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F# or G? Somebody has more free time than me. In the song hits the guitar is tuned down a whole step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOtcLmOeScM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8a4f4kEIBA&list=RDF8a4f4kEIBA&index=1

The name might sound familiar, because when the Sho Bud factory was in Nashville Eric Clapton bought the guitar he named “blackie“ for about $200.00. Later Guitar Center bought it for $ 959,500. Clapton switched from Gibson to Fender, because of players like J. Hendrix. This post is really about the ShoBud steel guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoUTvvpciLM

https://www.fender.com/articles/tech-talk/pitch-or-volume-the-difference-between-tremolo-and-vibrato

https://www.pinterest.com/toadman2230/steampunk-guitars/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kpBzUQHYtM

In the 1950’s, because of some legal action Fender had the “Nocaster”. Joe Bonamassa says his 1951 Nocaster is his favorite guitar. Today we know this as the....

https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-5-ways-to-learn-hybrid-picking/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEeq_3rLnCo

Auto-tune software. I kinda new they could make corrections in a studio.I didn’t realize they could do with a mic at a live performance. I think Cher was one of the first (since it was sometimes called the Cher effect) to use pitch control software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXRV4MezEw

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https://musicstorelive.com/experience/fretboard-radius-how-to-choose-which-one-is-right-for-you/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnUHBd94xI https://musicstorelive.com/experience/fretboard-radius-how-to-choose-which-one-is-right-for-you/

I found this article to be interesting. Especially the chart with all the notes. https://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/learning-the-fretboard/

Want to play faster? 250 bpm, no problem. https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/circle-guitar-anthony-dickens/

Amazon guitar invention, or so they say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocnxXYjdJ6w

The year is 1947. Mel Bay was asked to write guitar instructional books for returning GIs (Galvanized Iron). I assume it was the “War Department” that was involved and the GI bill would help retuning vets buy the books. Mel approached 3 major publishers and was turned down, because guitar playing was on its death bed. He then started his own publishing company. He traveled around the country selling his books and meeting thousands of guitar teachers. Elvis Presley probably played a big part in preventing the “death of the guitar” and helped the Mel Bay’s company become a major source of guitar instructional material. Seems to me like the only business on the “death bed” were guitar manufacturers.The interest in learning and playing appears to have always been there.Just waiting for the internet. I think if Mel’s son William, who took over the business in 1997, had the money, interest or vision, Mel Bay Publishing company might be a giant today or at least a major player like Hal Leonard Corp. Who knows, a new cover on their books and some DVDs or online instructions to replace the teachers they once depended heavily on, they could still make a come back.They already have a ton of material on their shelves and it’s as good as most. There’s probably a thousand teachers on line that got their start using those Mel Bay Method Books. Today, YouTube teachers share 20 billion dollars a year with their on line guitar businesses. Ever watch Marty Schwartz? He’s pretty good, but did you know his income is a 6 figure number, that right $100,000+. Wonder how many on Guitar Tricks, Jam Play, True Fire bring in that much. Justin is probably another one rolling in the cash. Well, back to practice. Yes, you’re right, Minuetto from Mel Bay method method books is on my music stand. But, my head is now spinning thinking about all that $$$$$$ and galvanized iron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW7NUKG2DH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zelvaxvTaUk https://genius.com/Ryan-bingham-the-weary-kind-lyrics https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0080613

I always assume that when you played 3 or 4 notes, like double stops, (dyads) you just referred to them as triads or chords. I didn’t know there was such a thing as a triple stop or quadruple stop and that all stops are collectively known as “multiple stops”. I read on line that in guitar music there is no such thing as a triple stop, yet I am currently looking at a guitar music book that uses the term. I read that “stops” is a term that comes from the violin.

https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-how-to-play-the-blues-like-elizabeth-cotten/

Singing about winding roads in Maryland ended up being the song “Take me Home Country Roads.” Denver and his friends had never been to West Virginia, but Maryland didn’t sound right nor did Massachusetts where they were living at the time. They chose W. Virginia because it sounded better. I always thought the song was out of place for John Denver,because his favorite state was Colorado.I didn’t realize two of his friends, Daroff and Nivert, struggling musicians, started writing the song in hopes of selling it to Johnny Cash. When Denver heard what they were working on he offered to help them clean up and finish the song. Denver sang the song at the “Cellar Door” in DC and it was a big hit. And the rest as they say is history. Looks like a good fingerstyle song to practice, I am having a problem going from A to F#m. Fingerstyle has a way of bringing out all the imperfections, in fingering barre chords, but hopefully in time it will come. Take a look. https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0051601

“You don’t need to leave so soon”. Well, I think the members In Sally’s path would disagree. Good Luck. I thought just the usual things would be the problem,food,electricity,fallen trees, roof damage and flooded steets etc. I was watching one women looking out her window where a rather large alligator had washed up in her yard keeping her stuck in side. I also have relatives in the area. So, in addition to the strom she also just tested positive for corvid- 19 after returning to her elementary teaching job.

I am glad you figured it out. I had the same problem and it turned out that the nut groove was cut wrong for the B string.

Here’s a guy that wrote about 200 songs. He took the name Denver because his real name wouldn’t easily fit on some marquees. I had always heard Yamaha guitars were pretty good. I read that they also built his guitars.Can’t really see the name on the guitar he’s holding. interesting side note. Some UFOLOGISTS have taken a special interest in his life and death. They claim he was the child of one of the survivors of the 1947 Roswell crash. It must be true I read it on the internet and fact checked it at a MUFON site. The Mutual UFO Network. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z47Apz00

O, Shenandoah, I long to hear you, away you rolling River. Shenandoah, was among the songs in my early collection of guitar books, Mel Bay‘s method books. One of the exercises consisted of two versions of Shenandoah, without lyrics. They were some of my favorites. Recently, I remembered the song and I pulled it up on the internet and was surprised to see it come up as a “Sea Shanty”. I thought the song was about the Shenandoah Valley in W. Virginia. I would have bet money it was their state song. A “River Shanty” might be a more accurate term. It was a “work song” sang by fur traders paddling the “Wide Missouri” No mention in the early song versions about any valley. Shenandoah, was the “Oneida Indian Chief“ What a surprise. Shanty, a song that consists of a series of chorus lines and solos. The “Shantyman” was the “foreman” of sorts who sang the solo and the crew sang the verse. Like a Blues “call and response”.

Have you ever practiced a piece of music for hours only to realize what you were practicing wasn’t what was written. The human brain can be lazy. When Tawa was passing out brains, I thought he said trains and I took the first one out.