April 21, 2011

Worked a bit on major/minor patterns for the first three positions. Messing a bit with a different blues lead guitar book, too. Listening to Blues stuff for the band to possibly learn.

April 17, 2011

Wedding gig was yesterday. Sure was not impressed with how I did there...
But did get a cool new toy yesterday: the Boss BD2 Blues Driver.

The Minor Scale Patterns

Interesting how in learning the minor scale patterns they utilize the Same Exact Patterns as the major scale ones (!) but just use a different root!

"She's Leaving Home"

Copy and paste:

http://www.box.net/shared/a3tn5ve1md

Interesting

On a blog I belong to, someone suggested that I look into Robert Conti's stuff regarding improv, and it does look good.

Practicing for the acoustic wedding ceremony gig, and it is going well.

Of most interest, though, is the success I've had working out a solo acoustic version of the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home."

It sounds cool.

The Patterns

I think I just about got the five patterns learned (majors).

Gig

Played gig last night....wasn't happy wirh it. Guitar's pickups are quite powerful and thus distort easily! Gonna take some getting used to. Gig itself was not fun.

Going to work today on making a pedal board for my pedals from an old briefcase.