April 29, 2022 I started the camera today and something in G was trying to get out of the guitar. I hope you like the opening improv. My plan for today was to talk a ...
April 22, 2022, We are entering the week of our 13th anniversary. Today’s update included a couple improvs, a couple birthday wishes, and a gardening interruption. Enjoy, Neil
April 15, 2022 This week we welcomed another artist to our library of lessons, Lyle Lovett. Just like our recent addition of a Bruce Cockburn tune, we have neglected his tunes for too many years. ...
April 8, 2022 A couple new lessons made their way into the TG Library this week so I started with a little bit of Jorma Kaukonen’s take on I Am The Light Of This World, ...
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 ...