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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another ukulele tutorial. In today's session we'll uncover essential chord shapes and strumming techniques as we learn three melodic outro riffs in major keys. Let's get started!
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. In today's session I've broken down five of my go-to turnaround riffs in the key of A. Learning these techniques will give us the opportunity to hone our hybrid p...
2020-07-03 12:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lick of the week. In today's session we'll be investigating the useful C position of the major pentatonic scale and learning a catchy phrase for blues, jazz and R&B. We'll begin by ...
2020-06-23 21:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner friendly song tutorial. In today's session I've broken down the rhythm and lead guitar parts for "Learning to Fly" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. We'll begin by learning t...
2020-06-22 22:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post
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After several days of technical difficulties, I've finally completed my breakdown of Paul Simon's 1973 classic "American Tune." In this session we'll be learning the fingerstyle techniques for the bridge, thi...
2020-06-21 14:04:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for video #1 of a two part series breaking down Paul Simon's 1973 masterpiece "American Tune." This is an excellent song for any player looking to develop their fingerstyle technique, and I conside...
2020-06-17 00:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll expand our knowledge of essential chord progressions, and learn a jazzy variation to the 12 bar blues in B major. We'll begin by rev...
2020-06-14 03:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lick of the week tutorial! In today's session we'll be examining a jazzy I to IV transition lick in the key of B major. Studying this useful phrase will reveal essential jazz lead techn...
2020-06-07 17:56:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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Wow, has it been another challenging week! Here in Philadelphia we've been faced with severe civil unrest, while the majority of city's peaceful protesters and police work to establish common ground. As someone who was raised ...
2020-06-04 21:06:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner friendly fundamentals lesson. In today's session we'll be learning another essential skill as we analyze the origins of the dominant 7 harmony, and seven of it's most com...
2020-05-30 13:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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As part of an effort to revamp my First Repertoire Songbook, I've created a new chord sheet for my 2013 beginner guitar lesson on the Ben E. King classic "Stand By Me." Attached you will find a PDF study guide complete with ly...
2020-05-28 18:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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As part of an effort to revamp my First Repertoire Songbook, I've created a new chord sheet for my 2014 lesson on the Pearl Jam version of the Ed Cochrane classic "Last Kiss." Attached you will find a PDF study guide complete ...
2020-05-28 01:38:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week I'm working on a revamped version of my First Repertoire songbook, and I've designed a new layout for the chord sheets that it contains. Attached you will find an exert from that ebook, a PDF study guide for Bob Dyla...
2020-05-27 19:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another music theory guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll discuss how to use our knowledge of the major scale and notes on the fretboard to quickly transpose major chord progressions. We'l...
2020-05-26 19:22:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for a patreon exclusive tutorial breaking down a fancy jazz/blues arpeggio lick that takes you from the IV chord to the I. We'll begin this tutorial by learning two moveable shapes, A7 and D9, before...
2020-05-24 00:36:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner friendly guitar tutorial. In today's session we're back to fundamentals as we discuss the origins of the major 7 harmony, and it's finger positions in the open position (first ...
2020-05-16 21:30:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I reworked the PDF study guide to my 2016 lesson on Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." My hope is that you will walk away from this tutorial with a few new chords, strumming techniques and an idea of how to solo ov...
2020-05-14 02:36:20 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to swiftlessons for another early rock & roll tutorial. In today's session I've broken down how to play Elvis Presley's 1957 classic "Jailhouse Rock." In this tutorial you will learn the rhythm technique for t...
2020-05-12 18:11:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another mini lead guitar tutorial. One of the best ways to grow as a guitarist is to focus on adding one simple but effective concept to your repertoire at a time. In today's lesson we'll be le...
2020-05-09 18:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for an advanced chords practice routine. In today's session i've broken down a jazzy progression that makes use of major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, diminished and dom7add13 chords. We'll get started l...
2020-05-04 20:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. One of the hallmarks of an advanced guitar soloist is the ability to play licks that fit melodically over the chord changes. In today's session I've broken down ho...
2020-05-03 18:23:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for a rhythm guitar crash course. In today's session I'll be breaking down the basic techniques to strumming your guitar. We'll begin by reviewing the five types of note values, before learning how...
2020-04-23 21:40:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session I've broken down how to play essential "buskers style" chord shapes - These are super beginner friendly chord forms that allow you...
2020-04-20 18:14:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lick of the week. In today's session I'll be sharing techniques I've discovered while studying the playing of prominent gypsy jazz guitarist like Django Reinhardt. In this lesson ...
2020-04-17 21:18:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial! In today's session we'll tackle another Tom Petty classic in his 1989 smash hit "Free Fallin." This is an excellent song for beginners, because the entir...
2020-04-14 21:28:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I'm back with another blues lead guitar tutorial breaking down five classic B.B King licks! We'll begin this lesson by reviewing prerequisite scale patterns, and a condensed 7 bar blues progression before tackling these ...
2020-04-11 23:20:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session I'm breaking down my intermediate level arrangement of Elvis Presley's "Lover Doll" from the King Creole soundtrack. In this lesson ...
2020-03-30 18:06:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lick of the week. In today's session I've broken down a classic 2.5.1 lick that you can apply to jazz and blues chord progressions. In this lesson you will learn our s...
2020-03-30 01:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another beginner friendly song tutorial. In today's session I'm breaking down one of the most recognizable American standards, "You Are My Sunshine." We'll get started...
2020-03-26 01:25:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another lick of the week. In today's session we will expand our knowledge of minor soloing as we learn a dissonant descending pattern built from the melodic minor scale. This lesson wil...
2020-03-23 11:29:40 +0000 UTC View Post