On the Beat - Episode 93 - Weekly Guitar video news wrap up December 16th, 2011

TGCheryle
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:39 pm

Hi Everyone,

Your weekly wrap up awaits...

Enjoy your weekend!

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December 16, 2011

This week we had to bring out a few new Christmas tunes- a couple of
instrumentals and a bluesy sing along. We started the week with a
ragtime arrangement of Gene Autry’s Here Comes Santa Claus, followed
that with a reverent take on The Little Drummer Boy (done in Dropped D
tuning), and ended the week with the contemporary classic Please Be
Home for Christmas, mostly along the lines of the Eagles version.

We tried to balance the heavy holiday leanings with a look at I Need
You by America and a couple of Fly On The Wall videos visiting Don
McLean’s Castles In The Air and singing tips with respect to Bob
Dylan’s Dream and The Boxer.

I also had a little time to sit down with the guitar and explore some
melodic and harmonic ideas. We put out a couple of these as Acoustic
Guitar Abstracts (#4 and #5). Looking back, it was about this time
last year that I started this soon-to-be tradition. Maybe the holiday
season gives me a chance to play the guitar more.

We also had another trip into the past with Jack van Breen showing us
a 1930s Gibson lap steel guitar- definitely a blast from the past for
the vintage collectors.

Next week we have a very cool announcement coming so check in early in
the week.

Stay Tuned & In Touch,

Neil


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Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:23 pm

I'm really curious what you playing right now(for fun)..YES ''on the horizon''that must be really a goal for next year..it still grabs me..

One week to go for some hallelujah but I enjoy all the fun before..


ItS always great to hear going through the week,,,,I pretty much like the drummer boy too,,,

I wonder how Xmas songs feel with lyrics has ''snow'' in it out there..

Looking forward to next week..

W.


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Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:32 pm

The abstract stuff isn't self indulgence Neil, they are lessons too. So don't be shy, just letem rip!

Happy Holidays everyone in TG land.


Scott


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Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:16 pm

Abstracts should be listed under a separate section as Advanced Lab 101.


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