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Nat King Cole "Sweet Lorraine" Guitar Cover by Romain Vuillemin - Featured Artist

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another featured artist showcase. In today's session I would like to introduce to you Romain Vuillemin, as he performs a solo rendition of Nat ...

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Beautiful Django Reinhardt Style Lick - Gypsy Jazz Guitar Tricks

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another gypsy jazz lick of the week. In today's session I've broken down a phrase inspired by Django Reinhardt's classic performance on "All of...

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Classic R&B Style Guitar Licks - Full Practice Routine

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down some of my favorite R&B style licks to create a complete practice ro...

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Walking Blues Turnaround - Works in Every Key!

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down an impressive turnaround riff that utilizes walking transitions and asc...

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Easiest Way to Play a Blues Progression - Two Note Partials

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In today’s mini guitar tutorial I’m breaking down how to perform a 12 bar blues progression using easy two-note partials of our A7, D7, and E7 chords. This technique is excell...

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How to Play a Blues Solo on Two Strings | 6 Hot Licks!

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session we're going to shift our focus away from scales, and learn to create complete solos by visuali...

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Green Day "Good Riddance" Guitar Lesson - Easy Beginner Songs

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and welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. In today' session I've broken down how to play a beginner friendly guitar song in Green Day's 1997 hit "G...

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How to mix Blues Shuffles & Licks

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session I've broken down how to combine blues rhythm and lead techniques, and how counting aloud is th...

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Blues & R&B Guitar Lick Lesson - How to Solo Over the Five Chord

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another mini-lead guitar tutorial. In today's session I wanted to share with you a simple, but powerful approach to soloing over a 1-5 chord ch...

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Eric Clapton "Wonderful Tonight" - Beginner Version

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner friendly song tutorial. In today's session I've broken down a simplified version of Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight." Togeth...

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How to Play a Slow Blues - Essential 8 Bar Progression

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll expand our knowledge of blues chord progressions and learn how to perform a version of...

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Easy Guitar Songs "Pocket Full of Rainbows" By Elvis Presley

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and welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session I've broken down a fairly beginner friendly song in Elvis Presley's "Pocket full of Ra...

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How to Master Difficult Guitar Chords - Six Easy Steps!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for a special tutorial on how to master difficult guitar chords. In this session I'll break down my top six tips for developing muscle memory, fing...

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Funkify Your 12 Bar Blues | Groove Lesson in G

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. In today's session I've broken down how syncopated pentatonic riffs and chord partials can be combined to create...

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How to Bluesify Your Major Pentatonic Scale | Mini Lesson | 3 Hot Licks!

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It’s time for another mini-lead guitar lesson. In this session I've broken down a few ways of mixing major and minor scales to create bluesy licks in the key of C major. Beginne...

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How to Follow a Chord Progression Like a Pro!

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In keeping with our recent study of licks that make use of chord tones, in this session I have broken down a blue...

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The Beatles "Day Tripper" - Guitar Lesson (New Tab/Chord Sheet)

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Today I'm offering a new resource for my tutorial on The Beatles "Day Tripper," from the Swiftlessons archive. Attached you will find a complete PDF study guide with tabs, mp3 ...

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Sweet Blues Lick & How to Use it!

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lick of the week! Becoming a high level lead guitarist means zeroing in on the melodic possibilities that exist between specific chord ...

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Guitar Lesson "Won't You Be My Neighbor" | Mr. Rogers Theme Song

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'll be teaching you my approach to performing the Mr. Rogers Neighborhood theme song "Won...

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How to Solo Across the Fretboard - Lead Guitar Licks Lesson

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session the goal is to learn how to solo up and down the fretboard. To accomplish this we will learn t...

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George Harrison Slide Guitar Lesson - Traveling Wilburys "Handle with Care" Solos

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another slide guitar tutorial and part 2 of my series breaking down The Traveling Wilburys' "Handle with Care." In this session I'll be breakin...

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Walking Blues Turnaround - Key of A - Lick of the Week

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another Lick of the Week tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down an impressive blues turnaround lick that I previously featured in t...

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Ed Sheeran "Blow" Beginner Rock Guitar Lesson With Tabs!

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for a mini rock guitar tutorial. In today's session I'm breaking down the riffs to "Blow," the new collaboration between Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, an...

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Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care" - Rhythm Guitar Lesson

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Thank you so much for your continued support! In today's session I'm breaking down the rhythm guitar parts to the Traveling Wilburys 1988 hit song "Handle Me With Care." I'll tak...

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What Are Diminished Chords & How to Use Them - Guitar Lesson

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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another music theory tutorial! In today’s lesson we’ll be discussing the three types of diminished chords: how they are built using the...

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Jazz Blues Passing Chords & Substitutions Explained

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and welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rhythm & music theory guitar tutorial. In today's session I'm responding to a request I received from a patron who needed a lit...

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1,5,4 Blues Soloing Trick - Mini Lesson

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Today I'm busy working on a few different projects; updating my beginner's ebook, a lesson on diminished chords, and a new premium exercise series. As I finish that work, I thoug...

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Solo Jazz Blues Guitar Routine - Must Know Licks & Chord Shapes

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 and welcome back to Swiftlessons for a follow up on my tutorial covering how to perform a jazz blues style 12 bar progression. In this tutorial I'll break down how to emb...

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How to Play a Jazz Blues Progression on Guitar

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and welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be showing you how to perform a standard 12 bar progression in a Jazz-Blues style. ...

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"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Guitar Lesson - Fingerstyle Percussive Rhythm

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's lesson I'll be breaking down an old spiritual from the 1860's entitled "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."...

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