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Jeff's Lesson Notes

"Nashville with a Tan"

 

The name of this lesson is "Nashville with a Tan" and that name speaks volumes about what this lesson is about.  I'm not interested in giving run of the mill guitar lessons.  There's enough of that online and in products on the market already.  I'm here to show you some things that are way outside the box that you can use in the "real world" in "real world jam situations".  That's what I'm famous for as far as instruction goes and I'm sure as heck not going to change my ways now.  LOL.. 

Rigid thinkers rarely are ever successful in music, and certain not as studio musicians.  Studio musicians need to think on their feet, and innovate right on the spot sometimes in order to make things work quickly, time is money after all.

Nashville is full of studio musicians, probably the best anywhere..  Some of the most innovative and creative techniques, tunings, and recording practices have come out of Nashville.  Los Angeles were I live and do most of my work is also full of studio musicians.  Most of these musicians are blue collar guys that you've never heard of and never will.  They're not looking for fame or credits, just a paycheck and a chance to play guitar for a living instead of fixing cars, or sales, or whatever.  The term Nashville with a tan was used in some song that came out in the 90's, but the truth is it's been a term for Los Angeles studio, and session musicians for as far back as I can recall.  We tend to put a twist on everything we do here in LA, but before you can twist things it's always best to understand them, and that's where this lesson comes in.

This lesson not only explains what "Nashville tunings" are, but also how to throw an innovative twist to them and use them, or inspired versions of them on a standard 6 string guitar.  In the case of this lesson we're using them on a 6 string acoustic guitar...

This lesson is not your run of the mill guitar lesson.  You won't find this kind of stuff just anywhere, and I don't expect everyone to get into it, or even get it for that matter.  But it is some cool stuff to work with, and if any of you ever want to be a Blue Collar studio guitarist, whether it's freelance or union you'll both need and want to be darn familiar with not only Nashville tunings (which are generally for Pedal and Lap steel guitars) but innovative/creative uses and alterations of them.

On this lesson, I'll share some studio tips and tricks with you and also clear up some confusion that some of the visitors that email in to me are having with "Nashville tuning", vs. "Nashville numbers system".  There seems to be some confusion with some of our visitors about these two un-related things, and we'll clear that up here too..

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