Play The Hits
Published: Fri, 12/30/22
But there's a scene early on where Favreau's then-boss (played by Dustin Hoffman), spoiling for a showdown over what kind of menu to serve the most important food critic in L.A., demands "If you went to see the Stones and Jagger didn't sing 'Satisfaction,' would you be happy? Would you? Come on. I think you should play your hits. Play your hits."
That, of course, turns out to be a terrible idea for Chef Carl Casper. But since it's the end of 2022, and I'm not a fictional chef working in a fictionally hot west coast restaurant, I'm going to take Hoffman's advice anyway. Here, in case you missed them – or even if you didn't, but want to revisit my three best chocolate lava cakes of the year – are, at least according to the numbers, Fretboard Confidential's greatest Youtube hits from the last twelve months. Enjoy, Happy New Year, and see you in 2023!
#3: Fix Your Travis Picking In Six Steps
#2: How To Play An Eight Bar Blues
#1: Three Rules For Making Pentatonic Scales Sound Good
More soon,
David
P.S. If you've been thinking about joining the Fingerstyle Five membership in the new year, there's still plenty of time to register before we start our next tune on Thursday, January 5th. As a member, you'll also enjoy free access to my next Soloing From Scratch workshop, coming up on January 14th. You can learn more about the membership and sign up at https://www.fretboardconfidential.com/