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Day Sixty Two (Year Four)

So, I had a couple of things from yesterday's post that I wanted to get done today.  They were:

1) Get some more magazine files assembled, and get them all labeled for my organizational purposes.

and

2) Get some more work done on "Yellow Ledbetter."

I got both things crossed off my list today.  The magazine files don't have the "Hello, My Name Is" tags on them, as we couldn't find them, but I've got some post-it notes labeled and in place.  Not the perfect solution right now, but it's at least a place to start with that aspect of organization.

As for "Ledbetter," I really couldn't have asked for that to come together any better than it has.  The chordal fills have gotten a lot easier with just a few days of work.  The "interlude" and "outro" sections have fallen together easily as well.  Mind you, the outro is essentially the same as the verses, but still.

The only thing that I need to do is slow down the solo, just to make sure that I get the bends and the timing down.  Even so, the first half of the solo feels really good, and there are only a few spots in the second half of it that appear to require any serious work.

All told, it was a good day today.  Hopefully tomorrow will be another one.
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