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Groove Master Class, Part 1

Published: Tue, 03/18/25

Updated: Tue, 03/18/25

Spring 2025 Edition My free Groove Master Class starts tomorrow! If you haven't downloaded the tab yet, you can get it here: Groove Master Class PDF…

Wake Up, Mama

Published: Fri, 03/14/25

Updated: Fri, 03/14/25

Sometime in high school, I brought home the local library's copy of The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt. After listening to it a handful of times in…

Fun

Published: Fri, 02/28/25

Updated: Sat, 03/01/25

After months of fitful participation, I made it to my Monday night songwriters' meeting for the second time in a row this week. In principle, I've…

Get In, Get Out

Published: Fri, 02/21/25

Updated: Fri, 02/21/25

A quick announcement before getting into today's newsletter: I'll be doing a live master class in Arvada, Colorado with John Knowles on Sunday, March…

Today's Youtube Video Is Now Public

Published: Fri, 02/14/25

Updated: Fri, 02/14/25

Well, so...somehow, today's newsletter went out in what passes for the middle of the night here in Austin rather than 7:30am Central, when the Youtube…

Talking About Guitars

Published: Fri, 02/14/25

Updated: Fri, 02/14/25

Thanks to the Dauphin, I occasionally listen to a podcast called Drive To Work. It's the e tremely frequent and more-lo-fi-than-not dispatch from one…

Eleven Stanzas About Rhythm Guitar

Published: Fri, 01/31/25

Updated: Sat, 02/01/25

With only three notes at a timeYou can descend, or you can climb The fretboard, voicing harmoniesWith si ths or sevenths, as you please Inversions…

10 Reasons To Learn Freddie Green Chords

Published: Fri, 01/31/25

Updated: Fri, 01/31/25

Ten Reasons To Learn Freddie Green Chord Voicings: 10) They are to jazz and western swing what bar chords are to classic rock or open chords are to…

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