Monthly Archives: January 2009
John Martyn Dead – Sad News
I sadly have just heard the news that the great John Martyn has passed on. The Rolling Stone Article John Martyn Dead I’m sure may guitars across the world are grateful for his beautiful music. Here is a simple audio youtube … Continue reading
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Cold Play Acoustic Youtube – Chris Martin Solo
It’s always very healthy to hear some of the more famous musicians and band members without a band, just a guitar and voice. It helps the guitar player who is just starting out to put things into perspective and to … Continue reading
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How to Improvise on Guitar – Part 1 of 6
A lot of guitar players get a little stuck when they go it improvise. They’ll play scales for hours to get the fingers going but it oesn’t sound musical. About 30 years ago I really got stuck into all the … Continue reading
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Acoustic Guitar Chords for Duets
HOW TO PLAY CHORDS WITH OTHER ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYERS Often as an acoustic guitar player you will find yourself in a situation where there is more than one guitar player playing chords. For me there is nothing more annoying than … Continue reading
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Paco De Lucia Youtube Flamenco
Here’s a very interesting video of the great flamenco guitar player Paco de Lucia. The tune is called Solea. As many would realise, Paco is a very adventurous guitar playr that has explored other areas of music apart from flamenco … Continue reading
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Peter Mulvey Youtube Acoustic Guitar
I found this guy Peter Mulvey by accident and I thought it would be nice to share his playing with you. It’s very thoughtful acoustic guitar and this tune also has some nice harmonics and tapping, so as a fellow … Continue reading
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Asa Youtube – Fire on the Mountain
Here’s a very interesting tune by the Nigerian singer that is now making a name for herself in Europe. Asa was born in France of Nigerian heritage, she returned to Nigeria at two but later returned to France. Her … Continue reading
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Salif Keita Youtube Mali
This youtube acoustic guitar video is of the great musician Salif Keita from Mali in Africa. Salif is an albino desecendant of a a great leader of a warrior tribe. He moved from Mali to other parts of Africa and … Continue reading
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Mississipi John Hurt Youtube – Blues
Mississipi John Hurt is a Blues and Country Blues Legend. The youtube guitar video tune is called You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley. Notice his alternating bass notes If you want some very cool country blues guitar scales that … Continue reading
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Ralph Towner Youtube – Icarus
Ralph Towner the guitarist from the band Oregon, the brilliant improvisational quartet, holds a place in the Earths history and the expeditions to the moon. When the Apollo astronauts travelled to the moon they had a cassette of Ralph Towners … Continue reading
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J D Souther Youtube
If you ever owned John David Souther’s Black Rose album you’ll understand why I have posted this old youtube video. The Black Rose album came out in about 1976 and personally I think it is possibly one of the best … Continue reading
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