Tony

After a quick analysis, here are main problems.
not in the pocket. not following the changes. substituted the 1,5, open D, 3 chords with 1, open D, 3 chords (the 5 was too hard to reach). melody phrasing meanders, always ends on a long note, and does not following changes (not nailing the chord tones). Back to the woodshed ...

That boy don't follow directions none, but he sure looks good.
 

The AXE FX III is pro level cool, I figure I can start small and can always upgrade later. Then I can give my old gear to a nephew.

Suzanne by Leonard Cohen
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half-crazy but that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer that you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind
And then you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind
And then you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind
Now, Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She's wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love and they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind
And then you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind

Dead girl  (a country song) by Dax Riggs, Acid Bath
Dead girl
There will never be another one that dreams like you
Dead girl
There will never be another one that screams like you
When death sleeps, it dreams of you
Delilah played the dead girl at the freak show
She smiles like a ghost
Like zombies eatin' dust in Mexico
Life dries cold beneath the dead soul lights
She asked if it would hurt
I smiled and said no
The lie ran down my chin like embryo
She smiles like a corpse
Like zombies eatin' dust in Mexico
Life dries cold beneath the dead soul lights
When death sleeps, it dreams of you
Dead girl
There will never be another one to look in your eyes
Dead girl
There will never be another one that bleeds like you
I been dryin' in a dead age
I been reekin' of the new plague
The sound of the ocean is dead
It's just the echo of the blood in your head
Sister burn the temple
And stand beneath the moon
The sound of the ocean is dead
It's just the echo of the blood in your head
Burning your black flags
Burning your black flags
I been dryin' in a dead age
I been reekin' of the new plague
The sound of the ocean is dead
It's just the echo of the blood in your head
Sister burn the temple
And stand beneath the moon
The sound of the ocean is dead
It's just the echo of the blood in your head
Burning your black flags
Burning your black flags
 

Here is a one month later update. 
I didn't follow the plan, not even a little. In fact, most of my guitar practice time was spent taking naps.
The most practice I did in July was following the changes to Dark Blues Music. 
 
New goal, learn a song. 

Yesterday I picked an exercise that was too ambitious for me, I planned playing 135 arpeggios in the key of C in 3 octaves starting with Em. I spent more time lost than picking notes. So, today I'm going to focus my exercises between frets 1 through 5. For example, play major chords around the circle of 5ths staying between frets 1 through 5 at 60 bpm. Play a bar for each chord as 1/4 notes, then 1/8 notes, then triplets. Then repeat with minor, dominant, and diminished. This can be repeated with arpeggio 135, 1357, and scales. When I get too frustrated and need a break, I'll work on the Catfish Blues lick.

These are the goals I use to develop my daily practice plan. Not everything listed is practiced in each session. Some items are handled by a 3 to 5 minute exercise, others have to be kept in mind throughout the practice session. Practice is deliberate action performed to address a problem, as you can see, I have a lot of those. 
General
Maintain a practice journal. Enter what will be practiced in the journal as part of the warm-up. Record myself regularly and perform a self-assessment. Develop an exercise to address problems found during self-assessment. Less noodling, more deliberate practice. Learn where the strings are. Develop 2-hand synch. Remember it is not about speed. Tap foot on 2 and 4. Rhythm
Primary focus is playing in time. Secondary focus is using triads and shell voices, not big chords. Practice changing chords. Practice common chord progressions. Practice common rhythmic patterns/styles. Practice ability to develop an appropriate rhythmic pattern based on the drums and bass guitar. Practice diatonic chord scales. Practice hybrid picking and easy finger picking. Practice legato and dynamics. Melody
Do NOT drill scales up and down so much that kinetic memory results. Practice scales over a drone. Speak the note names, Solfege, or interval. Practice octaves all over the neck. Practice arpeggio style, triads, 7th chords, pentatonic scales, and diatonic scales against the parent chord. Practice around the Circle of 5ths. Practice legato and dynamics. Improvisation
Learn a lick. Analyze its intervals and rhythm. Play it in 5 positions. Transpose it to another key. Practice developing a melody over a one chord vamp (major, minor, dominant, diminished chords) using a variety of scales. Name the intervals. Listen close to what works. Comp two bars, then improvise a fill for two bars, using the standard 12 bar blues. Long Term
Play songs. Play with others.  

I never listened to FFDP before so I picked a song at random, it turned out to be a requiem. Now I'm sad. 
 

LOL, KISS Destroyer was the first LP I shop lifted. That was before I had my first 8 Track player. I'll have to check if these girls do any Heart songs.

I was really surprised by the growling wench. This is a great band.

I finally got past all the audio-visual hurdles and can post my debut video. I think it's a good idea to post a video as it is a little like going to an audition. Also, it documents where my playing is at now, and lets me analyze my problem areas, too. 
 

Next Rock Tutorial will be " The house of the rising sun " - was inspired by FFDP to do this :
 
 

This version is fine.
 

cool version - i really love that song and the movie 🙂This scene is most iconic
 

ZZ Top ( Jesus Just Left Chicago ) - Guitar Lesson
Here you can learn how to play the song " Jesus Just Left Chicago " by ZZ Top. I am referring to the original studio recording.
Jesus Just Left Chicago.pdf
Jesus Just Left Chicago.gp
jesus just left chicago.mp3

same to me - I also wanted to go back to disciplined practice work but other things kept draining my energy which leaded to naps 😄 Thats why I cancelled the guitar nights.

Here you can learn how to play the theme of the Western Movie " The Good, The Bad and the Ugly " where Ennio Morricone has written the music. This theme is one which will stay forever in our minds so it was worth to work out a version for you which works on guitar. The first part of the theme is not played with a guitar, but I still worked out how to play that melody. The 2nd part is in fact a guitar and there I worked out how it was played back in those 60's days. A most iconic song which is while worth to learn but it is harder to play then it might seem at first.
Theme The Good The Bad The Ugly.pdf
Theme The Good The Bad The Ugly.gp

Take Five ( Dave Brubeck )- Jazz Guitar Lesson
Here you can learn the theme, the chords, the modes and the roadmap to play the great jazz tune " Take Five " by Dave Brubeck. This tutorial is one way of interpretation on the modes, chords, possible reharmonization or modal interchange. This is the very basic way of playing this great tune.
Take Five.pdf
take five.mp3
  If you are a jazz guitar beginner please first learn Basic Jazz Guitar + Basic Jazz Guitar 2 :

Billy Gibbons Style ( ZZ Top ) - Guitar Lesson
Here you can get some insight in the guitar style of Billy Gibbons ( ZZ Top ). I am taking the song " Sharp Dressed Man " under the lens but also include things which I check from other songs like " Gimme all your loving " " La Grange ". Billy has a great bluesy and orchestral sound which makes this signature sound of ZZ Top in the classic trio formation with Drum, Bass and Guitar. I focus mainly how to create such a sound and how you can become creative yourself by adapting Billy's playing technique.
Billy Gibbons Style ( ZZ Top ).pdf
Billy Gibbons Style ( ZZ Top ).gp
billy gibbons tutorial.mp3
 

Here's an other version of it - toggether with one of my favorite rock bands
 

Yeah that one is really professional - I dont even get all functions. The FM3 has a similar soundquality - if you go to the next sound level. 🙂I have one for at home 🙂

My Funny Valentine - Jazz Guitar Lesson
Here I show you how to play the jazz standard " My Funny Valentine " the easy way. I show you hot to play the theme, how to make variations on the theme and give you some basic improvisation tips and tricks by playing around the theme of the song and using quarter tripplets and Wes Montgomery style. This tutorial is specially made for those guitar players who have only little knowledge about jazz and modes but who want to enter the world of jazz guitar.
My funny Valentine.pdf
My funny Valentine.gp
my funny valentine jamtrack.mp3

Check Wash it all away by FFDP - thats my favorite 🙂

LOL, KISS Destroyer was the first LP I shop lifted. That was before I had my first 8 Track player. I'll have to check if these girls do any Heart songs.