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Life Is a Highway - Rascal Flatts Hi guys, so I'm trying my hand at transcribing a bit more recently. I have found it so valuable even though I don't consider myself very good at it in yet. Like lots of guys the dots have come after and while I think I've got a good ear, I would love to see what you guys hear in the (first 30 seconds) of this song. There are of course a lot of guitars going on, to keep it precise I am wondering how you would transcribe the octave guitar part along with the 5 chords in the prominent Rhythm guitar. Bit of an experiment, please any constructive criticism on my chart and hope to hear/see what you have (and how you would write it !!!!) Here is a great website I use if you don't have Amazing Slowdowner. https://www.dkthehuman.com/slowtube/ Some initial thoughts/queries I have about mine Bars 1-4, It sounds like they are muting the G & E strings for the octave, marked by percussive X marks - when I put these in it seemed very hard to read so I left it with just the G string muted. There must be a better way ........ This is how it looked with both string mutes added in but seemed too messy for my eyes although I would consider it more correct..... Bar 4 - Slide & Vibrato Not sure if the slide in beat 3&4 are notated properly. I think the note slides off on the very last 16th note of the bar here but not sure how to notate since the first beat of bar 5 is a rest..... I understand that on the recording this lick happens over the top of the octave, but for this exercise..... Bars 5-12 Cheers guys Greg

As we are always looking to find the most relevant players in a specific field, Ant Law is an obvious choice when talking about Fusion, modern Guitar language and technique in abundance. We are super excited to have him back for the third time and this time with the most detail he has ever explained his style and approach. He is a true master of the Instrument and has developed his own style despite the fact he is barely out of his teens. Please post about your ideas developed from the sessions, questions or anything else that you wanna share. Looking forward to see you all on the session on Wednesday.

This series has been a long wish of mine. In my experience and judging from my own practice there is never enough emphasis on the rhythmic side of the playing. Considering that we are spending most our time comping and the only common junction between everybody we play with is the rhythm. It is almost the single strongest skill we need to succeed. (apart from not being a total douche.) After only two of the sessions I find myself thinking stuff like this: "Am I in time at all time?", "Are my downstrokes and upstrokes equal or does on push or pull the time?", "Am I grooving with just a metronome?", "Do I have enough rhythmic vocabulary to see me through a couple of minutes of soloing?" and most of all I am thinking: "What is the quality of the sound I am producing in the context of the style I am playing in?" What are your thoughts and if, how have the sessions influenced your own practice? I'll post a video of my practice over the weekend and see what you are thinking. Please post your little practice clips and share your experience on here. Happy playing to you all, Pete