Terry Gold Music

Inspired by the DADGAD Blues

In October of 2007, I wrote a tune called the DADGAD Blues and posted it to YouTube just for fun.  I never expected anyone but my son to see it, but as of today, it has been viewed 43,858 times, and the companion video, How to Play the DADGAD Blues has been viewed 49,448 times.  I am amazed that so many people have watched this video, and I've appreciated all of the comments.  It's crazy to think that people around the world are watching this.

Now a guy named Peter Oslak has posted a video of a tune that he wrote that he says was inspired by my DADGAD Blues.  Thanks Peter, I like your version a lot!  Great playing too.

 

Learn by listening

It is an amazing time to learn to play music, what with YouTube, online lessons and the ability to do video collaboration with almost anyone in the world for free.  It was pretty different when I started to learn to play music.

I learned my first few guitar chords from a woman in Owensboro, Kentucky named "Shorty."  I remember she always wore a dress and that she was not tall, but I'm afraid I have no idea what her real name was.  She taught at a music store that was on Triplet Street.

After learning a few chords and how to pick out a couple of old folk songs, I started learning by listening to albums and cassettes.  I'd sit in front of the stereo and try to pick them out, and I think that's how I learned to play by ear.

Now we have backing tracks, and I get a kick out of playing along with the band.  Just do a search on backing tracks, or go to freshbt.com which is one of my favorites.  Here's a recording of me playing along with one I found there - I'm playing the lead guitar, probably using the Fender Telecaster that my son Christopher gave me a few years ago.

Blues with backing

I wasn't trying to produce a great recording, and I'm only playing one instrument in the mix, but it's fun to just loop one of these backing tracks over and over while trying to figure out new riffs to play.