Getting lost in songs worth getting lost in.
RSS FeedI've been playing and writing music for thirty years, but I've never stopped to ask why certain songs invite returning back to time and again. This blog investigates how certain songs I love work, one song at a time. If you're looking for my music, you can find it on BandCamp
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Little Wing
I've been playing guitar for over thirty years and I still can't play the intro to "Little Wing" the way Jimi did. This month I finally figured out what it has to teach me about songwriting.
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The Golden Age
How studying Beck's The Golden Age gave me the tools I didn't know I needed, a doubled riff, borrowed chorus chord, and slowly consuming drone, and helped me finish my own song.
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Wrapped Up in Books
Wrapped Up In Books came into my life during grad school over 20 years ago and I've loved it ever since without ever asking why. Turns out the answer involves an unexpected instrumental break,, and why that lyric is the one I actually remember.