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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Mmmm, guitar.
New friend.

On the weekend I went out and bought myself a guitar. I have been meaning to do this for a while - I used to play classical guitar at school and I always had a couple of guitars at home. I never really made the transition over to acoustic guitar but since I have been with The Fly By Nights I have had some sings kicking around in my head which I want to do a proper job of writing. I have a midi controller keyboard which I occasionally plug into Garage Band but I feel like sometimes there needs to be a step before that stage. Also, it is hard to curl up on the sofa with a keyboard, ibook and a whole heap of cables...

Anyway, I have been home from work sick for the past couple of days and so have made it my mission to learn to play Jose Gonzales 'Heartbeats'. You'll be pleased to hear I have the intro and verse downpat, but my fingers are bleeding (damn those soft tender fingertips).

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 2:08 pm. You can skip to the end and leave a response.

  1. Anonymous Anonymous said:
    4:33 am  

    Hi April - great to see you're playing guitar again. Try soaking your finger tips in metho to dry them out out make them nice and tough.

    Chris

  1. Blogger Christabel said:
    1:52 pm  

    Your poor fingertips! Mine are all hard and grandmotherly from knitting needles.
    Have fun with your guitar.

  1. Anonymous Anonymous said:
    3:42 pm  

    You've got calouses from knitting?! You are indeed hard-core, Bella.

  1. Anonymous Anonymous said:
    11:58 pm  

    Brilliant news, April! Go for it!

  1. Anonymous Anonymous said:
    5:50 am  

    Does that metho thing actually work?

    I play a banjo and all the strings are nickel-wound. It takes its toll on my fingers.

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