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I Learned This Too Late | Grant Gordy

October 28, 2026 · 49 min

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Grant Gordy joins Playback Sessions for a deep conversation about the gap between playing professionally and actually understanding what you're doing and why the practice tool most guitarists rely on might be working against them. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/yt/p333?d=1 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://www.learnwithsonora.com/yt/p333/looper?d=1 00:00 – Intro 1:16 — Growing Up in Portland, Dad's Blues Sessions 2:15 — Getting a Guitar at 13 3:31 — Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, and Early Guitar Culture 3:52 — Meeting Mike Marshall at the Mandolin Symposium 8:07 — Joining David Grisman's Band (Subbing Frank Venola) 8:31 — Filling Tony Rice's Seat 15:53 — David Said: "He Never Plays the Same Thing Twice" 16:55 — How Grant Practiced: Transcription Over Tab 24:01 — The Lesson That Changed Everything (Inversions) 25:22 — Diminished Harmony Deep Dive 35:18 — What Every Student Needs: Time Is a Listening Problem 38:06 — Metronome vs. Play-Alongs 43:08 — The Duo Record with Ross Martin 47:36 — Mr. Sun, Solo Guitar, and What's Coming in 2026 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 🎥 Host: Spencer Handley Guest: Grant Gordy Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley #PlaybackSessions #SpencerHandley #CarterVintageGuitar #SonoraGuitarIntensive #GrantGordy #DavidGrisman #TonyRice #JazzGuitar #BluegrassGuitar #DiminishedChords #MetronomePractice #MusicTheory #AcousticGuitar #Flatpicking

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