Can't slow it up Captain, I tried and with my pickin style I loose a lot of the guitar's voice. I have been messing around lately trying to get the guitar to sing along with me on songs via finger picking of flat picking since there is only 1 of me and no other musicians to fill in the tops or bottoms. I think I will keep the tempo but absolutely have to fix the lyrics and a little phrasing problem I have with all of my songs including my original songs. I tend to hold on certain phrases and drop certain phrases. I am too anal on music. I look at it the same way as Math, the way my fuzzy brain works I guess.