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Recent Lessons

• September 25, 2023

  Major Key Cheat Sheets: Must-Know Chords, Scales, and Fretboard Diagrams

  An overview of my new series of cheat sheets! Looking at what's worth knowing in the five most important major keys (C, G, A, D, and E).

• September 15, 2023

  "Stuff That Works" by Guy Clark

  A complete song lesson for Guy Clark's classic from 1995! In addition to chords and strumming, I explain the intro riff and demonstrate three different ways to play it.

• September 11, 2023

  Monday Morning Triad Practice! (Key of A Major)

  A glimpse into the practice with major triads I was working on this past weekend! I'll also show a glimpse into my upcoming triad course, which I'm building out at this very moment.

• September 8, 2023

  "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison

  Learn to play Van Morrison's 1970 classic! Chords, strumming, and various licks & fills — I'll walk you through everything.

• September 1, 2023

  Practicing Major Arpeggios in Each CAGED Shape

  Buckle up and practice with me! Here's my process of practicing G major arpeggios (1-3-5 chord tones) in each of the five CAGED shapes. A great warm-up!

• August 31, 2023

  Travel Guitar... Worth It, or a Waste? (Taylor GS Mini review, 3 years later)

  One of the questions I get asked most frequently — would I recommend the smaller guitar I sometimes use in my videos? In short, yes! Here's a few reasons why.

• August 29, 2023

  Creating a Fingstyle Arrangement from Scratch (feat. Graceland by Paul Simon)

  I show you two ways to approach fingerpicking Paul Simon's 1986 classic! One more simple, one more advanced. Both using Travis Picking in the Key of C.

• August 18, 2023

  "Bouncing Around the Room" by Phish

  I got an audience request for this Phish song, which happens to be one of my all-time favorite songs! Given there's no lessons for it on YouTube, I wanted to throw my hat in the ring.

• August 17, 2023

  Simple Way to Travis Pick Any Song (Key of C)

  I show an easy way to approach Travis-style fingerpicking in the key of C. Includes a demonstration of Pancho & Lefty, Graceland, Simple Man, and more!

• August 12, 2023

  "Summertime Blues" by Zach Bryan

  Learn to strum & sing this Zach Bryan tune from his 2022 EP! Includes vocal melody tutorial and lead guitar tips.

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