Midweek Check-in (Week 4)

What I am Working On


Additional Song

For my additional song, I chose to learn Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis. In Mark Agnesi's last Guitar of the Day, this past *Straturday, he played three songs. He played Rude Mood by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Soul to Squeeze by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and he ended his 734 episode legacy with the song Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis. I felt that his final song was a great choice because the lyrics symbolized the end of his era at Norman's Rare Guitars. Since it was the last song he played at Norman's Rare Guitars, I decided to learn Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis.

Original Song

Tab Used to Learn the Song

Verse

Pre- Chorus

Pre- Chorus FAIL💩

Stairway to Heaven

Original Song

Middle Line of Bridge
Previous: 84 bpm
Current: 92 bpm

New Section (The Fast Part) Without Metronome 

Other News

Mark Agnesi hosted his last Guitar of the Day yesterday. It was very sad to see Mark hosting for the last time, but this new job will be a great opportunity for him and his family. 

Mark's Last Episode

Mark also announced that a Michael Lemmo, an incredibly skilled guitarist who works at Norman's, will be taking his role as the GOTD host. I have been watching Lemmo play for a while and I think he is the most qualified person for the position. I am excited to see the direction he takes the show.

Michael Lemmo and Mark Agnesi at Norman's



*Straturday is short for "Stratocaster Saturday". The Stratocaster, Strat for short, is a popular guitar made by Fender. Each day of the week that the show aired on, Mark had a certain type of guitar to showcase. For example, every Saturday Mark would showcase a vintage Strat for "Straturday". He would announce a Saturday with one of his many phrases, "It's FREAKIN' STRATURDAY!"

Days of the Week for GOTD

Sunday: Norman's is Closed

Monday: Norman's is Closed

Tele-Tuesday: Fender Telecaster 

WednESday: Electric Spanish Guitars- Semi or full hollow body electric guitars
       or
Weird Ass Wednesday- A guitar with at least one MAJOR abnormality

Thumpin' Thursday: Bass Guitar

Flat Top Friday: Acoustic Guitar

Straturday: Fender Stratocaster 

Works Cited


Guitars, Normans Rare. “Episode 734 | Guitar of the Day: 1963 Fender Stratocaster | Norman's Rare Guitars.” YouTube, Norman's Rare Guitars, 16 Mar. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV0iBDNbMXY.

Led Zeppelin. Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin. YouTube, Led Zeppelin, 8 Nov. 1971, www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXQUu5Dti4g

“Oasis - Dont Look Back In Anger (Chords).” Guitar.Com, 10 Mar. 2019, tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/oasis/dont_look_back_in_anger_chords_6097.

OasisVEVO. “Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (Official Video).” YouTube, YouTube, 17 Jan. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmpRLQZkTb8.

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