Recent Lessons

• Oct 24, 2024

  "Fast Car" - Strumming & Rhythm Guide!

  I've gotten a ton of emails asking how to strum Fast Car — here's a lesson showing 3 possible approaches! You can strum the whole song using what I teach, or combine this with the fingerstyle riff from lesson #494.

• October 18, 2024

  CAGED - It's More Than Just Chords!

  Learn how each CAGED shape contains not only a chord, but also an arpeggio, pentatonic, and full diatonic scale! This is a must-know realization that'll level up any practice you do with these shapes.

• October 3, 2024

  Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee"

  In honor of Kris Kristofferson's passing, here's a brand new play-along cover of his 1971 classic Me and Bobby McGee – with some updated strumming tips included.

• September 27, 2024

  Paul Simon Fingerstyle with "59th Street Bridge Song"

  Let's dive into Simon & Garfunkfel's 1966 hit, where I'll walk you through several ways to tackle Paul Simon's Travis-style fingerpicking.

• September 20, 2024

  Fingerstyle & Travis Picking Lesson Roundup!

  I've been busy organizing all my lessons teaching fingerstyle & Travis picking, and have them in a new easy-to-browse layout. Check 'em out here!

• September 13, 2024

  "Rebel Rouser" - 1950s Lead Guitar Lesson

  Let's learn how to play Duane Eddy's 1958 classic! This song's memorable riff is easy to approach, but poses a fun challenge as the song changes key over and over. I'll walk you through it all, jam tracks included!

• September 5, 2024

  Lead Guitar Lesson Roundup!

  I've organized all my lead guitar lessons into a new easy-to-browse area of the website! Whether you're interested in techniques or learning song-based riffs, I've got a lot of lessons I'm sure you'll enjoy.

• Aug 30, 2024

  "Linger" by The Cranberries

  A deep-dive into The Cranberries 1993 classic, showing you the intro riff and three different ways to strum the verse & chorus. Such a fun song to play!