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I've had quite a busy week thus far, with a lot of projects on the back burner. One of my main priorities has been to complete routine #6 of our Blues Self-Accompaniment Series. This ...
2016-04-21 13:58:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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Thanks so much for making April my biggest month to date. Looking back through my previous post, I realize I forgot to include the third installment of my Led Zeppelin "Going to ...
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In today's guitar lick of the week lesson, I'll demonstrate a very funky lick in the key of E. This phrase will borrow notes from a variety of scales and positions including the major...
2016-04-19 17:09:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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This morning I'm knocking out a little tab and chord sheet making. Attached to this post you will find the tab and chord sheet for my lesson on The Everly Brother's clas...
2016-04-18 16:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome to the third installment of my "By Request" video series. Each Tuesday I'll be dropping a new tutorial on a song requested by members of my audience. Request your favorite tun...
2016-04-13 17:17:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm very excited to share with you my 300th video tutorial! It's been a great year of growth for the Swiftlessons channel, and I can't thank you enough for your support an...
2016-04-11 20:33:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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In the wake of losing country music legend Merle Haggard, I thought I would teach some techniques that will allow you to get some of that "Bakersfield sound." In today's lesson, I'm g...
2016-04-08 20:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session, I'll break down how to play the Ray Charles 1959 classic "What'd I Say." I'll take you through Ray's intro riffs, ...
2016-04-06 15:47:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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In today's lick of the week, I'll demonstrate how to use the Em Pentatonic scale to jam over a "go go style" blues progression. This lick will encompass double stops, string bends and...
2016-04-05 01:42:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to routine #5 of my Blues Self-Accompaniment Series. In this session we will be building on the ideas in our previous routines, adding in more complex turnarounds and lick...
2016-04-01 13:17:56 +0000 UTC View Post
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Thanks so much for your support this month of April! I'm very excited to share with you the remaining lessons in my Blues Self-Accompaniment Series. In this lesson I'll break down rou...
2016-04-01 13:08:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I'm launching my new "By Request" video series. Each Tuesday I will post a tutorial and chord sheet covering a song submitted to me at 2016-03-29 17:21:56 +0000 UTC View Post
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In today's lick of the week, I'll demonstrate how to use the amazing Roadie Automatic Guitar Tuner to tune your guitar to Open E Tuning. From their, I'll break down a bluesy slide lic...
2016-03-29 00:43:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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With your support I was able to stay on schedule and produce my Monday lick of the week. In this lesson I'll break down some of the techniques made famous by Gypsy Jazz guitar leg...
2016-03-22 01:21:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I'm working to further develop my repertoire by digging into some of my old favorites. One tune that I always like to keep in my back pocket is "Shoals of Herring," 2016-03-15 15:02:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another Swiftlessons Patreon Lick of the Week! In today's lesson, we will take a stab at a very common approach to Rock & Roll or Rockabilly guitar playing as we mi...
2016-03-14 22:32:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm happy to report that a full lesson on The Beatles "Blackbird" has finally been added to the Swiftlessons channel. Download your chord sheets to get started and check back la...
2016-03-09 16:49:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today we expand our knowledge of the blues genre with routine #3 of our Blues Self-Accompaniment Series. This edition features chord strums, more complex licks, and the addition of a ...
2016-03-08 23:09:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and thanks for checking out another Patreon Lick of the Week! Today we will cover a "Devilish" Blues Lick that blends the minor pentatonic and major scales in the key of C. Thanks to a built in ...
2016-03-07 19:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and thanks for checking out the first edition of my Patreon Lick of the Week series. Each Monday I will bring you a new scale, lick and helpful pdf study guide to help you meet your potential as...
2016-02-29 20:48:57 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning Patrons,
As many of you know, Natalia and I will be moving into our new home and studio March 4th. Once we settle, I expect to bring you lessons and resources on a daily basis! One of m...
2016-02-16 15:42:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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All week I have been guiding my students through my Intro to Guitar Quiz. I'm very proud to report that everyone is making great progress in regards to their unde...
2016-02-09 15:56:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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To kick off the month of February, I'm launching a new ten part lessons series on solo blues guitar. The goal in mind is to learn how to represent a 12 bar blues prog...
2016-02-02 04:35:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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I've received a lot of messages this past week regarding my video lesson "Anatomy of the Pentatonic Scale." The information shared in this tutorial was a real gam...
2016-02-01 04:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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Winter storm Jonas really put a beating on us here in the North East, so I'm spending my time developing some new resources! For all my beginner students, developing...
2016-01-25 22:04:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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Thank you so much for your support this month, and for helping to make this video one of YouTube's most popular barre chord tutorials. Today I'm reaching out t...
2016-01-22 16:22:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm so happy to be back up and rolling again! This week I've been building my chops up with a powerful arpeggio exercise. In this lesson we will learn a somewhat unorthodox position o...
2016-01-14 21:35:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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Thanks so much for your support this month. Little by little my teaching schedule is being freed up, meaning I have time to post more videos and create more tabs and chord shee...
2016-01-14 14:23:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for an intro to fingerstyle guitar tutorial. In today's session we will learn a series of finger-picking patterns that can be used in a wide va...
2016-01-12 19:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week I'm reviewing some of my old video lessons and creating useful study sheets to go along with them. If becoming a solid lead guitarist is on your agenda, then dive into this ...
2016-01-04 02:12:12 +0000 UTC View Post