Guitar Noise Flashback #1 – This Day (or approximately) in (Guitar Noise) History
Sometimes it’s amazing when I think of how much material that there is here on Guitar Noise, and how most of it has come about in the last ten years. So, to celebrate our longevity, how about we look back from time to time at things that have happened?
For instance, going back just three years, to June 1, 2006, you would have found these two new lessons at Guitar Noise:
Irish Flatpicking Guitar – “The Humours of Tulla”
by Doug Sparling
Doug takes a break from finger-style guitar to bring us a few lessons in flatpicking. In addition to a terrific arrangement of a Celtic reel, you’ll learn a little more about timing and ornamentation, specifically the “staccato triplet.”
Friend of the Devil
by David Hodge
Sometimes the simplest things, such as a descending scale line, make all the difference between a song that is just strummed chords and one that sounds like you put a little work into it. Here’s an easy and very recognizable arrangement of this classic tune from the Grateful Dead.
Obviously, I’ve been into this whole descending bass lines for quite some time! The new lesson on Lay Lady Lay is just the latest example of how much time we’ve spent using this technique in our song lessons. Pretty wild, eh?
I wonder what year we’ll visit next time?
Reprinted from Volume 3 #91 of the newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here.
