hey Friend, Every year, I like to release a brand new DVD that’s jam packed with some of our absolute best guitar lessons and give it out for free… I also like to release a crazy movie to celebrate it. So what’s the hook? There is none. My hope is that after you watch the …
hey Friend, Hope you had a nice 4th of July. I went to Newport with family and friends to watch fireworks and it was great! As far as what’s been going on in this country, well you know… the first step to fixing a problem is realizing there is a problem. Here’s my point, and …
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hey Friend, So, I was surfing theweb yesterday and sawsome ad for an onlinecollege, offeringa PhD in Management. Why would I want or needa PhD? So people could callme Dr. Claude, of course 🙂 I mentioned it to my wifeand she said “oh thatsjust a fad… You alwaysget excited about stuffand then later you forgetabout …
Hey its Claude Johnson and I’ve gota free guitar lesson for you. Andby the way, if you want morefree guitar lessons, sign up to my newsletter at Guitarcontrol.com. Now onto today’s topic: Arpeggios. An arpeggio is a fancy word that simplymeans the notes of a chord played seperately. If you play guitar, then you surely …
hey Friend, Warm, delicious sake was ordered and enjoyed last night when i went out to eat with my wife’s family at a Japanese place. When I was young, I always looked “too young” for my age, and it was frustrating. I wanted people to think I was older and more mature! However, now that …
Hi, Claude Johnson here and I want to talk today about the minor pentatonic scale. I freakin love this scale because first of all, its only 5 notes… Secondly, it sounds awesome, and third, its the basis for all rock and blues guitar soloing. Penta is latin for five. So the minor pentatonic scale contains …
hey Friend, Here’s a fun little thing you can do on your guitar today: What do the following 10 songs have in common? Answer: They all use the “I IV” chord progression. That’s Roman Numeral for “ONE FOUR” for you theory newbs 🙂 1. B.B King: the thrill is gone ( Bm Em) 2. Beatles: …
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hey Friend, I got into a pretty interesting conversation at a party last night. You know, music and artistic expression can be a funny thing… While there seems to be some general agreement over the good, the bad, and the ugly, there’s also a few some oddballs who have a different opinion. So at the …