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TeachingTaxonomy High-Level | Rock Solos | Music Theory | TeachingTaxonomy | ValueProposition | Basics | Rock & Funk | Classical Guitar | Finger Picking | Ukulele | Ragtime, BlueGrass & Country | Jazz Guitar | Blues Guitar | ChordPlaying | HeavyMetal

Skill/Technique/Knowledge

Rhythm Guitar
Flat Pick/Bluegrass

Lead Guitar

Classical Guitar

Travis Pick
Ragtime

Jazz Guitar

Basics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Parts of the guitar | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Choose the right size guitar | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holding the guitar & Posture | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holding the pick | B | B | | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Left-hand & thumb position | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Right-hand position | B | B | B | B | B |
Finger placement on the Fretts | B | B | B | B | B |
Change Strings | B | B | B | B | B | |
Tuning a guitar by ear/Harmonics/Fretts | I | I | I | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tuning a Guitar/Electonic Tuner | B | B | B | B | B |
Using a capo | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stringing a guitar | I | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guitar care | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Where to find and how to utilize "Jam Tracks" for practice | B | B | | I | B |
String care | I | I | B | I | I |
Learning from a YouTube video | B | B | B | B | B |
Tone quality | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amplifier Settings | B | B | | | B | |
Electric Guitar Tone Knobs & Switches | B | B | | | B | |
Basic Effects in a Pedal Board | I | B | | | A | |
Acoustic Guitar - Principles of pick positioning. Pick thickness, etc. | B | | | B | B | |
Classical Guitar - Fingernails & Right hand technique | | | B | | |
Finger Stretching | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Right-hand and Left Hand | B | B | B | B | B | |
Special/Alternate Guitar Tuning(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Drop D | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Tunings (E, G, etc.) | I | | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Time/Rhythm and Working with a Metronome | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Standard 2/4  3/4  4/5 | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5/4  7/4 | | A | A | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reading Notes (traditional sheet music) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Names of the strings | B | B | B | B | B | |
Chord symbols | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sight Reading | | | B | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Read a Jazz/Chart (Real Book) | | | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Time Signatures | B | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Whole, Half, Quarter - 1st Position | I | I | B | I | B |
Eigth & 16th notes on: 3rd, 5th, 7th Position | A | I | I | A | B |
Dotted rhythms: 1st thru 11th Pos. | | A | I | A | I |
Jazz Notation/Chords & other symbols | | | | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bass Clef | | | A | | |
Key Signatures  (Notes in a Key) | I | I | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chords in a key | A | I | I | A | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Scales and Arpeggios - all Positions | | I | I | A | B |
Reading Tablature | B | B | | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Power Chords | B | B | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
On 6th, 5th and 4tth strings | B | B | | I | B |
Open String Chords
Cmaj, Amaj, Amin, Gmaj, Emaj, Dmaj, Dmin,  Fmaj. Fma7j, Amaj7, Dmaj7, Cmaj7, Amin7, Dmin7, Emin7, B7, G7, E7, C7, D7, A7, Bmin | B | B | B | B | B |
Gmaj7, Bmin7, D#dmin, D7 | I | I | I | I | I |
Hybrid Chords - 9th, 6th, etc. | I | I | I | I | I | |
Jazz Chords | | | | | B | |
Barre Chords
Root on 6th: Major, Minor, 7th, Maj/Min. 7 | I | I | I | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Root on 5th: Major, Minor, 7th, Maj/Min. 7 | I | I | I | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Root on 4th: Major, Minor, 7th,  Maj/Min. 7 | A | A | A | A | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jazz Chords | | A | I | I | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Strumming Patterns | B | B | | B | B |
Flat Picking | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Alternate Picking - Major Scale & Tremolo

B-50
I-70
A-90

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Economy Picking - Major Scale

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Palm Muting | B | B | | I | B |

Sweep Picking

B-50
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Finger-picking | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Free Strokes/Scales and Arpeggios

I-60
A-80

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-50
I-70
A-90

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Rest Srokes/Scales

B-50
I-70
A-90

Travis Picking/Complex Arpeggio Patterns

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-50
I-70
A-90

Chords & Intervals | I | B | B | B | B |
Left-Hand Technique | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Scales and Arpeggios: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Major Scales - all forms (root on different strings) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Up the neck

B-40
I-65
A-90

B-50
I-65
A-80+

B-50
I-80
A-100+

Across the strings

B-50
I-80
A-100+

B-50
I-75
A-90+

B-50
I-80
A-100+

Open String Scales | A | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Minor Scales - all forms

B-40
I-65
A-90

B-50
I-65
A-80+

B-50
I-80
A-100+

Melodic

A

I

B-50
I-80
A-100+

Natural

A

I

B-50
I-80
A-100+

Chromatic | I | B | B | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Blues Scales

I

B-50
I-80
A-100+

I

B-50
I-80
A-100+

Pentatonic

A

B-50
I-80
A-100+

B-50
I-80
A-100+

Modes - all

A

B-40
I-70
A-90+

Finger Rolls | | I | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hammer-Ons/Pull-offs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chromatic 1=>4 up the neck | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Across the neck | B | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pull-offs | I | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Left Hand Muting | I | B | I | I | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vibrato | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Classical Style | | I | B | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rock/Blues Style | A | B | | A | I |

Bending and tapping
Bending and tapping with harmonics

A

I

B

Harmonics | | | | | | | | |
Natural Harmonics 12/7/5/4 | I | B | B | A | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Artifical Harmonics - using a fretted note | A | I | I | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ear Training - Playing by Ear | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Know Major from Minor chords | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Know M7th, m7th, 9th chords | I | I | I | A | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Find tonal center(KEY) of a song | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Play musical snippets back (Call & Response) | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Figure out full melodies by ear | I | B | I | A | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Figure out rock or jazz solos by ear | | A | | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Intervals | | I | I | | I |
Lead Playing & Soloing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Whammy-bar | A | I | | | |
CAGED System | | I | | | B |
Play thru simple songs - all the way thru without stopping; Brown Eyed Girl, Knocking on Heaven's Door | B | B | B | B | B |
12-bar Blues solos & Riffs | I | B | | I | B |
Country/Bluegrass solos & Riffs | A | I | | I | I |
Jazz (Steely Dan) Solos & Riffs | | A | | | I |
Classical Guitar Solos | | | B | | A |
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Rock Ensemble & Use of a PA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Listening to the other members of the band | B | B | B | | B |
Groove established by Drummer | B | B | | | B |
Instruments & Vocal Balance | B | B | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jam Session Etiquette | B | B | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mic'g instruments | i | i | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Board | A | A | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Power Amp | A | A | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Speakers | A | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cables & Snakes | I | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Singing/Playing at the same time | A | A | | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
P.A. Effects | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Concept/Song | Links | Songs and/or Comments/Books | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Tips, Technique, Video lessons for Rock Guitar Solos | |
General Rocl Solo Tips/Techniques | |
6 tips for solos: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kECG0M7LD9c |
ShutUpAndPlay Youtube Channel - perfect rendtions of dozens of songs | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAwuvzhah0KUw5QNihSkEwQ |
Beginning Solo Riffs:   - Written out/Simon Paquet | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXTTKdm9bfk&list=PLxTyyCq-LhzTpFWF7F9qkmNdjGLG5Qo2U |
Beginning Solo Riffs 2: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7uWq-zMFGo&list=PLxTyyCq-LhzTpFWF7F9qkmNdjGLG5Qo2U&index=4 |
Troy Grady's YouTube Channel - and Cracking the Code videos | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xYcl6mKTwdnuMV76lb_vQ |
"Pick Slanting" The intro to Cracking the Code - focuses on string switching | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_yF4-mbZuY |
Eric Johnson "Skip 5s" lick | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CHyTfHdnuQ |
Marty - 4 tips: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY-F2oinexQ |
Decent Rock Lick: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZow54Tn2FI |
GuitarForce.com YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzYxGD8ze4-865FK7JNaMag | Also Metal Solos! |
Part II - Decent Rock Licks: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy0Gqm_NLwY |
Crafting a solo:  Robben Ford | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kBtZ3WyZ_Y |
How to add slides, pinch harmonics, bends etc. to bring a solo to life | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/quick-tips-for-adding-feeling-into-your-playing |
Guitarworld.com - Lessons page - can scroll down. Most are Advanced | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons |
Acoustic-Blues-Lead soloing | https://www.swiftguitar.com/ | Excellent teaching style |
Terrific high-end Soloing, Shredding & especially Technique collection of videos | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshiNtfJ7Dj3nlh41a6M-kg | Advanced |
Chromatic Alt. Picking - excellent Left Hand drills | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSjLlxD6tQEvknVLNAfMVQ | Int. => Advanced |

Fantastic instructional YouTube Channel - from Metal to Acoustic Finger picking

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSjLlxD6tQEvknVLNAfMVQ
http://www.danieletornaghi.com/Home.html

Int. => Advanced - the Bottom link is to his web-site
His Web-site contains a brilliant collections of covers, solos, riffs, technique/exercises/Tabs, Amazing list of tunes/videos

Excellent Lead Arpeggio Lick | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGjh_1U6PTY | Advanced |
Dweezil Zappa's Pentatonic scale shapes - across then up the strings | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxDUUpXK-t4 | Int. => Advanced - two string licks(4 1 4 1 - 3 1 3 1 - 3 1 4 1) up & acrss |
Excellent Economy Picking lesson - with a "killer lick" | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcLsvLJOecfCL6RplXhaO4Q | |
Ben Eller's "Why you suck at guitar" YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcLsvLJOecfCL6RplXhaO4Q | Quite a few decent videos |
Ben Eller's "Why you suck at guitar" Lesson on Hand Synchronization | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_UJU1Yb1jM | A little patronizing - Lots of talk - |
Cracking the code - upstroke & edge picking | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TnddE2k598 | |
Cracking the code - Eric Johnson - 5 note penta  upstroke & edge picking | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fETQ-DecOyM | |
Cracking the code - Michael Angelo - Scales & ridiculous picking speed | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ3f4uhQLkA | |
Speed picking - start fast | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPVpw2seK9E | |
Six note patterns of Paul Gilbert - start @3:30 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Na-NdRrOQ | |
Cracking the code - Using sweeps to simplify string hopping | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcHE9ZxjHc | Yngwie's "Mountain" lick explained |
Inside vs. Outside picking of 6-note combinations (Cracking the code) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Na-NdRrOQ | Advanced - no slow-mo, no Tabs, but great advanced picking technique |
Excellent Sweep, Economy & Alternate Picking | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnCUgn67Nho | Dude sounds like Schwarzennage |
Lots of Intermed. To Advanced Soloing techniques.  Hi-quality teaching | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnAFjKTNBVRkXWbFL4AUmbA | Really good Y.T. home page for guy |
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Backing Tracks | |
Blues | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkckI8lY3qyCAUu05pstxfg | Also Jazz Backing Tracks - excellent quality |
YouTube Search | https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Blues+backing+tracks | Lots of keys, styles, etc. |
Rock Hard/Rock | https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rock+backing+tracks+for+guitar |
YouTube Search | |
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Shredding | |
Basic Shred | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/bent-out-shape-add-some-speed-your-playing-simple-shred-style-lick | 15 12 14 15 14 12  - then move all over the neck/strings diatonically |
Overloaded blues scale shred - good video/tabs.  Adv. | https://www.guitarworld.com/uncategorized/loud-proud-new-approach-blues-scale |
Guitarworld article with Randy Rhodes - Scroll to the bottom to see tabs | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/complete-randy-rhoads-guitar-clinic-february-1982 |
30 shredders deconstructed - slow-mo, tabs. Incredibly good materials | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaAkWy55V3A |
35 Blues licks in one video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2uiJXN3L6E&t=48s |
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Tapping | |
Guthrie Govin - two finger chordal tapping - pretty. Adv. | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/professor-shred-take-four-using-four-fingers-tap-arpeggios-and-how-play-lick-sevens |
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Sweep Picking | |
Aussie  good close-ups | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zVrb3RMjlw |
Excellent Beginner's Guide to Sweep picking. Explicit tabs | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/big-strokes-beginners-guide-sweepingg |
Millennial | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRSzw7Sq_Gk |
Ben Eller (why you suck at guitar) - good quality tips on Shredding | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm_MA0dpKlY |
Guitar World - written out tabs + video | https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/time-burn-more-developing-proper-sweep-picking-technique-video |
Annoying Millennial - but decent pedagogy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FRTPuf3dMk |
Advanced but awesome | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj0YzdfrbxM |

Brilliant site with huge # of quality video lessons

https://garretsguitarlessons.com/

1) Major CAGED Chord Shapes |  2) Minor CAGED Chord Shapes |
3) Major CAGED Arpeggio Shapes | CO 3/10 4) Minor CAGED Arpeggio Shapes |) Major CAGED Pentatonic Shapes | 6) Minor CAGED Pentatonic Shapes |
7) Major CAGED Scale Shapes | 8) Minor CAGED Scale Shapes | CO 8/10 9) Practice and Apply CAGED Shapes | 10) Relative Minor | CO 10/10

1) Triads 2) Slash Chords | Inversions 3) Add9 Chords 4) Extended Chord Shapes
5) Looping/Playing With Others 6) Using Extended Chords
7) Adding Cool Chords to Your Songs | Borrowed Chords
8) Hendrix Style of Rhythm Playing | Major Chords 9) Hendrix Style of Rhythm Playing | Minor Chords 10) Using Diminished Chords

Lead Guitar Tools
1) Triads 2) Wide Interval Triads 3) How To Use and Apply Wide Interval Triads
4) Horizontal Scales | Single String Scales 5) Octave Patterns
6) Harmonizing Your Solos 7) Acoustic Guitar Soloing
8) Tapping Guitar Intro 9) Solo Better Over Tons of Songs | 1 5 6 4
10) Blending Major & Mi+C17nor Pentatonic Scales 11) Usable Blues Shapes
12) Blues Triads 13) Country Guitar Techniques14) Using Your Whammy Bar
15) 3 Note Blues Soloing

Lead Guitar Techniques
1) Finger Exercises & Warm Ups 2) Finger Exercises & Warm Ups | 2
3) Slides, Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs & Rakes 4) Bending & Vibrato
5) Scale Exercise | 3 Note Pattern 6) Major Scale Intervals | 3rds
7) Major Scale Intervals | 4ths 8) Major Scale Intervals | 5ths
9) Major Scale Intervals | 6ths 10) Major Scale Intervals | 7ths

Lead Guitar Licks
1) Blues Licks 2) Blues Licks | 2 | Major 3) Rock Licks 4) Rock Licks | 2
5) Country Licks 6) Country Licks |  7) 9th Licks 8) Major Arpeggio Inspired Licks

1) What’s a Scale?! |2) Building Chords?! | 3) Building Extended Chords?! | UGT 3/8
4) Naming a Chord?! | 5) Chords as Number (Transposing)?! | 6) Chords Don’t Fit?! |
7) Finding the Key?! | 8) Basic Guitar Theory in Under 7 Minutes | UGT 8/8

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Spooky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuUNg-FKyY | With soloing lesson (scales, etc.) |
Call me the Breeze | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtruUXo1rwU | Good video lesson |
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La Grange - excellent video: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyo85xJ3PwY&t=1031s |
Great playr: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CihbfazVudI |
great rifts: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AajX4lovyUo |
Grace Notes - start @2:00 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2VaDA-7jU |
Chord Outlined/Solos: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKe5jX-5pII&t=210s |
Don't Stop Believin: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dGDl3tt-Hg |
Perfect Hotel Cal. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WKFvJaealU |
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Paperback Writer: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irCJr2ZVbYI |
Taxman (McCartney played it): | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykMDPtvWX-o |
Beatles solos/no tab:   Drive My car: 1:50, Great Taxman: 2:25 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ8YOtudPcE |
Collection of rock/garage-band riffs:  - Boom Boom: 1:00, Voodoo Child: 2:10, Heartbreaker/Zip: 2:20, 3;40 Back in Black, 5:00 Are you gonna go my way, 5:28 Merciful Fate, I got mine, Kaleo/No Good: 5:40,  Orig. Kaleo song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMDq4CGckW4  - start at 1:20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw6kT7jvlx0 |
Great Pentatonic Solo Patterns: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AajX4lovyUo |
Money for nuthin: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uaZPnseUHE |
Sweet Home Al.  - decent teaching | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgpFiptUYpc |
Crossroads/Cream - fabulous rendition - slo mo teaching.  Advanced | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHtmazTMrc | https://guitaralliance.com/crossroads-by-cream/ |
Excellent learning video - GuitarForce.com | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPaWTKfMkzE&t=26s | |
Tim Pierce's video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5hWLdyj-yE | |
Call me the breeze: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaxxQ7yWojs |
Waitin for the bus: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76w8C3c4Hwc |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhJnTE1L9e8 |
Reelin in the years: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyDiWYYxV2c |
https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/steely-dan-reelin-in-the-years-tab-s22832t1 | Songsterr tabs- very accurate |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR3ae-N4kII | Part II -  excellent tutorial - but no tabs |
Kid Charlemagne: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3QfWL38Lwo&t=700s | Letter perfect render |
Talk to your daughter:    - fully transcribed solo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjdWi131rQA |
- excellent nuanced clear video/no tabs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_F2Jz1NE-k |
North Carolina: - Robben Ford, real chords / only - no solo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBOaG6CpBsk |
Help the Poor / excellent advanced learning video: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6I3OvXjg0Q |
Help the poor:  -- Transcribed solo note/note | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFGLqlgVtC8 |
Sweet child of mine/Intro: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWxMMWOmkNQ |
Solo: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GsukWKx5Ao |
Excellent learning video for Slash's guitar parts - tabs & slow-mo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EZ0yrg1TQ8 |
I Got Mine: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju9sdPc291U |
Crazy Train | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wULcuNKPsIY | Excellent player - Just the solo |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOhXYKtMSLY | Full out tabs. Not SLOW |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utx8C5KoRxk | Video-slow-moe + tabs includes Solo |
Crazy little thing called love:  - good slowmo/no tabs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Yc2Z1QfoQ |
- And your bird can sing (one guitar) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fEIeoVnI78 |
-- tabs for "And your bird can sing" | https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AJmtmFNMazevMFk&cid=3BB85B2F35F7F34B&id=3BB85B2F35F7F34B%21754&parId=3BB85B2F35F7F34B%21634&o=OneUp |
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Every Breath You Take:   - Key of G/Just intro riff/ Sounds really nice | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtwwKL-VUQc |
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Carry On - guitar solo parts | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSgH7IWmNrE | Beginner/Intermediate - excellent instruction - if verbose |
Yngwie - Arpeggios - excellent tutorial, including tabs & slow-mo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrNYIbQkDwc |

Great Guitar Solos // A Trip in the 70's

The second link takes you to the YouTube compilation of all these fantastically well-played solos. If you like them - you can search for guitar lessons on ind. Solos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFs20Wc0MA
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=great+guitar+solos+a+trip+in+the+80%27s+part+2

No tab - no Slow-mo, but excellent playing & clear video.
Excellent bends. Perfect copying of solos. Amazing versions of: Layla, Hotel Cal. Smoke on Water, Sultans of Swing, Eruption,Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Europa - Santana | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEye6lbvyB4 | Clear Video - Coordinated tabs |
ShutupAndPlay - Eric Johnson/Joe Bonamassa lick Part I | https://www.shutupandplay.ca/eric-johnson-style-1--lick.html | Advanced - clear teaching |
ShutupAndPlay - Eric Johnson/Joe Bonamassa lick Part II | https://www.shutupandplay.ca/eric-johnson-style-2--lick.html | Lick #2 - high fast pentatonic pattern (short tho) |
Cyr's YouTube channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVmIlPPNI6XfaLkEx2NV1A | Some interesting links |
Mission Impossible Theme | |
Multi-tracked solo - acoustic. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyuXrk7COgs | No tabs |
Excellent slow-tabbed lesson | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGerhFpWsco | Int. => Advanced |
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Cliffs of Dover - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nd7EZ3k39s | Just the video - with Eric Johnson |
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a prayer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLhUqjU5B-U | Tabs & decent video work |
Queen Guitar Solo to Bohemian Rhapsody | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptgWiqYDlyo | Tabs & decent video work |
Blue Wind | https://guitaralliance.com/riff-o-matic/private/private/riff-a-day/august_05/blue_wind/beck_jeff-blue_wind.pdf | Writen out & tabbed Guitar work |
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Skynnyrd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Don't misunderstand me | |
Sweet Home Alabama | |
Call me the Breeze | |
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Rush | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Limelight | |
Spirit of the Radio | |
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Hendrix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Little Wing | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyvE0JQQ2c | Tim Pierce |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXIBAyEviVo | Excellent slow-mo Play Along video w/tabs |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYduucyT79A | Garrett's excellent lesson |
Castles made of sand | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6X_a-U4Zio | Tim Pierce - excellent video |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es810mwlcEY | GuitarForce - with Tabs |
Hey Joe | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub3ynJUZj34 | GuitarForce - with Tabs |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9l-zns7Qw | Daniele - exc. Learning vid - slow mo w/tabs |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xu3qkqSbpE | Guitar Phrasing with Hendrix - a study about lead playing |
Voodoo Child | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-XmtjiVYnc | GuitarForce - with Tabs |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbhOT2B3TJU | "PapaStache" - terrific copy of the sound & style - slow mo - but no Tabs |
The wind cries Mary | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L4TvB-5-cI | GuitarForce - with Tabs |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr2yOXUlHlQ | Tim Pierce - excellent sound - some showing off during the intro |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpHCoZrgleI | JustinGuitar - excellent playing, no tabs, clear slow-mo chording |
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Top 10 Favorite Led Zeppelin Riffs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd1JuKIimPs | Nicely done - but not educational |
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Stairway:  - solo - exc. tabs/slowmo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn8gO0c8Rx4 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oYK1NQvlkg | Exceptional video for learning |
Heartbreaker | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s3uC4srSwY | Riff for the song |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QqYC1Xt00A | Solo |
Black Dog | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsYy0B2SKX4 | Guitar Solo - excellent learning video |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtAlHLspsYg |
Good Times Bad Times | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH5E1GHa7c8 | GuitarForce - Tabs |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNz_QKwCqz4 | PapaStache |
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Aerosmith | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dream on | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nik_RRsOLzM&list=RDNik_RRsOLzM&start_radio=1 | Excellent Clear video - with tabs |
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Walk this way: | https://www.dropbox.com/s/k06o717sy3ljpqq/Walk%20This%20Way.pdf?dl=0 |
Walk this way: Midi - but Tabbed | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxdeiCQWvzU |
Train Kept a Rollin' | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFE7Tlt_t3E | Excellent Slow-Mo video |
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Heartbreaker | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5bQ2PQpkGM | Parts I & II |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMga_lBBGrM |
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Hot for teacher | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdBJY95F8GE | PDX - excellent video + tabs |

Beat It/Van Halen Solo - Different levels

https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/michael-jackson-beat-it-tab-s10259t3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJfwgrDcH3A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-htN-VQDIFU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_k301vC1hM

Songsterr tabs
Marty
High-powered complete solo/tab/notes
Midi - Tab with M. Jackson's vocal

Hear about it later - solo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhEUMhpEnXA | PDX - excellent video + tabs |
Eruption | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRXyEUi61fc | Tapping solo - with tabs |
Unchained | |
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Concept/Song | Links | Songs and/or Comments/Books
Ear Training & Theory | |
Tuning - Harmonics | |
Learn solos | |
Major Scales: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw-06hLOjyU |
Music Notes: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj36tEcalBs |
Sight-reading | |
Key Signatures | https://www.youtube.com/user/HowToReadSheetMusic |
https://www.guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/guitar-lessons-for-beginners/instantly-find-the-key-of-your-favorite-song | Instantly find the key of your favorite song
Time Signatures | |
Rhythm: Whole notes thru 16ths | |
Jazz Notation/Chords & other symbols | |
Dal Signo | |
Treble Clef | |
Bass Clef | |
Learn to sight-read thru familiar songs: | |
Jingle Bells, We 3 Kings, Once in Royal David's, Silent Night, O come all ye' Faithful, Angels we have heard on high |
Pop/Country: Deliverance, | |
Hymns: The Garden, Fairest Lord Jesus, Amazing Grace, Abide with me |
Folks songs: My country 'tis of thee, America the beautiful, All thru the night, |
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Links: | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7TJKtUYb0 |
- interesting guitar notes from the bottom | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2WOv83bn1k |
- simple rhythm patterns | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZL1duBTDCA |
- generic music reading (still lots of verbose talk) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyqthu9T2xc |
-- *** exc. really excellent collection of reading materials | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6PDVPT0Cv0xi9xnrMqkgRA |
-- read a Jazz/Chart (Real Book) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m23eXyXin4s |
-- *** exc. discussion of reading & understanding rhythm | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_27Gc28ls |
- from scratch, good intro of "why read" - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1LSBoXbcp4 |
- Lesson 6 - decent discussion & theory + reading | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIZrQbeOjw4 |
/ - advanced tips & techniques | https://www.musicnotes.com/now/tips/10-tips-tricks-sight-reading-music |
- simple intro | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jW1Xx0t3ZI |
- best intermediate rock=>Notes i could find | https://www.amazon.com/dp/1423414357/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_sims_2 |
Theme from Indiana Jones: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_C72XdfMw&list=PLxTyyCq-LhzRcql8qfsiizbVWpxuaizfw&index=2 |
Tablature | |
Harmony | |
Intervals | |
Triads | |
Notes in chords | |
Chords in a key (diatonic): | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40WtL0Ehe9c |
Chord Inversions | |
Chord Substitution | |
Suspended 2 and Suspended 4 Chords - Paul Davids | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOr7gRlWe5o |
Scales and Arpeggios - all keys | |
Major Scales | |
Minor Scales | |
Melodic | |
Natural | |
Chromatic | |
Blues Scales | |
Major Pentatonic | |
Jazz Scales | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro2dVvwzKNs |
Arpeggios | |
Modes - all | |
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Skill/Technique/Knowledge

Rhythm Guitar
Flat Pick

Lead Guitar

Classical Guitar

Travis Pick
Ragtime

Jazz Guitar

Videos, Books, articles and other learning content - or Comments/Description

Basics | | | | | |
Basics Book | | | | | | https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Handbook-Professional-Acoustic-Electrice/dp/0679742751/ref=pd_cp_14_4?pd_rd_w=jc6XU&pf_rd_p=ef4dc990-a9ca-4945-ae0b-f8d549198ed6&pf_rd_r=CT4Q63PKR188483K2696&pd_rd_r=2a51e8c7-5401-43f8-822a-7f16245f5584&pd_rd_wg=xW0Qm&pd_rd_i=0679742751&psc=1&refRID=CT4Q63PKR188483K2696
Parts of the guitar | B | B | B | B | B | https://garretsguitarlessons.com/lessons/basic-guitar-overview-note-system/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Choose the right size guitar - for kids | | | | | | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#right-size-guitar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holding the guitar | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holding the pick | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Left-hand position | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Right-hand position | B | B | B | B | B |
Finger placement | B | B | B | B | B |
Change Electric Guitar Strings | | | | | | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#change-electric-guitar-strings |
Change Acoustic Guitar Strings | | | | | | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#change-acoustic-guitar-strings |
Tuning a guitar by ear/Harmonics/Fretts | I | I | I | I | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tuning a Guitar/Electonic Tuner | B | B | B | B | B |
Check if intonation is good on the neck of your guitar | | | | | | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#intonation-basics |
Tone quality | | | | | | |
Amplifier | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpgsjjGlnTk |
Amps - Fender vs. Vox vs. Marshall | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cniYDKzULc8 |
First Lesson Amp Settings | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-l_SqCxIng |
Electric Guitar - Guitar Tone 101 | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcVlg7fVyLs |
Fender Strat - Intermediate level tone controls work | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHr3Rdtq9XI |
Gibson Les Paul Tone - Mike Burns | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPxI7ySrtvE |
1954 Les Paul Gold Top - Mike Burns - start at 1:10 | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ATolIMMqZM |
Acoustic Guitar | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtictIU91jw |
Classical Guitar | | | | | |
Allen Matthews | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DempcyiMMuI |
Allen Matthews - Basics | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXB4xKkPJ5Q |
Scott Morris - Pedantic but good quality education | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9xQLk61Pxg |
Fingernails | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUjV0X1-I_o |
Simon Powis - Harmonic node/Dark sounds | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ejj-IhuGA |
Finger Stretching | | | | | | |
Alan Matthews | B | B | B | B | B | https://www.classicalguitarshed.com/classical-guitar-technique-exercises-travel/ |
365 video quite good | B | B | B | B | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSrfB7JIzxY |
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Special/Alternate Guitar Tuning(s) | | | | | | |
5 Special Tunings + Songs + analysis/explanations | I | | | I | | https://flypaper.soundfly.com/play/alternate-tunings-acoustic-guitar/ |
Basic explanation & examples on Wikipedia | I | | | I | | https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guitar/Alternate_Tunings |
Excellent Treatise on 10 Special Tunings w/examples | I | | | I | | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/10-essential-altered-tunings-every-guitarist-should-know |
Another excellent Wikipedia treatise on Tunings | I | | | I | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_guitar_tunings |
Time/Rhythm and Working with a Metronome | | | | | |
Gohar - Classical Guitar - Two up/One down | | | | | | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#difficult-passages |
Basic explanation & examples | B | B | B | B | B | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#metronome-practice |
Practicing difficulat passages w/metronome | | | | | | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#metronome-basics |

Ability to articulate 16th Notes - up/down pick & fingerpick combinations

B/60
I/100
A/120

B/80
I/120
A/160

B/40
I/80
A/110

B/80
I/120
A/160

Beginner Metronome work - (never used metronome) | | | | | |
Reading Notes (traditional sheet music) | | | | | | https://www.amazon.com/Music-Reading-Guitar-Complete-Method/dp/0793581885/ref=asc_df_0793581885/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312115090752&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13127319064703521494&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009723&hvtargid=pla-526621143245&psc=1 |
Names of the strings | B | B | B | B | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jW1Xx0t3ZI |
Chord symbols | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sight Reading - Excellent | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tutorial1 | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj36tEcalBs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tutorial2 | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/user/HowToReadSheetMusic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tutorial3 - Nate | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7TJKtUYb0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- interesting guitar notes from the bottom | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2WOv83bn1k | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- simple rhythm patterns | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZL1duBTDCA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- generic music reading (still lots of verbose talk) | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyqthu9T2xc | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Really excellent collection of reading materials | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6PDVPT0Cv0xi9xnrMqkgRA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Read a Jazz/Chart (Real Book) | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m23eXyXin4s | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Excellent discussion of reading & understanding rhythm | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_27Gc28ls | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From scratch, good intro of "why read" - | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1LSBoXbcp4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lesson 6 - decent discussion & theory + reading | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIZrQbeOjw4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advanced tips & techniques | | | | | | https://www.musicnotes.com/now/tips/10-tips-tricks-sight-reading-music/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Simple intro | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jW1Xx0t3ZI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Best intermediate rock=>Notes i could find | | | | | | https://www.amazon.com/dp/1423414357/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_sims_2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Theme from Indiana Jones: | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_C72XdfMw&list=PLxTyyCq-LhzRcql8qfsiizbVWpxuaizfw&index=2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hal Leonard "Easy Pop Rhythms" - kludgy - but maybe good | | | | | | https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Pop-Melodies-Leonard-Guitar/dp/1495091201/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YUCGKFB5RY8R&keywords=hal+leonard+easy+pop+melodies+guitar&qid=1563249010&s=gateway&sprefix=hal+leonard+ea%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 | https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Studies-Guitar-Positions-Multi-Position/dp/0634013351/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=berklee+press+reading+studies&qid=1563162324&s=books&sr=1-1  Berklee Press/Jumps in pretty fast & hard | | | | | | | | |
Berklee Press/Jumps in pretty fast & hard - Int. to Adv | | | | | | https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Studies-Guitar-Positions-Multi-Position/dp/0634013351/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=berklee+press+reading+studies&qid=1563162324&s=books&sr=1-1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Learn to sight-read thru familiar songs:
Xmas Carols:
Jingle Bells, We 3 Kings, Once in Royal David's, Silent Night, O come all ye' Faithful, Angels we have heard on high
Pop/Country: Deliverance,
Hymns:
The Garden, Fairest Lord Jesus, Amazing Grace, Abide with me
Folks songs:
My country 'tis of thee, America the beautiful, All thru the night,

Time Signatures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Whole, Half, Quarter - 1st Position | I | I | B | I | B |
Eigth & 16th notes on: 3rd, 5th, 7th Position | A | I | I | A | B |
Dotted rhythms: 1st thru 11th Pos. | | A | I | A | I |
Jazz Notation/Chords & other symbols | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bass Clef | | | | | |
Key Signatures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes in a Key  (exc. Video) | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj36tEcalBs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chords in a key | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Scales and Arpeggios - all keys |
Major Scales | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw-06hLOjyU |
Minor Scales |
Melodic |
Natural |
Chromatic |
Blues Scales |
Major Pentatonic | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf1xm5DXLjs |
Paul David's excellent pentatonic series |
Jazz Scales | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro2dVvwzKNs |
Arpeggios |
Modes - all |

Reading Tablature

B

B

B

B

B

Using a capo | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stringing a guitar | I | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guitar care | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
String care | A | I | B | I | I |
Learning from a YouTube video | B | B | B | B | B |
Power Chords Switch cleanly @  B=80 MM, I=100 MM, A=125 MM
Root on 6th & 5th | B | B | | | |
Root on 4th | I | B | | | |
1/2-Barre on 4, 3, 2 | B | I | | I | |
Open String Chords: Switch cleanly @  B=60 MM, I=80 MM, A=100 MM
Cmaj, Amaj, Amin, Gmaj, Emaj, Dmaj, Dmin,  Fmaj. Fma7j, Amaj7, Dmaj7, Cmaj7, Amin7, Dmin7, Emin7, B7, G7, E7, C7, D7, A7, Bmin | B | B | B | B | B |
Gmaj7, Bmin7, D#dmin, D7 | I | I | I | I | I |
Hybrid Chords - 9th, 6th, etc. -  excellent video | I | I | I | I | I | https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/try-these-14-expensive-guitar-chords |
Jazz Chords - Excl all around intro | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elfgRX0DrYM |
Barre Chords: Switch cleanly @  B=60 MM, I=80 MM, A=100 MM
Root on 6th: Major, Minor, 7th, Maj/Min. 7 | I | I | I | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Root on 5th: Major, Minor, 7th, Maj/Min. 7 | I | I | I | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Root on 4th: Major, Minor, 7th,  Maj/Min. 7 | A | A | A | A | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jazz Chords | | A | I | I | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Strumming Patterns | B | B | | B | B |
Flat Picking | | | | | |

Alternate Picking

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Economy Picking

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Sweep Picking

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Cross-String Drills

B-60
I-70
A-80+

B-60
I-70
A-80+

Odd meter: 3-4 ... across strings ... E-B, E,B,G, E,B,G,D, E,B,G.D,A,etc. - alternate pick

Finger-picking | | | | | |

Free Strokes/Scales and Arpeggios

I-60
A-80

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-50
I-70
A-90

B-60
I-80
A-100+

Rest Srokes/Scales

B-50
I-70
A-90

Travis Picking/Complex Arpeggio Patterns

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-60
I-80
A-100+

B-50
I-70
A-90

Chords & Intervals | I | B | B | B | B |
Left-Hand Technique | | | | | |
Simple Solos | I | B | | | |
Hammer-Ons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chromatic | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Across the Fingerboard | I | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pull-offs | I | B | B | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Harmonics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Natural Harmonics 12/7/5/4 | I | B | B | A | I | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#natural-harmonics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Artifical Harmonics - using a fretted note | A | I | I | | I | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#artificial-harmonics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Vibrato | | I | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Modes | | | | | I |
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Where to find and how to utilize "Jam Tracks" | B | B | | B | B |
How to play long trills - Gohar | | I | I | | | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#long-trills |
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Intermediate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guitar Drop D tuning | I | I | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barre Chords | I | I | I | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Blues Scales | I | B | | I | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ear Training, Sight Reading & Music Theory | | | | | |
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Hearing what you're about to play | | | | | |
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Harmonics | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Phrasing | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Intros & Outros | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Legato (3) | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Licks (13) | | B | | | |
Van Halen right-hand arpeggios | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Riffs | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Whammy-bar | | I | | | |
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Guitar Tone | | | | | |
Rock Guitar/Stratocaster | | | | | | https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=rock1 |
< $50 Pedals That Don't Suck - Excellent tutorial | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g2cSkqAMbE&feature=youtu.be |
JHS Youtube Channel - Excellent Pedal work | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfbkA4jJkJY5g0wbjuoZWA |
How to use and how to not use distortion pedals - check out 4:00 | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ8UMHODKuU |
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CAGED system | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Three strum patterns | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change chords in time | | | | | |
Slide & Bends & Vibrato | | I | | | |
Muting - How to mute w/both hands | I | I | | | |
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Know & be able to switch "8 standard open string chords" | | | | | |
Power chords on E & A strings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 Fundamental Barre Chords: E/Em A/Am  - test is: I V  VI  IV progression:  G/D/Em/C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Know all notes on E & A strings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Know 8 strumming pattern: Down/Down/Up/UpDownUP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decent Time (metronome) 70mm  quarter/eigth/sixteenth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ear training - know Major from Minor chords | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Find tonal center(KEY) of a song | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic understanding of music theory - how major keys work & diatonic chords | | | | | |
Play thru simple songs - all the way thru without stopping; Brown Eyed Girl, Knocking on Heaven's Door | | | | | |
Bending Notes | | | | | |
Excellent introduction | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUvcux5sDM |
Paul David on bending like David Gilmour | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26yzbSvQOGo&t=481s  - David Gilmour |
Paul David - intro. To bends | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0RLLreDUo0 - Paul Gilbert, intro to bends |
Bending & Vibrato | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC7f2aNNOoQ - Bending & Vibrato |
Bending & Tapping | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2z3TWf8dtg |
Bending/tapping w/harmonics | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4vV5MwdBOwh |
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Bending & sliding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Speed Bursts - Gohar V. | A | I | I | | I | https://www.stringsbymail.com/videos.html#speed-bursts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Left-Hand (copied from prior worksheet) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Scales and Arpeggios: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Major Scales - all forms (root on different strings) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Up the neck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Across | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Minor Scales - all forms | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Melodic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Natural | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chromatic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Bending and tapping
Bending and tapping with harmonics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2z3TWf8dtg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4vV5MwdBOwh

Blues Scales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pentatonic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jazz Scales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Arpeggios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Maj/Min | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jazz Chords | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Finger Rolls | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hammer-Ons/Pull-offs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chromatic 1=>4 up the neck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Across the neck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vibrato | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Modes - all | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Harmonics | | | | | | https://guitarlessons365.com/guitar-lick-challenge-no-1-fretted-notes-with-harmonics/ | | | |
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Scale Studies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jens Larsen - Advanced | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdNzYzLTCp4 | | | | | |
Robben Ford - Start at 1:00 | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMNEKHJmG2E | | | | | |
Nate Savage - 3-notes per string/Shred | | | | | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoBhgwYsqA | | | | |
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Ensemble: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Listening to the other members of the band | | | | | |
Let students play different parts (except maybe drums) in order to acclimate them to listening and playing as an ensemble | | | | | |
Playing coordinated: | | | | | |
Rhythm - Groove | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQ8oF8B0nU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Melody | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ear protection | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Not everyone's as loud as heck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Use of PA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mic'g instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mics - brand, etc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Board | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Power Amp | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Speakers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cables & Snakes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Vocal Effects | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Singing/Playing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
P.A. Effects | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Styles: Blues, Metal, Classic Rock, 70's, 80's, 90's | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jam Session Etiquette: https://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/jazz-jam-session-and-common-tunes? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Why Music?  The value of playing an instrument | | | | | |
Psychology Today: | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201311/musical-training-optimizes-brain-function |
Medical news today: | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/287458.php |
Executive Skills: | https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2014/07/17/music-language-brain |
Neuroscience: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957486/ |
Learning an instrument makes you smarter: | https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/reasons-to-play-a-musical-instrument/ |
Learning and older cats: | https://www.inc.com/john-rampton/the-benefits-of-playing-music-help-your-brain-more.html |
Learning & kids: | https://www.kidsvt.com/vermont/how-does-learning-to-play-an-instrument-affect-a-childs-brain/Content?oid=2757234 |
Strengthens the Brain | https://www.musical-u.com/learn/9-ways-learning-an-instrument-strengthens-your-brain/ |
Neurology: | https://portlandchamberorchestra.org/what-happens-when-the-brain-plays-a-musical-instrument |
USC: | https://news.usc.edu/131274/music-training-can-change-childrens-brain-structure-and-boost-decision-making-network/ |
Checklist on musicianship: https://www.musical-u.com/mcl-musicality-checklist/d/?src=mu-ex |
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Interesting article on how to motivate yourself to keep practicing | https://guitarzero2hero.com/shred-strategy-1 | |
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Branding & Research Detailed Notes

| Local Public, Private & Charter School penetration |
| Local college penetration: What can you do for N.C. State - and all the other colleges |
| Search engine priority |
| Open mic/Coffee house - networking among students | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leveraging your site thru digital marketing |
| Database of: Riffs, Licks, Song/Arrangements, Lessons, Recordings, Newsletters, etc. |
| For students |
| For instructors |
| Leveraging your property/space |
| Performance venue for schools & colleges (see above) |
| Practice space |

| Local Raleigh/Demographic Research |
| Age groups |
| Ethnic |
| Sex |
| Religion | i.e. Christian Rock |
| Talent |
| Musical Styles & Interests |
| Like only one style | Separate programs & deep SMEs |
| Like a few styles |
| Don't care - yet |
| Technical vs. Non-Technical |

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Digital footprint
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| Facebook | - excellent FB presence, btw | Post your own marketing soundbite: "Depth & breadth of lessons - quality of the instructors and the small-town feel of a shop that cares more about its students thany any of the national (big box) stores |
| Twitter | - Good Twitter presence - can get videos up there? | Is this a good promo? Music Lessons in Brier Creek & Wake Forest NC NAMM Top 100 Dealer Award Winner 2016, '15, ,14, '13 & '12. |
| Snapchat |
| Instagram |
| LinkedIn | - OK presence - Billie's big, but the store is not - must be a reason. |
| Youtube | - Good presence - but need "Yellow Pages" or some organizational approach |
| Your site | - Great presentation - can be hard to navigate (maybe that's by design?) - No gear (?) - Hard to get to "teacher profiles"  - You have loads of testimonials…exploit them. |

The point & problem-space here is without continually replenishing the content click-thru will dry up. |
| Pay your teachers to write articles - or do podcasts, videos, "Lick of the month…Exercise of the month, etc." |
| Do a podcast/learning-session on Electric guitars - with your instructors demonstrating (say) Gibsons: why Les Pauls are great & different from SGs, etc. Fenders,  Fenders vs. Gibson. |
| Metal guitars, "3rd Party instrument makers" Gretsch, Guild, custom, etc.  Same with amps, Same with keys, Same with Acoustic guitars, drums, etc. |
| If possible - allow attendees to try out the instruments after the session |
| Record round table discussions/debates with instructors & other experts: "The value of reading music" - or Music Theory - the critical importance of groove/rhythm/time - or Band Practice "Best Practices" |
| Provide intrinsically-valuable content - to separate PMC from the hoardes of music providers in Raleigh |

The even more critical part of your Digital Footprint is tying the digital spend to $$$Revenue. Your webmasters can get software that creates really detailed heat maps of your site - how many clicks, how long did they stay, did thy go elsewhere on your site, etc. |
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A final point: Many or even most students will NOT be able to attend events in person. You need to invest in a high-quality Skype account - or live stream events. |

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Borrow ideas from online competition: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lick/Trick/Technique/Lesson of the day/week: https://guitarlessons365.com/guitar-lick-challenge-no-1-fretted-notes-with-harmonics/ |
| Not just guitar, but; Bass, Sax, Drums, etc. |
| Student Spotlight |
| Band Spotlight |
| Teacher Spotlight - etc. |
| Go for the highest-quality recorded sound for Youtube postings |
| I wonder if you could hook up with local Raleigh gaming corporations and supply video-game music?  There are lots of them down here. Not just rock/metal - Early Music is big |
| Don't get obsessed with Metal - there's money to be made in other genres - and other genres get you into public schools |
| Celtic music, Jazz (big) band, or Jazz/Rock (Dave Weckl-style), Bluegrass & Country & Southern Rock, Classical, Classical ensembles - do you have an orchestra or band? |
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| Keep thinking out of the box: | |
| Learning-On-Demand:  Lessons or Lessonettes on a non-scheduled basis |
| Video-based |
| Skype |
| Interesting Checklist on musicianship - you could co-opt for students to pre-register tastes. : https://www.musical-u.com/mcl-musicality-checklist/d/?src=mu-ex |
| Survey Monkey for feedback |
| Have you created PMC tee-shirts?  With art designed by students in a contest |
| Specific once/year seminars/master classes - either online or F2F - or both - Record all and put online |
| Song writing and publication/copyrighting |
| Pedal boards |
| Amplifiers Buffet:  Types, Sounds, Tubes vs. Chips, etc. |
| Guitars Buffet; Different sessions for Acoustic vs. electric:  Fender/Gibson/Other, etc. |
| Guitar/Bass neck alignment Frett adjustment |
| Celtic music |
| Banjo |
| Bluegrass |
| 60's Music |
| Van Halen Guitar Style |
| Specific events-of-interest: "How to get the guitar sound on "Born to be wild"  "Funk 49", etc. Acoustic Tapping techniques, | How to play the "Reelin in the years" solo - or "Kid Charlemagne" or "Boddhisatva", etc. |
| Record and post these sessions |
| Involve advanced students in these sessions |
| Invite gear-manufacturers (pedal boards/guitar/bass/drums/keys/etc. manufacturers in to show audiences "What's new in the latest pedal boards" etc. |
| Jimi Hendrix Guitar Style |
| John Mayer |
| Concerts/mini-concerts: Local jazz, Classical, Local accomplished groups with lots of Followers- your bands are Warm-up acts |
| Local luthiers - "How to build a guitar" - sponsor their guitars in your shop |
| Great Blues Guitarists |
| Recording: |
| Drums |
| Guitars |
| Vocals |
| Mixing & Producing |

| Guitar Hero - is there money to be made there? How about teaching specific songs for competitions? |
| Check out the # of hits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IukIALCcAy4 |
| Offer a package of lessons + Rock Band experience for anyone buying equipment > $$$  (Jumpstart, etc.) + Online Videos + Guitar Squad time, etc. |
| Guitar Squad/Bass Squad/Drum Squad/ |
| Mobile Music Pro - your interns/teachers go to student's houses for lessons, band practices, etc. |
| Fix musical instruments - Teach instrument repair |
| Leverage & Reward student work |
| Free pack of strings to the student who creates the best (you name it): Metal lick/Metal sound, Uke, Travis pick/Ragtime/Bluegrass lick of the month |
| Ditto for keys, drums, bass, vocals, etc.  Do not marginalize band instruments (there's hella money in schools) |
| Provide pro-studio recording time (complete with coaching) for groups or individuals who take lessons all year - especially original tunes |
| Post videos that are recorded |
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| Instruments & gear |
| Do you do gear rental - or Sound Reinforcement?  That can be a decent market - especially for local bands, fairs, etc. |
| Used instruments could be a good revenue stream |
| | Improve foot-traffic | |
| | Provide certain students with a "music repair" path |
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| What you're looking to build is a "Fraternity of Progressive student musicians" - who socialize, Network, hang out together, make music together - in person - and/or online - or both | | | | | | | |
| Create a "Student Suggestion" box - for students to tell you: |
| WHAT IS HOT: What artists are current, What music they want to learn - What styles |
| How to improve your business: How they want to learn - What kinds of lessons would work better for them - What kinds of events can you sponsor, etc. |
| Use your connections to sponsor artists-in-the-classroom.  You're probably already doing this - but not just national … find local talent to spotlight |

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| Military is big in Raleigh |
| Offer military discounts |
| Can kids play on military bases (USO-style) |
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| Consider creating a Skype-Based (online video-based) Progressive Music connection to students (who could be anywhere on the globe) to take lessons. | | | | | | | | | | |
| The concept is that you provide practice/jam sessions remotely - and or professional instruction |
| Article: | https://www.videoconferencingdaily.com/entertainment/virtual-band-jam-online-via-video-calling/ |
| Providers: | https://jammr.net/ |
| https://www.jamkazam.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylYcvTY9CVo |
| http://www.jamhub.com/ |

| Print "Why Music for Youth" articles (see below) & leave them in the waiting area for parents |
| Ultimate Guitar.com example/Twitter https://twitter.com/ultimateguitar |
| PMC Studio Space |
| Rent practices space to bands |
| Include free practice space time for bands & students in session |
| Let advanced students intern in the shops; They'll probably work for min. wage (or even for free). They can tune the guitars, basses, drums, etc - They could even coach beginners? |
| Digital Badges for the students social media personae | Reached milestone of playing/performance, "Master of Metal"  "Bluegrass Genius"  "Jazz Pro"  etc. |
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| Student Auditions/Competitions (extend to teachers & staff)?  Millennials love to feel empowered |
| Songwriting |
| Licks/Riffs (all instruments - all musical genres) |
| Tee shirt design - and Artwork for the studio |
| Band naming contest |
| Pedal Board |
| Performance Competition: Individuals -- Bands/Ensembles |
| Live Stream the performances - students & kids vote - like American Idol |

| Create a taxonomy of instrument skills - publish it - teach from it - use it for Digital Badge certification, etc. |
| This series: https://www.facebook.com/MusicArtsFan/videos/2382034825151045/ - was really good - but hard to find |
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| Google search lists - ask employees to vote for Progressive: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Guitar+Lessons&find_loc=Wake+Forest%2C+NC+27587 | | https://www.yelp.com/biz/progressive-music-center-wake-forest-2    - 2.5 out of 5? |
| | PMC - 2.5 out of 5 | https://www.yelp.com/biz/progressive-music-center-wake-forest-2 | |
| PMC not on the list | https://www.thumbtack.com/instant-results/?zip_code=27596&is_zip_code_changed=true&keyword_pk=102906936700480421 |
| Live Online Lessons: | https://www.lessonface.com/music-lessons/acoustic-guitar | | |
| Raleigh & Online Lessons: | https://go.takelessons.com/guitar-lessons-1/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_ads&utm_source=ff_google_ads_guitar&gclid=CjwKCAjw-ITqBRB7EiwAZ1c5U0jTXlhp54_U7OslCZHVTxgAhxzNFEbd-4dyfL46Zlv7V0BcPspyNhoCF0kQAvD_BwE
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| Leverage your Local Presence | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local print media - hit moms & dads sitting in doctor's offices |
| Take your musicians out to nursing homes/hospitals - and get coverage by local news-media (WRAL, etc.) - especially @holidays |
| Local fall festivals; Booths, but especially venues for your students to play at |
| Find out from local media what you can do for them & vice versa |
| Join Lion's & Rotary (and other?) clubs - for corp. networking - events - etc.  Esp. your volunteer work |
| Create student/recordings & offer to local vendors - Royalty-Free … for some Marketing ROI |
| Hire away local teachers who are coming who are competition for you |
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| Make your instructor's jobs easier |
| Provide your teachers with completed lesson plans, hit-licks to teach, song-charts & tabs, examples, digital content, etc. |
| Promote your teachers locally |
| Encourage students to record their lessons - this is basically all that the only videos do anyway - so by doing this you've already established equivalence |
| Encourage parents to be in the room with students (esp. for students under 16 yrs old) |
| Improve and/or standardize instructor bios - with feedback/input from millennials |

| Provide students & bands with local venues to perform: |
| There are ongoing/weekly "Open Mics" - which your kids could get into (you're probably already doing this) |
| Sporting events/Half-time - if you had a battery-powered P.A. system |
| Festivals - especially in the fall - Especially in Wake Forest |
| RDU? |
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Connect to Guitars in the Classroom programs/organizations and public schools | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| https://www.guitarsintheclassroom.org/ |
| GAMA/NAMM https://www.discoverguitar.com/ |
| https://www.guitaredunet.org/ |
| Sell Guitar arrangments and/or access to the online video store to Schools offering Guitar in the Classroom programs worldwide |
| Not so much for the revenue stream - but for the vertical marketing |

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Public School Music Ambassador: Someone who has a Rolodex with the music teachers in Raleigh & Wake Forest | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ask the music departments what you can help them with: |
| Artist in the classroom - concerts |
| Specialty assistance with teaching |
| Teach Public School guitar instructors how to teach guitar/bass |
| Loan gear (NAMM/Ovation) |
| Give Public School guitar teachers materials for doing classes |
| Song sheets/Written out solos/tab etc. |
| Get into Jazz-Rock (more palatable for Public Schools) |
| Early Music ensembles (Flute, Violin, Guitar, etc.)  www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm |
| See if you can use your site to spotlight Wake Forest/Wakefield/Raleigh musical events/concerts/Marching Band/etc. |
| Upload videotaped content to your web-site |

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Connect to church music programs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I don't know much about this (my son knows a lot) - but in Raleigh - church music, musicians, instruments, venues, etc. are huge |

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What do music stores have that "Jam Tracks" & True Fire does not? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Every musician/future-musician gets: |
| Customized learning - specific to their Interests/Goals, Talent, Expertise |
| Completely interactive learning process - feedback loop in real time |

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Sponsor a monthly or weekly (if do-able) Open Mics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Teachers play as ensemble |
| Add video clips to M&A site |
| Sponsore a Battle of the bands: |
| Raleigh |
| NC |
| East Coast |
| U.S - or N. America |
| Practices happen via digital hook-up Jamlink - or other "low latency" web-based practice software |

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Why Music?  The value of playing an instrument - for parents |
Psychology Today: | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201311/musical-training-optimizes-brain-function |
Medical news today: | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/287458.php |
Executive Skills: | https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2014/07/17/music-language-brain |
Neuroscience: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957486/ |
Learning an instrument makes you smarter: | https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/reasons-to-play-a-musical-instrument/ |
Learning and older cats: | https://www.inc.com/john-rampton/the-benefits-of-playing-music-help-your-brain-more.html |
Learning & kids: | https://www.kidsvt.com/vermont/how-does-learning-to-play-an-instrument-affect-a-childs-brain/Content?oid=2757234 |
Strengthens the Brain | https://www.musical-u.com/learn/9-ways-learning-an-instrument-strengthens-your-brain/ |
Neurology: | https://portlandchamberorchestra.org/what-happens-when-the-brain-plays-a-musical-instrument |
USC: | https://news.usc.edu/131274/music-training-can-change-childrens-brain-structure-and-boost-decision-making-network/ |
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Concept/Song | Links | Songs and/or Comments/Books
Parts of the guitar | |
Checklist for musicality | https://www.musical-u.com/mcl-musicality-checklist/d/?src=mu-ex\ | online survey to let you know how much music means to you
Holding the guitar | |
Holding the pick | |
Left-hand position | |
Right-hand position | |
Finger placement | |
Right-hand/picking | |
Tuning a Guitar/Electonic Tuner | |
Working with a Metronome | |
Chord symbols | |
Working with a capo | |
Stringing a guitar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx1IG93sEs4 | Restringing a classical guitar
Guitar care | |
String care for your guitar | |
Learning from a YouTube video | |
Guitar Drop D tuning | |
Students record lesson with iPhone | |
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Beginner Guitar Lessons | https://guitarlessons365.com/free-lessons/ |
Collection of Beginner Topics | https://www.youtube.com/user/iVideosongs | Stringing a guitar, thing with a tuner, tuning w/out a tuner, notes on the fretts - large collection of songs & finger picking
GCH Guitar Academy.com | http://www.guitar-academy.com/ | Remarkable collection of free lessons
Free Lessons (mostly chords & words) from Totally Guitars | https://www.totallyguitars.com/freelessons.html |
"Easy Guitar Songs" | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3tzwEy7v-raGR7cS8kcfcQ | Really nicely done Y.T. Channel teaching guitar play-along
Free Lessons - 4 part series | https://www.totallyguitars.com/free-guitar-lessons/1/4734-free-beginner-guitar-lessons-volume-1
Some free lessons | https://takelessons.com/blog/classical-guitar-exercises-z01 | Maybe OK
Garrett's Guitar | https://garretsguitarlessons.com/beginners-guide-to-garrets-guitar-lessons/ | Fantastic series of clear video lessons
How to play acoustic guitar in time | https://www.guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/guitar-lessons-for-beginners/play-songs-with-perfect-timing | "Campfire Guitar"
"Simplified Guitar" | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNDsC1oY_AbjEePTRjZIxJw | Dozens of wonderful Arrangements - bluegrass too
Terrific site with free arrangements, blank tab, etc. | https://lessonsthatrock.com/ | They're out of business I think
Bobby Crispy - excellent arrangements of easy rock tunes | https://www.youtube.com/user/BobbyCrispy | Includes detailed Tabs - by clicking the link w/in the video
Terrific site with ** CHORDS & LYRICS ** & orig. recording | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4PUP76IVavhanExfKOVVGg | Lots of contemporary tunes
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A horse with no name | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri4EkHGhd4s | Excellent first song for chords - excellent lesson
I'm Yours / Jazon Mraz | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOGKgoxa5v0 | Excellent Tab & chords - play along
Perfect - Ed Sheeran | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g | Original / Exact part from the recording - Capo 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2R2ILAzdA | Chords & lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n2nh0qur1M | Sophie's - version
Collection of a bunch beginner tunes | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi0Xcn9uEn3FMdWs8P7Jzg | Sophie's VLOG (serious Millennial stuff here)
New Rules (Dua Lipa) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxDihsEE08Q | Am/F (Barre) - so - Intermediate tune
Old time R&R / Bob Seger | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei4a4MJQ0rw | Interesting re-mix in key of E - good for E/A/B  Rock pinky stretch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQN3Wf3HsdQ | Excellent Lead & Rhythm parts (exact) clear video - in key o fF#
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayia6jk42EU | Key of G - Open String Chords

Too Good At Goodbyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHcCAl2MVSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReAVLw9FYpE

Barre F needed / Intermediate

For what it's worth/Buffalo Springfield | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA1ozcpCNIU | E/A/D -- nice and slow
What Lovers Do / Maroon 5 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0zzGdwynZ8 |
Finesse / Bruno Mars | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Y2trdu2eo | Not all that easy
Hallejujah | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8mT2-Lgvrk |
Thinking about you / Johnny Orlando | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aYKPIbW3Ic | Not all that easy
Breathe / Mackenzie Ziegler | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey1PXYJNy8g | E/F#m/A/B
Black Horse & the Cherry Tree / K.T. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkmCA8F5UFw |
How Long / Charlie Puth | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7XzTCjZpbg | Am/G/F/Em
Let her go | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPUjA7fZ3tw | Chords & Lyrics - with orig. in the background
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACF0RvXLuWg | Excellent open string guitar solo - beginning => intermediate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANr4H1wClMM | Original / Exact part from the recording - Capo 7
Castle on the hill | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxlNQk8azPY | Easy guitar parts - good strumming video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNNxIDvqvQ | Clear video
Rolling the Deep / Adele | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUy5fBYzh5E | Excellent video - with scrolling notation
Lola/Kinks | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi8BT2MroJY | Terrible singer - but decent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrsbaO0C4eY | Incredibly good guitar/song/chart approach
Breathe / Anna Nalick | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGf8cV3ae2U | Intermediate - excellent approach to play-along
Let it Be / Beatles - G open chords / easy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD_5u4bzTRo | F chord (barre) - can teach walking bass
Wish you were here/Pink Floyd | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8BTlPbOgRA | From EasyChords site… nicely done; G/Em/A/D/Am/C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2NaGFteNvY | Excellent Tab & chords - play along
Route 66 - Blues | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3FcfuVo6ks | John Mayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vifUaZQL8pc | Asleep at the wheel
Jailhouse Rock/Elvis | | Key of A - in the class
Pink Houses/John Mellencamp | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1HERyoObqk | Chords G/C/F/DSUS
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8 Songs you can play with G/Em/C/D | |
Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2h9HPZhqHE | Original Recording - decent chord sequence - fast changes tho'
Zombie by The Cranberries | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts | Girl singer - slow - Nice feel - Anti war - seriously - might be a problem for the gun-slingin-south
With or without you | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzeDqRhM09w | Kind of adult-ish lyrics
She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUVxaYdgS_Q | Original Recording - slow chord squence/high vocal - PG - Lyrics
Love Story by Taylor Swift | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKOiZo5zAQ | Original Recording - slow chord squence/girl singer - Really nice hook
3AM by Matchbox 20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kY9zvLvzhc | Nice tune - Guy singer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Zy8lP7D34 | Great close up of all inside picking for the song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPMFAbhlDbU | Original recording - orig. key
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaCmrcH2ZII | Good chord lesson
Hey Soul Sister by Train | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JV74i4yvcA | Famous tune - Can do walking bass - PG lyrics
Wonderwll/Oasis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1Bh8ZvH84 | Original - Dsus/G/Em7/Asus - fast changes, easy chords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do2QAu0cJro | Really good lesson materials
Runaway Train/Soul Asylum | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRtvqT_wMeY | C/Em-B, Am7/G -- F/G/Am7/G/F
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lZLdpOEBjM | Excellent chord/lyrics - tutorial
Everybody wants to rule the world | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnMqfT5GnsA | DMaj7/G/Em/F#m/G - fast changes - but sounds good on acoustic
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Take it easy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbPT2f3q9hg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB-5HG3swQE

Simple Guitar Chords
Not easy

Takin' Care of Business  -- tabs on the far right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVNou-MhLKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgdIvcIv4gE

https://justpaste.it/BTO-TakinCareofBusiness

Lyin' Eyes | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsZpv8wpfSk |
Born on the bayou | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaVn-vRvBcw | Three easy chords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FmFugVMC4 | Solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sonDmQzS_cQ | Finger/Chord Picking
Jimmy Buffet tunes (more for adults) | |
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From an excellent "Easy Songs" Lesson:  https://nationalguitaracademy.com/easy-songs-on-guitar/?inf_contact_key=54f012f30812589e37adeef0daa43a77d18a532c4142cb79caf2b269de1401fa
‘Shake It Off’ by Taylor Swift. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H11Eh7smOsI | Am7,  CM7,  G6
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Demons/Imagine Dragons | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4haBjmPRxo | Am7, CM7,  G6, D9 also has an F
Stand by me | | G, Em, CM7, D9
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast @ Tiffany's | | D, A, G
Seven Nation Army - White Stripes | | Riff:  E   E G E D C    B    :||
Sunshine of your Love/Cream | | Riff:  DDCD  A G# G  D  F   D
Bastille - Pompeii | | C  G  Em  Dsus
Get Lucky - Daft Punk | | Am  C   Em  D
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Lessons: | |
365.com | https://guitarlessons365.com/free-lessons | Click Free Beginner Guitar Lessons
Excellent compendium of techniques | https://www.youtube.com/user/iVideosongs | stringing a guitar, thing with a tuner, tuning w/out a tuner, notes on the fretts - large collection of songs & finger picking
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Technique and Collections | | |
| https://www.guitarforce.com/ | Collection of free Advanced Rock/Solo techniques & videos.  Tabs are $2 per. |
| https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=rock1 | Rock Level 1 GuitarTricks.com |
| https://guitarlessons365.com/free-lessons/ | Free Rock Guitar Lessons |
8 Ways of making your guitar playing better | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DszI83Xmv7g | |
Guitar Tricks- Beginning Electric Guitar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql546OEbk9s | |
Guitar Tone/Electric Guitar Sounds | https://www.guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/guitar-lessons-for-beginners/the-4-pillars-of-rock-guitar | Nate Savage's 'come on's" - but good quality video |
Little Kids Rock Site | http://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/lessons/?instrument=guitar&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj_XpBRCCARIsAItJiuSODEHps-_OI8tK6S3dIQQ7n8VVGcjz00cPYOUUEIBlrdrI38hwa4MaAjECEALw_wcB | Compilation of tunes, lessons and techniques. Lame open string chord lessons. |
| http://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/lessons/?instrument=guitar | |
Excellent broad spectrum of rock guitar | http://www.yourguitarsage.com/ | Motor |
Unbelievable collection of lessons/techniques/Licks | https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ | First series of lessons (come on) - high quality | $110/Year - or $15/Month
YouTube aggregation of videos | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9Mm7ILC1_e2SL3PbPRLsA | Most complete & innovative online series I've seen |

Fantastic instructional YouTube Channel - from Metal to Acoustic Finger picking

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSjLlxD6tQEvknVLNAfMVQ
http://www.danieletornaghi.com/Home.html

Int. => Advanced - the Bottom link is to his web-site
His Web-site contains a brilliant collections of covers, solos, riffs, technique/exercises/Tabs

Bruce Linquists - collection of guitar parts to songs | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_LuRFHzU-ofioVSnd9KqJA | From 60's to today - clear excellent work some tabs |
Unbelievable collection of lessons/techniques/Licks | https://www.shutupandplay.ca/lesson-index.html | Shut up & play index - of freaking perfect renditions |
Malero Songs & Studies | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8LJx1yOr5GkAkFX2VGRnhA | Excellent collection of pop & rock done on an acoustic |
8 Things I wished I'd done while learning guitar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMoDzvIZVw0 | Paul David |
Amazing collection of great contemporary songs.          The lower link is to the dude's web-site | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUA2BnCY_jqAVTUfvDf5qg | Clear video - Unbelievably good teaching content.  A++ |
https://goodguitarist.com/ | Not just songs - but a series of clear & high-quality lessons |
Geoff Sinker | https://www.youtube.com/user/gsinker?sub_confirmation=1 | Good intermediate Rock Renderings - very clear & precise |
"Your Guitar Workshop" | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2p1YWZjrXedDKAK2pPRwg | Collection of unusually good tunes & teaching |
Anyone can play guitar - UK | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp7Ou7C15WhEKc9pgxQkSYg | Decent compendium of song-driven guitar lessons |
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Songs | PERFECT - ED SHEERAN | |
| COLDPLAY - FIX YOU | Needs F chord |
| GREEN DAY - TIME OF YOUR LIFE | |
| JASON MRAZ - I'M YOURS | |
| HALLELUJAH - LEONARD COHEN | |
| ELVIS PRESLEY - CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU | |
| THE PLAIN WHITE T'S - HEY THERE DELILAH | |
| THE SCIENTIST - COLDPLAY | |
| NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT | |
Spooky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16uzVy6RGRs | Eric Blackmon - actual chords |
Sweet Home Alabama | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgpFiptUYpc | Intro - excellent slow/close-up video |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVVIplDK7lY | Easy guitar chords/Good graphics |
Call me the Breeze | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUoPQyzQq_A | Rhythm Guitar/Marty |
Message in a Bottle: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZJdcVPMlzU | |
You really got me | | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xggIUZt7dg | Van Halen version - fast really accurate - Advanced |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP34xbbiCYE | V.H. version More teaching (slow/clear) - but pedantic |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFhn11-SOdw | V.H. best solo instruction! |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYAhkYfERHc&list=RDLYAhkYfERHc&start_radio=1 | Marty - really simple/Orig. Kinks key |
Funk#49 - James Gang | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPHcrKW0H_8 | Excellent video |
Treat you better - Shawn Mendes | https://garretsguitarlessons.com/lessons/treat-you-better-by-shawn-mendes-tutorial-3-ways-to-play/ | Excellent instruction - Intermed. |
Carry On - guitar solo parts | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSgH7IWmNrE | Beginner/Intermediate - excellent instruction |
Free Fallin' - Two guitar parts (great arrangement) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_qTDTjLHcA | Beginner/Intermediate - excellent instruction |
Boom Boom (out go the lights) Animals | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYY6e61d5yg | Excellent clear lesson |
Sweet Child of Mine | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gehGooRpEs | Tabs + Inside (PiP) of rhythm guitar part |
Black or White - Michael Jackson | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cSaItz41jw | Decent riffs & videos - no tabs |
Walk with me - Bella Thorne | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld0ENT2vKgY | Slow & pedantic - but clear |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhmuKuAedo | The original recording |
Ride Like the Wind | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZaYVflJGIo | Should use a capo on 3 - but great playing |
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Rolling Stones | | |
Honky Tonk Women - from Shut Up & Play | https://www.shutupandplay.ca/honky-tonk-women--electric.html | Perfect rendering - Excellent. Int. Advanced |
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AC/DC | | |
You shook me all night long | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US-LmTkiGWo | Intermediate - Open G / C9 / G  / D  .etc. |
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Credence | | |
Down on the corner | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLcBV9RpZso | Lots of talk - but has Tab |
Green River | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zxBIyE5f_g | Tabs & close-up instruction |
Born on the Bayou | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sonDmQzS_cQ | Tabs & close-up instruction |
Susie Q.  - Riffs and Licks | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Lul0iMfS8 | Tabs & close-up instruction - decent finger pick Riff |
Bad Moon on the Rise | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B37Y06RJrQ | Tabs & chords |
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Funk | | |
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Collection of Funk links & videos | https://www.youtube.com/user/musicroomuk | |
Cissy Strut | | |
Original composer/Guitarist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsE8uoXHayU | |
Songsterr Arr. - also J. Mayer available | https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/meters-cissy-strut-tab-s43288t0 | Excellent tab |
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Pick up the Pieces | | |
Songsterr | https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/average-white-band-pick-up-the-pieces-tab-s26086t0 | tab |
Two guitar parts | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxJ1VrdOy30 | Original sounds - close to the record |
Jazzy version on an L.P. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIc8GDcVzDM | Clear video - no tabs |
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Watermelon Man | | |
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Chameleon | | |
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Bombtrack - Rage against the machine | | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DEeY-x1k9M | interesting video by creepy guy - but has good tabs! |
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Black Hole Sun | | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZGEbtRlm8M | Guitar365 |
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Guitar Effects ("pedal board") | | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctpP6zIX4Ow | Paul Davids' excellent tutorial |
| https://www.guitarchalk.com/tag/effects-pedals/ | Aggregation of Reviews by GuitarChalk |
Building Blocks of Rig (Essentials) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxvwyCb5mP0 | |
Bad Monkey | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6l21rEx2ik | |
Boss SD1W Tube Screamer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CXOcmOJL-4 | |
Boss SD1 Tube Screamer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiiPVe_7MsM | Sweetwater Demo |
Ideal Pedal Board | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4UX-73uPLs | Excellent video |
Best Heavy Metal distortion pedal(s) | https://www.guitarchalk.com/best-guitar-pedals/distortion-metal/ | Chalktalk |
I don't need no doctor/John Mayer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2_rAqfUd4 | Tabs & Slo-mo. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck5F1BPj-zQ | Your guitar workshop - really good explanations |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piZlP5zUsdY | Part II of Your guitar workshop - EXCELLENT |
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Don't stop me now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcVNM2koxuY | Solo - very clear - with tabs |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIXg7Ew0DMg | Verse with Barre Chords - etc. |
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Tom Petty | | |
Free Fallin' | https://www.guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/campfire-acoustic-guitar-quick-start-series/free-fallin-tom-petty-guitar-lesson | Simple Chords: Key of F - so - Intermediate |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-7X7KhEH8 | Easier Chords - D - with Capo |
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"Alright Now" | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svfKy3VO0hk | Breaks down the recording to two (!) guitar parts.  Brilliant |
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Metal | | |
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Specific bands | | |
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Guitar/Amplifier Effects | http://jamzone.littlekidsrock.org/lessons/lespaul-004/ | Has all of these effects on one page - but mostly homage to Les Paul |
Tremolo | | |
Reverb | | |
Compression | | |
Wah Pedal | | |
Chorus | | |
Delay | | |
Stomp Pedal | | |
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