New video posting

Hope all is well with everyone. I haven't been picken as much as I would like too. I'm taking this advanced stats class that is kicking my butt. I have had time to post a few videos though.

The first one is a banjo video showing how to play to classic banjo ending patterns: http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/29857/two_banjo_ending_patterns.html

The other video is how to play Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago"
http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/29859/how_to_play_sweet_home_chicago.html

A great blog

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Here's a video I downloaded. Check out his blog!

Some basic Banjo Chords

Here's a video of me explaining some basic banjo chords on AC:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/29713/banjo_chords.html

Some mighty fine picken at the biggining.

Berklee College of Music on-line

WOW-

Check this out. Berklee College of Music in Boston offers certificates in music ON-LINE! you can study guitar, bass, songwriting, production etc. All on-line.

I think I would rather attend classes just so you can experience some awsome jam sessions. But for an old man like me, this is not bad.

http://www.berkleemusic.com/

Open A Guitar Tuning

Open A guitar Tuning is very usefully in slide playing. What you do is actually tune the guitar to an A chord. Now when you bar all the strings, you are playing the major bar chord for the position you are playing in.

Robert Johnson uses this tuning for Crossroads Blues and Come on in my Kitchen.

Here is a little video of how to tune and play in Open A:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/28799/open_a_guitar_tuning_and_crossroad.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/489069/open_a_guitar_tuning_tips.html

The Hungarian Minor

I love the Hungarian Minor Scale. Sometimes its its refered to as the gypsy scale or the harmonic minor raised 4th scale. Whatever it's called it is very Eastern European sounding and can add a very exotic sound to your playing.

Here is a video that I recorded explaining the scale on Guitar: http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/28801/the_hungarian_minor_scale.html

DADGAD

DADGAD

I love playing in DADGAD. It has such a great Irish airy sound.

Attached is a Video of me explaining and playing a couple of songs in DADGAD tuning and an article that explains it.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/488553/dadgad_guitar_tuning.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/28879/how_to_play_in_dadgad_tuning.html

Open E Guitar Tuning

One of my favorite guitar tunings is Open E. It sounds great for slide playing. It is very prevelent in Delta Blues playing nad perhaps on of the most famous peices I know in Open E is Robert Johnson's "Ramblin on my Mind".

Open E is basically taking standard tuning and tuning to an E chord. From Low to high the guitar will be tuned E,B,E,G#,B,E. Notice the octives, you can use these to your advanatage.

Here is a link to a video of me decribing how to tune in open E and play Rambin on my Mind:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/28847/open_e_guitar_tuning.html

Here is an aritcle I wrote about Open E guitar tuning:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/488829/open_e_guitar_tuning.html

Get Pickin!