Tam Lin improv - Nathaniel Schroeder and Henry Reich The 50 Sexiest Songs of All Time :: Music :: Lists :: Page 1 :: Paste Yesterday we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s legendary Let’s Get It On album—a record packed with sex jams like “You Sure Love to Ball,” “Keep Gettin’ It On,” and of course its inescapable title track. To pay tribute to the seductive singer and his timeless hit, we’re counting down the 50 Sexiest Songs of All Time. Of course, sexiness is in the eye of the beholder, and there’s a lot of accounting for taste here. Our picks span a variety of eras, genres and styles—and while some are more overtly sexual than others, they all make us weak in the knees. To keep this from being a list of Prince and Al Green songs, we’ve limited ourselves to a maximum two tracks per artist. So queue up the playlist we’ve compiled, hang a sock on your doorknob, do whatever you need to do…and be sure to tell us all the sensual songs we forgot about in the comments section below. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26.
5-Minute Lesson: Practice & Warm-Up Tips by Julian Lage – Acoustic Guitar Julian Lage, 28, is an American jazz guitarist and composer known for his solo, duo, and ensemble work. In this 5-Minute Lesson, Lage explains the benefits of practicing quietly on the acoustic guitar. “You think when you play an acoustic guitar you have to work harder, or play with more muscular tension, or somehow manifest a sound. Lage also touches on his method of getting out of rut, spend time improvising. In addition to his own group, Lage is a member of Gary Burton‘s New Quartet and Eric Harland‘s Voyager. A West Coast native and former resident of Boston, Lage attended the Berklee College of Music. Watch an Acoustic Guitar Sessions episode with Lage on which he plays three songs, including an inventive,engaging take on the Elizabeth Cotten classic “Freight Train.” Comments
Tenacious D- Tribute W/ lyrics How Do Professional Guitarists Practice? - METRONOME ONLINE - free online metronome Go beyond the simple guitar practice plan, and add something new to your regimen. Professional classical guitarist Mak Grgic shares tips, techniques, and approaches to practice guitar, including how he practices — and finger pushups. Whether you want to build up stamina, strengthen those playing fingers, or interpret a new piece of music, get your inspiration from a professional. Don’t just practice guitar more, practice better. Learning a New Piece of Music When you are first learning a new piece of music, what steps or approach do you take in practicing it? Good question! "Repetition and, foremost, performing… get some perspective!" Once a sense of the piece is there, I try to make informed fingering decisions that help with phrasing. Learn from our featured sponsor What kind of research do you do about the piece to help interpret the music? Wikipedia does the trick! Arranging Your Practice How do you arrange your practices? How often do you practice guitar? Preparing for a Performance
acousticguitar From the May/June 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jontavious Willis Whenever I learn a piece, I usually go back to an original or early version. So I based my arrangement of the traditional song “Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home” on a recording that banjoist and jug-band pioneer Gus Cannon (1883–1979) recorded in 1927, rather than on later versions by Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Howlin’ Wolf, or any number of other blues guitarists. The interesting thing about Cannon’s arrangement is that he played it on slide banjo, during the blues craze of the early 20th century. It was right around that time that guitars became more affordable, replacing banjos in blues, jazz, and other styles, so I think of this recording as kind of a bridge between early banjo and open-tuned guitar approaches. Cannon’s recording sounds in the key of Gb major, and his approach translates well to guitar in open G (D G D G B D). The Form The Techniques Get stories like this in your inbox
acousticguitar Ten years after releasing his first album, Hastings, England-based folk guitarist Tom Williams was feeling stuck. “I found myself creatively hemmed in by the precedent of a decade of my own music. It took me a while to realize I didn’t need to add to it, I needed to start again.” For his latest record, Follow The Leader, Williams ventured beyond his acoustic roots, adding drum machines, electric guitars, and synthesizers and combining elements of acoustic folk and driving pop rock in a manner that evokes Radiohead’s OK Computer. Here, Williams performs “Little Did We Know” on a 1950s Gibson J-200, a guitar he bought sight-unseen online, hoping for a Gibson with a double pickguard. Watch the video for the title track from Follow the Leader to get a better sense of Williams’ new sound.
Lessons | Acoustic Guitar Search Home Lessons Lessons Learn How to Play a I–IV–V7–I Progression in A Major | Chord by Chord In this guitar lesson you'll learn how to play a I-IV-V7-I chord progression in the key of A major on the acoustic guitar. Try These Fun Guitar Exercises to Build Coordination Between Your Fretting and Picking Hands This acoustic guitar lesson takes a deep dive into building independence among the fingers of both the fretting and picking hands. Video Lesson: How to Use a Capo to Play Music in All 12 Keys The capo is a small but powerful tool for guitarists that raises the notes of the open strings but retains the individual relationships between strings. Learn How to Play a I–ii–V–I Progression in A Major | Chord by Chord In this guitar lesson you'll learn how to play a I-ii-V-I chord progression in the key of A major on the acoustic guitar. “Salt Creek” Bluegrass Flatpicking Guitar Lesson A common question advancing flatpickers have is how and when to play up the guitar neck.