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How to Play Can’t Help Falling in Love Fingerstyle – Elvis Presley

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Today, I want to celebrate the 40th month of the Elite Guitarist Inner circle by giving you a free lesson. It is a gem of a lesson. It is my fun and fairly simple Can’t Help Falling in Love fingerstyle, by the one and only, Elvis Presley. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Songs, Videos Tagged With: Beginner songs, Elvis guitar, fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Arrangements

Your ideal guitar practice routine – How to get better at guitar with a super simple method of guitar practice

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If you have ever wanted a practice routine for your guitar playing, this is it. It is something I call the “To-do” list and it will help you learn how to get better at guitar and get better faster.

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Filed Under: Practice, Videos Tagged With: "To-do" list, beginner guitar, Fixing mistakes, Improving, Practice Methods

12 Stunning, Classic Beginner Guitar Songs Which Are Ideal for the Beginner Acoustic Guitarist!

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If you have ever struggled to find a good list of beginner guitar songs for acoustic guitar (along with the complete tutorial on how to play them), then this post is for you. 

Today, I will share with you some of my favourites and simply the best (no, that Tina Turner classic is not on the list!) beginner guitar songs for the acoustic guitarist along with the complete video lesson on how to play them. 

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Filed Under: Beginner guitar, Videos Tagged With: Beginner songs, Over 50's, Practice Methods, YouTube

Halloween Guitar Spooktacular – 4 Easy Guitar Riffs To Scare Your Neighbours With!

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Welcome to this little Halloween Spooktacular of four fun classic Halloween riffs for the guitar. If you want to learn some scary (tongue in cheek!) Halloween guitar riffs, this is the place to be. Each one features a different and very useful technique that will help improve your guitar playing – especially if you are a beginner.

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Filed Under: Riffs, Videos Tagged With: beginner guitar, Film Music, Guitar riffs, Halloween

Learn How To Play The James Bond Theme On Guitar

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Today we have a fun and exciting riff which is the James Bond theme. Last week I told you I have decided to update the top 50 riffs of all time and this one is definitely going in.

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Filed Under: Riffs, Videos Tagged With: Bond, John Barry, Lists, songs, Top 50

Simon and Garfunkel – ‘April Come She Will’ Fingerpicking Guitar Lesson

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Happy Easter and happy April everyone. I have a wonderful fingerpicking free video for you all. It is the beautiful ‘April Come She Will’ by the legendary Simon and Garfunkel.

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Filed Under: Fingerpicking, Videos Tagged With: 60`s, EGIC, Fingerstyle Folk, freebies

Reader Question: How do I do upstrums when strumming the guitar?

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Upstrums are very frustrating for all beginners. Not only do guitarists lack the technique, but they lack the tone and try to be way too precise. In this video, I share with you my secrets for up-strumming.

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Filed Under: Reader Question, Strumming, Videos Tagged With: Harp strumming, practicing, Rhythm Guitar, Upstrums

Reader Question – Help! I’m stuck in a guitar rut and don’t know where to go next

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In this video, I discuss a variety of ways you can get yourself out of a guitar-playing rut. Many guitarists plod along for a long period of time without realising it.

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Learn the Amazing ‘Toccata and Fugue in D Minor’ on Guitar

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I love this piece of music. It is so dramatic, recognisable and it makes classical guitar a joy to play and listen to. So many classical pieces out there that are recommended for the guitar are either pretty dull or aren’t recognisable. ‘Toccata and Fugue in D minor’ is so far and away from those pieces. It just sounds amazing.
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Filed Under: Fingerpicking, Videos Tagged With: Classical, Film Music, Fingerstyle, J.S. Bach

Reader Question – How Do I Improve My Rhythm Guitar Skills? (With 4 Powerful Tips)

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I recently got a reader question asking me “How do I improve rhythm skills on the guitar?” It’s a great question and one I get a lot so I decided to create a video on it. To find out 4 ways to improve your rhythm skills on the guitar check out the video HERE (and please like and comment). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reader Question, Videos Tagged With: Drum Beats, foot tapping, metronome, Strumming patterns, Sub divisions

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