Supplementary Guides

Lets get to grips with learning the string names, and getting your picking hand comfortable.

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Now you've got your picking hand sorted, lets learn how to read a chord box, and make the open string picking more colourful.

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Lets use your newly aquired picking skills, and chord shapes to play the 1993 classic hit - Everybody Hurts by REM

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The 1995 track Street Spirit, is a perfect choice to introduce string skipping, and changing chords without any pauses.

Don't panic!!! Scales are your friend! I promise. Lets use the C Major Scale to improve dexterity in your fingertips.

Whats the first rule of strumming?

It would be rude not include some Beatles. Lets put your strumming skills to the test with this 1968 pop classic.

The simplest way to improve building your chord shapes, and improve muscle memory.

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Who? Basically Ed Sheeran's dad!! Here's the 1969 mega hit that uses one of the most common strumming patterns with some of the most common chord groupings.

Blending between chord shapes correctly is the focus of this tutorial.

Seen Shrek? Its the song at the end!! In Part 1 we take a look at the verse, and put everything you've learned into action.

And now, the Chorus and Intro. ........and cheeky little backing track.

This 1964 track is a real finger twister. Priority Placement is the order of the day.

Don't worry, we're not doing all the verses, and we won't mention Madonna.

This bloke again!! The original Ed Sheeran. It's important stuff!!! Unleash your inner Singer Songwriter.

Blues is where pop music started. It scuplted how guitar is used in modern day music from Rap to Rock and everything in between.

Got the basics? Lets take it to the next step!!

Behold, the secrets of guitar soloing.

Yes!! Another Scale. The sooner we get this done, the quicker you will realise!!!

Music is the notes, not the patterns. But patterns help find the notes, which makes the music easier.

Don't forget your Toothbrush!!

If you know, you know!!

Open strings change scale patterns you already know, in a tiny way, but ultimately they are the same thing. Lets just make sure we get the fingering correct.

You've done the hard work. Now see how easy it is to solo anywhere on the entire guitar neck, in any key, in any style.

You can solo in any key, but what are you going to play when it's someone elses turn to take the lead?

How to play a Blues 12 Bar in any key.

This 1965 hit is a perfect way to show how the Blues sculpted Rock N Roll, and then morphed into Rock.

Power Chord ...... Punk...... Goodness!!!

This lesser known Pearl Jam track is beautiful, and introduces Octave 3rds.

30 weeks into leaning guitar and we are going to play a Grade 5 Standard Piece, and its going to be easy!!

Yes. It is Barre, not Bar or Bah!

48 Chords made easy!