After a long Lockdown and finally loosing my job, I have finally got around to finishing my latest Album

Bug's new Album - The Bugshack - Homemade Music for old films:

https://407bug.bandcamp.com/

Please feel free to listen for free or donate to help me survive a little longer.

"Have Cheers and Some Beers here is some Bug music to Hurt your ears!"

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The moment you just haven't been waiting for! -

Bug's 3rds Album of a random life comments...

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I play in a weird tuning which I think may be open A flat to suit my voice.

My A harp works when I play blues starting at the third fret.

But I cant find a harp to work when I play starting from open position (open A flat I'm guessing?)

(basically it's open type D configuration of notes,  but up a few semi tones etc)

So logically if an A harp works…

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Headphones recommended. (and probably drugs might help)

Free FREE sound cloud Music links:

https://soundcloud.com/407bug/oddly-nuff…

I am still trying to figure out the notes on an open D, 4 string in relation to reading music scores.

Does the first D string note fall below the position shown on my chart?

Where is middle C on an open tuned 4 string CBG on the chart below?

So where do the high notes occur on a music score then or are the duplicates ?

If…

Dear team

After many failed attemps at fretting I am planning to try again and after some help.

1) What is the best fret wire to use?

2) What's the best scale length to use?

3) What is any string height compensation required against scale length?

4) Could I be using incorrect strings and will that make a huge difference?

What is the trick to making these work and play well?

Your…

Here are some tips that I do

1) Pick a song and learn it, doesn't need to be difficult

2) Personalise it by slight changes or the way you do the melody

3) Negative space is just as important as positive space, stops, rhythms, breaks etc....ie not one big thrash of mush

4) Pace the song speed matters, generally faster drives the song slower gives more moody feel

5) Now play it slightly more relaxed than you usually do, but put real feeling into your…

Hi

I recently bought a new harp and its a G minor as I have heard minor scale can sound great

It says its in the second position tuning.

Can anyone advise me how that works and what chords or notes I can play to it on my CBG

as I normally play in open D,AEA or G..

Does anyone know what are the minor chords for 3 and 4 string CBG?

Your help is appreciated

Mr Bug

If anyone is interested in Jug Music,

following the youtube video I found recently and have posted

Here are some essential songs for you to have a go with.

This follows a small song book that has recently arrived through my door.…

If you haven't visited this guys youtube site and you like Old Blues and Rag and some history on where it all come from.

This is a greatest log of plain Old Blues and Rag there is:

https://www.youtube.com/user/RagtimeDorianHenry

I love this youtube link hope you like it too.

For years blues men and wormen have been redoing old blues song and changing them slightly…

Hi

Does anyone know a safe free alternative to Dropbox.com?

As I think I have overstayed my welcome and they now want money!!

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Jamie Mac Blues had a great Idea following his song tribute to put together a CBN tribute album.

So please post any tributes you have here and somehow we will figure out how to do the rest. (Help!!!)

MP3 for the album and post a Video for us all to see as well if you like.

To Start You off:

Bugs Tribute Song…