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How to Play the Solo to “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” by John Mayer

Today I’m bringing you a lesson using the strat. I go over the short, yet sweet solo to this John Mayer track. Lots of bending and sliding creating a very good workout for the left hand, and can add a … Continue reading

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Guitar Lesson: Walk Away by Ben Harper Sept 2, 2011

A student recently wanted to learn this song so I looked it up. It’s a surprisingly simple song, yet the fingerpicking method used (it’s sort of like a “claw” with the right hand) can take a while to get down … Continue reading

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Guitar Lesson: Norwegian Wood by The Beatles

Norwegian Wood is a great song to learn if you want to go beyond just simple strumming and add some other notes. I also show you how to embellish the song a bit with a few extra hammer-ons and pull-offs, … Continue reading

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Guitar Lesson: Polly by Nirvana Sept 2, 2011

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Guitar Lesson/Tutorial: No Such Thing by John Mayer Sept 2, 2011

In this video I show you the chords to “No Such Thing”. There are some difficult chord shapes, and John tends to use his thumb to fret the bass notes in many of the chords.

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Guitar Lesson: “Girl” by The Beatles

I teach you the chords to “Girl”.

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Guitar Lesson: I’m Looking Through You by The Beatles

Here is an awesome song off the album Rubber Soul.  This song sounds great at a fast pace, or slow pace.  It uses the basic open chord shapes and playing this song is an enjoyable way to get better at … Continue reading

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Guitar Lesson: Tears Don’t Fall (Acoustic Version) NOTE FOR NOTE by Bullet for My Valentine Aug 30, 2011

Here is a two part lesson/tutorial on how to play the acoustic version of Tears Don’t Fall by the band Bullet For My Valentine.  This is an excellent intermediate level song to learn on guitar.  It involves strumming, single note … Continue reading

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Guitar Lesson: Better Together by Jack Johnson Aug 29, 2011

Here’s another guitar lesson/tutorial where I teach you how to play Better Together. If you can already play basic chords, this is a fun song to get in your repertoire.

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Guitar Lesson: I’m yours by Jason Mraz August 28, 2011

Welcome to the blog! To kick this thing off I’m going to post a tutorial/lesson where I teach you how to play “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. This is an awesome song.

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