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and welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down how to play Tracy Chapman's 1988 hit song "Fast Car." This begi...
2018-06-06 14:31:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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I hope all of you are enjoying a great start to your week of practice, thank you so much for your continued support this month! Today I'm putting the finishing touches on a new lesson ...
2018-06-04 20:02:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another blues lead guitar lesson. In this mini-tutorial, I'll be breaking down a descending lick that encompasses some of my favorite lead guitar techniques:
Hello friends,
And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today’s session I’ll be breaking down three impressive licks that you can use to finish a blues guitar solo. ...
2018-05-30 21:39:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another mini-music theory tutorial. In today’s session I’ll be explaining "sus" or suspended chords – how they are built from the major scal...
2018-05-29 19:17:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down Elvis Presley's 1956 hit "Love Me Tender." I'll take you...
2018-05-23 18:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's been a while since I broke down an Elvis classic, so this week I'll be producing an extra song tutorial on his 1956 hit "Love Me Tender." Take a moment to familiarize yourself wi...
2018-05-22 18:34:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down how to play the 1969 Crosby, Stills & Nash tune "Helplessly Hoping" in it's entire...
2018-05-21 17:20:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week I've spent my time developing an arrangement and tab for "Helplessly Hoping" by Crosby, Stills and Nash." Additionally, I've experimented with placing mp3 samples into my PD...
2018-05-16 20:27:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down The Beatles 1964 classic "And I Love Her." I'll show you how to perform...
2018-05-09 07:23:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I'm hard at work on a new tutorial breaking down the Beatles 1964 classic "And I Love Her." Here's a quick demo of my performance for you to jam along with. See what you can fig...
2018-05-08 20:04:46 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. Throughout my two decades as a guitarist, it has often been the simplest concepts that have made the biggest differe...
2018-05-05 23:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down how to play the Chris Cornell version of the Prince classic "Nothing Compares 2u." I'l...
2018-05-03 15:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons! In today's session I'll be breaking down how I use major arpeggios to develop my guitar and vocal technique. We'll practice three different e...
2018-04-29 00:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I'm getting back to song tutorials starting with Chris Cornell's rendition of "Nothing Compares 2 U." This version is full of essential techniques including basic chord shapes, ...
2018-04-26 22:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another fingerstyle guitar tutorial. In today’s session I’ll be breaking down some very beginner friendly “Travis” or folk style patterns over a 1.6.5 pro...
2018-04-25 17:09:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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In today’s session I’ll be breaking down two useful phrases that can be combined to form an impressive flatpicking run over a Cmaj chord. We’ll get started reviewing our source ...
2018-04-23 21:21:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons! In today's session I'll be sharing with you a couple of activities that you can use to train your ear. The ultimate goal is to develop a connection b...
2018-04-18 21:13:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another bluegrass licks tutorial! In today’s session I’ll be sharing a routine that combines rhythm and lead techniques in the style of guitar legend Norman Blake. ...
2018-04-17 19:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another rhythm guitar tutorial! In today’s session I’ll be showing you how to add percussive elements to a common finger-style groove in 4/4 time. We’ll begin by ...
2018-04-13 17:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down a fairly easy fingerstyle tune in Simon and Garfunkel's 1967 classic "59th Street Bridg...
2018-04-11 00:42:46 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another lead guitar tutorial. In today’s session I’ll be showing you some of my favorite Memphis soul style licks over a grooving 1.2.4.5 progression in C major. We...
2018-04-10 01:46:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I'm hunkered down with a cold, but still working on lesson plans for upcoming videos. This week you can expect an extra song tutorial in Simon and Garfunkel's "59th Street Bridg...
2018-04-03 20:29:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down a unique way of performing Cat Stevens 1972 classic "Morning Has Broken." I'll show yo...
2018-04-02 19:55:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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This weekend I'm creating a new tutorial on a unique way of performing Cat Stevens 1971 rendition of "Morning Has Broken." The goal in mind will be to adapt the piano sections to fing...
2018-03-30 21:14:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another lick of the week! In today’s session I’ll be breaking down a progressive blues lick that takes you from Amaj to Dmaj and can be applied to any major 1-4 tra...
2018-03-28 22:52:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hello friends, in preparation for an upcoming blues soloing course, I'm posting this standard blues backing track in Bmaj. Jam along with me using the major and minor blues scales and...
2018-03-27 18:41:56 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'll be taking our picking to the next level with a full break down of The Beatles' 1965 classic "Norwegian ...
2018-03-22 05:01:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another blues lead guitar lesson! In today’s session I’ll be breaking down one of Gary Clark Jr.’s “go to” licks, as heard in his recent jam with blues...
2018-03-20 02:10:42 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'm breaking down Pearl Jam's 1993 ballad "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town." This is a begi...
2018-03-16 20:53:10 +0000 UTC View Post