Takamine TF740FS Photos
I made several pictures of my steel string Takamine TF740FS guitar. Isn’t she beauteful? I love this cedar-top guitar! Mahogany back and ebony threaded headstock look great. Simple round fret dots, humble rosette inlay and natural wood colors are more than enough for me – I am all for such simplicity! I’ve alo put a picture of two different cases for Takamine guitar – read the post to see them.
Eric Skye improvises Autumn Leaves with Walking Bass
In March 2012 I attended a very useful and interesting guitar workshop taught by fingerstyle jazz guitarist, teacher and composer Eric Skye. The focus of the workshop was on how to arrange songs for fingerstyle guitar. But what caugth my eye (and ears) was a walking bass comping version of Autumn Leaves with interesting chord progression of minor 9th in the middle. Eric allowed me to record that fragment on video and publish it on YouTube. Read the whole story with embedded video and tabs.
Laurence Juber: Tips & Tricks and Guitar Concert
On March 24th, I attended a very interesting event at Dusty Strings music shop & school in Seattle, WA. The hero of the day was Laurence Juber, a famous acoustic guitarist, the former lead guitarist for Paul McCartney and Wings, and … [Read More...]
Katya’s Aria from Russian musical Nord-Ost
This melody is my Melody of 2011. I love it! This is a song from the Russian musical Nord-Ost written by my favorite composers and songwriters Alexey Ivaschenko and Georgy Vasiliev. It was a very successful musical until it was attacked by … [Read More...]
Fingersyle Guitar Solo: Winter Walk. Playing and Recording Comments.
I've arranged for fingerstyle guitar and recorded at home a nice "Winter Walk" tune by Russian songwriter Alexey Ivashchenko. He is famous in Russia (Wikipedia page, in Russian ) and well-known abroad among Russian-speaking people. He is a … [Read More...]
Lullaby Of Birdland by George Shearing and Fried Pride
I worked on George Shearing's Lullaby of Birland and decided to search on YouTube for examples. This one by Japanese duet Fried Pride blew me away! Walking bass and swinging chords are very impressive. It seems that for Akio Yokota there is no … [Read More...]
My Top 5 Resources for Learning Guitar Fretboard and Ear Training
I continue to learn music theory - it helps to "expand my horizons" on guitar. Below is my Top 5 resources for learning guitar fretboard, ear training and studying theory of music in the part that has the most practical impact of my playing: harmony … [Read More...]
Guitar Lick Lesson – Nah Neh Nah by Vaya Con Dios
Nah Neh Nah This song by Belgian band Vaya Con Dios was recorded and published in 1990. I was excited by guitar solos played in that song. I recalled this song recently and decided to make a video lesson with just one short lick (but not … [Read More...]