{"id":5021,"date":"2026-08-01T01:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/?p=5021"},"modified":"2026-08-01T01:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:07:15","slug":"totally-guitars-weekly-update-july-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/tg-blogs\/guitar-news\/totally-guitars-weekly-update-july-31-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Totally Guitars Weekly Update July 31, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Totally Guitars Weekly Update July 31, 2026\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HnO7vKajRjU?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 31, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Garcia was on my mind when the camera got to rolling, so a few of his melodies started today\u2019s Update. We got another Ella Langley lesson from Nesh\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/lessons\/3071-be-her\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Be Her<\/a>, to go along with <a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/lessons\/3065-choosin-texas\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Choosin\u2019 Texa<\/a>s from a few weeks back.<\/p>\n<p>We are wrapping up the Learn To Read Challenge with TG Live tomorrow, Saturday, August 1 at 10:00am Pacific time. The replay will be available to everyone who registered, along with all our regular subscribers in a few days.<\/p>\n<p>Things got wrapped up with my work in progress\u2013Do You Know The Way To San Jose \u2013 Solo Arrangement. It is just about ready to shoot and publish, hopefully middle of next week.<\/p>\n<p>I also played a few snippets of some classics from the <a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/packages\/19-1970-s-songs-volume-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1970s, as Volume 1<\/a> of that series is on sale at a big discount this week\u201315 lessons for about $2.50 each.<\/p>\n<p>Neil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 31, 2026 Jerry Garcia was on my mind when the camera got to rolling, so a few of his melodies started today\u2019s Update. We got another Ella Langley lesson from Nesh\u2013Be Her, to go along with Choosin\u2019 Texas from a few weeks back. 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