Mike Nice job on Daytripper! Stick with it! Try to play along to the song this week. Good work on About Damn Time this week. Listen to the tune and piece together the different parts we learned today. This tune is tricky, so practice the riff slowly (but in time). Remember we have to down tune our E to an [...]
Emet Nice work on Eye of the Tiger, it is sounding great. Give extra attention to that intro this week. Try to get the accents going on every down beat, as well as a nice even rhythm and tone across all notes. Keep practicing the chord shapes for the riff of the song also. Hero is also sounding great. Keep [...]
Mike Nice work on Ballad of John and Yoko, it is sounding great! Work on Daytripper and Come Together for next week. Listen to the tunes this week and play along to all three. Also work on the C major scale. Remember the fingering we learned works for all major scales. Remember to put your middle finger on the note [...]
Kaylee Nice work today! Keep practicing Run and Wake Me Up with the full chord shapes. Practice Run by strumming each chord once. Wake Me Up is a tricky strumming pattern - we will keep working on it. Try to play along to the songs! Practice West Coast this week. Nice job! Van Nice work on Sweet Home Alabama and [...]
Mike Nice work on Crazy Little Thing Called Love! Remember to practice this tune slowly, while focusing on keeping a steady rhythm. Try to play along to the song slowed down. We will finish this tune next time. Work on Ballad of John and Yoko this week. Have a listen to the song to get a feel for the rhythm [...]
Emet Keep working on Eye of the Tiger, it's sounding great! Focus on that intro this week. Also practice the riff of Barracuda. I think that song will help with the intro of Eye of the Tiger, as they use a similar technique. Work on Dream On this week. Try to play along to the song, and figure out the [...]
Emet Nice work on Eye of the Tiger, keep it up! Focus on the intro and the riff this week. Remember the 2 ways to build up to the speed of the intro: quarter notes to eighth notes to sixteenth notes as well as to start with sixteenth notes and increase speed slowly. Try both! Work on the Resistance this [...]
Emet Keep working on Eye of the Tiger, it sounds awesome. Remember for that intro to start slow and build up in speed. The accent on the downbeat is also crucial for not getting lost. Keep working on getting an even rhythm and tone on all the notes. Keep practicing that new way to play the chords I showed you. [...]
Eric Keep working on Bad Moon Rising, it sounds awesome. All the practice is really paying off. Practice Let It Be this week, with both open and bar chords. Focus on the bar chords especially, practicing the transitions between the two shapes. Keep familiarizing yourself with the fretboard, it will become very important with bar chords. Work on My Sweet [...]
Emet Keep working on Dani California, it sounds awesome! Try to play through the whole song! If the recording is too fast, use the "playback speed" function on Youtube and play at 75% speed. For the lead line, remember to keep your first finger down the whole time. Also when playing the hammer on / pull off, try to make [...]