Mastering the Jam

Part 1: Introduction to Mastering the Jam For a few years, I offered an introduction to acoustic jamming in person. I had friends who could play guitar and liked music. I ask if they want to jam sometime and the answer I got was. Oh no, I'm not good enough, you're way better than me, I just can't. And guess what, there are a lot of people who want to play with other people, but just don't have the confidence. And that is something I understand. This pandemic has locked me and others away and music is the most fun you can have isn't available. So if you know a few guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo chords, like G, C, D, A and maybe some minors, you can play. If you play bass, violin and can play along. You are good enough. We can't play together, but I can get you ready to play Pretty Maggie in G with breaks after the chorus starting clockwise, watch me for the nod (yeah, I'll explain all of this). For years, I was a family room musician. I started to realize tha...