Over at wired.com on the geekdad blog, John Anealio has started a series of guitar lessons teaching sci-fi themed songs. First up is the theme from the cult favorite “Firefly”. I recently re-watched this whole series with my kids, now that they’re old enough to appreciate it, and it was even better then I had remembered. Aired back in 2002, it was canceled after only 11 of the 14 produced episodes due to poor ratings. Joss Whedon, it’s creator, was never able to make a deal with Fox, who owned the rights to the series, to get the show continued when the outpouring of fan support made it clear there was still a market for the show. He did finally bring some finality to the series with the excellent movie “Serenity”.
This song is super simple and even novice players should be able to handle it. It’s not that it’s such a great song that makes it worth learning, it’s more that it’s an interesting one to have in your repertoire, especially if you’ve got geeky friends.
