Conference napalm::guitar

    When I lived in Nashua I use to go to a teacher named Nick Byrd. He's
    
    an ol' timer but he taught me some very useful licks and some
    interresting chord voicings. His style is kind of "folky"/rockabilly.
    He did teach me to sight read. I can't remember the name of the street
    of the store he taught at. But it's on that main street that goes
    through downtown.

    >He did teach me to sight read. I can't remember the name of the street
    >of the store he taught at. But it's on that main street that goes
    >through downtown.
    
    The only store that fits that description now is Darrell's Music Hall. 
    Is that the place you remember?  It's really a piano showroom, so I'd
    be kinda surprised if they do guitar lessons there, but if they do, it
    could work for me.
    
    	Rick
    

    I just called Darrell's and they told me that Nick moved back to
    Missouri "a few years ago".  This is a bit of a bummer because I just
    remembered that Nick used to play in my father's band years ago!  In
    fact, I remmeber watching him play while sitting on the basement steps
    in my pajamas before I was sent off to bed!  Sheesh!
    
    	Rick

        I was wondering where he picked up that cool feel for blues. Yes,
    I remember now . Darrell's. Oh well. Ya might want to try Daddy's.
    I remember that one.
    _ss

Much of the music I like has chords  like D/C.  How are these "\" chords
played?

    The letter before the "/" is the main chord to be played.  The letter
    after the "/" is the bass note to be played.  D/C might be played like
    this:
    
    -|-2----------
    -|-3----------
    -|-2----------
    -|-0----------
    -|-3----------
    -|------------
    
    Don't be afraid to use your thumb on that third fret note.

    
    Another easy way for D/C:
            
    -|---------------x 
    -|------1--------
    -|------1--------
    -|------1--------
    -|---------------x
    -|-------2-------
            ^
            7th fret
    
    

    You all know the standard joke about guitar players and light bulbs
    right:
    
    	Question: How many guitarists does it take to change a light bulb?
    
    	Answer: one to change the light bulb, and a dozen to stand around
    		and say how much better they could do it
    
    Or something like that...
    
    I thought it would be funny to start a series of "How [insert famous
    player] would play a D/C...
    
    So...
    
    Allan Holdsworth:
            
    -|--------------------
    -|----------------7---
    -|----------------7---
    -|----------------7---
    -|-----3--------------
    -|--------------------
    
    
    Steve Morse:
    
    -|--2------------14AH------
    -|-----3-----------15AH---		AH = Artificial Harmonic
    -|--2------------14AH---
    -|-------------12AH---
    -|-----3--------------
    -|--------------------
    
    
    Frank Gambale:
    
    -|---------------10--x
    -|----------7--------x
    -|--3----------------x	Sweep picked
    -|----4--------------x
    -|-----5-------------x
    -|-----------8-------x
    
    Al DiMeola (in std tablature) :
    
    |----2--3M-----5-------
    |-------3------5M------    
    |----2----4M---5-------	M = muted pick 
    |----2M---4----5M------
    |-------3--5----------
    |-------------------
    
    Yngwie J. Malmsteen:
    
    -|-------------------x
    -|-------------------x
    -|-------------------x
    -|-------------------x
    -|-------------------x
    -|-------------------x
    
    	"I'm too good to play a D/C"
    
    

    Somebody in here is pulling my leg. I just checked and my bass doesn't
    have a C string.
    
    Edd Cote