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Scales 5: Introducing The Minor Scale
In this session you’ll be introduced to the minor scale. The minor scale is almost like the opposite of the major scale. Where the major scale sounds happy and carefree- the minor scale can sound sad and troubled. The craziest thing about the scale is that the relative minor uses the same notes from the…
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Scales 4: Creating Melodies With Scales
One of the cool things you can do with a scale is to use it’s notes to create a melody. In this practice session we’ll do just that. It’s fun to do and provides great practice using scales and ultimately understanding how scales, and music as a whole, works.
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Boogie Woogie Guitar
Here’s a great routine that will give your hands a great workout while practicing a key rhythm found in many types of popular music. The boogie can be found in rock, blues, and even country. It’s a very simple pattern that’s pretty easy to play in the open position, but as you move it up…
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Scales 3: Major Scale In Octaves
In this session I will introduce to you a version of the major scale that spans 2 octaves and all six strings. The PDF for this session will be great to practice building speed. In the video I perform this session’s exercise at three different tempos. Try to play along, or practice it on your…
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“Ventura Highway” by America
Ventura Highway Chords And Lyrics The PDF below is perfect if you just need a basic idea of how the song goes. You can consider it the “easy” version. It has the basic chords and lyrics, so you’ll have no problem faking through it if you are very familiar with how the song is supposed…
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Barre Chord Breakdown
You cannot play every chord in the guitar’s open position. What if you wanted to play an F or B chord? How about an F# or Gb chord for that matter? You can’t do it without using a barre chord. There are 12 possible major chords and without barre chords, you can only play 5…
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“Seven Spanish Angels” by Ray Charles And Willie Nelson
This song teamed up two of the greatest singers in modern music history. It’s a great song to add to your repertoire.
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“Take On Me” by A-Ha
There’s a quirky lead part that was originally played on a synth in this song, but here we have it transcribed for guitar. It’s fun to learn and play – perfect for all of you lead-guitarist-in-training.
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“The Ride” by David Allen Coe
This ballad tells the story of a hitch hiker’s encounter with the ghost of Hank Williams, Sr in a ride from Alabama to Tennessee. Chords And Lyrics The Ride chords and lyrics PDF: David Allen CoeThe Ride Lyrics David Allan Coe The Ride I was thumbin’ from Montgomery I had my guitar on my back…
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“Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M.
Difficulty: Easy Verse Riff Chorus Guitar 1 Guitar 2 (acoustic) Complete Transcription To “Everybody Hurts” (PDF)