Beginning Guitar Strums – Mute Strum
In this video I will teach you step-by-step a simple technique that sounds good on it’s own and that is also a foundation for many of the strums I teach in future lessons.…
Category Archives: Chords/Strums
The Secret to Changing Chords
Can You Say “Quick, Smooth and Easy”? In this lesson I am going to give you the secret to changing from one guitar chord to another quickly and smoothly. When I first began playing guitar this seemed like a lofty goal. In fact there were times that I thought some people have it and some ...…
Easy Guitar Strum Lesson | Pop Rock
This is a basic strum pattern that can be used with many Pop Rock songs and is a foundation for more elaborate strums.…
Basic Guitar Strum Pattern – the Double Mute Strum
This is a fun strum that also provides a foundation for more intricate strums like the “Calyspo Strum”.…
Easy Guitar Strum – Rock Ballad
This is a great strum with a triplet feel that can be used for a 50′s style rock ballad or something you want to sound like a 50′s rock ballad. Try it out with the I – vi – IV – V progression.…
Free Bird Chord Exercise | Easy Guitar Song
Free Bird is often considered one of the standard Classic Rock songs of all time along with Stairway to Heaven and Hotel California. I created this video as a learning exercise for my students using the basic chord progression from the verse and chorus. What I like about it is that most people are familiar ...…
The 1 – 6 – 4 – 5 (I – vi – IV – V) Song List
The I – iv – IV – V chord progression (turnaround) is common in Western popular music. Played with a triplet feel it becomes a Rock Ballad It’s the basis for the verses of The Bangles 1989 hit “Eternal Flame” as well as Radiohead’s “No Surprises”. Recent examples include Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” and Justin ...…
Beginning Guitar Lessons | 4 Chord Pattern Song Examples
Here’s some examples of songs and how I use the 4 chord “Turnaround” pattern or chord progression. I included in a quick example of when to change keys.…
Acoustic Rock Strum
Here’s a useful strum that can be used with many pop/rock/folk songs.…
Tips for Mastering The Bm Chord on Guitar
Another difficult chord for beginning students is the Bm chord (B minor chord). There are several ways to finger this chord. I’ve chosen to start here with a non-bar version that uses all four fingers. Nothing takes the place of practice, but there are easier ways to do something and there are more difficult. Given ...…
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