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A NYC local radio station recently held a contest in which the winner received a guitar lesson with Don Felder. They played parts of “Hotel California” on electrics.

The “student” is clearly not a beginner but what I found interesting is that he is left handed and is being instructed by the right handed Don Felder. I always wondered how that dynamic worked.

Since “Hotel California” is a target lesson I thought this little clip may be of interest to anyone who is, or has worked on it. Here’s the link:

http://www.q1043.com/player/?mid=23405022

♫ Ken ♫

That was great and fun to watch..

WOW. That was fun to watch.

skaladar wrote:

The “student” is clearly not a beginner but what I found interesting is that he is left handed and is being instructed by the right handed Don Felder. I always wondered how that dynamic worked.

♫ Ken ♫

Ken:

Being left handed myself, I found it to be very helpful. When I was taking lessons, and sitting across from my instructor, it was like a mirror image, and it made learning some things much easier. Many people will talk about the learning curve in converting chord diagrams and other things into left handed versions, but I found it much easier to just leave everything alone and apply it as is. I guess we all have our own ways...

Jason

Very interesting find, thanks for sharing it...

Gosh that was cool!! Thx Ken!

Gee that was fun to watch.

Makes me want an electric guitar.