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Learn The Fretboard Part 2 Hey, back again to continue helping you learn the fretboard! So last time we were naming all the natural notes on the guitar neck using the intervals of half steps and whole steps. If you missed that lesson, here it is https://vancouverguitarlessons.net/2019/06/02/learn-the-guitar-fretboard-part-1/ This time we are going to take 3[…]

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Acoustic Fingerstyle For Beginners Hey everyone, this week I go through a couple of very simple fingerpicking exercises in the key of G. The chords being used are as follows:   The first pattern is in 6/8 time (count 123456) and uses a thumb, index, middle, ring, middle, index finger order for the picking hand.[…]

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Learn The Guitar Fretboard – Part 1 Today we are looking at the first step in learning the guitar fretboard.  To do that we need to understand what intervals are. Intervals are the distance between two notes.  Knowing this, we can start with the smallest interval which is called a “half step.”  A half step[…]

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5 Guitarists That Changed Rock Music   Today I have some great music for you and some comments on these guitarists! 5. Chuck Berry Chuck is thought of by many influential classic rock musicians as the father of rock and roll music. He turned the guitar into the defacto instrument of rock and roll with[…]

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How To Play “Shallow” – A Star Is Born Movie Hey  everyone,  I thought I would get a  little  more  modern  and  teach  something  from  the  current  pop  culture  musically.   This  is  a  great  one  if  you  are  a  beginner  struggling  to  get  some  open  chords  down.   Below  is  the  tab  and  lesson […]

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David Gilmour Guitar Style Lesson Part 2 Hey everyone, back again with the 2nd and final installment of “David Gilmour Guitar Style Lesson Part 2.” Today we are going over several more of the stylistic traits that make David Gilmour a standout guitarist in the classic rock genre. 4. 4-3-2 Licks Every guitarist has their[…]

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