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May 12, 2022
After many requests from y'all, I finally created this list of all my beginner-friendly song lessons! These are grouped by key, allowing you to take the chord shapes you already know and find other songs using those same shapes.
May 4, 2022
Two easier ways to play B-minor, using open chord voicings — super helpful to have these in your toolkit. Includes different practice riffs to accompany each chord voicing.
April 30, 2022
A huge breakthrough I made in "breaking out of the box" when it comes to practicing scales... by using slides! It makes things sound better, and is more fun to play.
April 13, 2022
Just starting off with Fire and Rain? Here's what I recommend practicing in your first few hours with this song, so that you're comfortable with the chords & James Taylor's fingerstyle technique.
March 26, 2022
An 8-measure melodic riff I put together in between episodes of Yellowstone. I'll show you how to use slides, syncopation, and double-stops to punch things up.
March 21, 2022
A deep-dive into the unique chord voicings for E, E7, and B that Gordon Lightfoot uses in his classic song from 1974.
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