An Etive Lament
I was trying to combine happy with sad when I wrote thishttp://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/an-etive-lament/See More
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Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postEar to Instrument Playing
The challenge : to be able to transfer our musical ideas directly from our heads and onto our guitars. I created these interactive training videos to help the process http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/ear-to-instrument-training/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postblues progression developed with added guide-tones
In this exercise I’ve taken the developed blues chord progression from a previous post and added a guide-tone line.The first time around I play the guide-tone line with accompanying chords. The second time around I’m only playing the chords leaving space for somebody else to play the guide-tones. Fancy a jam on a 12 bar blues ? The TAB is given beneath the video…See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postBlues Improvisation for Fingerstyle Guitar
My original blues progression developed giving me some different chords to suggest different guide-tone lines http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/fingerstyle-guitar-blues-progression-2/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postTibo : Original Composition
One of the most satisfying feelings when playing live is to have the awareness of the sound filling the room. In a quiet room it's almost like a meditative experience. With that in mind, when I wrote this song "Tibo" I was trying to evoke that experience. It's named after an establishment where I do a regular gig, "Cafe Tibo"http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/tibo/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postBlues Improvisation for Fingerstyle Guitar
Looking at using guide-tones lines to improvise over the bluesBlues improviation using guide-tonesSee More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postGuide-Tone Lines
Learning how to improvise is an ambition of many guitarists and while it may seem at the outset a very difficult thing to achieve there are approaches to the subject that will help you get started. One of these is guide-tone lines.In the attached guitar video I’m creating guide-tone lines for fingerstyle guitar over standard chord progression movements which I then go onto embellish. A guide-tone line is a melodic line which comprises of tones from the chords of the chord progression being…See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postScottish Melodies
Some traditional Scottish melodies to ease you into the New Year, kicking off with Ae Fond Kiss then followed by The Dark Islandhttp://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/scottish-melodies/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postWhen You Wish Upon a Star with As long as There's Christmas
A Disney double. When You Wish upon a Star and As long as there’s Christmas. Brings back fond memories of the children when they were younger watching Disney movies at Christmas Time.http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/when-you-wish-upon-a-star-as-long-as-theres-christmas/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postThe Nearness of You
A wee tune to help you chillhttp://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/the-nearness-of-you-solo-guitar/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postI'm beginning to See the Light
Some more footage of myself and singer Olivia Ennemoser from Cafe Tibo in Glasgow http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/im-beginning-to-see-the-light/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postI'm Beginning to See The Light
Some more footage of myself and singer Olivia Ennemoser from Cafe Tibo in Glasgow http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/im-beginning-to-see-the-light/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postCorcovado
Recent footage of myself and scottish Jazz singer Olivia Ennemoser performing the Carlos Jobim Classic, Corcovado at Cafe tibo, Glasgowhttp://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/corcovado/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postLove for Sale
Clip of me playing with singer Olivia Ennemoser, supporting British Jazz Singer Tina May at the Errigal Arts Festival, Letterkenny, Co Donegal http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/love-for-sale/See More
Fingerpickingguitar posted a blog postAutumn Leaves
Don't know how everybody goes about writing arrangements but I like to go back to basics. I'm working at the moment on an arrangement of the song autumn leaveshttp://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/category/guitar-blog/See More
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An Etive Lament
I was trying to combine happy with sad when I wrote this
http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/an-etive-lament/
Posted on May 29, 2013 at 2:19am
Ear to Instrument Playing
The challenge : to be able to transfer our musical ideas directly from our heads and onto our guitars. I created these interactive training videos to help the process
http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/ear-to-instrument-training/
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 5:54am
blues progression developed with added guide-tones
In this exercise I’ve taken the developed blues chord progression from a previous post and added a guide-tone line.
The first time around I play the guide-tone line with accompanying chords. The second time around I’m only playing the chords leaving space for somebody else to play the guide-tones. Fancy a jam on a 12 bar blues ? The TAB is given beneath the video…
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 12:09pm
Blues Improvisation for Fingerstyle Guitar
My original blues progression developed giving me some different chords to suggest different guide-tone lines
http://www.fingerpickingguitar.org/fingerstyle-guitar-blues-progression-2/
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 7:48am
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