Online Lessons
Practising Scales 1.1 – C major and A minor
These are the first two scales any musician should learn, and I have made a short video to illustrate this worksheet.
CLICK HERE FOR THE WORKSHEET.
Introduction to Travis picking
This video is a reference for my lesson ‘Hollow Log’ – an introduction to Travis Picking.
The song ‘Hollow Log’ is by Beck, from his album ‘One Foot in the Grave’. I have tidied it up and it is a great intro to this style of picking.
Fingerstyle Travis 1 – Hollow Log – CLICK HERE FOR PDF
Rootie Tootie (solo in E major)
This is a solo on an old Hank Williams track by guitarist Zeke Turner.
It’s approachable for a beginner and has lots of good stuff to practise in there.
Here’s the sheet music;
And here’s the video.
I’ve played it twice. Once at speed and once slow.
Some jazzy chords to the tune of Dad’s Army.
Get jammin’ on this great old theme tune!
The Major Pentatonic Scale
The major pentatonic scale is a super simple and expressive scale.
It has a very different feel from the minor pentatonic scale and this tutorial aims to get you improvising on a short backing track in the key of G major.
The chord progression is
G /G /C /C
D /D /G /G x3
PDF
GuitarPro
Intermediate Country Guitar Solo
Here is a video analysing a simple country guitar solo, utilising a bit of ‘Chicken Pickin’ and a classic pedal steel style guitar lick. Tabs can be downloaded here and the GuitarPro file can be downloaded here
Basic Strumming
Strumming the guitar is as easy as skippedy doo flip when you understand the basic principle.
Check out this video to begin playing smooth rhythm guitar.
CLICK HERE for PDF