💎 Harder is easier.

Here's why.

THE PRE-S

I started a new YouTube channel called Better Solo Shows.

Here’s the second video:

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RIFF

Harder is easier.

My hotel room is on the second floor.

When I come out for breakfast, there’s a family waiting for the elevator.

They’re not carrying luggage, and the steps down to the lobby are right there.

I take the first spot in the parking lot.

As I walk into the store, two guys are honking their horns and arguing over who gets the ultra-close spot that was just vacated.

I’m in the store before they sort it out.

We mistake convenience for happiness.

But all too often, it’s the opposite—we get far more joy from our abilities.

Avoiding hard things shrinks our world.

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RECS:

I loved this Nat Eliason piece.

Proof You Can Do Hard Things

if we avoid hard things, anything mildly challenging will seem insurmountable.”

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CHARTS

This month I’m playing Tom Petty’s Wildflowers at a wedding.

Joshua Skaja

Joshua Skaja on Instagram: “First pass on Tom Petty’s Wildflowers. Learning this for a wedding ceremony later this month.”

August 5, 2023

This Dropbox folder has my chart in PDF, .sib, & musicXML formats.

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SMARTS

1

It’s in C…

2

…but not really (because capo)

So what key is this really in? What will you tell the bassist & piano player?

(Don’t forget—you can do hard things.)

3

Starts on the IV chord:

4

Odd number of bars in CHORUS & BRIDGE sections:

5

D is a “borrowed” chord:

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That’s all I got this week.

See you Wednesday,

Josh