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Coldplay   "Talk"   (arranged & performed by Antoine Dufour)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbSKVqPOVjo

Antoine is often referred to as the "gold standard" by other finger-stylists ... incredible technique ... so very smooth.

I got 21 out of 30, but it should been lower because 4 or 5 were just lucky guesses. Part of the reason was that I was born in late-1957, but the main reason is that I never really followed pop music. Doubt I'd do much better if the contest was about the '70s.

Thanks, CG ...

Most of these selections are from groups I'm familiar with, and I've also amassed quite a CD collection of Prog Rock over the years. There are several Prog websites I visit and have learned about new groups, and have made some nice discoveries that way. I've kept a log of who/what I list each week to avoid duplication, and have now posted 149 entries without having scratched the surface yet. It needs to be said, that I certainly wouldn't say that Prog musicians are any better than anyone else, or that their compositions are any better. I just happen to like most of it ... it holds my attention.

Our fellow-Chordian "Badeye" (Friday Blues Fix) is now in his 10th year of weekly entries, and he continues to amaze me with the variety and quality of blues he finds. And while blues is not my first choice of style, there is certainly an amazing wealth of talent in that genre. Blues guitar has likely influenced more of modern music than any other, with classical being perhaps the only contender.

Owen Van Larkins   "Outback Storm"   (original composition & performance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnVR5Pwcsbo

It's bitter cold here this morning, so thought a visit to warm & sunny Australia was in order. Great playing, and terrific recording and filming also. Apparently, Owen got a leech on his foot from standing in the swamp. Dedicated? Nuts? You decide.

I most certainly envy how you approach & teach music CG. It is clearly the right way to go.

I picked up Dad's little concert-sized "Suprema" when I was 8-years-old, and never got a lesson. It was months before I even knew what being "in tune" meant. After that, it was just a matter of listening to a song on the radio, and trying to figure out where to fret the strings to reproduce the music. Slow, painful, mistake-ridden, and compromised ... I never even met another guitar player until my mid-teens. And we were all doing the same thing, i.e., being parrots. Those birds can repeat the words, but they don't know what they mean.

It's only been in the last 5 years that I became aware of the various scales and modes, and have started trying to learn them from books and YouTube videos. Sure, I can rattle off a lot of songs now, play some decent lead, and even know what notes go with which chords (for the most part). But I have so many bad habits and such broken understanding. At 60-years old, I've had to accept these limitations, but none of this limits my enjoyment of music or playing at all ... I still love it!

Been thinking about you all week, JJJ ... and I sincerely hope your first week went well, and that you're encouraged so far. No reply needed, but just wanted to say "Hang in there, buddy!"

Here's a really good vid demo of these critters. It demonstrates all of the tonal possibilities available, without someone just blathering away. After watching this through, I'm sold ... time to start saving for a set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPYIeHNuxzQ

SIDE NOTE: The guitarist looks like Brett "The Hit Man" Hart.

Here's wishing you successful resolve on your new path, JJJ.

Your mental and physical health should matter to anyone who calls themselves your friend ... true for all of us. I had to make similar changes years ago, and it sure wasn't easy. Your old "friends" will soon be replaced by new ones who care about the real you.

One day at a time, JJJ ... you can do it!