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Senorita

I\’ve been learning a few songs with palm-bumps. So far this one has the least errors when I play. The palm-bumps are in the chorus (at 1:05 and 2:04). I\’m also using a stomp box for the bass beat but the louder taps are done with my thumb as I play. So with the foot, […]

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Space Cadet

This Kyuss cover was the first song I tried when I first got the looper – just looping the bass line and playing the top lines. It was fun to add in the keyboard once I realised the key was in Harmonic Minor (I think). Because there’s not a high degree of control on the

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Easy Blues

This is the second recording from my new set up (which I’m still just getting to know). I’m not completely happy with it. For one, the bass note really should be plucked hard – but I can’t be bothered re-recording at this stage. I’d rather wait until I work out some of the embellishments from the

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Music Theory

As the saying goes, how long is a piece of string?  I know the answer can be very long so I avoided music theory for quite a while. I vaguely recall sitting some AMEB exams as a kid, but the theories I touched on in classical piano were worlds away from the terms I started

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