Posts tagged ‘acoustic’

Naked As We Came by Iron & Wine (cover)

March 26th, 2010

Yes! I am still alive! Look what I learned to play yesterday. I recorded this with my Nikon D90 and a Samson C01 condenser microphone. Check out the official music video.

Sitting on the porch, practicing as the sun goes down on a beautiful Winter day

January 7th, 2009

This is the basic riff for the Iron & Wine version of Such Great Heights by The Postal Service. Except I’m playing it too fast, he’s playing F differently, and I need a lot more practice. Here’s the real thing. C G F C G sure is pretty.

Learning the guitar, a progress report

November 19th, 2008

I started playing late-August of this year and I try to practice a little every day. I still love playing it. It’s a very relaxing hobby. This is a little bit of I’m Looking Through You by The Beatles.

Listening to lately…

October 23rd, 2008

A friend asked me what I’ve been listening to lately so I put this list together for him. Some of these are free downloads from Amazon… the rest are links to where you can listen to a sample or a YouTube video. I listen to a lot of different styles of music (translation: my wife [...]

I’m sailing! I sail! I’m a sailor!

August 28th, 2008

I bought a guitar last month. I’m not sure why except that I thought it would be fun. I’ve never taken to playing an instrument before. My first and last attempt at musical training ended early in my elementary school career (the violin) for lack of enthusiasm/patience/interest. I bought a Seagull S6, an acoustic 6-string, [...]