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It’s a Pink Floyd kinda day.
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Pink Floyd -"Echoes" Pompeii
For tomorrow's weekly Guitar Nerd Clinic, Juan and I will be discussing everything there is to know about chords. :-) Well, not everything, but a lot of stuff! What they are, how they're made, different types, how to play them, and what all those funny symbols and numbers mean. ;-) Get ready for some harmonic wizardry! Thursday, July 2nd at 3pm. Check your notifications for the Zoom info, or email me directly at john@hammersmith.rocks, and I'll hook you up. :-) See ya there! -Guff
For this week's regular Thursday Guitar Nerd Clininc, Juan will be flyin' solo (it's my anniversary ;-) ). Some of you may not know this, but in addition to being a great player and teacher, Juan is also an AWESOME guitar tech. :-) He'll show everyone the proper way to change strings, and some simple tips to keep your guitar playing its best. It will be tons of fun! :-) Check your notifications for the Zoom info (or email me directly at john@hammersmith.rocks), and Join Juan at 3pm on Thursday, June 25th. :-)
For our regular Thursday Guitar Nerd Clinic, Juan and I will be diving into the sweet sounds of the Major Pentatonic scale. :-) So tasty! Join us Thursday, June 18th at 3pm to learn how to play happy melodies over happy chords, which will make you happy. ;-) Check your notifications for the Zoom info, or hit me up at john@hammersmith.rocks and I'll send it to you directly. See ya then!
Aww shucks. Thanks, Cory! ❤️
Cory Warfield
June 17 at 1:46 PM ·
Most of you know I'm partially sighted ( blind as fuck). Most of you dont know that I suffer from Severe Recurrent Depression. Due to my anxiety in public I have barely left my home in almost 15 years. The one thing that gave me pleasure, other than my wife and kids, was playing guitar. Even that, not unlike myself, has been stalled and going nowhere for many years. At almost 50 years old I took my very first guitar lesson. This small 30 minute jam with John Thomas Guffey of Hammersmith Rock Institute has literally changed my life. Instead of plugging in and being stuck in this rut and frustraited, I am learning and shredding like never before. Now i count the minutes until 10:00 A.M. so I can plug in and blow myself away. I leave the house more often and smile a lot more. To most this is nothing life altering, but to me and my family my time at Hammersmith has brought great joy and hope for better days. We can't thank Guffey and Hammersmith enough.
I never intended to be an amazing guitarist. I merely wanted a few tips to make playing fun again. What I actually gained from Hammersmith was far and above my expectations. Thank you Hammersmith, Guffey and the rest of the staff. You have changed our lives. WWW.HAMMERSMITH.ROCKS
Carl and Emily’s first release from their upcoming record!
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Cherry Bomb
Elsie and Mayhem
January 30 at 4:12 AM ·
Cheery Bomb lyric vid!
Wow! Check out our bud, Mike Squires, most recent video of Couch Riffs with Ben Gibbard (Death Cab), Mark Lanegan (QOTSA, Screaming Trees), Duff McKagan (GnR, Loaded), and Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse). Way cool!
https://youtu.be/WnqXXP1oQzQ
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HIGHWAYMAN feat. Ben Gibbard, Duff McKagan, Isaac Brock & Mark Lanegan for SMooCH For Kids 2020
