SECRET O’ LIFE (James Taylor cover) — Robert Cassard — Guitar Discoveries

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“The secret o’ life is enjoying the passage of time.” No lyric offers better advice for how to survive "lockdown life" during the Covid crisis than that line from James Taylor's 1977 classic, from the album JT.
I decided to rev up the original a bit, add a deep laid-back groove, and strum the main guitar part and jazz-influenced chord progression on my 1964 Gibson J-50.
In the second half, I honor JT’s extraordinary fingerpicking style by adding a second J-50 track, playing his original part.
Watch to see which microphone, instruments, and Logic drummer I chose to update and brighten the song while showing plenty of love for the original.

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Hi, my name is Robert Cassard. I'm a lifelong guitar player, singer-songwriter, producer, and music fanatic. I create Guitar and Recording Discoveries videos with a simple goal: to make YOU a better, happier, more confident musician!

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