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 ...
April 23, 2021 A little jazzy improv started today’s update, followed by a story on what I have been working on for my daughter’s wedding, coming up in 3 weeks. As I will be officiating, ...
April 9, 2021 This morning a song ran through the house that stuck in my head and I started the Update with it and turned it into a ‘Name That Tune’ contest. If anybody can ...
Little Talks is a very catchy tune by the Icelandic group Of Monsters And Men. It uses just a few chords and this lesson starts as an ear-training exercise. The chord progression is very basic ...
Gypsy is is a great strumming song with a few riffs and licks thrown in for good measure. Justin Hayward wrote it and is first appeared on The Moody Blues 1969 album To Our Children's ...
So Begins The Task is a Stephen Stills song that dates back to the early CSN days and eventually was released on his album Manassas in 1972. It is a somewhat basic fingerpicking song as ...
Change Partners is a Stephen Stills song from his second solo album, released in 1971. The song only uses three chords and a few variations, but includes parts in different time signatures. This lesson shows ...
Ho Hey was the first single from The Lumineers, a folksy, roots rock group based in Denver. This infectious song uses basic chords in the key of C with some syncopated strumming patterns and opens ...