Dan Barracuda: Inside A Musician's Mind

One of the most underrated Zeppelin songs ever. Tool's version of it is killer as well. The riff is so mystical and BEAUTIFUL. Zeppelin does it on organ/keys - here it is on reverbic clean guitar.

Man this one's from the summer of 2011. I was definitely going for that acoustic, nature, sort of dreamy, heavenly vibe. This has got to be the easiest song ever to play on guitar! I like this one a lot, it's real personal to me.

Someone make a video game - this will be the theme music :) I wrote this one in April 2018, just improvised it with my ditto looper. It came to life with some drums! I like the moment it breaks down and gets a bit symphonic, but i'm not crazy about it kicking back in so abruptly. I probably won't keep it like that! The motif's gotta be used somewhere, though.

I did this back in February. What a BLAST this was. Short and sweet. Rubber Soul meets Abbey Road. Who'd a thunk?

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What a strange psychedelic folk song! I tried to stay close to the original recording of it from 2009 with the vox effect. It was great bringing it to life with more instruments. The drums did a lot to it, as did the harmony vox. What do you think about this one?

Get HEAVY. This one's sick, ok? You hearing vocals over this? Still trying to decide!

This one's instrumental for now, but it could lead to some vocals. As for the title, I usually just write down the first phrase that comes to mind right when I record something. Not sure what I was thinking back in 2010 but it works for me! I love keeping the working titles. Enjoy this acoustic nature jam!

On March 24, 1969 - Salvador Dali & John Lennon met for the first time in Paris. Two ridiculous art worlds clashing. I wonder what the hell they talked about! Lennon is my favorite artist, and Salvador Dali is favorite painter (besides Erica Baptiste). Here's a short cover of Glass Onion to honor these 2 heroes.

This riff/idea was written back in 2013. I've always liked this one! There's a strange contrast between the (bit Black Sabbath-ish) riff and the verses. And no, I don't actually want that Picardy Third at the end there, still trying to come up with a 2nd half to this piece! Though I like how it'll modulate to D. Let me know your thoughts!

I can see my friends

Wading in the middle

Hanging by the bend

Hanging by a thread

Yes, I can see my friends

With the air comes loneliness to me

To no end

but I can see the lens

oh well

In a way, I'm pleased to leave

just for some time