Sorry, but this isn’t an entry to progress the narrative at Port 80 – it’s Matt’s turn so you’ll just have to wait till he gets round to it. In ... Read more
No, I haven’t at all actually – I have just learned to play a phenomenally good blues track called “Hey, Hey”. It was written by “Big Bill” Broonzy in 1957 ... Read more
Yep, I still haven’t gotten the hang of the second solo in Layla. I’ve not really been trying lately as I am a little put off, but I did say ... Read more
It must be the time of year – the last gasp of Summer before dreaded Autumn sets in – but for whatever reason, the Pink Floyd song “Goodbye Blue Sky” ... Read more
Playing the guitar has something in common with working out, I have learned: if you keep doing it very regularly, it gets easier – but if you stop for a ... Read more
A guitar update. I am still in the process of learning Clapton’s superb, unplugged version of Layla – I have the verse and chorus parts sussed and now just need ... Read more
(Well, happy except for being a bit under the weather at the moment). More importantly, I have finally conquered “Tears in Heaven”. I had most of the song sorted some ... Read more
More guitar progress. For the last few weeks, I have theoretically been learning to play an arrangement of Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven, as played by Rodrigo y Gabriela, a ... Read more
Yes, another one about guitar playing, sorry. So, since mastering my nemesis song, Faust Arp, I moved on to an equally mean finger-picking song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... Read more
