Typically, the metronome is used as an additional tool to help maintain a steady tempo. For example, a tempo of 60 BPM is equal to one beat per second, while a tempo of 120 BPM is equal to two beats per second. Tempo is measured in BPM (beats per minute). I of course suck compared to him, BUT I want to level the playing field. Metronome is an instrument that plays steady beats to help the musician play rhythmically. So in this case, it’s great to be able to see his fingerings and where he adds in the legato, because all that is a key to how effortlessly he plays this stuff. On a related note (and you did address this), one of the frustrations I had with playing EJ’s stuff over the years is that I always learned it from just the recordings (no video) and now after seeing Troy disect his technique, I know I wasn’t playing the stuff the way he was…which was making it even HARDER to play at tempo than if I were playing it where he was, AND I had a clue about escape trajectory (which I did not, way back when I transcribed his stuff to learn it). But yeah all this stuff (looping small sections, easily at variable speeds) is a great transcribing tool and I agree if aural skills are the focus, best to not look at the hands of the player.
My ears are fine I’ve done my time in ear training bootcamp. Select your track (or a portion you want to edit) and go to Effect > Change Tempo. For this, I’m 100% focused on the physical act of playing the music. You can change the tempo of your track without it sounding like chittering chipmunks. I think it sort of comes down to what skill we’re trying to sharpen. It really feels within reach, which excites me because for years I wrote off being able to play his stuff at tempo. I’ll have to post videos when I get it to a respectable level Or, maybe just swallow the little bit of pride I have and do some ‘diary’ type stuff so I can see the progression over time.
Getting to just “play along” with him is really helping me nail his phrasing. Attempting to nail his ahead-the-beat (or) behind-the-beat vibe while playing along with a metronome just confuses me. We’ve all acknowledged the challenge with his stuff in that it’s so loosey-goosey. (Another) Also, and this is particularly true for EJ, I find it so helpful to loop and play along at about 80% of the original speed because it really helps me lock into his ‘feel’. Also, he actually sneaks in legato more than I thought! At least in these 2 performances. Still, amazing that all of Troy’s theories about his playing seem to hold up everywhere. It’s so cool to see his fingering/picking choices. I think a key advantage here is that you get video too (assuming you can find a performance video of the song you want to learn), so that you can listen but also look at the player’s hands and whatnot.Įxactly! I found some ‘okay’ quality footage of Eric Johnson playing Manhattan and SRV.
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