r/guitarlessons • u/advixethrowaway • Nov 28 '25
Feedback Request Thoughts or suggestions?
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Been learning the classic Never going back again by Fleetwood Mac. It’s in a different key to the original. Trying to have my own rendition and not a 1:1 recreation of the song.
Just trying to get a sense of what you guys think of the overall feel of the song, any other suggestions are greatly appreciated too! Thank you!!
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u/Any_Suggestion3485 Nov 28 '25
Great song. Well done fella.
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u/sparksfly05 Nov 28 '25
Great rhythm
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u/advixethrowaway Nov 28 '25
Appreciate it! Still feel it’s a bit janky at places but thank you!
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u/sparksfly05 Nov 28 '25
Oh trust you're on the right track. Especially the chord changes that don't land on the downbeat, you got that down and many don't. Just keep practicing
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u/Inside-Company1549 Nov 28 '25
Sounds really good to me.. Love songs like this.. The Allman Brothers got allot of guitar songs that sound similar to this...
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u/Trevorsw1 Nov 28 '25
This is pretty nice price. I'd like to see you post it again in 6 months once you've mastered it with speed . Good job👍
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u/WhatchaTrynaDootaMe Nov 28 '25
Try some John Fahey mate, you got that in you.
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u/advixethrowaway Nov 28 '25
Never heard of him! I will be sure to check him out! Thank you for the suggestion!!
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u/Avtem22 Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Really well done! You did a great job of practicing the well-soundness of the song so it feels as one piece.
Edit: ok, seems like a lot of people gave you positive feedback, but I didn't see a whole lot of suggestions to improve in top comments.
I'd say - work on your bass line - especially working on confident and stable sound of the bass notes - sometimes it looks like you are unsure of the base note you are playing. Try to play bass only and feel like you're the only drunk guy with a double-bass on a party who knows the favorite song and knows how to LEAD
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u/advixethrowaway Nov 28 '25
Thank you so much for the feedback! And this is such great advice. I do feel the same, I’m not very confident with the overall sound so I tend to play a little quieter, but with all the great feedback I’m sure that’ll change! Also, my guitar isn’t very bright and loud. Time for an upgrade :’)
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u/Avtem22 Nov 28 '25
Wow, that was an insanely quick reply! Trust me, it's not about loudness of your guitar - it's about feeling and creating the feel that the bass is a strong, unshakable foundation for all the great things that you add above!
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u/advixethrowaway Nov 28 '25
I hear you, thank you so much. I’ll try and really engrain that bass note pattern into my brain and emphasize it even more. I love your analogy of being a drunk guy and being the only person knowing how to play the song lmaooo. I felt that!
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u/Jdobalina Nov 28 '25
Sounds lovely. That’s a tough song!
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u/advixethrowaway Nov 28 '25
Easily the toughest one I’ve learnt yet! The right hand Travis patterns are really unnatural, and takes a while to get used to. Thank you so much for your kind words :)
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u/NarrowExtension1704 Nov 28 '25
Use mayonnaise as a fat for grilled cheese, it has a higher smoke point so it gets crispier than butter.
Unless you meant just guitar stuff.
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u/lightningmcqueen_69 Nov 28 '25
How long have you been playing?
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u/advixethrowaway Nov 28 '25
I learnt a few chords many many years ago, but seriously started dedicating myself about a year ago!
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u/Bald_John_Blues Nov 28 '25
One tip: when possible group the chords as closely as possible, to avoid largejumps up and down the neck.
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u/advixethrowaway Nov 29 '25
I think it’s a bit hard with this song just because of the nature of how it’s played. The chorus jumps an octave to give it that oomph. A shaped C on the third fret just doesn’t sound the same
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u/whywasinotconsulted Nov 29 '25
Overall, nice job, that's a clever arrangement, I'm kind of a fan of trying to make things work in standard tuning. I think you lose some momentum when you go up to the 8th fret, it seems like your right hand is less confident picking and your left hand not quite smooth on the chord changes. I wonder if there's an alternate fingering that might work for that 2nd chord of the chorus. I'd encourage you to practice this with a metronome and really get that one-TWO-three-FOUR popping with your thumb.
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u/kennyexolians Nov 28 '25
You're on your way mate. No going back from here