FMBD up-the-neck choke

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From radtwo on 4/22/2015 10:36:31 AM

Hi Murphy and Casey,

I would like to know what I'm doing wrong on the Foggy Mountain Breakdown up-the-neck choke. When I do the choke it sounds nothing like the way everyone else sounds. Mine just sound like 2-1-2-1-5-2-1-5 (with the chokes of course). Even when I play it fast (fast for me anyway) it still sounds the same. But when you and Casey (or anyone else for that matter) pay it fast it sounds totally different. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Mine just doesn't sound right.

Thanks,

Roy

3 Comments
	caseyhenry says: 4/22/2015 10:35:27 AM Hi Roy, It's pretty impossible to diagnose by reading words on a page. The usual culprits are left-hand-right-hand coordination and not bending the string up high enough. How long have you been playing the lick? It usually takes a good couple of years before it starts to sound like anything.
	radtwo says: 4/22/2015 10:41:16 AM Thanks for the reply Casey. I've been trying to get the correct sound for at least two years or more now. I guess I'll just have to keep trying and rewinding the DVD until I get it. Hope all is well with you all. Roy
	caseyhenry says: 4/22/2015 10:57:21 AM If you posted a video or something I could listen and maybe give more specific advice...
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