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Fast Warm-Up Lick | Guitar Tutorial
Oct 13, 2010

In this member's only Weekly Lesson, you will learn how a new way to warm up your fingers before you play. This lick will stretch your fingers and give you something fun to play.

All Because of Jesus | Casting Crowns
Oct 6, 2010

Check out the Free Weekly Lesson on how to play the Casting Crowns song All Because of Jesus. In this guitar lesson, you can see all of the chord switches and strumming for the song.

Why Does a Guitar Have Frets?
Sep 29, 2010

Ever wondered why guitars have frets? Frets make playing guitar much easier than it would be otherwise. This video lesson will explain what exactly frets do and how they are used to change the pitch of a string.

Rise and Sing Licks | FREE Guitar Tutorial
Sep 22, 2010

In this Free Weekly Lesson, you will learn the electric guitar parts for the Steve Fee song Rise and Sing. In this guitar lesson you will learn the intro signature lick as well as the higher sounding lick based off of a compliment chord.

Why Standard Tuning? | Guitar Tutorial
Sep 15, 2010

Have you ever wandered why the guitar strings are tuned in the way that they are tuned? Why was that specific combination of notes chosen for guitar? What is the relationship of the notes to each other. Find out in this video lesson that will unlock the secrets of standard tuning.

Trip to Prague
Sep 14, 2010

I recently partnered with a church in NC and joined them for a trip to Prague. We had a few objectives while we were there. The main objective for the music team was to perform in schools and hostels in order to open some doors for a church plant in Prague.

Finger Picking With a Pick | Guitar Tutorial
Sep 8, 2010

Did you know that you can finger pick as well as use a pick. A lot of guitarists like to have the option to do both. One section of a song might sound better with finger picking, and another section might sound better with strumming. This lesson will show you how to do just that!

Finger Picking Alternating Pattern 2 | Guitar Tutorial
Sep 1, 2010

In this lessons you can learn another finger picking pattern that will give you something else to try! The more patterns you know, the better you'll be at comfortably playing a finger picking song.

Finger Picking Alternating Pattern 1 | Guitar Tutorial
Aug 25, 2010

This lesson will help you learn a basic pattern with finger picking. This pattern will help your fingers get used to finger picking as well as show you a pattern you can actually use in a song.

Finger Picking in 4/4 Time | Guitar Tutorial
Aug 18, 2010

Finger picking actually has a lot of similarities with strumming. The timing of a song determines how you both strum and pick the strings. Once you understand this concept, you'll be able to explore some basic finger picking patterns as well as create your own.

Finger Picking Introduction | Guitar Tutorial
Aug 11, 2010

Finger picking is a whole new genre in guitar. Everything from classical to pop music uses finger picking. This lesson will introduce to your finger positions as well as some common terminology as you begin your finger picking journey!

Changing Keys Within a Song | Guitar Tutorial
Aug 4, 2010

Sometimes, you may want to add a key change to a song to give the sound a shift without changing the actual melody and chord structure. Key changes can be dramatic and add a lot to a song. There are a few rules of thumb for key changes that every musician should know!

Is Learning to Read Music a Waste of Time?
Aug 3, 2010

If you’re a guitar player, chances are that learning to read music is indeed a complete waste of time. Now before I jump in to why it’s a waste of time, let me clarify that I can read music and I do teach it on some occasions. However, it does more harm than good!

Short Cut Capo | Guitar Tutorial
Jul 28, 2010

A short cut capo is an extremely useful tool, especially for songs in the key of E. This capo is cut off to only press down certain strings on the guitar. The result is a sound similar to DADGAD tuning which allows for very easy chord shapes.

"From the Inside Out" (with vocals) FREE Song Example
Jul 21, 2010

Strum right along with this classic Hillsong United song. This song uses the C chord family and also uses the 16th pushed strum pattern. Make sure you are comfortable with both before you go for it!