Over The Rainbow
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(Somewhere) Over The Rainbow
(Somewhere) Over The Rainbow
Mike Pachelli is here to teach his arrangement of “(Somewhere) Over The Rainbow,” written by Harold Arlen for the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz. The Recording Industry Association of America deems this song as the number one “Song Of The Century.” The American Film Institute says it’s the “Greatest Movie Song of All Time.”
Mike has taken the liberty to put his own spin on this classic tune. This lesson will teach you how to play "(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow" in a blues style.
Mike plays a Gibson Acoustic Hummingbird in this lesson.
Mike Pachelli started playing guitar as a youngster in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. His earliest influence was Wes Montgomery who Mike says, "first opened my ears to the possibilities on guitar." Pachelli studied classical guitar at YSU and then moved to New York City to study bebop with guitar luminaries Joe Pass and Pat Martino. Mike's guitar style is an amalgamation of blues, jazz, rock, and neo-classical. He has a wealth of musical experience gained thru years of night clubs, concert halls, and recording studios. He's performed all over the U.S. and Europe with some of the most eclectic jazz, blues, pop and rock musicians including Brother Jack McDuff, Albert King, Les & Larry Elgart, Michael Sembello, Crystal Gayle, Barbara Mandrell, Jeanne Mas, Phil Keaggy, Frank Stallone (to name a few) and has done classical symphony concerts touring with Ferrante and Teicher.
This Skills House Foundation Lesson was brought to you by the makers of Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar with Steve Krenz. Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar, the world's most in-depth home study course for guitar. Developed in partnership with Legacy Learning Systems, this 20-DVD course takes beginning players from the ultra-basics of guitar all the way through advanced skills training. It is truly years' worth of training in a single box, all presented in a simple step-by-step progression that anyone can follow on their path toward mastering the guitar. The Learn & Master Guitar course received the 2011 Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice GOLD Award for outstanding guitar instructional materials. Steve is also the author of the Learn & Master Blues Guitar DVD course with Legacy Learning Systems. For more information, go here!
"(SOMEWHERE) OVER THE RAINBOW"
Written by Harold Arlen
Arranged by Mike Pachelli
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