Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Someone Like You by Adele Acoustic Guitar Lesson

Learn to Play Someone Like You by Adele on Acoustic Guitar
Learn how to play the song Someone Like You by Adele with this free easy acoustic guitar song lesson. “Someone Like You” was written by Adele and Dan Wilson. It is from her second studio album entitled “21” released in January of 2011. This is Adele’s first number one song in the UK and the longest running number one song in the UK this decade. Learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.

This lesson taught by Marty Schwartz in the video lesson below, is played in standard tuning with a capo on the second fret. I am sure you already know what a capo is. If not, follow this link for a lesson on how to use a guitar capo.

So, the guitar chord shapes you are going to need to know for this song are: G Major, G/F#, E Minor, C Major and D Major. Marty gives us another excellent lesson here, especially catered toward beginners...

View the rest of this lesson on Somone Like You by Adele here.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Bubble Toes by Jack Johnson Guitar Lesson

Easy Guitar Song - Learn to Play "Bubble Toes" by Jack Johnson

Learn how to play the song "Bubble Toes" by Jack Johnson with this free guitar lesson. Bubble Toes is from Jack's debut album "Brushfire Fairytales" released in 2001. Apparently this song is based on a cute nickname that Jack had for his Wife.

The following video lesson was simplified somewhat to make it easier for beginners to jam with. You will learn what chords you need as well as the strumming pattern. You will need to know the following chords: G Major, C Major and D Major.


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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Learn to play the C Sharp Minor Guitar Chord


The C#m Guitar Chord is an advanced chord and not an easy one to finger if you are just beginning.

he C Sharp Minor Guitar Chord is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 positions (C#, E and G#) of the C# Major Scale: C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, and B#. The “b3″ symbol means we take the 3rd step of the C# Major scale (E#) and flatten it by 1/2 step to get our “E” note.

View the rest of this free lesson on how to play the C Sharp Minor Guitar Chord Here.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Advanced Guitar Chord Tutorial – Learn to Play G#m/Abm

Learn how to play the G#m (A.K.A. -- A Flat Minor, G Sharp Minor) Guitar Chord with this free guitar lesson. The G#m Guitar Chord is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 positions of the G# Guitar Scale: G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E#.

G#m Chord Notes: G#, B and D#.

There are three different versions of the G#m/Abm guitar chord below, all of which are difficult to play if you are a beginner. The first is a barre chord. If you are having difficulties playing barre chords, check out this lesson on how to play barre chords. The next two chords are a bit awkward to finger. They require you to stretch your fingers somewhat and mute strings. These chords are not impossible, so don’t give up! Practice, practice and practice...

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Easy Guitar Song Lesson – Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen

Learn how to play the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen with this free guitar lesson. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, this song peaked the charts at number two in the UK and number one in the USA. It is from the album “The Game” released in 1980...

This song is relatively easy to play. You will need to know the following chords: D Major, Dsus4, G Major, C Major, B Flat Major (The Lesson Below uses a BFlat Major Power Chord. Marty demonstrates how to play this chord below.), A Major, E Major, F Major....

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Guitar Chords within the Key of C Major

So you would like to know what chords are in the key of C Major? Learning about the keys of music is a very important area of study for musicians, especially for those of you who may be interested in playing with other musicians. It will come in very handy when you have the ability to automatically play in any key....

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Advanced Guitar Lesson - Learn to Play the G9 Chord

Advanced Guitar Chord Lesson -- G9

The G9 Guitar Chord (also known as G9th, G dominant ninth) is found in the G Major Scale: G A B C D E F# G. It is made up of the 1, 3, 5, b7 and 9. of this scale. Meaning the notes G, B, D, F and A

G9 Chord notes: G, B, D, F and A

If you refer to the chord charts below, you will see how to finger this chord. This is not an easy guitar chord to finger if you are just beginning, so be patient and keep practicing.

View the rest of this G9 Guitar Chord Tutorial Here.