Hi Steve, it's my experience that this forum is a great place to learn all sorts of useful stuff; members frequently provide me with invaluable support and point me toward worthwhile diversions. (In this thread, for example,
@ChrisGSP recommended an article about Gary Moore in Guitar World, which I'd not heard of. I now have a digital subscription and have attached a copy of the article, in case you're interested.) The forum has been a delightful surprise and a significant departure from my norm. I've never been much of a joiner; I've always found my bliss in solitary pursuits like reading, writing, woodworking, motorcycle camping trips in the wilds...and for the past 5 months, learning to play guitar. And how I wish I'd learned decades ago when my fingers were agile and it only required a couple tosses to get something to stick to the walls of my mind! But I'll keep working at it because I intend to become the only septuagenarian lady busking the blues on Main Street in Walla Walla, WA.
The image called to mind by your "Griff email packrat" reference made me giggle! I've been scurrying Griff's emails and the associated tabs into a tidy digital library since I purchased my first course from him last November. Now you've motivated me to figure out how to use the looper pedal I just bought, and download the audio like you did. I've been working so hard on learning to play Parisienne Walkways that I haven't taken time to even try it out. Also, in case you're up for another diversion, here's a link to the sound clips associated with the tabs in the attached article:
https://soundcloud.com/guitarworld/sets/play-the-blues-like-gary-moore I'm still trying to find a way to download them so my inner packrat can stash them away, as well.