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Stagger Lee Tab and Video in Drop D tuning for Fingerstyle Guitar fingerstyle blues free tab play acoustic blues stagger lee stagolee Aug 22, 2021

Casa Fretboard is currently in escape mode, having exchanged the Texas heat for more temperate climes. Waves and bicycles have been involved (not...

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Chord Substitutions Workshop Revisited Jul 07, 2021

Last November, I offered the first of my weekend workshops, Chord Substitutions And How To Use Them. At the time, I'd heard from a number of people...

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"Me, Me...Me Again!" Jul 01, 2021

I try to be philosophical about the heat in Austin. Really, I do. I didn't move here for the weather, like some people I know. But I also don't...

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"Good Thing We Don't Have To Play In The Shade" Jun 25, 2021

The weather's hot
The seltzer's fizzy
Things have been
A little busy

Waiting for
A shred of breeze
I recommend
These two LPs:

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Travis Picking The Blues – Last Call Jun 18, 2021

The countdown to tomorrow's ticking
Re: the blues and Travis picking
Click below for registration
Plus my on-screen demonstration
Of some voicings,...

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More About The Travis Picking Workshop Jun 18, 2021

If you're interested in tomorrow's workshop on Travis Picking The Blues and want to know more about what I'll be teaching, I've posted a short...

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Nothing Fuzzy Jun 17, 2021

About six months into my weekly Monday night songwriters' meeting, our chief instigator and fearless leader instituted a sort of slow-motion...

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New Workshop: Travis Picking The Blues Jun 16, 2021

The alternating-thumb style, also known as Travis picking, presents some very specific challenges when it comes to improvising on the twelve-bar...

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