About this VideoReleased in 2007 and written and sung by Rob Thomas himself, is a real story about his wife’s dog Tyler (you may think otherwise based on the notion relayed in the lyrics), but ended up being the title track of Disneys animated  More...

About this music videoKey: Ab, 4/4 time, about 82bpm, instrumental pop, synth driven Not be confused with the Huey Lewis take of the same name – highlighted in the first film of ‘Back to the Future’. Go Marty go.I did some quick research  More...

About this VideoKey: Bb, 4/4 time, about 108bpm, instrumental ballad country pop Another great contribution to the American folk era of the 1960’s.Written by Michael Merchant and sung by a newly formed trio known as the Pozo Seco Singers. composed o  More...

 About this VideoGame of Thrones – Classical GuitarI just love this great television series. The acting, the CGI work and the twisted plot lines. Whose going to die next? This type of quality work is in a league of its own in my opinion. It nev  More...

About this VideoLast of the MohicansI enjoyed the motion picture (Michael Mann – 1992 (Daniel Day Lewis) version, not the TV series of the 50’s) but most of all I was taken by the amazing score. It was a case where the producers of this motion  More...

Well I finally did it. I took my backtrack tunes , my trusty Jazzmaster guitar and my MP3 player hardware setup to the Royal Oak restaurant in Kanata North, on March Road. A nice small homey venue. I figure this is where I want to begin my open mic tour.   More...

About this VideoLa Playa or Spanish for ‘the beach’ I came across this tune recently and liked it immediately. It has a smooth melodic latin sound and playing style. The first artist I came across playing the tune was Claude Ciari. The posted   More...

The Mighty Guitar TAB As pointed out in Part I, searching for and using guitar tabs found on-line is no guarantee the tab itself is technically good. Many are incomplete and/or have errors or are in the wrong key and you have to transpose. You will have t  More...

About this VideoBrowsing Youtube the other day (as I do often for music videos), I came across a wonderful tune called Sari nande. It’s an Indonesian folk song originating somewhere in the 60’s by an Indonesian artist named Andy Tielman (and b  More...

Are you thinking about doing a video of your guitar work and want to get it produced and then posted to any one or more video hosting sites like Youtube or Vimeo and not sure how to go about it? If so, I want to share my experiences in doing exactly that.  More...

 About this VideoAnother vintage tune that has kept the test of time, thanks to Cesar Manalili. Originally written by Arthur Kent and most notably recorded by Brenda Lee, Cesar Manalili took it on and produced a nice instrumental version for guitar.   More...

About this VideoIn my view “I Miss You So” is the signature tune for the Electromaniacs, a 60’s based Filipino band whose musical influence is still heard today, primarily in the worlds of Youtube and other popular video hosting sites, e  More...

 About this VideoOriginally written in 1927 by Lawrence Wright, Among My Souvenirs has been performed by many great artists since then like Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. The song itself then languished for a decade or so through the  More...

Well I finally laid out more cash for another guitar.  I guess this is par for the course for musicians.  Having just one guitar doesn’t seem to cut it.  I now have four guitars, one classical, and three electric.  Each guitar really has its own  More...

 About this VideoNote: updated video -Dec 2016 If you ask most music fans of early rock n roll, Sleep Walk is Santo and Johnny’s trademark tune. It has been recorded and played by a number of marquis musicians and amateurs alike over the years   More...

AcknowledgementsI do want to make a comment here regarding those guitar players who early on have made this tune visible in many ways and brought it to the forefront for all those who love this kind of music. Youtubers like Stratpeter, BurnsErnst and spec  More...