The power of chord tones - Double Stops Dec 29, 2021

Here is the second 'Power Of Chord Tones' video I put together back in 2006. In this one, I work over the same backing track but I go looking for double stops rather than single notes. So ... instant harmony lines that are always right! 

Hopefully, you can see that being able to look...

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The power of chord tones - Single Notes Dec 05, 2021

Here is a very old lesson demonstrating the power of chord tones. I'm a big fan of chord tones. When it comes to improvising, building a guitar part or even coming with a new tune, chord tones are boss. They're always right! You can hear it in this video. I'm not following a scale or a mode, nor...

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Believe it or Not Nov 20, 2021

In 1966 I was 17, fresh out of high school in Montréal and pining for the country I had grown up in, Belgium. I decided to work my way across the Atlantic on a freighter. This was something that was done quite often back then, and after many months of trying and many disappointments, I...

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Playing live on TV with Ringo Starr Nov 13, 2021

Somewhere around 1982 or so, Glenn Shorrock, who I had known for years and had just left Little River Band, asked me to join his new band: The Glenn Shorrock Band. He had recorded a single and we went on the Michael Parkinson Show in Sydney one evening to promote it. The show...

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