Hey friends, I got a little crazy with some song analysis. I rarely get to have this much fun with a pop tune, and I usually keep things simple. But sometimes you just have to nerd out (Maybe someone will enjoy it!) For sure, reply to this email and let me know if this was fun for you as well.    Today’s newsletter is a bit longer than usual, but for good reason. We received a ...

As I write this, it’s the day before Father’s Day. I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad—not just because of the holiday, but because, without him, I wouldn’t be playing guitar at all. He didn’t play guitar. He played violin as a kid—first chair, actually—but had to give it up when he accidentally broke it. His family didn’t have the money to replace it, and his musical journey ended there. Yea...

  Hey fellow Life Long Guitarists,  The scariest moment in any guitarist’s life isn’t a fast solo or a weird chord voicing. It’s this: You’re at a friend’s house. Or a music store. Or a party. Someone finds out you play guitar. They hand you one and say, “Play something.” And you freeze. Not because you can’t play. You’ve been practicing. You’ve been working on scales, techniques, even theory. ...