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Great news - My video on "how to really play bar chords" just reached 1 million views! I'm very proud to have created a lesson that has helped so many aspiring players conquer one of the guitars most intimidating hurdles. If you're still struggling with bar chord shapes, these tips just might do the trick!
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and welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'm honored to be joined by Philadelphia singer-songwriter Chelsea Mitchell for a live performance and complete breakdown of the Patsy Cline classic "I Fall to Pieces."
This iconic song features thre...
2018-09-19 15:56:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's lesson I'll be breaking down my approach to playing Billie Holiday's 1941 rendition of "All of Me" by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons. In this session, I'll be joined by the talented vocalist Turquoise Cobb for a complete demonstration. Let's get started!
P.S. Ms. Cobb is yet to record her first EP, feel free to post some encouraging words in the comments section below.
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2018-09-15 19:08:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down three must know turnarounds that you can use to wrap up blues progressions in the keys of C, G, and E major. Let's get started!
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'm joined by singer Caroline Kane for a demonstration and complete breakdown of Joni Mitchell's 1970 classic "Big Yellow Taxi. This tune features a basic 1.4.5 chord progression performed in DADF#AD tuning, and a variety of percussive strumming options. I'll take you through the tunes iconic intro riff, before breaking down the chord shapes and rhythms for the verse and chorus sections. Let's get started!
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And welcome to another lead guitar tutorial! In today’s session I’ll be showing you a powerful, but beginner friendly method for creating simple lead lines using major scale harmonies on two strings. Let’s get started!
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and welcome to session #4 of my Iconic Rock Guitar Riffs series! In this lesson I'll be breaking down classic guitar parts by guitarist Agnes Young, Alan Merrill, and Randy Rhoads. Each riff has been chosen for their influential status, ease of play, and practice benefits. Let's get started!
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'll be teaching you how to play Chris Isaak's 1989 hit song "Wicked Game." I'll show you how to perform the rhythm sections on acoustic guitar, before breaking down guitarist James Wilsey melodic lead guitar lines on my Fender Stratocaster. Let's get started!
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This week I've been breaking in some new recording equipment and preparing a new tutorial on Chris Isaac's 1989 hit song "Wicked Game." This song is perfect for intermediate lead guitarist looking for some fun and melodic lead lines to practice, and for beginner rhythm players who are working on bar chords and basic strumming patterns. Familiarize yourself with this demonstration and PDF tablature, and I'll be back tomorrow with a full breakdown! Enjoy your practice and thanks f...
2018-08-19 20:52:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to session #3 of my iconic rock guitar riffs series. In this lesson I'll be breaking down three riffs from the 1970's that will serve you as excellent warmups. These riffs by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, and ZZ Top have been chosen for their influential status, ease of play, and practice benefits. Let's get started!
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and welcome to session #2 of my iconic rock guitar riffs series. In this lesson I'll be breaking down three riffs from the 1960's that will serve you as excellent warmups. These riffs by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Roy Orbison have been chosen for their influential status, ease of play, and practice benefits. Let's get started!
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down how to play Roy Orbison's 1964 hit "Oh, Pretty Woman." I'll take you through the tunes iconic intro and the chord progressions and strumming options for the verse and bridge sections. Let's get started!
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Hello friends,
and welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another rock tutorial! in today's session I'll be sharing with you three iconic riffs that serve as excellent warmups. These riffs were chosen for their iconic status, ease of playing, and practice benefits. This is part one of a series, so expect follow up videos taking you through the decades!
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2018-07-31 21:13:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today’s session I’ll be showing you how to solo in the G position of the minor pentatonic scale. We’ll begin by reviewing this useful scale pattern and it’s intervals before tackling a tasteful double stop lick and how it can be applied to each chord in a blues progression. Let’s get started!
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2018-07-25 16:19:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In this guitar lesson, I'll be breaking down how to play The Beatles 1965 classic "Michelle." I'll take you through the chord progressions and strumming patterns for the verse and chorus sections, before breaking down the tunes beginner friendly guitar solo. Let's get started!
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Today I'm thrilled to announce that together with my friends at Earthworks Microphones, I am hosting my first ever gear giveaway! I'm giving you, my trusty supporters, a weeks head start to enter the drawing. Click over to SwiftGuitar.com/earthworks and join the Swiftlessons mailing list to put your name in the hat!
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be showing you how to arpeggiate each of the seven chords within a major key, which will approve your ability to solo over a variety of chord progressions and create basslines. Let's get started!
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another guitar warm-up session! Today I'll be showing you three powerful exercises for developing your speed, accuracy, alternate picking, timing and finger-dexterity all at once! Begin each exercise at a slow tempo, gradually increasing BPM's as you gain proficiency. Let's get started!
2018-07-14 16:54:06 +0000 UTC
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and welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for a complete tutorial on Cat Stevens' 1967 hit song "The First Cut is the Deepest." In this session I'll be showing you how to play the tune in it's entirety and also how to solo over the instrumental section. By learning this classic song, you will expand your knowledge as a rhythm guitarist, learning to apply strumming patterns, riffs, and arpeggio patterns to chord shapes across the fretboard. Let's get started!
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2018-07-11 14:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to the second installment of my lessons series breaking down how to play Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason." In this session I'll be showing you how to play the tunes bluesy guitar solo, which I have broken up into eight segments for easier learning. Let's get started!
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Welcome to another another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session, I'll show you how to implement diminished ideas into your blues/rock guitar playing. Diminished melodies and chords are created by utilizing the flat 3 and flat 5 intervals, and are typically used as way to create a feeling tension in your music. Combine these techniques with your traditional pentatonic phrases to diversify your options as a soloist. Let's get started!
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2018-07-07 13:53:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to the second installment of my two part series on Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven." In this session we'll be learning how to play the fingerstyle techniques for the instrumental, bridge, and outro sections. For faster results, be sure to practice each section slowly, being sure to get quality repetitions until each measure is committed to muscle memory. Let's get started!
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2018-07-06 02:52:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'll be sharing how to play the intro, verse and chorus sections of Eric Clapton's 1992 unplugged version of "Tears in Heaven." This beautiful song is full of essential fingerstyle techniques and rhythms. Be sure to practice each section with slow, careful repetitions until committed to muscle memory. Let's get started!
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'm joined by talented vocalist Stefany Mazor for a demonstration and tutorial on Tracy Chapman's 1995 hit "Give Me One Reason." This tutorial is dedicated to Tracy's rhythm guitar techniques, and the outro riff, check back later this week for a full break down of the guitar solo section. Let's get started!
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the past few weeks I've been hard at work on a number of exciting projects including new song tutorials by artist like Eric Clapton, Dua Lipa, and Tracy Chapman. In preparation for my upcoming video lesson on "Tears in Heaven," I've created a PDF tablature complete with audio samples. Take some time to familiarize yourself with this beautiful tune and I'll be back ASAP with a full breakdown of my approach. Have fun!
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2018-06-26 15:06:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another music theory tutorial! In today’s lesson we’ll be discussing the origins of augmented chords: how they are built from the major scale, and how they can be used in composition. Let’s get started!
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And welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner gypsy jazz tutorial. In today's session, I've been joined by Hot Club of Philadelphia guitarist Barry Wahrhaftig, together we will be breaking down basic rhythms, chord progressions and lead concepts taken from the famous Django Reinhardt song "Minor Swing." Let's get started
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and welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down the concept of "stacking," a simple, but powerful technique used by virtually every professional level guitarist. We'll begin by learning a minor pentatonic stacking exercise, before tackling a blues/rock lick that employs this technique. Let's get started!
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2018-06-15 20:15:48 +0000 UTC View Post
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and welcome to another by request song tutorial! In today's session I'll be breaking down how to play the acoustic version of Coldplay's 2002 hit "The Scientist." I'll take you through the song's alternate tuning, chord progressions, and rhythm patterns for the intro, verse and chorus sections. Let's get started!
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