Lesson Category: Chords

19- House Of The Rising Sun-3

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION We are finally at the last section of this song! Technically this is not section 3 but…

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18- House Of The Rising Sun-2

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION In part 2 of this song, we will learn another section of the song and add on…

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17- House Of The Rising Sun-1

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION We are focusing today on one little phrase of the song. Beyond just the chords and the…

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14- Lost My Band Groove

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION In today’s groove workshop, we will use a standard guitar progression, commonly used in a lot of…

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9- La Bamba-ish Chord Quick-Change

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION Here is a good opportunity to practice bar chords! That strumming pattern is pretty straight forward, so…

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3- Jam The Bossa

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION Using the harmonic minor scale, we will jam with a bossa nova backing track. Don’t Worry! I…

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13- Greater Joe’s Upbeat Groove

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION In most of our chord patterns we change chords at the start of every measure. This is…

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8- Delta Swamp Rat Lick

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION Now let’s take that Crawdaddy Workout we just learned and put it good use in this new…

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6- Crawdaddy Pull Workout

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION This is the start of a 5 session series on the blues in the style of Muddy…

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12- Baby Chord Jam

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Get ready to learn this fun little riff made up of baby chords, or 3…

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8- Loving What Is

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION One way to add variety to your strumming is to use bass notes. It is important…

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3- Bass Walk Bonanza [CH]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Bass walks are an easy way to add movement and color to your chord changes….

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18- Seeing Clearly [CC]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION This exercise features a great chord progression with a Rake-mute strum that adds color to…

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8- Easy Does It

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Repetition and intentional practice are the key to progress. This exercise will really get you…

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6- Moving Up To B

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION It’s important to learn to play in multiple keys, including non-open keys. It’s the same…

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3- Hidden Treasure [CC]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION JAM TRACK DESCRIPTION Here’s a fun tune to practice commonly used open chords. It will help you focus on…

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13- Diminished Smooth Move

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Let’s learn a specific type of chord called the diminished chord. In this case, we’ll…

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9- Upgraded Blues

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION The diminished chord is the central element of this blues riff, and it’s so important…

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16- Hammer Pull Exerciser [WU]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Hammer Ons and Pull Offs are the most common guitar embellishments. These are techniques that…

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12- Hard Driving-Rhythm [JC:Em]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION You might recognize this rhythm if you watched the Hard Driving Muted Arpeggio lesson. It’s…

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3- Banks of Valhalla

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION DEMO SONG Let’s explore a simple yet effective technique to add intrigue to your melody…

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18- Simple Shuffle Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION If you don’t completely get the shuffle feel, check out this lesson. This straightforward exercise…

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18- Snowy Downhome Shuffle

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Here we have a nice shuffle technique that features changing from one bar chord to…

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13- Shuffle Like You Mean It

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION This exercise will have you work on your shuffle feel. The shuffle feel relies on…

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9- Road To Rio

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION This lesson features a common progression with a descending bass that moves by half steps….

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8- On The Up And Up

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Here we have a fantastic exercise in strumming. We’re going to be using common chord…

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3- Sugar Meets Spice Blues

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG DESCRIPTION Here we have an unusual blues for you to work on. Besides having 10 bars, instead of…

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18- Hammer Groove [key G]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Hammer On’s are a common technique on the guitar. It’s a technique where you pick…

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16- Major 7th Arpeggio Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION “Arpeggios” are chords that are played one note at a time. They can be played…

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