[USBLUES]

Last night i was fiddling away and a melody came to me, mind you i suck at guitar after 16years of playing just to set the playing field, and this riff was familiar and difficult for me but i knew where it was going and figured the whole thing out, the feeling was awsoem and something i haven't felt in a long time, i have figured out chorded songs on purpose before but never a straight up lick like this and it took about twenty mintues of trial and error to figure it out, i played it for my wife to make sure i wasn't loosing it, after that i realized it was one of Jerry's licks from China Cat Sunflower, now that day my brother sent me a link to his version of the best China Cat and subconcioulsy i must have taken notes, anyway I know there are players out there that know what i mean and I just wanted to share, I was and still am so stoked, I didn't use tabs i didn't use a video lession, the melody was in my head and i wringed it out of my less than talented fingers, but it happend, thanks for listening... and just to make this an equipment discussion I was using an 85 stock Les Paul Custom Black Beauty plugged into Jack Sh*t with a head full of Sensamelia,

[Billbbill]

nice - getting riffs from your head to the fretboard (whether yours or some unconscious jerry riff) is a big deal. For my money it shows a relationship forming between your head and your fretboard/scale/interval knowledge. May the process snowball. You've been playing 16 years - me about 27, and I'm only in the last 3 or 4 years getting 'on top of' my own melodic sensibilities. It's never too late.

[USBLUES]

Thanks allot BillbBill, i knew someone would understand!!!! I'm gonna keep searching for those riffs.....

[astroman99]

Congrads...If you figured that riff out, you can figure any out...
everyone starts and progress's differently, don't put your playing down.
Pick that axe up and start on another riff...now !

[astroman99]

Congrads...If you figured that riff out, you can figure any out...
everyone starts and progress's differently, don't put your playing down.
Pick that axe up and start on another riff...now !