In the last live session, I asked about how to add to chords to melody notes of a song that I wrote and Tomas gave a thorough explanation. So, I have recorded: 1) playing just the melody notes 2) playing the song with the chords.

In addition, I made an AI cover of the song so you can hear the complete composition.

Also I wrote out the tab and…

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This is my attempt of a fingerstyle version of a song in Hebrew. I’m including the musical score to it since I don’t have the tab and I read standard music notation. I’ll be happy for any comments.

https://youtu.be/wM8R_KRASFU

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W3rsCYoD3ZdyxFp2wyE0zEIe5WHq-M2b/view?usp=sharing

In a recent email, Tomas mentioned that a good way to improve strumming in time is by playing together with a recorded song. I thought that some of you would find Chordify – an online program that allows you to link to a YouTube song and it writes out the chords for you and even allows you to change keys and adjust the tempo. You can find it…

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I think that you are doing better! It’s a matter of lots of practice. You’ll see that if you are persistent (and forgiving of yourself) that one day it will just flow naturally.

After doing the Spanish Guitar for beginners course and being introduced to the “Flaminco scale” which is called by a bunch of names most predonminantely the “Phrygian Dominant scale”, I was intrigued by its exotic flavor and went off to study it more throughly. I investigated how it was built and after practicing it a lot in different keys…

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Hi John,

Firstly, good for you that you’re continuing to learn and not give up.

I, for years, played exclusively with my fingers until I discovered the Black Mountain thumb picks. (https://blackmountainpicks.com)

They are rather expensive, however they fit perfectly on the thumb and give me the possibility of strumming and finger-picking…

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I did it! Here’s a link to the video I made of this track. Excuse the quality. I don’t have very good equipment.

Hi Jeanitta,

When you jam, you use the notes of the scale that you are jamming in but not necessarily playing the whole scale up and down, rather you vary the notes so that they express what you want to say. You use different techniques as well, such as sliding, vibration, hammer-ons and pull-offs and bends in order to give the music character.…

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Hi Everyone.

If you need a chord encyclopedia but don’t feel like buying a book, there are some great electronic options.

1) Website: https://www.8notes.com/guitar_chord_chart/C.asp

2) Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mv2studio.allchodrs

They have the advantage over a book in that they play the sounds of the chords…

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Keep up the good work Tony! 😀 The F chord is one of the hardest to learn, but once you have it down, you’ll see how useful it is to have it. For example, if you have a chord progression of F-G-Am, all you have to do is hold the shape and move up the fretboard (Am you just have to lift the second finger). It’ll save you time and energy.

By the…

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Hi Paul,

I use Elixir strings on my steel string acoustic guitar. I’m very happy with them as they have a crisp sound and last a long time. I make sure to wipe them down with a soft silver polishing cloth every time I play and change them about every 6 months.

Hi Guys,

After the live session in which Tomas gave training and tips about improvisation, I recorded my attempt at improvisation over a backing track in A minor with the pentatonic scale. Here’s a link to the recording so that you all can tell me what you think.…

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Jaroslav,

Good for you! It is encouraging to see that improvements do happen over time with perseverance. Keep up the good work.

All the best,

Shulamit

In the last live session, Tomas mentioned a program called Guitar Pro which lets you put the tabs for a song in the computer rather than writing them out by hand. I looked at the program which looks great, but it costs a good sum of money and since my computer runs Linux was incompatible for me. Therefore, I went looking for another program…

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Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share a bit of success.

I studied the lesson Arranging a Song for Fingerstyle Guitar and decided that I wanted to give it a try. Since Tomas gave us in this month’s practice sessions the melody, chords and arpeggios for Love’s Destiny (I fell in love with the song), I decided to give it a shot. So I managed to…

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In the last live session tbere was a question about when to change the guitar strings. I wanted to give some suggestions of how to get more life out of the strings before you have to change them. Firstly, I recommend buying Elixir nanoweb acoustic guitar strings which are coated and give a longer life. Secondly, as Tomas mentioned, the oil…

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As far as it goes with practice time, I divide it up into 5-10 minute bits over the day. I leave the guitar out in a place that I pass by frequently and grab it and play for a few minutes. In general I start my day early and pray to God that he help me accomplish everything I want to get done.

Hi everybody. The E flat (Eb) chord doesn’t get used very often, but occasionally it’s needed in some chord progressions. For example, I have a progression that goes like this: Fm-Eb-Db (i-VII-VI progression). How would you recommend playing it?