It's been my experience that most guitarists (including myself at one time) do not know how to string their instruments properly. There is a lot of interpretation involved in playing guitar, but that should not carry over into maintenence and structural issues relating to the instrument.To educate the masses, Taylor Guitars took the time to [...]
Val & I had the pleasure of seeing Ralph Towner last night at the Regattabar. It was a wonderful experience. Attending his concert reminded me Guitar Player's interview of Ralph in their June issue. Check out the link to read the full article. Here are some excerpts: Guitar Player: Despite your obvious virtuosity, you manage [...]
Bach's Prelude No.1 of the Well Tempered Clavier is a beautiful piece. It illustrates his mastery of harmony, development and suspense. It's like a well written thriller. I was working on this with a student this morning, and was so inspired, that I had to put it in my book. Rather than photocopying the piece [...]
Today's lick is from my Joe Pass book. It's a nice bebop(py) lick outlining a Dom 7 chord. I included it in two octaves so it could be associated with the two basic types of the Dom 7 chord (5th & 6th string rooted). Now that I think of it, I think I've heard [...]
My whole web re-design project is not really running as smoothly as expected. I developed a computer related injury that has me in queue to see a Neurologist who can help me understand why my arm is going numb. Don't worry, it sounds worse than it is. I can still play guitar, but I can't [...]
I had to learn a Grateful Dead tune for a wedding early this year. I found this lick while transcribing, and getting a feel for the tune. It's a very simple bluesy/jazzy, scale built of the Major Pentatonic. The b3rd is added (like a blue note), as well as the b7 & major7, to build [...]
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