Name: Active Melody February 2024 Challenge by Rich Fair
Duration: 5 min 29 s
Description: My submission for the Active Melody February 2024 challenge… improvising a lead over a twelve bar blues backing track in the key of B (AM lesson EP553).

My lead melody of “See Amid the Winter Snow”, played over my backing track.

Happy New Year!

See Amid The Winter Snow Lead

Auld Land Syne backing track… melody lead to follow!

Auld Lang Syne Backing 2

My (imperfect) melody lead over my Auld Lang Syne backing track… mistakes included!

Happy New Year!

Auld Lang Syne Lead 1

The Active Melody monthly challenge December 2023 (posting Sunday January 7th 2024)… “What you would play if somebody said ‘Just pick up the guitar and play something.” This one, lesson EP074 on Active Melody, is the first lesson I ever learned: Eric Clapton style gospel blues….

The First Active Melody Blues Lesson I Ever Learned! EP074...

The Active Melody January 2024 Challenge… Brian’s cascading pattern played over the backing track for EP282.

Active Melody January 2024 Challenge… Cascading Pattern… Fly Me To The Moon… EP282

Jamaica Farewell Strum 2

My “Jamaica Farewell” lead over my backing track

Jamaica Farewell Lead

My submission for the Active Melody February 2024 challenge… improvising a lead over a twelve bar blues backing track in the key of B (AM lesson EP553).

Active Melody February 2024 Challenge

… still cannot get used to a Mother’s Day without my Mum. One of her favourite songs was House of the Rising Sun”, by the Animals… so here is my rendition of this song, for my Mum! Happy Mother’s Day, Mum! xxx

House Of The Rising Sun- For My Mum XX

My cover of the classic worship song, “Rivers of Babylon”, perhaps made most famous by the brilliant Boney M!

Active Melody February 2024 Challenge

Rich Fair

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