Lessons

Beginner’s Course

• Introduction
• 1 – Starting out
• 2 – Spanish chords
• 3 – Basic folk
• 4 – Hypnotic chords
• 5 – Blues in A
• 6 – Blues in G
• 7 – 4 chord rock n roll in G
• 8 – 4 chord rock n roll
• 9 – Harmonic minor
• 10 – Reggae
• 11 – Power chords
• 12 – Blues + bar chords

Reggae

• Learn Reggae Guitar
• Get up stand up by Bob Marley

Latin

• Salsa guitar
• Playing tumbao and a montuno, salsa guitar lesson

Rock

• Learning to play Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
• Playing Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix

Flamenco

• Flamenco Rumba (How to Play a Basic Strumming Pattern)
• Compas, part I
• Rasgueados

Folk

• Basic strumming patterns
• Adding texture to your strumming
• Playing alternating bass

Jazz

• 30 Lessons in Jazz Guitar
• Practicing jazz groove, Lesson 1
• Practicing Jazz Groove, Lesson 2
• Learning to Second Line
• Chords
• Advice
• Blues in Jazz
• Playing melodies

Remember

• Keep your hands relaxed
• Keep your guitar in tune
• Play in time, with the rhythm
• Musicality always beats technicality
• Practice too slow instead of too fast
• Play along to records whenever you can
• Play with other people whenever you can

Philosophy

• Musicality over technicality
• Proper technique + stay relaxed
• Play with people and records
• Make your own music

Favorites

• Salsa guitar
• Reggae guitar
• Learning jazz
• Rumba Flamenca (How to Play a Basic Strumming Pattern)