This week there were some interesting questions on the TG Forum about outlining chords and lead playing with triads. I added a bit of info to the discussion in this week's News, although it might create more confusion ...
The second main song on Beaker’s to-do list was Kelly Joe Phelps’ version of this almost generic blues tune. It is a bunch of fingerpicking licks in the key of G, much like the TG ...
Ring Of Fire is one of Johnny Cash’s biggest hits, originally released in 1963. The song is credited to his soon-to-be wife June Carter but the real origins appear to be a bit sketchy, particularly ...
Far Away is one of Nickelback’s tunes done in Dropped D, like many of their songs, but not played in the key of D. It is done 1/2 step low on their album All The ...
By: Stephen Rose Little Axe is the alias for Skip McDonald, a blues guitarist who has spent his career at the forefront of emerging musical trends. At Sugar Hill Records, he laid down the ...
This week we brought back our old buddy Jack van Breen and took a look at an unusual triple-necked instrument (more than just a guitar). Be sure to check out the video on the Mermer, which happens ...
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall is one of Bob Dylan’s earliest examples of some of his interesting chord shapes and rambling lyrics. The song first appeared on his second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan and ...
Mr. Soul is a Neil Young song that has gone through many incarnations, not unusual for his songs. It started out as a rockin’ hit for The Buffalo Springfield in 1968 and later appeared as ...