Livestream Guitar Q & A #10 with Jonathan Kehew

Thank you !

It's like taking a guitar lesson (or 20!) from an experienced teacher! All topics will be time-stamped for easy access in the future...
0:00 intro
5:52 does anyone play the electric guitar unplugged for practice?
08:20 is Lightning Hopkins style difficult to learn to play?
11:11 a plug for the D'Addario/Planet Waves Acoustic Quick-Release strap device and description of strap button installation
16:30 question about make & model of my acoustic guitar (1990 Martin D-16)
23:05 my student onstage with John Mellencamp! YouTube link:
28:30 keeping an old guitar for alternate tunings, with a plug for a The Alternate Tunings Guide For Guitar book by Mark Hanson (Amsco Publications)
37:44 do you have to learn all new chords when you change to an alternate tuning?
40:20 what was your most embarrassing live guitar-playing moment and what did you learn from it?
46:40 do you still have the Danelectro guitar visible in the background of some of your earliest YouTube videos?
49:50 does a beer or taking a walk before a gig help with nervousness?
54:05 here is The Book You Should Never Buy
57:15 what is the difference between a fiddler and a violinist?
58:20 do you have a copy of Ted Greene's Chord Chemistry? ( it's on my wishlist - it's not "just a chord book" because it puts the chords in context!)
59:35 will you be adding more songs to your website?
59:55 wouldn't a chord book be useful to a songwriter looking for a special chord?
1:02:00 any tips for learning to solo with just a few notes? YES! But this is a project, not a quick process.
First, learn a C Blues Scale (below.) Learn what The 12-Bar Blues Format is. Target the Root Notes of each chord as you playing along with a SLOW 12-bar blues backing track in the key of C on YouTube
C Blues Scale (c, e flat, f, g flat, g, b flat)
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1:08:14 some of my favorite non-musical questions from students over the years
1:11:12 how many years until I felt I was a good guitar player? when did I develop my own voice on the guitar and what does that mean?
1:22:10 Steve Vai quote & my knee-jerk reaction
1:28:10 what was the worst song you ever wrote?
1:29:10 The Day Off Phenomenon: why do you get better after taking a day off?
1:34:19 is there any scale book I recommend?
1:35:59 am I an EMT in my spare time?
1:38:44 other guitar book recommendations!
Surf & Spy Hits For Easy Guitar (Alfred Publications)
Slide Guitar by Arlen Roth (Oak Publications)
Rock Guitar Songs For Dummies (Hal Leonard)
Rise Up Singing! (Sing Out Publications / Hal Leonard)
1:46:40 details of my Maine / New Hampshire meet 'n greet tour
1:49:50 would you consider visiting Downtown Sounds in Northampton, MA?
1:51:15 any chance you could record for YouTube some of your Maine / New Hampshire music store visits?
1:53:53 do you recommend the Spider Walk Exercise?
1:55:35 my baseball metaphor for being patient with yourself!
1:59:05 has anyone ever called you the Mr. Rogers of guitar teachers?
2:00:10 using a rack to display guitars & why I bought a bass guitar
2:04:28 why is down-up picking ("alternate picking") emphasized so much?
2:10:35 how do I tune my new 12-string Taylor?

[guitarhack]

Hi Jonathan; it was awesome to finally watch you live after seeing you on Youtube for so many years. :)

[audiophileman]

I'm really glad that I was able to watch your live stream at the time it was happening. I ordered the Surf and Spy Hits for Easy Guitar song book. It looks like that book was more recently published by Hal Leonard, but may now be out of print. I really appreciate your book recommendations and look forward to more recommendations in the future. 👍👍👍

[walter-doye]

That was cool too see your student up there singing with John Mellencamp. I missed you this Saturday, watching now

[leondutoit]

???? Hi Jonathan, Leon from Cape Town South Africa here. What is your opinion of a Squier Stratocaster as a first electric guitar ?