The Secret Chord

The Secret Chord finds me playing solo guitar on some of my favorite songs. I explore Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and in his lyric he talks about David playing a secret chord to please the lord. I’m not sure we’re talking about the same chord but I’ve found a few that I think are pretty secret. I won’t tell anyone!

The guitar is an orchestra and when you start to improvise the whole solar system of sound is right at your fingertips. I like taking songs that we all know and then filtering them through my musical viewpoint, hopefully arriving at a new place that still has strong ties to the original.

Here’s a collection that I’ve been working with for the last couple of years and it includes songs with different styles.

Thanks for listening…

Peter Sprague
March, 2021

On all tracks:
Peter Sprague — guitar, guitar synth, looper, and arrangements

Produced by Peter Sprague
Recorded at SpragueLand Studios, Encinitas, CA / 2019
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Peter Sprague at SpragueLand Studios

Cover art by Annika Nelson

Special thanks to Yuris Zeltins, Andy Powers, D’Addario Strings, and Iron Horse Amps

1) Got to Get You Into My Life
Lennon / McCartney

2) Days of Wine and Roses
Johnny Mandel

3) Here, There, Everywhere
Lennon / McCartney

4) Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen

5) Blues on the Corner
McCoy Tyner

6) Oh Susannah
traditional

7) Budo
Bud Powell

8) Desafinado
Antonio Carlos Jobim