As chiming guitar falls around her like sheets of snow, Hynde tries to keep the faith that “he’ll be back at Christmastime,” but she’s far more believable as she resigns herself in the song’s devastating bridge: “I’ll think of you wherever you go.” Schmaltz Factor: 6. It’...
A Tannebaum is a fir tree and The song describes the tree’s evergreen leaves and hardiness in winter. As the popularity of Christmas trees grew in the nineteenth century, so the song began to represent a Christmas tree. In this version the left hand plays three chords that repeat through...
Additionally, I want to learn how to play the guitar. I've found some beginner tutorials on YouTube, and I'm excited to strum my first chords. Fourth Week: Relaxation and Preparation The final week will be a mix of relaxation and getting ready for the new school year. I'll take this...
“I think there’s a song in that,” Bryce says suddenly, heading down the hall and returning with an acoustic guitar. He sits down on a chair and begins strumming chords - A minor, D minor, C Major 7 - while humming along. And then he tries a lyric: “I’m cursed in a bottle...
A doo-wop approach to “Blue Christmas” is a hoot, with Cole’s sax backed by Lashway’s piano comping and Lucas’ twangie guitar licks. When the tune concludes, we practically expect Elvis himself to say “Thank yuh … thank yuh very much.” ...
and the songs are just beautiful. “Idle Moments” alone is worth the price of admission, its quiet deliberate gait just barely fast enough to register a tempo, but oh so right. The chord work, Green’s sensitive guitar lines all combine to make one of jazz’ most relaxing albums that ...