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January 18, 2023 In Songs Tagged as learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

A Haunting Story About a Great Song

Have you heard the story of Tom Dula?

It was 1866, and in a town in North Carolina, a man was about to be hanged.

The man was called Tom Dula and his crime – taking the life of an innocent woman.

December 17, 2022 In Practice Songs Tagged as Christmas songs By Dan Thorpe

10 of My Favourite Christmas Songs

I don’t think I’ve ever compiled my list of favourite Christmas songs before.

I’ve talked a fair bit about how much I love playing Christmas carols on guitar but…

Today I want to share with you ten of my favourite pop and rock Christmas songs and how they relate to the guitar.

December 1, 2022 In Practice Songs Tagged as guitar practice learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

Why It Takes Months to Be Able to Play a Song

Here’s a familiar guitar-playing story…

November 30, 2022 In Songs Tagged as Christmas Fingerstyle learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

A Secret Fingerstyle Christmas Bonus

Ho, ho, ho, my guitar-playing friends.

Are you getting ready for Christmas?

November 12, 2022 In Songs Tagged as Singing By Dan Thorpe

Karaoke Thoughts

Recently, my oldest pals and I went out for some drinks.

It was in a town near where we grew up (an infamous little town called Dudley).

We had a “pub crawl” and stopped off in a dingy pub with lots of character.

It had karaoke on.

October 30, 2022 In Songs Tagged as Christmas learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

These Guitar-Playing Doors Are Sliding

Ever seen the movie Sliding Doors?

I hadn’t until recently.

October 29, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Songs Tagged as Christmas learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

A Nightmare Before Christmas

One of my favourite movies growing up was…

The Nightmare Before Christmas.

It still is.

September 18, 2022 In Songs Tagged as learning guitar learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

If I Could Relive Day 1 of My Guitar-Playing Journey, I’d Do This

Playing guitar should be fun, but how fun is it for you?

On a scale of 1-10, where would you rate your enjoyment?

Is it a low number or a high number?

September 13, 2022 In Songs Tagged as eBook learning guitar learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

The Missing Link

Yesterday I asked you which songs you wanted to see in my new paperback book.

Thanks for all the replies. I’ve started sorting through them all!

August 30, 2022 In Songs Tagged as learning guitar learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

Why Guitar Playing Bores and Frustrates Some Students

Just a quick one today.

I’ve talked a little bit lately about how powerful backing tracks can be for making progress on the guitar.

Well, over the last few days, I’ve been editing a new lesson where I’m teaching how to play a super famous song using some really cool backing tracks.