IMPORTANT: Download the TAB Here’s a fairly easy fingerstyle solo version of You Are My Sunshine in the key of G. I’ve broken it down…

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An easy two chord song to entertain the little people in your life.  You need to login or register to bookmark/favorite this content.

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A two-for-one… A simple version of Happy Birthday, then I use this to explain how to change the key to make it easier to sing depending on your voice. This is an important lesson if you want to play and sing.

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I want to introduce you to what I’m hoping will be the first of many monthly challenges. The monthly challenge is a way to make…

Ready to stretch beyond the open “folk” chords? This is the next step. We’ll start off by working on “problem chords”. You’ll learn alternate ways of playing “bar chords”.
We’ll cover “Fun and Interesting Chords”, several “slash” chords, diminished chords, three note chords, Major 7 chords, “Jazzy Chords” and, my favorite, suspended chords. ** NO BAR CHORDS**

A short guitar fundamentals course for those just getting started.

Playing Guitar And The Challenges of Modern Life I originally got the idea for this when I was reading a biography of the famous classical…

In this lesson I explained the basics of good hand position and proper posture to set a solid foundation in your guitar practice.

Here are 14 classic guitar riffs or licks that sound great on acoustic guitar… And most some good on electric guitar as well. There’s no…

This song lesson includes an easy version of the Christmas song Silent Night using a simple three-quarter bass strum. In addition you can learn a…

. I think every guitar student knows they should practice scales. Right? I mean it’s like eating your vegetables. You know they’re good for you….

Learn the string names once and for all with this guided easy to follow approach…

Here’s another way to practice changing chords using the D , G and A7, and have a little fun while doing it.

Use this song as an opportunity to learn how to follow the melody of the song with the chord changes and to recognize the patterns in songs.

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Learn Rumba Flamenco rhythm and improvisation.

End the struggle with bar Chords once and for all. In this step-by-step course, you’ll master bar chords. We’ll start with a technique to strengthen your “bar” finger. Then I’ll guide you through a series of short exercises and chord progressions. Once you’ve completed the course module you’ll have the confidence you need to play any song. No longer will you avoid songs with bar chords… in fact, you’ll look forward to them.

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Improvising on guitar can be a lot of fun. In this course module you’ll learn the most used scale for soloing. Then you’ll learn how to combine notes from the scale with riffs and techniques to sound like a pro. You’ll apply what you’ve learned using the included Jam Tracks (like jamming with a band).

Completing this course gives you the tools to jam with Jam Tracks or a band in the style of pop, rock, and blues.

In this step-by-step course you’ll learn two important things:

1. How to change chords in time from one to another
2. How to strum smoothly without speeding up or slowing down

You’ll also learn nine strum patterns for acoustic guitar… starting from the most basic to some pretty cool ones. In the process, you’ll gain the tools and techniques to make up your own patterns as well as play most any pattern that you see someone else doing.

Includes 28 video lessons and an extensive workbook with patterns and tips.

Level: Advanced Beginner Welcome to the 10 most important guitar chords for beginners. This is a short intense course on playing the open chords that are most…

Learn fingerstyle guitar with a Spanish flair. The course includes the ever popular Malagueña.
If you’re new to fingerstyle guitar I recommend completing or reviewing Fingerpicking Magic 101 to learn basic fingerstyle technique and good basic habits.