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The Website Is Moving!

Posted on June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 by admin

*Update* I have now moved my website to a new host, and therefore all of the posts will still be available here! You can still find all of my guitar tips/articles on Blogger. Thanks for hanging in there!

IJ

Strum Patterns

Posted on January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 by admin

Here are the strum patterns for the video 5 More Strumming Patterns on YouTube (scan down for more):

Here are the strum patterns from the video The Key To Strumming on YouTube:

Proud Mary Intro And Song

Posted on November 23, 2023January 23, 2024 by admin

From the YouTube video Proud Mary Intro, and Proud Mary, Full Song, here is the intro and the whole song:

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  • The Website Is Moving!

    *Update* I have now moved my website to a new host, and therefore all of the posts will still be… Read more…

  • Strum Patterns

    Here are the strum patterns for the video 5 More Strumming Patterns on YouTube (scan down for more): Here are… Read more…

  • Proud Mary Intro And Song

    From the YouTube video Proud Mary Intro, and Proud Mary, Full Song, here is the intro and the whole song:

  • Free Fallin’ Song Sheet

    From the YouTube video Free Fallin by Tom Petty Intro, and Free Fallin' Full Song here is the song sheet… Read more…

  • Eight Days A Week Song Sheets

    [From my YouTube Video lesson https://youtu.be/_jIdFcPYzfs for the Eight Days A Week Intro] The full song version is below. Here… Read more…

  • Strumming Dynamics Part 1

    Continuing on with our series about strumming, let’s talk about another common problem people have…a lack of dynamics.   In… Read more…

  • Tempo Troubles

    An Old Metronome Many of the students I teach initially have problems keeping a consistent tempo, and in most cases… Read more…

  • To Watch Or Not To Watch

    When you’re first learning to play guitar, you might find yourself constantly hunching over watching either your chording hand or your… Read more…

  • Beginner’s Guitar!

    If you check the Beginner Guitar Videos tab above, you'll find the eight beginner guitar "classes" that you can try… Read more…

  • Getting Out Of A Strum Rut Part 2

    In Part 1 of this article, we discussed how keeping your hand in motion is key to strumming, and learned… Read more…

  • Getting Out Of A Strum Rut, Part 1

    One of the main problems many people have with playing guitar over a period of time, is always resorting to… Read more…

  • Those Hard-To-Play Chords

    Transitioning from one chord to another is enough work, but when the chord you are moving to is particularly difficult… Read more…

  • Finding The Right Teacher

    I have been teaching since 1989, and I can tell you, when I first started teaching, I wasn't very good… Read more…

  • Horse With No Name Strum

    Below is my YouTube video describing the Horse With No Name Strum: This is the strum pattern: This is a… Read more…

  • Why You Can’t Always Learn From a YouTube Video

    I often get new students who have tried and failed at learning guitar by watching YouTube videos. I have a couple… Read more…

  • Changing Strings

    If you’ve got an older guitar and you don’t know when the last time the strings were changed on it,… Read more…

  • Kids ‘n Guitars

    [NOTE: I no longer teach children under the age of 15, but I definitely have some advice for those of… Read more…

  • Onward & Upward

    If you have visited this blog before, you'll probably notice a slight difference -- there are very few posts! That's… Read more…

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