Volume 25 Lessons

In this lesson we will explore different types of electric guitars and their characteristics.

In this lesson we will discuss and demonstrate how to get different tones out of your amp.

In this lesson we will discuss keys and the meaning of the term. We will also demonstrate how keys can be used to determine chords that sound good together.

Strumming and rhythm are some of the more difficult concepts to teach and learn. In this lesson we will discuss some tips for improving your rhythm and strumming technique. This technique can be applied to all guitar strumming patterns.

In this lesson we will discuss and demonstrate two specific folk style strumming patterns. The "Folk Strum" and the "Boom Chicka" strumming patterns are two of the most common strumming patterns in folk and other related genres of music.

Chord Melody style guitar is essentially solo guitar in the sense that the harmony, melody, and sometimes bass are all played at the same time on one instrument. You are a one man band! This is a difficult skill to grasp and is common in Classical and Jazz styles of guitar, although it can be used to play any type of song in any genre. In this lesson we are going to start basic with a simple song, Amazing Grace.