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BTW...just because you're only strumming the strings on the down stroke doesn't mean the upstroke isn't important. You want to keep a smooth rhythmic motion with your right (strumming) hand.....DOWN, up, DOWN, up. Hope that helps.]]> Easy Songs hawken https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/paged/2/#post-110765 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110714 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:07:29 +0000 Easy Songs sjt1316 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110714 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110674 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 02:15:24 +0000 Easy Songs Pamparius https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110674 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110665 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 01:38:10 +0000 http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com You can listen to and watch the full video of "Sitting Wishing Waiting", which is great if you have never heard of him like me.
Where have I been ?????]]> Easy Songs Rodders https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110665 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110626 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:21:15 +0000 Easy Songs hawken https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110626 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110597 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:11:26 +0000
Matthew, your way is actually way more "do-able" for me. That helps a lot. And I think it sounds pretty good. "Good" being a relative term given my still sloppy barre chord ability. But I'm working on it.

Thanks again.]]> Easy Songs Snarfy https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110597 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110594 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:53:30 +0000
His C C7th is F style barre cord on the 8th fret then lift the pinky for the 7th

This song sounds nice with all barre cords (other than the bridge and E in the chrous, but really that IS a barre cord)

Am, Am7th 5th fret
G, G7th 3rd fret
F, F7th 1st fret
C, C7th 8th fret

Good Luck]]> Easy Songs Matthew https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110594 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110592 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:46:53 +0000
I'm having a very difficult time with the C and C7 in the verse progression. I've tried playing it using my index finger to barre at the 3rd fret, and my middle, ring, and pinkie fingers to fret the B, G, and D strings at the 5th. And, I can hit that (sometimes). But I can't, for the life of me, raise my ring finger from the G string to get the C7.

Any suggestions? You're fingering it right. The almost too obvious answer is to just keep practicing it. But I know you don't really need to hear that so in all honest, just play the C. No one is going to really notice. I can do the switch from C to C7, but Im really too lazy to do that. No one has ever commented on that to me, and my friend who is a huge Jack fan hasn't noticed. He also plays guitar so I expected him to catch me.

If you want to play it the "right" way though, just practice. Form the chord and keep lifting your ring finger until it just becomes habit. It does take a while to learn.]]> Easy Songs dl0571 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110592 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110587 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:30:53 +0000
I'm having a very difficult time with the C and C7 in the verse progression. I've tried playing it using my index finger to barre at the 3rd fret, and my middle, ring, and pinkie fingers to fret the B, G, and D strings at the 5th. And, I can hit that (sometimes). But I can't, for the life of me, raise my ring finger from the G string to get the C7.

Any suggestions?]]> Easy Songs Snarfy https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110587 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110160 Fri, 08 Jul 2005 05:06:43 +0000
the first thing i ever learned on guitar was the better together intro, a friend showed me how to read tab and the lightbulb went on :D]]> Easy Songs Jubby https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/sitting-waiting-wishing-jack-johnson/#post-110160