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Day One Hundred Twenty Six

I dove back into "Stairway" tonight, starting with the first bridge, and working my way through the verse progressions and up to the solo. It feels like it's starting to gel a little bit. There are still things that I struggle with, and spots where I need to go slowly, but it's getting easier. I even moved one of my music stands (I have two), from the bedroom back into the living room in order to make approaching this easier. The other thing that helped was that I just did it. I didn't think too much as I went, and I kept going until I got stuck, and then just worked on the section I had just gone through. Slowly but surely I'm unlocking the secrets of this song, and at the same time, I'm figuring out the level of dedication necessary to get to where I want to be. The work is starting to pay off, if only in small dividends, but I can see it. Some things (which definitely include sight reading of tablature, and making it sound like the record) are going a lot smoother. Do my fingers feel truly comfortable and relaxed? No, they don't, but that will come. The same way I felt overwhelmed when I started "Stairway," and over the last few weeks it has gotten easier. I don't care if it takes me six months to get this right, I will get it right. Granted, if it takes that long, I'll likely be working on other stuff at the same time, but still. Regardless of time, things go well right now from a musical standpoint, and for that, I am exceedingly grateful.

Oh yeah, I didn't just stop at the solo either, I went at least three quarters of the way in. Slowly, of course, but I dove in.

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