https://youtu.be/uVVhHzQCcjA February 2, 2024 Not much in the way of headlines or news this week, but a lot of tunes. Due to a recent lesson I have had Can't Help Falling In Love running through my head for a few days. I started with a short instrumental version that I hope purges it from my running...

Really interesting song, a couple power chords based on E and B, then C major mostly. A bit of a tricky rhythm pattern. What does anybody else hear?

Neil

https://youtu.be/ufNBaYqRmOs January 26, 2024 Our 3-Minute Challenge inspired me to take a look at many of the pieces I have played over the years and see what kind of shape they were in. As expected, a bunch of them were in terrible shape. This sent me on a path of reviving a couple dozen tunes tha...

On the heels of my solo lesson from a feew weeks ago, Nesh brings us a lesson on Ferry Cross The Mersey the way it was originally done. https://youtu.be/5WKHISqp398 Ferry Cross The Mersey is a song written by Gerry Marden, recorded by his band and released in 1964/1965 becoming a big hit.  This less...

Really nice! G minor, and the jazzier chords definitely make it spookier than mine. And it is clear he is improvising some of the parts, not meticulously worked out but beautiful.

Neil

https://youtu.be/nHj5yUBCDAo January 19, 2024 After being totally caught up in John Renbourn's arrangement of The Earle Of Salisbury for way too long, the lesson is finally finished and I can get back to work on some of the projects on side burners. This trip down memory lane for me sent me back to ...

Hey Gang, This turned out to be a much bigger project than I suspected but my lesson on The Earle Of Salisbury is now finished. https://youtu.be/SXL8nqZUkOE The Earle Of Salisbury is a Pavane by William Byrd composed around 1612. It was written for the keyboard of the day, the virginal and dedicated...

https://youtu.be/_QihQGL-BXQ January 12, 2024 This week I have been obsessed with working on some John Renbourn pieces. One of which I opened the News with–The Earle Of Salisbury. I have been promising a lesson on this for months and the arrangement is almost at a point where I am happy with, and th...

Hey Everybody, Reaching way back to a Carole King and Gerry Goffin tune made famous by Bobby Vee, Nesh has put together a lesson on Take Good Care Of My Baby. https://youtu.be/n0frSDQC5zM Take Good Care Of My Baby is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and made famous by Bobby Vee, when ...

Hey Gang, Nesh has put together a great lesson on the Sinatra classic My Way. https://youtu.be/tLKJ0bFrRFA My Way is a song set to the music of the French song 'Comme d'habitude' composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude Francois'. The English lyrics were written by Paul An...