Mood For a Day is a classical song which was written by Steve Howe while he was with Yes.  It appears on both the Fragile (Studio) and Yes Songs (Live) albums.  This song is always dedicated to the memory of my friend Chris Franklin, who was attending the Peabody Conservatory of Music in the late 70's when he taught me how to play it. We did lessons during our lunch break at Pickwick, a record distributor in Landstown, MD.. Chris was a great person, a great friend and a great musician, guitar player, and songwriter. I will never forget him. 

In the mid 80's Chris toured the World playing guitar in the Bertie Higgins Band. The band had the hit song "Key Largo" about having it all like Bogie and Bacall sailing away to Key Largo. Chris' biggest life thrill musically was playing in Bertie's band at a sold out show at Madison Square Garden in NYC.  I cannot imagine how exciting it must have been.

Chris went on to become a very successful Civil Engineer. He left us way too soon (in 2005 at age 45).  This version is my take on Mood For a Day, slightly different than Mr. Howe's two versions (live and studio) and Chris Franklin's.  A combination of both the Live and Studio versions along with Chris' take on the song, with little additions here and there. Is it perfect? No, but it was a first take audio file and will give you an idea of my playing ability and technique. I hope you enjoy it. 

Please use your ear buds or your headphones.  Please don't play this through a cell phone, lap top or notebook speakers!

Are you ready to tackle Mood For a Day?  Learning this song will build technique and strengthen your fingers. It will not be easy, but you will never regret taking the time and effort to learn how to play Mood For a Day. I have put it on TAB to make it easier for you to learn Mood For a Day.