You can look at chords as the building blocks of a song. There are lots of different chords and you can try to learn them all. But to have an understanding about the way they are built can make it easier to memorize them or make your own chords and voicings and to use themContinue reading “Chords: part 1”
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Sing a long
As I stated before I don’t think I’m a very good singer. If I try my best I can produce something ear pleasing, depending on the key or the song. But it’s not something I feel confident about. Just consider yourself lucky that you won’t ever hear me sing in public, except for the occasionalContinue reading “Sing a long”
Heroes: Slash
When I just started playing guitar my biggest hero was Slash. Not only did I wanted to learn every riff and solo he played, I wanted to be like him. I tried to dress like him and even my stage performance was similar to his. He’s the reason the Les Paul model is still myContinue reading “Heroes: Slash”
Rhythm
It seems that guitarists are very occupied with whether they play rhythm or lead guitar. Of course everybody wants to be the lead guitarist, but in the end it comes down to both skills. It just isn’t that black and white. As a good guitar player you must have the ability to do both. YouContinue reading “Rhythm”
The Experience
Hey all, some of you may know me as the guitarist of The LOO, a Dutch rockband. We once did an interview for 3voor12 Rotterdam. One of the questions was; what would be the name of your solo project. My answer was: ‘The Johnny G. Smith Experience’. Since I played my last show with them inContinue reading “The Experience”
Johnny G. Smith 