Meeting Jimi It started out like a dream I was floating in the air Amidst the blazin’ purple haze, Green horizon, And an orange moon The globe was kind of crater like As if turned inside out I guess the universe must have shrunk Kind of So I asked this guy on the road “Where […]
Category Archives: Blog
All posts and categories live under the Blog category. This is Jose’s personal blog that spans many topics. Use the category menu on the right to see posts that are specific to that category or just browse through this category. Posts are organized here by publication date from newest to oldest.
Video: 德永英明『最後の言い訳』”Saigo no iiwake” by Hideaki Tokunaga (Instrumental Cover)
德永英明 『最後の言い訳』”Saigo no iiwake” by Hideaki Tokunaga This is a fairly famous song around Asia. It was released on Tokunaga’s 1989 album “Realize”. The song became a hit in the Philippines when translated in to tagalog. It is known there as “Ikaw pa rin” by Ted Ito. Jose’s thoughts: I always liked this sing […]
Lessons & Tips: Marking Music (Part 1)
Marking Music (Part 1) In this lesson video, I am using Joe Satriani’s “Tears in the Rain” as an example piece. I am concentrating on the first 8 measures of this beautiful composition. Part 2 will focus on the last 8 measures of the first half of this song. While this video turned into more […]
Video: “Baby Baby” by Amy Grant (Instrumental Cover)
“Baby Baby” by Amy Grant “Baby Baby” is a song by Amy Grant and Keith Thomas. Thomas wrote the music and Grant wrote the words. The song was released as a single in 1991. The arrangement and key in this video is based on a live arrangement from one of Grant’s performances which is embedded below. […]
Lessons & Tips: Top 5 (overlooked) Essential-Guitar-Accessories
Top 5 Essential-Guitar-Accessories All opinions expressed here are IMHO and all expressed in the video below. 1. A Good Gig Bag This is not an area where you want to be stingy. You don’t have to have the latest and greatest, most expensive gig bag, but you do want to have something that is well […]
Video: “Words Get in the Way” by Gloria Estefan
“Words Get in the Way” by Gloria Estefan I am a HUGE Gloria Estefan fan and would love to cover a lot more of her music. It was really tough to choose a song from her to start with. I ended up with this one because I was “feeling” this song the day I was […]
Video: “She Drives Me Crazy” by Fine Young Cannibals (Instrumental Cover)
“She Drives Me Crazy” by the Fine Young Cannibals “She Drives Me Crazy” is a song by Fine Young Cannibals. It was written by FYC members Roland Gift and David Steele. The song was released as a single on New Year’s Day 1989. This arrangement is an approximation of the song that I made from memory. […]
Lessons & Tips: My Top 5 Apps (for guitar/ukulele)
These are my 5 favorite apps that I use with guitar and ukulele on my iPhone 1. Polytune I use this app all the time. I have a lot of tuners that I use at home or at my office. However, when I go to guitar shops, I will always need to tune the guitars […]
Video: “She Talks to Angels” by The Black Crowes (Instrumental Cover)
“She Talks to Angels” by The Black Crowes “She Talks to Angels” was written by Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes. This song was released on the band’s 1990, debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker”. It is a fantastic album. My version is very loosely based on their original version. I only used […]
Gear: Acoustic-Pedalboard (video)
Acoustic-Pedalboard I made a little video about my acoustic pedalboard. The one in the video is a bit different from the one I posted on Instagram a few days ago. I had to take off my Malekko Trem and Xotic EP Booster, so the board currently consists of only pedals from TC Electronic. The pedals […]