Hive Open Mic 139, Work of True Love - A Tribute to my Guitar (Original)

Welcome to my entry for Hive Open Mic 139!

First of all, I sure hope you are all doing well and have some fun things planned for the weekend! The weather here in New Zealand is nice and warm, we are almost in summer! Late spring is here and it is warming up :)

What a great and versatile topic this is! Work of True Love! For me, music is my true love! It never fails to keep me occupied, cheer me up, keep me busy and ground me when I need it most! It is also always a work in progress and the connection can always grow and strengthen :)

I decided to put together a passionate guitar solo as a tribute to my guitar, or to music in general. I find I can deliver my emotions through my playing, which is why most of the time I just have my eyes closed and I am practially in deep meditation!

So I start of slowly, following the chords and putting in a few extra licks. I try to keep things simple and tasteful for the first part (and not shred too much!)

This song is in B minor, a key I quite like to play in :)

I also use some octave slides to create some form of melody without getting carried away.

The 'heavier' section kicks in after I start to build things up with some blues rock licks. From here, I like to drive up the fretboard, and put a little more power into the notes! Of course, there are always a few little mistakes and some bum notes but that's part of the live experience, for me anyway haha!

But yes, that section ending at 2:58 I can let rip a little more! Then, slow things right back down again :) until around 4:15 where I start a big tapping section - inspired by Eddie Van Halen!

Well, I sure hope you all enjoyed this one!

Peace and love to you all!