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Read More »Please enable JavaScript Email Marketing by Benchmark Unique Tuning 1 – 2 fingered Chords is a series based on a song called “Valley View” which uses a unique tuning that makes it possible to play a sophisticated sounding song much easier by using 1 and 2 fingered chords. The focus of the lessons (yes, there’s more to come!) can therefore become right hand technique (specifically a good workout for the thumb. Lessons go as follow: 1. This Lesson – […]
Read More »Here’s the fingerstyle version of the popular I walk the Line Intro, which features an in depth look into a fingerstyle form called Travis Picking (or sort of). In this video (and free sheet music and tab) we will also focus in on the single string melody notes, and play it with the thumb- either with a thumbpick or without. This style technically is not exact Travis picking due the fact that we are not muting the bass notes. The […]
Read More »Fellow Fingerpickers! Here’s a series that will lead us into playing an UNreleased Paul McCartney Song that I saw him perform on an interview with Les Paul (this is going back a ways). The first part of this series is called Quick Tips, and it’s a prep course for the Paul McCartney Fingerstyle song. If you want to get all the sheet music the Paul McCartney song, Join my free VIP Guitar Group and I’ll e mail you the material. […]
Read More »Attention Beginners… Here’s a very easy fingerstyle song for you to learn in a series called “Play your first fingerstyle song in 60 Minutes. What makes these lessons so easy for beginners just starting out on the guitar is the use of 1 fingered chords used in this complete song. In fact, it’s so easy on the left hand that we don’t even have to change notes for 2 of the chords (A7sus2 to Em). This system (new fingerstyle guitar […]
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For those of you that have a guitar laying around the house and have never picked it up (or picked it up years ago and want to learn), here’s your chance to learn fingerstyle guitar and be able to play a little in 12 minutes or less! Fingerpicking for Beginners- Learn Fingerstyle Guitar… what’s it all about? Many of the fingerstyle guitar lessons that I’ve come across on YouTube are either too complex for guitar beginners, focus on teaching a […]
Read More »Tony Pusztai, two pieces Okay, I’ve watched this 8 times in a row and I although this is going into the classical guitar category, this is serious jazz as well folks. Good luck being able to breath once you hear this… Tony Pusztai… is one of the most skilled guitarist I’ve ever heard. Maybe a lot of you are going to faint from his dissonant chord embellishments, or maybe some of you are going to think that Tony takes way […]
Read More »Lapislázuli Andrés Godoy To see more Andrés Godoy videos, click here. (Absolutely incredible!) I am never ceased to be amazed by guitarist Andrés Godoy. Obviously nothing was about to stop his immense musical talent including the obvious (if you indeed are watching this video.) For this video, Andrés performs a song entitled Lapislázuli which can be found on his latest CD entitled “Dedos Felices”, (Happy Fingers). I wanted to include a link below for immediate download but had trouble locating […]
Read More »If you follow the world of acoustic guitar, you would have to have heard of guitarist Maneli Jamal. And if you’ve been a fan of Acoustic Guitar Videos, you will notice that we’ve featured Maneli quite a lot here. In this new live performance which took place last week at the Canadian Guitar Festival, Maneli once again shows why he’s one of the best guitarists out there. Maneli who has been getting into the Blues lately, takes it to another […]
Read More »Here’s another “first rate” performance by guitarist extraordinaire Chris Woods with a song entitled “Edinburgh.” For those of you that have been following, you will notice that Chris is all about creating a mood with his guitar. Check out some of the other videos of Chris here at Acoustic Guitar Videos. Here’s the YouTube description in case you want more info and the tabs for this song… “A composition by guitarist Chris Woods. Full Tab available from https://chriswoodsgroove.co.uk/product/edinburgh-full-tab/ If you […]
Read More »Sometimes you just got to shake your head and wonder how a “kid” is able to play this good… I mean, so I guess when he was 2 he studied and mastered the major scale… Then at 3 he worked out the minors… Then at 4 diminished.. 5 was augmented and arpeggios 6 was alt chord voicings 7 the symmetrical scale (and so on and so fourth). Swan Berger (who looks about 10 in this video) is playing jazz at a […]
Read More »In this living room video, Sierra Hull is joined by mandolinist Carl Berggren and I believe Sierra’s father on bass, on the bluegrass standard Roanoke. Now if you are not familiar with Sierra, she is very famous in bluegrass for her mandolin playing…. after you are done watching this video, do check this out… She is outrageous. So, this is Sierra on guitar… call it her “second instrument” I’ll tell you this… if you flatpick, just try getting out that first […]
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