(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 time back, but it took quite a lot longer to get the hang of all of the many little fiddly bits. Finally though, I am victorious. It is almost certainly the prettiest thing I have ever learned to play, and great fun too. I would love to be able to write a song like that – he is a genius. Shame it took such a tragedy for it to come about.
In the absence of any stadiums or concert halls in our wee hamlet, I am foisting myself upon you blog readers. Here is a clip of me doing a duet with ‘Slowhand’ Clapton. (Well, not exactly – it’s me on the sofa playing along to a recording, but you get the idea).
Next up, I am tackling his acoustic version of “Layla”, also from his fab Unplugged CD. Watch this space…