"Thoth Song," by Peter Lang (Patreon)

Hello everyone. I'm excited to present another Peter Lang lesson this month. As some of you may know, it has been exactly 2 years since the last Peter Lang lesson on "Turnpike Terror." 

Lang's first record, The Thing at the Nursery Room Window, was released in 1973 on Takoma. "Thoth Song" was released the following year, in 1974, on the split album Fahey/Lang/Kottke. "Thoth Song" stands out to me in Lang's early repertoire as a piece of music that sought to break with many of the conventions of fingerstyle guitar of the time. His use of a modified open C tuning, CGCGCD, facilitates dissonance and resolve across the top two stings in the unique middle section, yet is close enough to an open tuning that big, rich harmonies emerge throughout.

I was able to get access to enough materials that we can now rest easy knowing  this classic of the early 70s fingerstyle canon will be accurately preserved and taught to others as time goes by. I hope you enjoy it. As always, all necessary learning materials are posted below and please post in the comments if any areas need further clarification.

YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/at04L2E4z6E

YouTube lesson: https://youtu.be/szbHczRVT4Q