Let's break down how to play this new song from Shawn Mendes! Wonder is in the key of E and has one main chord progression with an occasional variation to it. In this lesson, you'll learn all the chord shapes and the strumming patterns to get playing this song today!

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Spice up your blues playing with this lick that uses notes from the half-whole diminished scale. I originally picked this sound up from Django Reinhardt, and in today's video I'll teach you how to use the lick to add tension and release as you move from the I to the IV chord in the blues!

In today's lesson we'll learn how to play "I Got A Woman" by Ray Charles on guitar. This song has an incredible groove and we are going to play a number of jazzier chord shapes using 6th and 7th chords, I'll break down each section of the song so you can get playing it today!

In today's guitar lesson I'll teach you how to play "I Loved Her First" by Heartland on guitar. This is a beautiful acoustic country ballad that uses a capo on the 2nd fret. I am going to show you the main acoustic guitar strumming part through the entire song. Let's break it down!

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In today's lesson we'll break down some country pop guitar with Randy Houser's "What Whiskey Does".

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In this video I'll share with you a simple yet powerful tool that can get your music out to more fans and help you promote your release.

This simple tool is called HyperFollow from DistroKid. HyperFollow is a one-stop-shop for all the links to streaming services and stores for your music!

For more info on how to get started with DistroKid check out this video: How To Sell Your Music Online In 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLFaIIp6hsw

If you've recorded your music and are ready to get your art out there in 2020 I think DistroKid is the best service out there to do this!

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In today's video I am going to give you 3 reasons why you should learn blues guitar! This is a question that comes up pretty often, and so I wanted to make a video about some of my thoughts on why I think musicians should learn to play the blues.

As a guitarist who has played countless gigs, and learned thousands of songs let me save you some time and say if you want to fast track your guitar learning curve be familiar with some blues repertoire.

Blues is the common ground between rock, country, folk, r&b, jazz, bluegrass and more. Let's discuss in today's video!

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In today's video I am going to give you three different approaches to soloing over a I to IV chord progression.

For this example I am using the song "Respect" as recorded by Aretha Franklin, which I already have a lesson up on the channel right here: https://youtu.be/O_6vNDk9b-Q

"Respect" is primarily built around a I to IV chord progression, and the three different approaches we will learn about in today's video are:

1. A blues/minor pentatonic sound
2. A major pentatonic sound
3. Combining them both to outline the changes

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Let's breakdown this classic blues shuffle in the key of A. We are only going to use three chords: A, D, and E. Make sure to play this along with the original recording as well for more practice.

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Learn a descending bass line pattern as we go through the chord progressions for "By Your Side" as recorded by Sade on guitar. I'll break down each section for you using a capo on the 4th fret and playing this song in the key of G. Have fun working on your strumming!

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