Category: Acoustic Guitar Lessons

  • Chord Composition: Writing Three Chord Songs

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    For this session, we’ll concentrate on writing the key of G. In this setting, the G chord is the most important. It’s the chord that is our ‘home base’. If you’ve ever heard of the 1, 4, 5 chords, this is what they would be referring to (when in the key of G): G=I C=IV D=V…

  • 3 Chord Songs

    Three-chord tunes are the most common in popular music because a melody may dwell on any note of the scale. Often the chords may be selected to fit a pre-conceived melody, but just as often it is the progression itself that gives rise to the melody. The three-chord I,  IV,  V, progression, a particularly popular kind of circle progression, can be…

  • Critical Chords (Part 1)

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  • Guitar Talk With Kenny And Nate: Episode 1

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  • Measuring Measures & Note Values: Part 1

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    Video:  PDF Review Quiz—–> https://goo.gl/forms/GGlLzdOB28yb2c0J2 Strumming Exercises using G Major Any of the below G Major chords can be used. Feel free to listen closely as I strum each pattern using G Major as a guideline. Pattern 1 Listen To The Audio Pattern 2 Listen To The Audio Pattern 3 Listen To The Audio…

  • Song Library

    Download the library: Song Library This is the song library that is included with Strummer Camp: Allman Brothers Band (10 songs, 11 videos) Come and Go Blues Don’t Keep Me Wondering Melissa Midnight Rider Old Before My Time Ramblin’ Man Soulshine Statesboro Blues Stormy Monday Whippin’ Post Blue October (10 songs, 10 videos) 18th Floor Balcony…

  • Guitar Rhythm Primer

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    This lesson will serve as a good starting point for playing rhythm guitar. Following The Beat When listening to music, you might find yourself tapping your foot along with the beat. The beat keeps track of the songs time, by creating a regular pulsation against which the length can be measured. The beat may be fast…

  • Strumming Half Notes and Whole Notes

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    This exercise combines whole notes with half notes. We know by now that a whole note gets four beats and that a half note gets two.  For this exercise, we will strum the C chord on the 1st beat and hold it for a count of four. The, in measure two we will strum the C…

  • Straight Eighth Note Strumming (Rock)

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    A single eighth note: Two eighth notes with the flags combined: Strumming eighth notes with a down, up, down, up strumming pattern: Straight eighth notes in notation:  

  • Learning To Fly

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    Strumming Pattern Chords And Lyrics Click here for the Learning-To-Fly Chords And Lyrics PDF