I've been very busy lately updating the Fretog-blog. The latest entries delve into the black-key tones which seldom get the attention they deserve.

There's some geeky theory, but it's worth it to get a better understanding of the total system.

Perfect Example (Live) Will be Garageband.com's Blues Track Of The Week for seven days starting Monday, September 21st, 2009.
Recorded at the Cellar in San Francisco - May 27, 2009. Ably assisted by Jeff Ashe on harp.

The tune will also be featured on the GarageBand Blues Podcast. Not a Grammy, but I'll take it!

Perfect Example (Live) was Garageband.com's Blues Track Of The Day on Monday, September 14th, 2009. Recorded at the Cellar in San Francisco - May 27, 2009. Ably assisted by Jeff Ashe on harp.

This will be the 6th time one of my tunes has been Track Of The Day. The tune was also voted best guitar, best male vocal, best lyrics and best mood of the day out of a pool of 39 tunes in the current contest.

(Garageband.com features independent music which is reviewed and judged by other musicians. It is not connected with the Apple software of the same name.)

- Fretography and Guitarpixel are now both registered trade marks!
- Announcing New Fretography Blog!

(Warning!! Sales spiel below!)

I'm happy to announce that I've been granted two trademarks by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Fretography^® is a way of mapping the fretboard based on widely accepted principles of music theory. While there are plenty of sources for fretboard diagrams available, Fretography goes beyond most methods by comprehensively mapping the diatonic system as a whole. The essential fingering patterns are seen as geometric zones which are named for their diatonic significance. The study of chords, scales, modes and more is enhanced by mapping them in in a contextually related way - not as isolated patterns.

Also - - - Check out the new Fretography Blog. Each entry features a tutorial focusing on a specific aspect of the fret-mapping system.

I now offer lessons and repairs by appointment at Balboa Guitars.

3942 Balboa Street in San Francisco. Just two blocks north of Golden Gate Park between 39th and 41st Avenues.

Call (415) 221-3920

For lesson rates and policies, go to the GuitarPixel Lesson Page.

Perfect Example has been recorded by the Venice Bluecats as the title cut of their latest album by the same name. I also get a few riffs on the track. Check it out on iTunes and CD Baby.