I am currently working on this solo with a few of my students. I have always loved it and have been playing it for years. Finally, this past summer, I decided to transcribe it. This solo definitely has it's challenges. There are a few faster phrases and the bends need careful attention but it's doable with a little hard work. For many years, I actually thought this solo was played by a single person. I was never an Eagles fanatic and had never seen them live so I never saw th

Sometimes all you need to write a great song is three chords... and here is the proof (again). I just discovered this song and this band; Sh

At the request of some of my students, I have been learning a lot of Soundgarden recently. They are definitely another iconic 90's band. I had forgotten how much I listened to them back then. I was going through their 1996 album Down On The Upside and I was surprised at how many songs I knew. Although I did listen to Soundgarden, I never really tried to play any of their songs. They are challenging! They use a lot of different time signatures and they seem to like to always t

One of my favorite rock guitar instrumentals is Satan's Holiday by The Lancasters. I discovered this track a few years ago on a compilation. I loved it right away. The main theme is borrowed from a classical piece by Edvard Grieg called In the Hall of the Mountain King. When I decided to search for more music by The Lancasters, I was very surprised to discover that their guitarist was none other then Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple! He played with The Lancasters before he