Have You Heard - Part 1
I wrote this tune out for a student. It had been years since I worked on this one but it is one of those tunes that I still reference.
Open Voicings Major Chords
A different way of visualizing and working with chords. I find these voicing helpful for writing melodies I couldn’t normally reach with a ‘beefier’ chord containing more notes.
Open Voicings - Diminished Chords
This is the same concept mentioned in the first few pages of Ted Green’s book “Chord Chemistry.”
New Tune and Tab
I have recorded “Don’t Know Why” by Jesse Harris and posted it in the music section. You can find the tab on the audio page as well. Let me know what you think of the recording and arrangment.
Tim W.
The heavy of things
This weekend I listened to a few newfound Pat Metheny Podcasts thanks to an email from his webmaster. I re-discovered some Song –X and relived some realizations about Ornette and Pat.
The real deal is that both Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman continue to be a huge impact on my life and musical concept, but after hearing Pat talk about ‘New York is Now’ I am ever more convinced that Ornette is one of the guys that will remain in my cd player. Let me be clear, I really respect Pat Metheny in the same way that people relate to Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, or Larry Bird. Generations from now people will still be looking at the ripples in the pond left by the lives of individuals like such.
Respect to Matthew VonDoran for being such an honest to God great person and guitarist. www.matthewvondoran.com
Crazy
Recently I purchased Willie Nelson’s Crazy: the Demo Sessions. What a great recording, especially the “Untitled Track” and “Opportunity To Cry”. This disc has given me so many great gifts. I would recommend it to any singer/songwriter or musician as well as the obvious die hard Willie Nelson fan. Regardless of stereotype, a great chunk of America during the 1960’s.
If your here for the chords, take a look: Opportunity to Cry
