{"id":5018,"date":"2026-07-25T00:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2026-07-25T00:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:15:14","slug":"totally-guitars-weekly-update-july-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/tg-blogs\/guitar-news\/totally-guitars-weekly-update-july-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Totally Guitars Weekly Update July 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Totally Guitars Weekly Update July 24, 2026\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DapyFy-grrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nJuly 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p>A student recently wanted to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/lessons\/3070-do-you-know-the-way-to-san-jose\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Do You Know The Way To San Jose<\/a>, which brought the song back into my orbit and\u2026what a great piece of music by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. We now have a lesson on it that looks at three different ways of accompanying a vocalist, ranging from a \u2018Campfire Version\u2019 to a percussive fingerstyle version. A solo guitar arrangement may not be far behind.<\/p>\n<p>Some topics covered today included some chord conjugation of \u2018A\u2019 family shapes (5th string root), thoughts about my favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/packages\/330-the-fleetwood-mac-collection\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fleetwood Mac<\/a> albums (along with a mention of our latest pack of their tunes), our upcoming TG Live \u2013 a webinar going into Learning To Read Music, and a stab at a solo version of one of the greatest songs ever written (according to Billy Joel and countless others).<\/p>\n<p>The free webinar will be Saturday, August 1 at 10:00 AM Pacific time. <a href=\"https:\/\/becbfa50.click.kit-mail3.com\/8ku9plwdrqsoh2rpv6qskhkzlmrops3hk7ww\/wnh2hghqe4xvggb7hx\/aHR0cHM6Ly90b3RhbGx5LWd1aXRhcnMua2l0LmNvbS9sZWFybi10by1yZWFkLW11c2lj\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Register here and save a spot<\/a>. We will make the video afterward to everyone who registered, whether you make the live stream or not.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy the Jimmy Webb excursion\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Neil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 24, 2026 A student recently wanted to learn Do You Know The Way To San Jose, which brought the song back into my orbit and\u2026what a great piece of music by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. 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