not what I thought it was.
Is there a way a person can view the down load before loading it on a computer
Thanks Galen
Hi Mike, I am looking forward to the Spanish collection soon.
thank you!
Hi Mike….I hope at some point you will touch base on Texas Swing Music or Western Swing ala Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys who have influenced so many musicians including Willle Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel and George Strait. Songs like San Antonio Rose, Milk Cow Blues and Faded Love. In order to play the rhythm of the songs you have to be familiar with Eldon Shamblin and his Swing chords which moved up and down the neck…cheers…Bill Sincler, Cypress Texas….
Can’t wait for those additional Spanish pieces. Keep up the good work, I love your teaching format.
sounds and looks good
Bless you mike!you guys are the best!(no country for me,thanks)however,my little darlin would love it if i could play~the old rugged cross for her to sing along with,will i be able to purchase it seperately? i’m fortunate,however;i had a near death experience and read my Bible daily…some more gospel would be greatly appreciated…thank you so much for all your help& great music.i love the blues& or the beatles,&most all of the pop songs i recieved from you.many thanks…;)
Patience is one of my great virtures. “Deep River Blues”, a request I made a few months ago. Can’t wait for the video. Thanks Mike
Thank you for the message. I’m looking forward to the new Spanish lessons.
Hang in there. Life can certainly have its difficult periods, but always manages to turn around at some point and reward you for your love, patience and good deeds.
Mike,
Nice turn of a pharse “Take the Bull by the horns” regarding the spanish numbers. I will be purchasing both the spanish and more than likely the country music sets. I am glad that you are there. What an inspiration you are to all of us. I have even started taking lessons these past two years, and my instructor believe it or not looks like the American version of you. His first name is even Mike (last name though is Love). He looks like you and is about your age and very patient and talented. However, I still plan to remain loyal to you and the wonderful lessons you offer. Stay strong and maintain the love you have for the guitar.
Mike Lynn (cmikelynn@gmail.com)
Hi Mike, I´ve tried to buy from you the Beatles set but have been having trouble to pay through PayPal. Is there any other way to pay you with my Visa Credit Card? I´d love to buy some more stuff too. Thank you very much. Luis Vargas
great news happy to hear all,,thx for the e mailed link and looking forward to that day when i can play as skilled as you do respected sir.
Eon
Hello Mike, This is JP across the great pond in the states, Thank you for every thing you have been doing on your web site for learning the guitar, I have played for years but was limited in my playing started taking lessons again but was not learning much, then I stumbled across you on Youtube, I am getting quite a lot of lessons from you to use this winter when its slow, I am excited to learn again, So once again THANK YOU
(I am deeply sorry for your loss, I know there is nothing I can say that would help, but just know I am thinking of you.) Your guitar friend J.P. McDonald
Very nice! Will order within a few weeks (fixed income). I have enjoyed all of your work. 73 yrs, but my fingers still work some.
Show tunes are a nice touch.
hmmm good one i like it keep it up..
Hi Mike! What about some from “Pink Floud”?
“Is there anybody out there?” for example..
Like the show tunes. Anyway to get them individually instead of the full set?
Wow, more Spanish, what a great surprise!! Thank you Jerry!
Mike, I am terribly sorry to hear about your loss.
Your videos are great and I am progressing slowly for an old guy. Thank you for your efforts and i am looking forward to the Spanish series. I have mastered the one you sent me and I play it a lot.
Thanks and good fortune in your efforts.
John
Hi Mike Love the deep river blues.Looking forward to both the country & spanish sets.Soldier on
Hi Sandy,
I am sure I’l offer them as individuals too.
Cheers
Mike
Hi Mike,
I too was saddened to hear about your loss, especially as the e-mails got mixed up and it was posted out to us that Joy was recovering well after treatment (but this was put out a week after her sad death.) That fact alone must have must have really upset you.
I hope you had a good time down under and you got your head around it all a little.
Just bought the Beatles download, love it but (na na na nah na) my own version of Norwegian wood (in D) sound even better than yours, I use the little pinky more for picking out the notes. All the rest are brilliant though (that was the only one I could really play properly before I bought the download.. Thanks..
Also I love the James Taylor collection I bought .. Thanks for that too..
Looking forward to the Country collection…
Paul L.
HI Mike – good to hear from you, thanks for everything. Your lessons are invaluable and I one hundred percent agree with your comments about the guitar begoming a friend – mine has helped me through some tough times over the years.
Take care,
Ken
Hi Galen,
I’m afraid not.
Regards,
Nick.
Love “Deep River Blues” and the audio blog in general. I’m always going my own way in my guitar but I did learn Classical Gas from your youtube videos early this year, and thanks for that. Still try to play it everyday.. theres a difference between playing a song and “feeling” a song… ought to be faily good by next year
Sorry for your loss Mike.
Ray
Keep up the good work Mike. Thanks for the e-mail informing me of this announcement, which I only just got time to check out today. Keep your chin up, buddy.
Hi Guys!
Can’t wait for the country music lessons! However, Mike, I must say that listening to your latest audio…when you said the word-country-…I heard in your voice something I hear in my teenage son’s when I try to get him to play country-disdain! I don’t think country is going to be your favorite genre to produce lessons for. LOL!
Keep a song in your heart, Mike, and get just as “soppy” as you want: you have more friends than you know who ‘have you’re back’ as they say, I’ll close with what my Mom always told me about very difficult situations: This To Shall Pass.
Love to you and to Jerry
Mildred Waggoner
hi mike! thanks for all the lessons, you do help me some. have you ever put out a complete less on the chet atkins finger style, or at least thought about it? i want onethat is very technical and easy to follow, especially the right hand pointer , middle and ring fingers. i guess ther arn’t many people arounf today that are interested in that style except oldies like me. good health to you mike and good luck with your internet business and may god bless you. bob p.
thx, Mike and Jerry. also, really love your teaching format. Pls. keep it coming, many blessed regards, keep on keeping on. peace!
Mike
You are by far… the best on-line teacher I have found on the internet. I look forward to learning much. Keep up the good work my friend.
Thank you
Mark
Hi Mike, I was listening to my local public radio yesterday and they played Deep River Blues. I never heard it before, my hairs were standing up Mike! Today I opened up your audio blog and here it is. Thank you so much. I am sorry for your loss, and I appreciate everything you do for us. I look forward to seeing your videos again.
Rob K
San Jose, Ca.
Hi Mike, really like “Bring in the Clowns”. Is it possible to purchase it separately from the set? Looking forward to more Spanish tunes.
Warm regards,
Glen
Hi Mike. If you ever get the time to tab Patience by Guns & Roses that would be great.
There are lots of video lessons but they are very vague when it comes to the picking in the verse. It is such a good guitar song that deserves a good tab/video lesson from “someone”(Wink,Wink) Keep up the good work it is well appreciated.
Mike, I am so sorry to hear about Joy, ” Keep on keeping on” that is the best thing to do.
Kim