A Happy New Year to all Guitarists - well, and to everyone of course!

You may remember I wrote last January about Guitar Supports, alternatives to the traditional footstall, well there is another product on the block which is just becoming available and, especially given its versatility, is a worthy contender in this market.

This new product not only offers regular left-leg support (for right-handed players) but can equally be used on the right leg - to support the guitar in the regular country-playing position - and thanks to its large central suction cup will also hold the guitar in the standing position when it is attached to a belt!

This has to be the most versatile guitar support of its type available today and the really good news is that it will soon be available from the playfingerstyle.com (or playfingerstyle.co.uk) website as well as from online stores like Amazon in the UK. Expect a very competitive price - so good you will want to give it ...

Some time ago I came across a rather good cover arrangement of "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" on YouTube (http://youtu.be/mtQTSwLH8Bo) and since someone had asked for a tutorial which was not forthcoming I thought it would be helpful to post the piece on my BLOG. 

My version isn't exactly note-for-note accurate but it is close. Apart from the traditional notation I've included the chords on which the arpeggios are based, so you can work with them to create any playing style you like and it should work. For reasons of copyright I have not included the lyrics other than a few "markers" but you will be able to find them on the web if you search for the title. Also, you will see that I have used standard tuning with a full capo on the 6th fret to match the original arrangement however you can locate the capo to suit your voice or that of the person you may be accompanying. 

Hope you like the arrangement and please let me know if you found it useful.

Download the PDF file