February 2026 Challenge Response – Werner

[Werner]

Once again, I’ve enlisted some famous help for this challenge—specifically, Neil Young and his song “Harvest Moon.” The guitar, backing and the solo, is tuned to Drop D. That means the low E string is tuned down to D.

[Michael L]

Hi Werner, yes, love that low D sound. Nice rendition of a famous tune. Very enjoyable!

[Dieter]

That sounds wonderfully relaxing. Great playing and excellent musical arrangement.

Dieter

[JoeD1]

I recognized this tune immediately Werner. What a very nice job you did with it and that droning D.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Michael Krailo]

That dog knew just where to look. Awesome job Werner. That’s a classic that always gets me going.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

[John H]

Well played Werner
Love the song… Brings back memories. Covered nicely, great tone and it’s obvious your pup enjoys your music as well. I really enjoyed how you switched between the main riff and your fashionable solo. Great stuff.

John

[AndréM]

Nice rendition of old Neil song.
I like him very much.
Well done.

AndréM

AndréM

[sunjamr]

Very cool, Werner – that’s one of my favorite mellow songs. I’ve never heard an instrumental version of it, but it seems to work very well.

Sunjamr Steve

[Guido]

I like very much this old song, and your rendition absolutely did honor to it, alternating strumming with the melody on top, Excellent rendition, Werner!

Guido

[Denise]

One of my favorite acoustic guitar songs. And probably the most beautiful song in D.
Love that deep and long bass note, very powerful.
Very well played. I enjoyed listening very much.

More Blues!

[Carpa]

Well played 👍

[Mark T]

Love that song, Werner – and you played it beautifully. – Mark 👍🎶😎

[Pap]

Werner, you played this really well and I like the drop D drone…sounds great! Cheers. Pap

[James B]

Great choice, Werner. Everyone loves this song. Your version sounds great.

James

[sciencefiction]

Nice playing, Werner. Very smooth, very soothing.
Pup still lookin’ good.
Larry

[Manfred M]

Smooth and gentle! You convey this song so authentically, Werner,
that you just can’t help but hum along while listening (at least I do).

Ich kann nicht verstehen, weshalb Pammy am Anfang gleich abgehauen ist. Steht sie vielleicht nicht auf Neil Young?

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Manfred

[JoLa]

Oh, that ever lasting D note at the end! Love the Drop D tuning, great song choice for an acoustic guitar, Werner! Well played but your pup took all my visual attention as she was looking for treats from the camera woman, haha! 😉

🎸JoLa

[Bill]

Pretty playing Werner! A fine submission. I’m surprised doggy left the bed!

[Alan L]

Nice job! Love that tune. Always fun to learn vocal melodies on your guitar.

[Laurel C]

What a beautiful song and the tone of the guitar just magnified it even more. Love it… I want to learn it now. Pammy was happy to go off camera shot.

[Serena C]

very nice submission with a beautiful atmosphere coming from your playing!

If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)

[Martin W]

Nice rendition of this classic, one of my favourites, love the subtle drone of the drop d tuning , the single long note at the end was a nice touch.
Well played.

Martin

[Mike W]

Great relaxed and relaxing playing Werner – well done.

[Tremelow]

Very nice Werner. It is very pleasing to listen to and you made a good point in tuning down the E-string. That added some extra flavour to the tune. I have to try this song myself, it is so relaxing listening to.

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