Here’s part 1 of a version of “More Than Words” I recently put together. It’s suitable for beginners to learn (with a bit of practice of course!) Stay tuned for part 2 & 3 coming your way soon. Feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll
Read More... →Part One We’ll start by learning the song progression to “First Cut Is The Deepest” (check out the Sheryl Crow version on YouTube). I’ll also show you a super powerful strumming pattern that you can use to not only play this song but 1000′s of others too.
Read More... →One of the biggest worldwide hits ever, this classic song by REM is a great opportunity for us to practice the technique of “arpeggio picking”. Make sure you learn to cycle it on single chords in a loop first (using a metronome if possible) before attempting to
Read More... →This is a beautiful Spanish guitar piece which isn’t too hard to learn and well worth effort. If you want to go more deeply into this style of guitar check out the main course here.
Read More... →Click the links below to learn each one in about 10 minutes or so! Time Of Your Life – Green Day Tequila Sunrise – The Eagles Stand By Me – Ben E King Norwegian Wood – The Beatles Lyin Eyes – The Eagles Wonderful Tonight – Eric
Read More... →Too many beginners make the mistake of rushing into learning songs before they are technically ready… Unfortunately many beginners make the mistake of rushing into songs on guitar before they’re truly ready for it. This often leads to a lot of frustration which can in turn demotivate
Read More... →You only need a small amount of strums and chords to begin playing popular songs on guitar It can be easy to think that you need to know a ton of different strumming patterns and hundreds of different chords in order to be able to play lots
Read More... →A Simple 3 Step Guide To Follow Whenever You’re Learning A New Song Try to avoid learning a new song in it’s entirety all at once. It can often be too overwhelming. A much smarter way is to break the song down into its component parts and
Read More... →Here’s another big “beginner” mistake to avoid! Most people learning guitar are dying to start playing their favorite songs however it’s normally not recommended to choose these songs as the first ones you learn. Here’s why… When you’re making the transition out of learning guitar and into
Read More... →In this article I reveal the two things to look out for when selecting easy songs to learn The best songs to start off learning will have 1 or 2 progressions maximum that repeat around and around for the entire duration of the song One strumming pattern
Read More... →Here’s my best advice if you’re finding it difficult to sing while you play guitar It’s really common for beginners to find it difficult at first to accompany themselves on guitar while they sing a song. The reason is normally because they have not made the guitar
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Here’s a nice example of an easy guitar song, “All My Loving” by The Beatles. What’s nice about it is that it contains the melody line inside the chords which really helps to make the song instantly recognizable to whoever is listening to you. They’ll enjoy your
Read More... →O.K so you’re all fired up and ready to get into playing songs but first… Are You Really Ready? Most beginners I see get it backwards… They pick up a guitar and before they can even play anything they start trying to learn their favorite songs. Big
Read More... →The “technical” side to music is often scary to beginners for two main reasons. The terminology can be intimidating. (Phrygian dominant mode of the harmonic scale anyone?) Teachers are generally pretty made at breaking it down to where it’s easy to understand. When you combine both those
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