• A C-Note

    I recently watched a show that used this song in its season finale. The title is “Christo Redentor” which translates to “Christ the Redeemer.” I just had to make my own version, of course. This is a good example of a repeating ii-V progression, which is very common in all kinds of music. The song

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  • Today’s Thought

    Do you think Ralph Nader watched television? And if so, what brand? Perhaps a Zenith? Think about it…. (One reader said to me “I don’t get it.” Zenith and Nadir are terms that describe opposite points: zenith is the highest point, while nadir is the lowest point. But if one needs to explain a joke

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  • Feeling Puzzled?

    If so, do I have the site for you! Check out online puzzles here. One of these songs has an instrument called “Outer Space Bells.” See if you can figure out which one it is. They can all be found with the other songs here.

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  • Weekend Tunes

    Check out this puzzle. The solution is surprising, but very logical once you see it. Anyway….Did I ever tell you about my Drill Sergeant? He was so tough, his suits were made of steel wool. Can you imagine? And I am not sure why the enlisted soldiers were called “Privates.” There was nothing private about

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  • Here is my version of “Help” by the Beatles. This one uses a Philicorda.

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  • Tuesday Tunes

    We don’t always do Beatles songs here. Sometimes we do other “B” music, like the Beach Boys or even Bach. Here are two Bach songs made from sheet music found here.

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  • Saturday Tunes

    Here are three more remakes of Beatles songs. The Beatles were really good at creating melodies from nothing more than a major scale. All My Loving is a perfect example. It just goes up and down the major scale, like a roller coaster. The constantly evolving collection can be found here.

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  • Did you know there is going to be a full moon tomorrow night? For more on that, click here. Speaking of moons, here are two versions of songs from The Dark Side of The Moon, a classic if ever there was one. Here is a group that does the entire album in one take. (Put

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  • Some songs are just special; I think this is one of them. (You might recognize it from the British version of The Office.) It is titled Handbags and Glad Rags. It can be found with the other songs here.

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  • The last song I posted had an unusually high number of downloads, so I thought I would do another one by Billy Joel. This one is titled She’s Always a Woman.

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  • And So It Goes

    HBO Max is currently showing a documentary about Billy Joel. In the film, he talks about many of his songs including this one titled “And So It Goes.” Almost every chord in this song is a sus chord, which is short for suspended. For more on what a sus chord actually is, check out this

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  • And then I went to my laptop and finished these songs – some remakes of early Beatles music. They can be found with the other songs here.

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  • Two of these songs were posted one year ago today. However, I think these latest versions are much easier to listen to. They are from the Beatles albums Let it Be, Rubber Soul, and Abbey Road. But you already knew that, I bet.

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  • Sounds like Star Trek. But they are actually what they call “plugins.” And don’t forget, all of these classics can be found here.

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  • These two songs go out to Ringo Starr on his birthday. Fun fact: Both of these songs start in the key of G. Also, there was no bass line written on the sheet music for the second song, so I wrote that part.

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  • Here is music for your celebrations. These songs use a Moog synthesizer effect. And don’t forget, these are all found on the Beatles page.

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  • A Question

    What would you call a Shrink who has retired? A Shrunk? While you are pondering that question, have a listen to the latest songs.

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  • Another Masterpiece

    Just hit play, relax and float downstream. The other songs can be found here (but you already knew that).

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  • Here is my interpretation of a classic Neil Young song to get you through this last Monday of June. It uses an effect called a “phaser.” And I do remember when Neil Young was young. How about you? Where were you the first time you heard “After the Gold Rush?” And this is a guitar

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  • Let’s Mix it Up

    Instead of a 60’s Beatles tune, how about a 60’s Neil Young tune?

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