Mykonos is a catchy song from Fleet Foxes, a band from the Seattle area. Most of their songs have compelling lyrics and are done with great vocal harmonies. This song opens with a fingerpicked guitar ...
Jack Straw is a Bob Weir/Robert Hunter composition that has been part of hundreds of Grateful Dead concerts since it was written in 1971. I recommend listening to it on their album Hundred Year Hall ...
Mood For A Day is a retro/neo/quasi-classical piece by Steve Howe which first appeared on Yes's landmark album Fragile. It includes many techniques that are very challenging- flamenco strumming, rapid scales and variations, trill-like hammer-ons ...
April 20, 2012 This week we reached way back to the formative days of Rock and Roll, along with a journey into the world of bands with brass sections, a bit. We had new Target lessons on Buddy ...
December 9, 2011 There was probably more playing than talking on today's news. The weather here today just made me want to sit outside and play the guitar. I did go over a few of ...
*That'll Be The Day by Buddy Holly* is a classic from the early days of Rock & Roll.
There are many nuances in the recorded version of *With A Little Help From My Friends*that are pretty challenging to incorporate into a solo guitar accompaniment version.
Mark Knopfler is one of the most talented musician’s to have come along in the last 50 years.
*She’s Not There *is probably more identified by keyboard and bass parts, and these are combined in this lesson, creating a somewhat complicated arrangement that might be called the ‘Fancy Version.
In 1968 the Beatles learned a bit about fingerpicking from Donovan while they were in India for a short time. This resulted in a much more refined guitar sound for a few songs on the ...