Hey Gang, Nesh has put together a lesson on When I Need You by Albert Hammond . https://youtu.be/1vfC7QeZsSc When I Need You is a beautiful ballad co-written and recorded by singer-songwriter-producer Albert Hammond and appears on his 1976 album of the same name.  It has been covered by many artists...

Hey Wrench, This is one of the most interesting posts I have ever seen here and I want to start with thanking you for the deep geek research. I am sorry it has taken so long to reply and plan to add more later. The quick thought is we have adapted to everything being close to in tune is good enough,...

https://youtu.be/MxbxbUog1NA June 13, 2025 Welcome to the Hogan Ohana Aloha Trip. Nani and I planned a trip for the whole family to Hawaii, which is why there was no update last week (17-hour delay on the first flight). We spent a few days on the North Shore of Oahu then to Waikoloa on the Big Islan...

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We have not removed any lessons that were part of our old TARGET Program. Toulouse Street is alive and well.

Neil

https://youtu.be/YHxhlrHkBLo May 30, 2025 Continuing with my Dropped D adventures, I went through some of what was mentioned last week ( Ladye Nothinge , and Embryonic Journey ) and added some John Denver and John Fahey to the mix. The lesson that triggered this was, of course Bert Jansch's Black Wa...

Thanks for the suggestions, we have definitely overlooked Firefall and will get on rectifying that issue.

Neil

After many years of neglecting (avoiding?) this classic tune as done by Bert Jansch, it has finally been completed as accurately as I have done anything. Take a look at Black Waterside , which is done in Dropped D Tuning. https://youtu.be/zraZdyUVMAc Black Waterside is a traditional ballad made famo...

Thanks for the reminder Dan!

Great suggestions, and I remember messing with Take Me Home, Country Roads a while back as well. The bad news is that the two under construction are in the more difficult category but I will dig back into some of the ones you mentioned. in the near future.

Neil

Hi Bob, Great timing with this comment. I addressed it a bit in the latest TG News . In a nutshell I believe you have a much better chance of learning the progression when seeing it in a box-like chart, and understanding the function of each chord (I-vi-ii-V for example). Once you have that you shou...

https://youtu.be/yC9qFlcgVvM May 23, 2025 I have had Dropped-D Tuning on my radar lately, mostly due to an upcoming lesson that I talk about near the end of today's Update, and I play some of Ladye Nothinge's Toye Puffe by John Renbourn and Jorma Kaukonen's Embryonic Journey . At the start though, I...