May 10th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 104, Tom Bukovac, “The Queen’s Chair”

Chapters
00:00 - Nasty old blues, soloing intro jam
05:31 - Hello, class! / Blowing up amp
05:55 - Thanks to everone / Session update
06:27 - Lynryd Skynyrd - Working for MCA / Bending tonic lesson
07:40 - Tony Iommi - War Pigs / Root note bend lesson
08:50 - Blues playing
09:08 - Session update


Notes
A brief chat on bending the tonic note and an inside look at todays session...day one of a 3 day project

Session log:
Monday 5/10/21
Sound Emporium Studio in Nashville TN

Artist: Dave Hause
Producer: Will Hoge
Engineer: David Axelrod
Sadler Vaden: guitar
Chris Powell: drums
Gary Tallent: bass
Billy Justineau: keys
Me: guitar

Thanks for watching!

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May 8th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Saturday Night bonus track...”Smoky Mountain Blues Pt. II”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful acoustic playing


Notes
Hello dear class, here’s a little glimpse of a much simpler time...1957...Kalamazoo Michigan... a little free form exploration on an old J-185 that just loves to be played... hope you all have a great weekend.

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April 29th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Session Update, “A Pretty Good Ear”

Chapters
00:00 - Gordon finds each note on keyboard that Tom plays (Perfect pitch)


Notes
Thursday 4/29/21 at Oceanway Studio in Nashville. My dear friend and legendary piano man Gordon Mote indulging me in another one of my silly childish games.

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April 28th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Session Update, “The Gridiron and The Choir”

Chapters
00:00 - Session with the choir
02:01 - Touchdown Zack (electric football game)


Notes
4/27/21...day 3 of tracking on Ann Wilson session at Backstage Studio....after a long day of tracking the boys had a moment to kick back, while the choir did their thing on a certain old cover song about “an original sinner born from original sin”

50s Tudor Tru-Action vibrating football still brings the excitement like it did 40 years ago....and yes i also have an old “rod hockey” table game

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April 25th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 103, Tom Bukovac, “Herkermer Pushbroom”

Chapters
00:00 - Def Leppard - Bringin On The Heartbreak intro
01:32 - Hello, class! / Genius guitar parts
02:26 - House party / Rolling Stones / Fine music
03:56 - Busy schedule
04:25 - VCB / Play what the song needs
06:50 - Wish some songs were different / Suggestions
07:36 - Major and minor connection - "Not how I approach" lesson
09:15 - Rare gear exception - Speakers / Pickups
11:50 - '51 Fender Precision Bass / 1st year for fretted bass


Notes
A brief chat on the art of making records and a look into the VCB

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April 11th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 102, Tom Bukovac, “Smear Chopper”

Chapters
00:00 - Rock jamming with bends
05:05 - Hello, class!
05:17 - Thanks for 100 & 101 shows
06:00 - "Never fronted a band" / Orbiting
07:16 - Eastlake / Gildan
07:43 - Gibson "Chopper" / Trace Foster
08:47 - Tweed Deluxe / Pedals / Rock playing
09:40 - Duesenberg giveaway at show / Thanks


Notes
Sunday post gig reflections and some gratuitous smears on an ugly old chopper that has stolen my heart.

Sincere thanks to all you Homeskoolers for your undying support.

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April 7th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Update “Band Practice”

Chapters
00:00 - Band practice


Notes
Behind the scenes like at our band “Dead Palms” getting our shit together for the Friday night gig.
I consider myself exTREMEly lucky to get to play with musicians of this caliber.
Second scene swirling cinematography courtesy of Devin “The Dokta” Blotard.
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April 4th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 99 1/2, Tom Bukovac, “The New Fifths”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow, mellow greatness
03:36 - Sliding 4ths lesson
04:55 - Hello, Homeskoolers
05:15 - Potentional new scene / playing
06:34 - Thanks / 100th Episode show
07:26 - Sliding 4ths lesson revisited


Notes
It’s just your weird uncle checkin in from sunny downtown Nashville TN to say Happy Easter to my dear Homeskoolin’ class....and to also bore you to sleep with a brief discussion on sliding 4ths.

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April 3rd, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Post Flood Update, “Got A Feelin’ 21 Is Gonna Be A Good Year”

Chapters
00:00 - Flood damage


Notes
In life, there are friends that will help ya move, and then there are friends that will help ya’ move a body..... Cheers to the Dokta, Richard “Devin Blotard” Reith for helping pressure wash the Harpeth River out of the garage of my new bachelor pad. Rich and I (and my two sweet little boys) are having a blast on this beautiful day trying to clean out my badly wounded garage that had a foot of water in it. Life is good friends, I do not plan on letting the waves of divorce and biblical flooding bring me down. Thank you guys SINCERELY for all the kind words and support in the comments from episode 99.

March 28th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 99, Tom Bukovac, “Blues In Sea”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues soloing
10:24 - Hello, class!
10:45 - Divorce / New house / Flood / Garage
13:31 - Blues in C
15:47 - PRS Cleveland Korina
16:32 - Sessions


Notes
Hello dear class, checkin’ in with some flood and divorce updates....thanks very much to everyone who sent sweet messages being concerned about the recent bad weather.

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I sincerely thank all of you sweet people for watching the show and being so supportive and encouraging over the last year or so of madness.

March 17th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 98, Tom Bukovac, “Eastlake North Notable Alumni”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow blues intro
03:43 - Strangling the string lesson
04:20 - Hello, class!
04:44 - VCB / Stipe Miocic
06:00 - Don't look at fretboard
07:30 - Pedalboard order
08:52 - Most embarrassing story
13:33 - Lesson: Altered blues loop
16:25 - 100th Episode show


Notes
A brief chat on that fear that all men have of having something planned in the future that cannot be moved....and a few words about Stipe Miocic, who is, in my humble opinion, a bad bad man.

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March 8th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 97, Tom Bukovac, “Takin’ Requests”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' intro jam
04:22 - Hello, class!
05:30 - 100th Episode show
08:40- Homeskoolin' beer
09:25 - Duesenberg Blackbird guitar
09:44 - Tuning / Creasing string at bridge
12:15 - Harmonics lesson
14:03 - Wurly effects lesson


Notes
I wore my WMMS shirt today in honor of the passing of Cleveland legend Michael Stanley....RIP Michael.

If you guys have a favorite Homeskoolin’ opener that would work good in a live set please tell me...I’m all ears

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March 4th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 96, Tom Bukovac, “Open Door”

Chapters
00:00 - Hall and Oates type intro
02:18 - Hello, class!
02:30 - Soloing over bass, rhythm loop
05:03 - Solo
05:15 - Welcome / Ziggy's Art Studio print
06:26 - Muscle Shoals
09:10 - Jam in key of B lesson
11:13 - 2014 Fender 5 String P-Bass
12:05 - Bass lesson


Notes
How do you make a Nashville session bassist cringe??
Ask him if he has a 5 string.

Hi guys

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February 27th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 95, Tom Bukovac, “Seven Kalimbas”

Chapters
00:00 - Far out blues loop intro jam
04:06 - String plucking lesson
05:01 - Hi guys
07:35 - 1937 Gibson L5
09:14 - Thanks
10:04 - Brain-twister 3 chord loop lesson
11:44 - Soloing over the loop
12:36 - Soloing / Sliding lesson


Notes
A brief chat on one of my favorite guitar techniques....the 6 string Cleveland kalimba. Check out 100th episode limited edition print at www.ziggysartstudio

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February 18th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 94, Tom Bukovac, “Pronounced Boo-kuh-vak”

Chapters
00:00 - Old time Country intro
00:39 - What's up!
02:10 - Adaptation of Country music
02:44 - Tell what chords are behind lead lesson
05:12 - Using partial melodies to create illusions
05:50 - Mutated CAGED system / Bored class member
06:50 - Shifting chords practice / Shapes and knowledge
08:05 - Do I have to learn theory?
08:24 - Chess player / Homework / Philosophical
10:57 - Playing / Tape loop thoughts
12:16 - '59 335 deep tone / PAFs
15:23 - Cool lick lesson


Notes
A brief stream of consciousness ramble on infinite tape loops in the mind, the power of the 6th note, and the brain’s ability to learn and retain at various ages. Check out www.ziggysartstudio for a look at the 100th Homeskoolin episode commemorative print...if it ain’t up yet it will be soon.

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Thanks for watching guys

February 16th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 93, Tom Bukovac, “The Secret?”

Chapters
00:00 - Mellow intro jam
00:24 - Check it out!
01:18 - System to explain / Cowboy chords lesson
04:40 - Invert chords up the fretboard
08:09 - CAGED? / Jumbling patterns


Notes
A brief chat cobbled together from a hazy thought that crossed my mind while i was still in bed this morning.

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February 15th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 92, Tom Bukovac, “Dilly’s Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Smooth intro jam , Hillybilly lick
05:07 - Hello, class!
05:45 - Southern Prog Rock lesson
08:24 - G7 voicing / Playing
10:14 - "D Major triad" / Playing
11:00 - Bbadd9 / Playing
12:32 - Free form jam


Notes
Snowed in....like most of us...outta beer....bad bad news. Anyway hope you enjoy this total free association stream of consciousness spewing forth from the mind of your weirdest old uncle in a messy 55 degree garage, replete with family interruptions.

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February 14th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 91, Tom Bukovac, “Paper or Plastic?”

Chapters
00:00 - Rock, Country, Blues intro
01:38 - Tom Britt tribute / Open tunings
03:27 - Ry Cooder adaptation lesson
05:13 - Open Eb lesson / Transposing
08:03 - Slide
09:32 - Chords and octaves
10:29 - Tuning to "don't know what the hell it is."
11:30 - Open G lesson / Transposing
13:48 - Keith Richards / Low string
14:28 - Led Zeppelin - Dancing Days lesson
15:08 - Juicy jam
15:59 - V chord
16:20 - Drop low string to C lesson / IV chord


Notes
A free tutorial on open tunings and a thank you to one of my mentors...
Tom Britt

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February 12th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Session Update “Pharoah Manganese”

Chapters
00:00 - Gordon and piano playing


Notes
Feb 12 2021....Soundstage studios in Nashville.
Gordon Mote on the piano.....today was a day of song demos for dear Brandon Hood and Philbilly.
Band was:
Chris Mchugh on drums
Bruce Bouton on steel
Mark Hill on bass
Troy Lancaster on electric
Brandon Hood on acoustic

Engineering staff was Drew Bollman and Cam

February 7th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 90, Tom Bukovac, “Play Date”

Chapters
00:00 - John McLaughlin / Chevrolet intro
02:50 - Hello, class!
04:22 - Taj Mahal
05:04 - Guitar volume
05:41 - Fuzz pedals and volume sound
07:40 - Jazz chords & open voicings lessons
12:11 - Taj Mahal riff lesson


Notes
A brief discussion on the genius of John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra dovetailed into some old Taj Mahal.
Thanks to Brabley’s mom.

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If anyone wants to take a stab at learning that “Dance Of Maya” riff (maybe like if you’re not that into sports ball) go ahead and email your version to me at tombukovac@gmail.com