April 1, 2022 This week I have had a lot of fun getting reacquainted with my Santa Cruz guitar. It had major renovations a couple years ago but had recently gone through some seasonal changes ...
March 11, 2022 I had a lesson the other day with a student who wanted to work on George Harrison’s early song I Need You, for The Beatles’ 1965 album and movie Help! I felt ...
March 4, 2022 There is a lot going on nowadays, and thankfully, a lot changed here at TG in the couple hours after I shot this week’s Update. I thought about just tossing the video ...
February 25, 2022 Today I had some songs running through my head that used some interesting chord voicings, which led me to a few theory tips. I started with sliding a C chord up and ...
February 4, 2022 Today I started with some improvising in A Minor, which led to a discussion on descending bass lines in minor keys. There are numerous songs that do this and I mentioned a ...
January 28, 2022 John Renbourn’s Snap A Little Owl popped into my head just as I started the camera and I figured I might as well see what kind of shape it was in. As ...
January 21, 2022 After a few computer issues I was able to finish the promised lesson on my solo arrangement of Long, Long Time. I also spent more time than usual this week playing and ...
January 14, 2022 I had a lot of fun with this week’s new lessons. Song For Juli is one that has intrigued me for almost 50 years since I first got Jesse Colin Young’s album ...
January 7, 2022 I have still have Get Back, the Beatles recent documentary playing in the background around here, although I think it has just about run its course. It inspired most of our recent ...
December 17, 2021 Bits and pieces of Father Christmas, White Christmas, The Long And Winding Road, and even Wish You Were Here (Swedish pop from the 1990s, courtesy of Blackmore’s Night) were the musical parts ...