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hi Friend, A few years ago, I was at my Uncle’s house for dinner, and afterwards, he puts on this old record… and out comes some of the most amazing, beautiful guitar playing I had ever heard in my freakin life. My jaw hit the floot. This stuff was so completely beyond “the shredders” that …
hi Friend, Can’t believe its Friday already and another week’s come and gone. A big shout out to my friend Jessica – she’s turning 30 tomorrow. And she’s having a birthday party/halloween party. Yay. I only mention it because it was at the same party last year that I got some of my footage for …
Friend, Whaddddup champ. I’m excited to announce the release of Flamenco Guitar Secrets NEXT WEEK! It’s coming out on Wednesday the 27th at 3:00 PM EST! First 3 buyers get an actual Flamingo bird. Just kiddin… although there will be some bonuses I’ll tell you about in the next email. Anyway, up till now, most …
hi Friend, Top of the week to ya… Ok, I know Mondays can be lame-o… so I am sending a bit of comic relief your way. Have you seen all 3 episodes of my “Claustin Powers” movie? It was a little skit I did last year around Halloween time: https://www.claudejohnson.com/blog/?cat=18 Well, I have to make …
Hi Friend, It’s always fun learning stuff on the guitar isn’t it? So right now I’ll give you a few ideas I have. One of the most common chord progressions is known as “I IV” or “ONE FOUR”. That basically means going from the root of a key , to the fourth degree of the …
Hi Friend, I’m glad you guys liked my last blog post on major 7 chords. Makes me happy to know my blog posts are helping and inspiring other guitarists. But I can’t do alone — that’s why in addition to sharing my own guitar knowledge, I try to enlist the help of other teachers. Many …
Hi Friend, Greetings to you on this fine day. It is a beautiful day to be alive. It inspires me to play some beautiful music on the guitar, and there’s fewer things more pretty than the major7 chord. One cool idea that I got from a jazz standard is to play the 2-chord progression: Amaj7 …
Friend, Goooood mornin. How are you? I feel kind of “meh” this morning, but I plan to hit the gym and that usually gives me a new energy for the day. What can I share with you today in the world of guitar? I was just playing an old favorite this morning: Badge, by Cream. …
hi Friend, Sol Philcox is back with a new batch of guitar lessons for you! Not only is Sol great at country and chicken-pickin styles, but he’s a heck of a blues player too. We got hours and hours of killer footage with Sol, as he shows you all his blues tricks. I started a …
Hi Friend, A lot of guitarists want to play FAST. Well I have a 3 tips for you today to help you improve the speed of anything you want to play. #1. Play it super slow. Whatever you’re working on – play it super slow and focus on maximum efficiency of motion. This is also …