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Because my English is not perfect I won't talk too much. Fell free to use any chord or chord progression for the patterns. Count out the beats loud ( one and (1 beat), two and (2 beat) etc.) and start slowly. I add the strumming directions for the notes.
I suggest to use the Am-C or Am-E chord progression because these are easy.

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Over the years that I have been teaching guitar, I have had my share of students who express frustration with their self-proclaimed low ability to learn things on the guitar. Some of them feel that they aren’t able to put aside enough time to practice; others are worried that they’re not musical enough to play at the level they desire. I’ve even se...

Few of the lessons here on songwriting are very helpful. They tell you what to do, but not how. I'm going to tell you how. It isn't really as hard as people think, my twelve year old sister can write. That doesn't mean that it is good, but it is progress.

There are three things you must have to write a song, or anything for that matter. This lesson...

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Creating a bassline might sound hard. But as you read this lesson you will learn that it is quite easy. When you make a bassline take a look at what the rhythm guitarist is playing during a song.

Say he is playing something simple like this:

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There are many things that make blues have that "Texas Vibe." But it's not just the tone and the way you play.. There are certain licks and certain ways of phrasing certain notes that gives it a kind of tension that adds a little country flavor to any type of Blues or Jazz. In this lesson I will share some licks I have in my arsenal that I have...

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Before we begin there are some definitions I...

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I would like to thank everyone who has contacted me about this series. Your questions and comments have been awesome and I look forward to writing the follow up in my new series which will be coming out very soon.

In this lesson we are going to:
I) Review
II) Talk about more rhythm
III) Strumming
IV) Grace notes

I) Review

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