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Topic: Astair by Matt Costa

Just figured I'd share what I was listening to... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFrIT6-A … re=related Matt's a great artist and has a lot of great songs out there. I've been a big fan for a few years now.

[b][color=#FF0000]If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something.
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Re: Astair by Matt Costa

Heya Pix,

I've been listening to Matt for awhile also. He gets quite a bit of play on XM  Coffee House and the Loft, he is good . I don't want to Hijack your thread but I am so excited about an old song that I finally got around to. I have the guitar part just about perfected but I am struggling with the vocal it's too too high for me. It sounds so cool I just had to tell somebody.

Stephen Stills  4+20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov-7U0MiQaQ

Later, Wayne P

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Re: Astair by Matt Costa

That is a good one Wayne! Believe it or not I heard that song for the first time (that I remember) just a couple of months ago... Hard to believe I'd never heard it before then. I'm sure you'll nail it shortly smile Look forward to hearing it! -Pix

[b][color=#FF0000]If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something.
[/color][/b]         [b]Peace of mind. That's my piece of mind...[/b]

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Re: Astair by Matt Costa

Stills is one of my favorite acoustic players ever. One of the first songs I learned was "Helplessly Hoping" .

The video with Dick Cavet is pretty cool. The musicians in the circle had all just played Woodstock , that's been awhile ago. I have really liked 4+20 a long time . Don't know why I haven't done it before. I am playing it in open E tuning and my martin guitar just loves that tuning. It sustains like I have never heard an acoustic do, I am just amazed and having so much fun.

Later, Wayne P

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Re: Astair by Matt Costa

Those are the moments we play for smile It makes all those "bad days" when nothing seems to work right worth it! Glad you're enjoying yourself man! smile

[b][color=#FF0000]If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something.
[/color][/b]         [b]Peace of mind. That's my piece of mind...[/b]

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