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Merry Christmas & Thank you!

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I’m reaching out to wish you all safe travels as you wrap up your holiday festivities. As you can see, I’ve enjoyed my time with family (even if some of the youngsters think I m...

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How to Play "Happy Xmas" By John Lennon - Easy Guitar Song!

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and welcome to a special holiday addition to my By Request Song Tutorials. In today's session I'll be showing you how to play John Lennon's 1972 classic "Happy Xmas (War is Ove...

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Beginner Guitar Soloing Lesson - "Father and Son" Part 2

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And welcome to part two of my lesson series on Cat Steven's "Father and Son." In this session I'm going to break down a beginner friendly approach to soloing over the tunes instrumenta...

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Top 10 Things to Buy a Musician for the Holidays

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Today I'm introducing some items that make for excellent stocking stuffers for guitarist and other musicians this holiday season. Each of these products are ≤ $100, and are things t...

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Cat Stevens "Father and Son" Complete Guitar Lesson

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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In this session I'll be breaking down Cat Stevens 1970 classic "Father and Son." I'll take you through a bit of music theory to discov...

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Easy Guitar Songs "Lean on Me" - Bill Withers Lesson

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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down a fairly easy guitar tune in Bill Withers' 1972 classic "Lean On Me." This song only...

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Brownie McGhee "Born and Livin' with the Blues" | New PDF Study Guide

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For your weekend blues practice, I invite you to revisit my lesson on Brownie McGhee's 1966 classic "Born and Livin' with the Blues." I've created a PDF study guide complete with a ch...

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Joni Mitchell "California" - Guitar Lesson in Standard Tuning

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At the request of your fellow patron Françoise, I took some time today to create a new chord sheet and tablature for my 2015 guitar arrangement for Joni Mitchell's "California." Of t...

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The Beatles "Let It Be" Guitar Solo Lesson

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and welcome to part two of my lessons series for The Beatles "Let it Be." In this session, I'll be breaking down George Harrison's iconic electric guitar solo. We'll begin with a full...

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House of Hamill - Interview, Celtic Guitar Lesson & Live Performance!

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It was a great pleasure to meet with my new friends Brian Buchanan and Rose Baldino of House of Hamill last week. The two were kind enough to perform their new single "Pound a Wee...

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How to Play The Beatles "Let It Be" | Easy Guitar Songs

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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session, I'll revamp my previous tutorial on The Beatles 1970 classic "Let It Be." This time around, I'll be breaking the t...

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Beatles "Let It Be" | Lesson Preview, Tab, & Chord Sheet

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Today I'm whipping up a revamped lesson on The Beatles 1970 classic "Let It Be." This time around, I'm showing the tune in it's original key of C, and including Paul's walkdown and wa...

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How to Solo Over a Blues Turnaround | Key of E

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Welcome to another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session, I'll be sharing with you a simple, but powerful approach to soloing over a blues turnaround. We'll begin by reviewin...

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House of Hamill "Pound a Week Rise" | Featured Artist Preview

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Apologies for my lack of output this week, I spent Monday and Tuesday in Boston picking up a new soundboard for the studio, this was a crucial investment that was only made possible b...

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Sarah Jarosz "House of Mercy" Guitar Lesson

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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down how to play Sarah Jarosz's Grammy award winning song "House of Mercy." This arrangement for s...

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Bluegrass Flatpicking Guitar Lesson | Key of G

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In today's session I'll be showing you how to combine a basic bluegrass rhythm with some classic flatpicking licks. We'll begin by reviewing the theory behind the 1.4.5 chord progress...

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Sarah Jarosz "House of Mercy" | Chord Sheet & Tab

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Earlier in the week I got a message from your fellow patron PJ, who wanted some incite on how to play this amazing acoustic blues tune "House of Mercy" by Sarah Jarosz. I immediately ...

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The CAGED System Explained | Music Theory Guitar Lesson

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And welcome to another music theory guitar lesson. In today's session we will learn about the CAGED system, and how it can be used to find all the positions of a basic chord ac...

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How to Play "Blueberry Hill" On Guitar | Free Fats Domino Lesson & Tab

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and welcome to another classic song tutorial. In today's session we are paying homage to the now late, great Fats Domino by learning his 1956 smash hit "Blueberry Hill." I'll take you...

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Easy Songs For Guitar | A-ha "Take On Me" Acoustic Lesson

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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! When 80's pop icons a-ha dropped their acoustic rendition of their 1984 classic "Take on Me," I immediately started getting request fo...

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The Beatles "For You Blue" Video, Tab & Chords

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I hope you're wrapping up a great week of practice, and making tons of progress with my latest resources. I've spent a lot of time over the last few days digging into older lessons an...

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Instantly Improve Your Lead Guitar Playing | Cascading Harmony Trick

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and welcome to another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be sharing with you a powerful lead guitar trick that is guaranteed to improve your playing instantly. The c...

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Must Know Jazz Chord Progression & Lick Lesson

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As I'm sure you have noticed, I'm feeling a bit jazzy this week. My recent lesson on "Four Ways to Play a Jazz 2.5.1" reveals different chord voicings for the genres most common progr...

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Four Ways of Playing a Jazz 2.5.1 | Rhythm Guitar Lesson | Key of C

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And welcome to another rhythm guitar lesson. In today's session we will be branching out into the Jazz genre, and learning four ways of playing it's most common chord progression, the...

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ah-ha "Take On Me" Acoustic Chord Sheet & Tab

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This week I was blown away by a-ha's new acoustic rendition of their 1984 hit "Take On Me." I immediately got to work developing an easy version for solo-performance. Within the week,...

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Spice Up Your Blues | Hybrid Scale & Turnaround Lesson

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Welcome to another blues guitar tutorial. In this lesson I’ll be showing you how to perform a useful major blues turnaround in the key of E major. This technique is built from...

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How to Play "Harvest Moon" By Neil Young | Complete Guitar Lesson

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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session, I'll be breaking down how to play Neil Young's 1992 classic "Harvest Moon." I'll take you through the tunes ...

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How to Play "Wildflowers" By Tom Petty | Easy Guitar Songs Lesson

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Today I'm celebrating the music of the recently deceased Tom Petty with a tutorial on his 1994 classic "Wildflowers." Tom's music has had a massive influence on my life, and with a ca...

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How to Play Passenger "Let Her Go" | Full Guitar Lesson Video

Hello friends, welcome to the second installment of my lessons series breaking down Passenger's 2012 hit "Let Her Go." In this session, I'll breakdown the tunes finger-style intro, and the progression...

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Ben E. King "Stand By Me" Guitar Lesson, Original Key with Bassline

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Thanks to a special request from your fellow Patron Suiyang, I've updated and re-posted my tab, and chord sheet for my "advanced" rendition of the Ben E. King classic "Stand By Me." I...

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