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Hamp’s Hump Guitar Tablature

Well, I was listening to some Galactic and this song came on so it sounded fun to tab out.  Here it is, with correct timing and all.  Of course, if there are errors please let me know.  It is a I-IV-V song and leaves pretty much all scale choices up to the soloist.  Good New [...]

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Phish – Funky Bitch Tab

Well, I finally had a little time and I have been working on some blues stuff recently so this seemed like a fun song to look at.  It is a basic 12-bar blues in C. I have tabbed out the intro and initial ‘solo’ of the song up to the first lyrics.  The rest is [...]

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Wanee Music Festival 2009 Recap, Review and Torrents

Wanee Festival 2009 finally came and then went too fast as always.  It was a great weekend that was completely filled with the joy of music and some great bands really put on memorable shows.  For the most part the event went on without mother nature infringing too much like in 2007.  The rain was [...]

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Lettuce – Speak E.Z. Guitar Tab/Sheet Music

Well, I was messing around today and was listening to some Lettuce when this song came on.  I had a few minutes so I tabbed it out.   Hopefully, at least one human being will find this useful.  The main theme is all there (some timing may be a bit off) and the improv sections are [...]

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Lesson: Major Triads and Arpeggios on Guitar I

Well, I was looking around the internet for some good tutorials on major triads similar to what I learned from Jeff Ladenheim.  It turns out that there are a TON of ways to teach this and maybe some are easier then others or some work better with certain people.  I think the way he taught [...]

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Free Live Music Torrents – bt.etree.org

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This is a ‘just in case’ post.  Just in case you don’t already know this, there is a great service provided by etree.org which provides lossless, free, and painless torrent tracking for live music.  All you have to do is have a bitTorrent client installed on your machine and a ton of free [...]

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Gainesville Jazz Festival @ Savannah Grande Review

A lot of people have been reading this post about the Gainesville Jazz Festival put on by the Gainesville Friends of Jazz so I am guessing it has good interest in town.  I think someone who appreciates good music can’t help but enjoy two nights of jazz in Gainesville.  This was my first event and [...]

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What I am Listening To

via My Radio Station
  • It Hurts Me Too - Hound Dog Taylor & the House Rockers - Hound Dog Taylor And The Houserockers
  • Where Has All the Money Gone? - Junior Brown -
  • Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collection
  • Solo Flight (Chonk, Charlie, Chonk) - Charlie Christian - Charlie Christian, The First Master Of The Electric Guitar - CD D
  • Save For One - Perpetual Groove - AthFest 2008
  • Casey Jones - Grateful Dead - Skeletons From the Closet: The Best of the Grateful Dead
  • Back in the Game - The Greyboy Allstars - What Happened To Television?
  • North Carolina - The Poets of Rhythm - What Goes 'Round
  • It's Your Thing/Hey Pocky A-way - Lefties Soul Connection - Hutspot
  • Hot Dog - The New Mastersounds - Keb Darge Presents: The New Mastersounds