Try this funky strum rhythm

hey Friend, So I’m back home from the D.R and just gettin back into the swing of things here. To be honest, I have to say that I’m more of a homebody than a traveller. It’s funny but the #1 reason that I like to stay at home is that I can play more guitar,

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song collection III – list of artists

hey Friend, I’m going to do something i’ve never done before. No, I’m not going skydiving or naked rock climbing. It’s not even as crazy as eating steak with mint jelly for breakfast. It’s just that I’m going to be overlapping the release of two new guitar courses. See, what I usually do is announced

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one of the most important guitar secrets

hey Friend, Beethoven studied Bach… Stevie Ray channeled Hendrix… And now you too can, should, and in fact must copy and “steal” from your favorite guitarists, bands, and musicians. That’s part of the message of today’s video lesson from Jon Maclennan’s upcoming course called “Play from the Heart”. But please watch the whole thing to

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How to Play “Hey You” by Pink Floyd – Easy Guitar Lesson

hey Friend, Pink Floyd’s always been one of my favorite bands. Few players can touch David Gilmour as far as soulful melodic leads…And on top of that, they just write incredible songs, not to mention their recordings are epic too. But you probably already know all that. However, you might not know how to play

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clown pic, Knopfler lick, killer gift

hey Friend, Wow, I just got the greatest gift ever from my wife. She said I’m allowed to practice guitar in bed. haha… meaning I can practice some scales unplugged on my electric while she’s doing stuff on her computer. Pretty cool 🙂 So, Just posted that clown pic I promised. Also, a nice Mark

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Learn How to Play from the Heart on Lead Guitar

hey Friend, Happy Halloween! Yes, I am dressing up this year. We always knew I was a clown but now I’ll really step into that incarnation 🙂 I’ll show you pics later. For today, I got something special to share with you. It’s a sample clip from Jon Maclennan’s upcoming course called: “Play From the

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RIP Lou Reed + lesson. Also, GGC webinar tonight!

hey Friend, Before I forget, all you folks that are in the Guitar God Club, Jon Mac is doing a webinar tonight called: “The Must Know Techniques and Repertoire of an Acoustic Guitarist” So, don’t miss the chance to chat with Jon and ask your questions live. —— Now, you may have read the news.

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How to Use Jazz Guitar Chords With Common Tones

hey Friend, Remember what I was saying yesterday about always having something cool or interesting to work on? Jazz guitar is an entirely different realm and one you gotta be familiar with. Actually, you don’t “gotta” anything. You can do whatever you want. Heck, you can go play the tuba for all I care..haha… But,

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How to Play Diminished Chords, Guitar Scales, and Arpeggios

hey Friend, Like the old saying goes:“If it feels good, do it”. I like to take that approachto practicing guitar these days. I delve into what strikes meas interesting or inspiringon any given day. Sometimes its learning newsongs, sometimes its workingon my lead guitar, whatever… That’s why it’s always goodto have tons of possibilities.Guitar and

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Here’s another 4 chord hit

hey Friend, I think I’m onto something here… First it was Blue Suede Shoes (3 chords) Then it was Fly Away (4 chords)… Today I have another super-simple, 4 chord song for you… In fact, I used this song in one of “Claustin Powers movies”… I’ll talk about: 1. advantages of learning super simple songs

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