Hey Music Student - like your cover of Father and Son....when I first heard it, your vocal style reminded me a little of Johnny Cash - are you also a fan of Johnny C. ?

Yes Janice (or Bud ?) - that's what I mean - just strumming the right chords at the right time - adding nothing else...in fact, I can hear and play back melodies pretty well - but it's the chords that are my Achilles heal...I'm sure hearing chords like this is what separates the men from the boys - melodies are in the forefront and much easier to hear because of this - chords on the other hand - involve a lot of inference and are often more in the background sonically, so to speak.

RHarv - I know the theory....for me, I think there's a natural talent piece (and years of practice) that I'm missing and need to overcome. Also - being able to hear the intervals in isolation has not yet transferred to hearing the bass note well in the absence of the song playing, which is something important I think....