Quote from Forum Archives on March 15, 2009, 8:18 pm

Posted by: jim <jim@...>

Sounds like you were playing "Just A Closer Walk" as "Just a Closer Shuffle". 🙂

 

"Shuffle" is a rhythmic term but it's closely associated with the pattern you're describing, as the alternating 5th/6th intervals are usually played in that rhythm. Boogie-woogie is another description you'd hear, especially if you played it on the piano...

 

I don't know what to tell you about your fingers taking a holiday during a lead break. It's not something I'm unfamiliar with but I can always directly link it to feeling nervous. If you're really feeling nerve-free but are still stumbling, I don't know what advice to give. Sounds like you've practiced it to death already - maybe your band is performing it differently from the recordings you practice with?

 

Jim

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 2:29 PM, klsluder <klsluder@hpcisp.com> wrote:

Today we played Just A Closer Walk. We do this in A as a Chuck Berry
style rocker. I am sure this has to have a name but I have never heard

it - where you take E and A form barre chords and rock your pinky on and
off making the power chord a 6 or 7 chord.

Anyway what ever this is called, Just A Closer Walk is just A, D, & E.
For the chorus I play the chords at the 5th and 7th fret but I play the

verse with 1st position chords. For the A and E this is fairly common
but I am wondering do any of you play in this style with an open D? You
tap your pinky on the 3rd string on the 4th and 5th frets. I have never

seen anyone else do it, so just wondering.

Second and more important: On the few songs (such as this one) that I
have a lead intro worked out on, I can play them blindfolded with one
arm tied behind my back at home or during practice but always blow it

during a service by messing up the timing or wrapping my fingers around
each other. Obviously it is a nervous thing but I don't feel nervous at
all. The world doesn't end or anything but still it is frustrating.

Mentally I feel relaxed. How does one get the fingers to feel that way
as well?

Peace
Kevin

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