CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (4) • E Shape
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CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (3) • G Shape
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CAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (2) • A Shape
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Not live! | 10: But still homework
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Hi Everyone,
On Monday I started driving across the U.S. with my girlfriend, Taylor, and her dog, Ernie, who you may have seen in the background of a few videos. We left Seattle on Monday morning and are currently in the middle of Minnesota, hoping to camp in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan tonight.
Somehow I...
2020-08-26 21:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostCAGED Soloing | I - IV Progression (1) • C Shape
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Music Theory Monday | 10: Dominant Chords (So Important!)
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Rubik's Cube Followup | Applying Shapes to Rhythm Guitar
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This is less of a lesson and more of a demonstration. In this video, I'm messing around with a little groove on Logic Pro X (recording software) and walking through a few different ways to approach chord voicings for the rhythm...
2020-08-21 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLive Stream | 09: Melody Making Week 3 | AUG 19, 6PM PST
The audio and video got so messed up for this video, many patrons felt it was unwatchable. I agree, but I'm leaving it up as a reminder that everything takes practice: https://youtu.be/GfDfBgYDjxA
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Live! Aug 12, 6pm PST • Melody Making Week 2
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Last week was the first week of melody making lessons! We went over some simple melody making "rules" and this week we'll be building on those foundational skills. Watch last week's live stream 2020-08-11 20:58:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Music Theory Monday | 08: Dorian Mode
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Rubik's Cube | 05: G Shape
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In this lesson we'll take the G shaped chord and move it through this order:
- Major
- Minor
- Diminished
- Maj7
- Dom7
- Min7
- Half Diminished
- Fully Diminished
From there ...
2020-08-07 20:12:34 +0000 UTC View PostLive Stream | 07: Q&A • August Homework Assignment
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Last month I did my livestream at 11am every Wednesday but this month I'm going to experiment with the time a little bit. Tomorrow I'm going on at 6pm and next Wednesday I haven't decided yet.
I'll start the stream with exciting updates and talk a little bit about the homework from last month. 2020-08-05 02:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Live Stream | 06: Final Week of Chord Prog Homework
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If you're not able to access it via Patreon for some reason, try this: https://youtu.be/7PZ5gaTl9c0
I uploaded a new version of this lesson with a message at the end because we had a technical issue with the aud...
2020-07-29 00:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostRubik's Cube | 04: E Shape
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In this lesson well take the E shaped chord and move the chord through this order:
- Major
- Minor
- Diminished
- Maj7
- Dom7
- Min7
- Half Diminished
- Fully Diminished
From ...
2020-07-27 18:50:28 +0000 UTC View PostRubik's cube | 03: A Shape
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In this lesson well take the A shaped chord and move the chord through this order:
- Major
- Minor
- Diminished
- Maj7
- Dom7
- Min7
- Half Diminished
- Fully Diminished
From ...
2020-07-23 17:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostLive Stream | 05: Week 3 Chord Progression Homework
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2020-07-21 23:50:03 +0000 UTC View PostBlack History and the Guitar | Travis Picking/Cotten Style
In light of the ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism, I feel that now would is an especially important time to dig into a few history lessons about black musicians in the U.S.
In this article, I'm going to focus on "Travis Picking" - a fingerpicking style credited to Merle Travis - and how it should probably be credited to black guitarists like Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten, and Arnold Shultz.
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2020-07-20 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostCircle of fifths | Practice No. 2 | Movable Shapes
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This is the 2nd practice video that accompanies Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 4 • Circle of Fifths
In this exercise, we'll play through all the Major Scales in the same order as 2020-07-15 20:15:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Circle of Fifths | Practice No. 1 | Open Position Scales
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This is the 1st practice video that accompanies Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 4 • Circle of Fifths
In this practice video, we'll work through all the Major Scales in the order that the circle of fifths gives us. Starting with a C Major Scale...
2020-07-15 20:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostCircle of Fifths | Homework
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This is the homework that accompanies Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 4 • Circle of Fifths
This homework gives you worksheets to create every possible major scale using simple rules to remember how the scales gradually add more sharps or more ...
2020-07-15 20:15:31 +0000 UTC View PostMusic Theory For Guitar | 4 | Circle of Fifths
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Tune in today at 11am PST! Weekly livestream with fun homework and updates
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It's Wednesday which now means its livestream homework assignment day! From now on, I'll have a homework assignment every Wednesday. If you can't catch it, I'll link it here within an hour or two afterward so you can watch it later!
I'll have updates about what lessons are coming up and I'll assi...
2020-07-15 03:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostLive Stream | 03: The First Weekly Homework Assignment
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Here is the link (in case it doesn't play above): https://youtu.be/ZKeXb29f-UI
This is big news. From now on I'm going to have a weekly livestream every Wednesday. I'll hand out some homework at the beginning of every month, and...
2020-07-08 19:58:56 +0000 UTC View PostInterval Practice 2
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This is a fun little exercise for playing thirds and sixths up and down the neck. This practice lesson pairs with Music Theory for Guitar • Lesson 3 • Intervals.
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Interval Practice 1
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This is a twisty exercise for learning the interval shapes in an octave starting on the E, A, D and G strings. It will make a little more sense after watching Music Theory for Guitar Lesson 3 • Intervals.
Other lessons in this series:<...
2020-06-24 03:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostMusic Theory For Guitar | 3 | Intervals
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Octave Shapes | Memorizing The Fingerboard
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In this lesson I talk about how to speed up the "counting up from open" method of figuring out what note you're playing. We talk about BEAD at the 7th fret and some ways to use octave shapes to explore the fingerboard a little more. This...
2020-06-22 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSong Analysis | 02: "Can't Help Falling In Love" Pt. II (Melody Analysis)
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We already broke down the chord progression in the previous lesson. Now it's time to analyze how the melody harmonizes with the chords. This type of breakdown is helpful for both songwriters and lead guitar players who want to understand how s...
2020-06-19 20:12:37 +0000 UTC View PostCommon questions!
Hi everyone! I get a lot of good questions on here and I want to make sure I answer them in a way where everyone can learn, so here is a set of questions that people have asked in comments and private messages that I'll post here with appropriate links and whatnot. This is to benefit everyone and I hope this is a helpful way to answer a lot of common questions as we move along.
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Question 1
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