The Songbike Guitar Q&A Livestream #75

The Songbike Guitar Q&A Livestream #75

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0:00 intro

Poll Question: do you consider yourself a beginner?
No, I can play lots of things: 44%
Yes, I’ve played for less than a year: 5%
Yes, I've played for a long time but I can’t do much: 27%
I'm not sure if I’m a beginner! 22%

0:16 any advice on changing from D to C? I know the Cadd9 but that doesn't always fit the song
6:05 is there a general rule to follow when you want to walk up or down from one note to the next?
12:03 Student Quote Of The Week
15:22 can you talk about different types of tuners, including polyphonic tuners?
32:20 from my book Easy Guitar Chord & Lead Tricks: The E Major Trick
41:50 Talk To Your Fingers!
49:52 Preparation For Our Play-Along Song Of The Week
55:40 Our Play-Along Song Of The Week
E F#m G#m A B
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-5------7---------9------5-----7-----
-4------6---------8------6-----8-----
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1:03:58 Let Scales Save Your Ego!
1:09:25 Julian Lage On Phrasing
https://youtu.be/ImAJx_SfwMA?si=GGtELAmGXWA-weAE
1:11:20 Oteil Burbridge On Listening
- “Bright Size Life” by Pat Metheny
- “Speak Like A Child” by Herbie Hancock
1:16:40 My Student Who Never Looks At His Hands
1:20:20 are there any songbooks for de-tuned 6- or 7-string guitars?
1:23:35 Should I Sell Out?
1:24:45 My Own Dumb Question Of The Week
1:26:03 Teacher Quotes Of The Week:
Supporting the student: Music Teachers Guide (Angela Ammerman, PhD)
Different approach depending on student’s personality and ability: Tim Miller (Berklee Guitar Department)
1:31:50 how do you get to the next level in your playing?
1:41:20 Songlines Magazine 50 Global Guitar Greats:
Lotfi Attar (Algeria) https://youtu.be/MP_TA07xvk4?si=MtElDjMtm2WWjhjG
Arabic Music Meets Hendrix & Santana
Omar Khorshid (Egypt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qobtj_ksZwQ
Played At The White House
Albums of Belly Dance Music
Check Out The First Position Riffs
Madala Kunene (South Africa) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k69nOUzNhA
“King Of The Zulu Guitar”
https://madalakunene.com/
acoustic guitar - first guitars crafted from cooking oil tins and fish gut
street corner performance
Ali Farka Toure (Mali) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4-uq8cTF7o
Video duet performance with Boubacar Traore (single finger-pick)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCdgCp2-IpQ&list=RDEM5QvhlfTupec_L7x1HSv4xA&index=5
Band performance
Vieux Farka Toure (Mali) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnE73tTRPmg
Collaboration with Khruangbin
Father discouraged his pursuit of guitar
Lesson video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkP21X7tzgI&t=86s
Lesson video 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDBGhF-aIxo
Single finger-pick
1:46:55 2025 Grammy Nominees:
1 "Phoenix Reimagined (Live)" — Lakecia Benjamin (sax) with John Scofield on guitar (Best Jazz Performance/Best Jazz Instrumental Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wBJV5DRz_A
2 Owl Song — Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) with Bill Frisell (Best Jazz Instrumental Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bren_zvQwE
3 Speak To Me — Julian Lage (Best Contemporary Instrumental Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhE3RrzfZ5w
4 Orchestras (Live) — Bill Frisell (Best Contemporary Instrumental Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__-WkFv27ZA&list=OLAK5uy_muP8iBrgvTaLwgDkhwndAJouA2fM9zE3A
5 "Empty Trainload Of Sky" — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (Best Americana Performance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ76cVKQSqQ
1:49:30 (Some Of) The Coolest Musicians On YouTube:
Nini (Taiwan) https://youtu.be/dOn7uCux0uc?si=8Z9ox3qhIh7SsKE0
Muireann Bradley (Ireland) https://youtu.be/_NSuXYgIDrw?si=XG2exGeKl22KRfew
1:51:08 Who’s In Town?
1:52:33 from my book Easy Guitar Chord & Lead Tricks: The Power Chord - Open String Trick
Thanks for watching ! - Jonathan