Guitars

Today I am ignoring the BBC, Have Your Say, Politics, Golf, Fillys, Murray v Federer, Taiwan, Blair and everything else that makes me irritable to write about my one of my favourite things; Guitars

I have played since I was at Eton, i have studied music to some degree and have used music to escape a number of times throughout my time (especially in the forces and my time as a body guard)

I am forever amazed at the possibilities one can achieve from a guitar from the sublime jazz of Joe Pass and Al Di Meola to the blues/rock of Hendrix and Page and even to some of those 1980's speed freaks like Van Halen and that Vai chappy

I prefer playing something a little more sedate nowadays, more chords and melody than soloing. The fillys love it too, being good with my hands apparently sends them wild.

I was learning a little piece by Handel last night, Gavotte, I venture into the classics rarely on the guitar, too rigid a formula, but i do like to hear a well played piece (give me Paganini anyday)

Milo, my nephew prefers some of this "down tuned" stuff and teaching him chords with more than one number in is a challenge to say the least. (a G13b9 chord will always sound good after Dmin9 but try explaining that in the context of modern rock, although Milo does appear to be drawn to the realms of diminished chords, the locrian mode and altered scales)

Please note that tomorrow I will be back on track...

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