Lesson VII: 5/23/2007

• Played "These Boots Were Made For Walking"
• Reviewed power & barre chords.
• Introduced "I Wanna Be Sedated".
• Introduced the 12 Bar Blues (I, IV, V progression) in the keys of G & A Major.

Lesson VI: 5/16/2008

• Reviewed Exercises 4 & 5.
• Introduced "These Boots Were Made For Walking"
• Introduced "Yellow Submarine"... a good song to practice a lot of chord changes.
• Introduced barre chords & power chords.

How to barre chord:

1. Play an E Major chord WITHOUT your index finger. Shift all the fingers down so it forms the same shape, but with different fingers.
2. When you're comfortable with that, slide the fingers up the fretboard until your middle finger is on the 8th fret. Strum, it will sound a little funky but make sure all notes pluck clearly.
3. Lay your index finger down on the 2nd fret, as close as possible but not too close. Bend your finger slightly to the left so your finger is pressing on the boney, unpuffy part. Pick each note to make sure they all pluck cleanly. This will take some time to master, especially the B string.

How to play a power chord:

• Place your index finger on the 7th fret (E string & your index finger on the 9th fret (A string). Mute the other strings with your index finger.To play it on the A string, simply shift your fingers down one string (index on A string & ring on D string). Slide it around, have fun. Turn the distortion to 11.

CROCK goes electric: 5/9/2008

The mysterious tinker, known in some circles as "Bruce" has taken the CROCK guitars to his workshop in mystical Warren, New Jersey. There he worked his magic... after the ritual animal sacrifices, the guitars were boiled in goats' blood & there they were transformed into the soul-crushing machines that they are today. In addition to the ritual stuff, there may or may not have been some string changes going on... maybe a truss rod adjustment. Gramzon was pretty psyched about his new nut too.

Being that "Bruce" was working on the guitars, the ninth of May found many basses at CROCK's door. Lacking of any educational material, the day was simply a low-frequency barrage of poetry. Arbo supplied power (one part Satan, one part really long orange extension cord) & his new electric guitar which complimented the basses well with his trebly goodness.