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Day Three Hundred Twenty (Year Four)

So, it's definitely going to be a summer of acoustic improvement and lead playing.

Not sure where that decision came from today, but it popped into my head at work, and it feels like a final decision.  There will be other stuff that will come up, I'm sure, but the main focuses this summer will be on those two areas of my playing.

Now that I say that, I have been thinking about classic solos (and songs) a lot of late, while at the same time thinking about the songs and solos that made me want to pick up a guitar in the first place, not to mention all of the things that have kept the fire burning all these years.  I want/need to be good enough to play all of those things.

I also want to be able to sit outside this summer and play some acoustic, so I've got to learn enough songs/work on that side of my playing as well.

Didn't start digging through backing tracks yet, but I did spend some time tonight working through some lead stuff.  I'm really feeling more relaxed the more I run through scales and riffs.  It's going to be a good summer.

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