Trippin Billies Help

trojan11 · Post by **trojan11** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:59 pm

I've been busting my tail trying to get the verse down pat for the past couple days, and the video dmbguitar718 has helped a lot, but i just can't seem to get it to flow smoothly. Any suggestions?

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:16 pm

If you've been playing it alot than play something else or nothing at all. After a few days watch Pat's clip again and then give it another go. Somtimes you need to step away to get closer.

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:51 pm

MWR wrote:If you've been playing it alot than play something else or nothing at all. After a few days watch Pat's clip again and then give it another go. Somtimes you need to step away to get closer.

What he said. You can't smother yourself with one song while you are learning it. I always try to learn a few songs at a time so I don't get frustrated. If I can't get one down I'll try another. Billies verse is pretty difficult, I recommend listening to a D+T version a lot.

pills_PMD · Post by **pills_PMD** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:53 pm

playing along with storytellers was what did it for me...

onid41 · Post by **onid41** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:04 pm

i cant get it down either, damn song!

MattyTrane · Post by **MattyTrane** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:04 am

play it again
..and again
etc

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:51 am

Strum it out man, just keep going, eventually, it'll start clicking.

mlb1399 · Post by **mlb1399** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:01 pm

Just wondering, I've been working on the chorus lately and does the 8~~~~ in the tab mean bend the string?

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:34 pm

nah, just let it vibrate a little long, it's what I do and it sounds fine.

Teego Time · Post by **Teego Time** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 4:00 pm

Strangely enough I didn't think the verse is that hard. =\

I'll bet singing to it is a bitch though!

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:10 pm

singing and playing it took me like a week, its not hard, the words keep you on rythm.

DmbFanJason · Post by **DmbFanJason** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:15 pm

MWR wrote:If you've been playing it alot than play something else or nothing at all. After a few days watch Pat's clip again and then give it another go. Somtimes you need to step away to get closer.

actually you know what...thats some damn good advice...I have found that ill not play a song that I couldn't get, that I worked my ass off on, but then like 3 months later try it again, and BOOM...it clicks....it's fuckin weird...you'd think the more you practice something the better you get...which is obviously true, but yea, stepping back sometimes does work...really weird phenomenon.

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:22 pm

True that , just 3 days is sometimes more than enough , i guess its a subconscience thing eh ? Like your mind just learns the song during those days and kinda sends some signals to your fingers and all that shit