Subject: Happy Leap Day 2016
Happy Leap Day 2016
February 29th, 2016 at 11:36 am EDTHey Friend Wow! Where did February go? I guess technically today is a bonus day for 2016. Day number 60 of 366... What are you doing with your bonus day? Time takes no prisoners. It doesn't wait for things to happen. It just moves forward continually ...
Stringing You Along...
February 28th, 2016 at 11:21 am EDTHey Friend, It's outdoor chore day at the Vance household. To invoke the oft quoted M.C. Hammer, "It's gutter time!" This is one of those jobs that isn't that difficult (unless you have a fear of heights), just tedious. Fortunately, we only have the ...
The Agony of Defeat
February 27th, 2016 at 11:06 am EDTHey Friend, Well, in case you're wondering... there was no victory dance. Thanks to all the well-wishers, but I choked... I did not pass the f#%$ !@ exam. It was broken down into three sections, each signifying an individual exam (this was an upgrade ...
For Whom The Bell Tolls...
February 26th, 2016 at 12:00 pm EDTHey Friend, Just so's you know... it's me. I'm the one the bell is tolling for... I'm heading off today to take the "son-of-a-biatch" Micro$oft certification exam that I've been studying for. It's one of those tests that is based not on real-world us ...
Public Service Announcement
February 25th, 2016 at 11:04 am EDTTHIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! Hey Friend, Guitar is a gateway habit to musical addiction. If you are not very careful and aware of your tendencies, you will get hooked and no one can save you - not even Guitars Anonymous. Remember that scen ...
Nowhere Near As Hard As Palming a Basketball
February 24th, 2016 at 11:07 am EDTAnd you don't need to have huge hands... Hey Friend, Another technique power chords are especially suited for is palm muting. Yesterday I talked about using the fingers on your fretting hand to mute strings surrounding the notes you want to play. Thi ...
Davey Approved Country Lick
February 23rd, 2016 at 11:05 am EDTHey Friend, You know I'm always on the lookout for good info I can pass on to you, right? There's a young guy out of Nashville that has a Youtube channel that I've been watching lately. His name is Jim Lill, and his focus is primarily Country guitar. ...
And Power Chords For All...
February 22nd, 2016 at 11:13 am EDTHey Friend, So my buddy Ian over in the UK emailed me yesterday thanking me for the Boston lesson and followed that with a question about whether or not Metallica uses power chords. What would James Hetfield say? *Bleep* (insert certain four-letter ...
Gonna Hitch a Ride...
February 21st, 2016 at 11:52 am EDTHey Friend, Oh yeah, here it is! Another rocker from my youth... Let's take a quick minute to look at a song that uses power chord shapes very effectively. The song is "Hitch a Ride" by Boston and the intro/verse progression sounds a lot more difficu ...
I'm Making Musical Hairy Buffalo Punch...
February 20th, 2016 at 11:43 am EDTHey Friend, Want some? Saturday, glorious Saturday! There's just something about having a day where you can veg out... I sat down to start writing and intended on playing some concentration music - you know some Baroque in the Largo tempo. It tends t ...