Sunday, October 20, 2013

Why make a plan and keep to it?

I was going to comment that this was a short session, but I spent just over  90 minutes with the playstation running, and played 21 tracks although some I played several times for a total playing time for around 1:01:40.

Today I decided to focus on a smaller practice list and play each song several times to get my fingers warmed up before attempting the set list. This is the opposite of what I had intended yesterday when I made a list of what I was going to practice.

Why have a plan and keep to it after all!

Before I started I had two attempts at the Dawn of the Chorded game, and managing to get onto the leader board at number 10 on the second attempt, scoring 46700.

When I first started learning to play the guitar, I was using an introduction book and kept getting stuck at trying to get the F chord to sound anything like it should. I noticed during the game that I was managing to get the chord.

Playlist

Practice Songs

Well OK Honey by Jenny O: Beaten previous high score of 25719 with 30030 points. Played this five times, and slowly improved from 19677 points the first time I played the song
When I first heard this, I thought it was a fairly uncomplicated tune, but I am starting to see some of the more complex parts of the song starting to show up and confuse me.

Me and the Bean by Spoon: Beaten previous high score of 40392 with 51537. I played this track five times also, getting the best result the third attempt and dropped back in points for attempts four and five.

Play with Fire by The Rolling Stones: Beaten previous high score of 24535 with 30940. I only attempted this one twice, I could hear my girlfriend starting to move about and thought it would be a good idea to jump to getting the set list completed.

Third Street Lounge

I Got Mine by The Black Keys: Beaten previous high score of 27025 with 29272. Tried this one three times, and am getting around 71% of the notes right.

Do You Remember by The Horrors: Scored 54821. This one I did twice, the second version not as good as the first, and only getting around 62% of the notes right.

Breed by Nirvana: Beaten previous high score of 55989 with 57930. I didn't think I did that well while I was playing this one, but I must have done something better than the last time I played it.

Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz: Beaten previous high score of 13010 with 14668.  I did achieve 74% of the notes on this one, and it might be the smallest guitar track on the entire game, the backing musicians seem to play a huge amount more. Having said that, the actual playing is fairly complex and I'm sure I have by no means seen everything that I have to play for this song.

When I'm with You by Best Coast: Beaten previous high score of 28407 with 30496. So close to qualifying, the target is 31100! Bacon butties were calling, which is why I stopped playing today.

Full song list

SongArtist(s)Latest ScoreLatest Score
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones7409773793
Next GirlThe Black Keys8334983349
AngelaJarvis Cocker8026080260
Higher GroundRed Hot Chili Peppers5942158054
Go With the FlowQueens of the Stone Age8983684208
In BloomNirvana4008140081
California BrainRapScallions91369136
VasolineStone Temple Pilots7186271651
Slow HandsInterpol4225742257
I Can't Hear YouThe Dead Weather3950039500
Surf HellLittle Barrie3050925488
Boys Don't CryThe Cure3077930779
JulesSeth Chapla110689647
Unnatural SelectionMuse2529725297
OutshinedSoundgarden3473830338
Number ThirteenRed Fang2853123345
Use SomebodyKings of Leon5784457844
Where is My Mind?Pixies5770155323
Well OK HoneyJenny O2927230030
Me and the BeanSpoon5153751537
Play with FireThe Rolling Stones3094030940
Song 2Blur7688672507
I Want Some MoreDan Auerbach2347523475
I Got MineThe Black Keys2927229272
Do You RememberThe Horrors6102654821
BreedNirvana5793057930
Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz1466814668
When I'm with YouBest Coast3049630496

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