Want to impress your friends by whipping out your guitar and strumming some of their favorite tunes the next time you are at a party? This guitar lesson teaches you how to play the Neil Young song "Like a Hurricane." Once you get a hang of these popular guitar chords and tunes ...more
Want to impress your friends by whipping out your guitar and strumming some of their favorite tunes the next time you are at a party? This guitar lesson teaches you how to play the intro to "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits using standard guitar tuning. Once you get a hang of ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well first you have to learn techniques from the masters. This guitar lesson teaches you how to play "Pinball Wizard" by the Who. Once you get a hang of these popular guitar chords and tunes, you can start incorporating them into your o ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well first you have to learn techniques from the masters. This guitar lesson teaches you how to play the "clawhammer" guitar technique to spice up rockabilly or bluegrass tunes in the key of A. Once you get a hang of these popular guita ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well first you have to learn techniques from the masters. This guitar lesson teaches you how to play the riff from "Misty Mountain Hop" by Led Zeppelin. Once you get a hang of these popular guitar chords and tunes, you can start incorpo ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well first you have to learn techniques from the masters. This guitar lesson teaches you how to play the intro from "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly. Once you get a hang of these popular guitar chords and tunes, you can start incorpo ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well first you have to learn techniques from the masters. This two part guitar lesson teaches you how to play the solo from "It's So Easy" by Buddy Holly on the guitar. Once you get a hang of these popular guitar chords and tunes, you c ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well first you have to learn techniques from the masters. This guitar lesson from Siggi Mertens teaches you how to play a ohn Lee Hooker style blues riff. There are similar blues riffs to this John Lee Hooker riff. "Boom, Boom" or "Suzi ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well first you have to learn techniques from the professionals. This guitar lesson from Siggi Mertens teaches you how to play a rock solo on the electric guitar. Once you get a hang of these popular guitar chords and tunes, you can star ...more
Want to play lead flamenco guitar? Well first you have to learn techniques from the masters. This guitar lesson from Siggi Mertens teaches you how to play the a bit of "Tourist Flamenco" and how to pretend being a guitar maestro. Once you get a hang of these popular guitar cho ...more
Because of its portability, the acoustic guitar can be wonderful songwriting device. However, having a pocket symphony in your head–or pocket, as it were–does you little good if your hands aren't on board. Fortunately, YouTube user Sawlon is here to help you train your head an ...more
Want to play lead guitar in a rock band? Well, you have to learn how to play the blues first. Most popular rock songs have roots in the blues guitar style of playing. In this three part blues guitar lesson you will learn the three triad shapes and where the root notes are. The ...more
This lesson uses droning notes and a little extra pick work to make simple fret work sound impressive. "Droning notes" are notes that keep constant in the background while other notes are played. We'll use the open E and open B strings as our droning notes, and learn to play " ...more
Learn how to play "For my lover" by Tracy Chapman on the guitar. Capo on 1st fret. CHORDS. Verses: Em, G, D, A (x2) Bridge/chorus: "And everybody thinks (...) you you you": C, Asus2/sus4, D, C, Em, Asus2/sus4, Em, G, D, Cmaj7 Outro: "I follow my heart, and leave my life.. ...more
This is a short video describing where to place a capo on a standard tuned guitar to make it playable in the same positions and notes as a ukulele. Basically, you place a capo on the 5th fret and only play the bottom four strings. It's difficult to avoid the top two strings, ...more
Want to know how to play some good music on the acoustic guitar? Well, this video tutorial will show you how to up your guitarist skills by learning to play "This Boy" by James Morrison. When you play this song from the lesson, your capo will be on the 3th fret. Strumming Pat ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to play the "Nothing Else Matters" solo by Metallica. Start off with playing E, B, G, D, A, and E chords on the guitar. You can play these slowly so you get the hang of how they are supposed to sound. After you have these figured out, start to pl ...more
In this video, we learn how to play "I Don't Love You" by My Chemical Romance. The basic chords of this song are: C, C suspended, C7, A minor, G suspended, and many others. Once you learn how to do the basic chords in each of the different verses of the song, you will be able ...more
In this video, we learn how to play "Space Oddity" by David Bowie. For the chorus, you will play an F minor 7, then an E minor. For the verse, you will play a C 2, then E minor, A minor, and A minor 7. Continue to play through the song using different chords and strings to get ...more
The song "Airplanes" by the megastar collaboration of B.o.B, Hayley Williams, and Eminem is a immense hit (second year in a row we've had a summer hit about planes...) and people around the world are figuring out how to play it on all sorts of instruments. This video will show ...more
Blackbird is one of the best and most well-known songs Paul McCartney songs done by The Beatles. The original version features very sparse guitar playing as the only instrumentation, but like most songs it can be translated to the piano, as has been done here. The video highli ...more
This is a piano rendition of "Gold" by British superstar band Spandau Ballet. "Gold" was a huge hit in the 80`s. Dino 5254 presents a piano solo in this video which visually shows us the melody and chords on the keyboard. Instead of the pulsating electric guitars, drums, vocal ...more
Watch this video by Youtube user moshezuchter as he takes you through the different steps in playing the Nostalgia Theme by Alexander Winfield from the puppet play entitled, "All Hail Ye Mighty Lords of Nowhere," using an accordion. The tune of Nostalgia is very slow and haunt ...more
If you want to play "Learning to Fly" by Tom Petty on acoustic guitar you should first pay the chords, F, C, Am and G. These same four chords will be played over and over again to complete the song. The strumming pattern is as follows: When playing F strum down up. When playin ...more
The song might say "We don't need no education" but you might to play this Pink Floyd song from the late 70's. This video shows you how to play "Another Brick in the Wall". You'll learn the main riff first and the chords that accompany it. You'll learn the strumming technique ...more
How to do country and bluegrass chord strumming. A step by step video tutorial that will help you to develop your ability to do bluegrass strumming. Andrew Wasson of CreativeGuitarStudio responds to a viewers request to give a beginners lesson on learning a variety of strummin ...more
This video is an acoustic guitar lesson from TboneWilson1978. In this video, he teaches you how to play the song "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" by Leadbelly, as covered by Nirvana. He begins by showing you which chords you need to know to play the song. He then moves on to t ...more
This video, by JustinGuitar, starts off by giving a preview of the song that he is about to teach you. He explains that Molly's Chamber by Kings of Leon is a great song for learning to use your power chords. He says that you need to hit the string quite hard, but not to worry ...more
This video is an acoustic guitar lesson from yourguitarsage. In this video, he teaches you how to play the song "Band on the Run" by Wings & Paul McCartney. He begins by playing the song for more advanced players to watch and learn from. Then follows up by showing you which ch ...more
In this video, yourguitarsage walks you through the song, "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The video is give the viewer a clear view of the instructor's hands as you walk through the cords and break down the song into its component parts. Or, you can write them ...more
In this acoustic guitar video lesson, brought to you by Ways Linn, she teaches you how to play the song "Going Under" by Evanescence. She begins by showing you the chords you need to know to play the song, taking the time to break them down and demonstrating their fingering on ...more
Wanna play the bass like a pro? Paul Wolf provides a superlative video, for beginners, to learn how to play Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" on the bass guitar. The use of a picture within a picture provides beginners good closeups of where to place the fingers of both hands to ...more
This video is an acoustic guitar lesson from TboneWilson1978. In this video, he teaches you how to play the song "Jesus Don't Want Me for a Sunbeam" by The Vaselines. He begins by showing you which chords you need to know to get started on learning the song, and demonstrates h ...more
The ukulele is a beautiful and unique stringed instrument that is perfect for the traveling musician because it is so portable and relatively inexpensive. The ukelele is a version of a small guitar that originated in Hawaii. In this tutorial you will learn how to play "Moani K ...more
Christmas is more than just Santa and presents under the tree— it's a time for family, festivities, love and more importantly— Christmas songs! And the quintessential Christmas song during the wintertime is none other than the "12 Days of Christmas". So, break out your guitar ...more
Learning the blues isn't an easy task, but this video helps make it a little easier. The song you'll be learning is "Coffee Blues" by Mississippi John Hurt. It's in the key of A and is a typical blues progression, in an alternating bass. It's the chords A, D, and E. If you're ...more
Learn how to play "Goodbye" by Miley Cyrus, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Chords: E - 079900 Eb/E - 069900 C#m - 046600 A - 002200 B - 024400 Cm - 035500 D - 057700 A5 - 577000 Intro - E Eb/E A B V ...more
Learn how to play "Nineteen" by Tegan And Sara, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Capo On 4th fret (acoustic live) Chords Used: e|–0–|–0–|—–|—–|—–|—–| B|–1–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–| G|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0–|–0– ...more
Learn how to play "Right Now (Na Na Na)" by Akon, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Chords: G#m F# E G#m F# [Intro/Verse1] It’s been so long, that I haven’t seen your face, I’m trying to be strong, but the stren ...more
Learn how to play "Thinking of You" by Katy Perry, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: (verse 1) E B comparasons are easily done C#m A once you’ve had a taste of perfection E B like an apple handing from ...more
Learn how to play "You're Not Sorry" by Taylor Swift, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Capo On 1st Fret Chords: Dm Bb F C All this time I was wasting hoping you would come around I’ve been giving out ch ...more
Learn how to play "Spiralling" by Keane, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Tuning: Eb INTRO: G | A Bm | A | G x4 Intro riff: e|————0–2-2—0-2-0—————| B|–0–0–2-3—————-3—–0-0—–| G|——————————2——-2–| D|—————————————–| A|——— ...more
Learn how to play "Don't Forget" by Demi Lovato, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Chords: E - x799xx Eb/E - x699xx C# - x466xx D - x577xx A - 5776xx C - x355xx B - 7998xx Verse: E Eb/E C# D A C E B Ch ...more
Learn how to play "Goodbye" by Secondhand Serenade, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: eb|----------0----------------0----------------0---------------0--------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------- ...more
M.I.A. Guitar Tutorial for acoustic guitar includes the lyrics and chords for the whole song. Get this hit that featured in Slumdog Millionaire right. Standard Tuning: D I fly like paper, get high like planes A G If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name D If you ...more
Want to know how to play some good music on the acoustic guitar? Well, this video tutorial will show you how to up your guitarist skills by learning to play "What If" by Coldplay. When you play this song from the lesson, play it like you mean it. Chords: Verse: F#m, A, Bm, E ...more
Want to know how to play some good music on the acoustic guitar? Well, this video tutorial will show you how to up your guitarist skills by learning to play "Not an Addict" by K's Choice. When you play this song from the lesson, play it like you mean it. Chords: Intro & Vers ...more
This two part series teaches how to improvise playing solos. First we'll review the basic 12 notes of the scale, which we need to know in order to begin working with keys and lead guitar scale patterns. I'll explain how the 12 notes of the scale relate to the guitar fretboard. ...more
Just as guitars do, ukuleles are able to play complex chords. Learn over a dozen complex chords that can be played on the ukulele in this free video clip series. Part 1 of 15 - How to Play jazz chords on the ukulele. Play jazz chords on the ukulele - Part 2 of 15. Click throug ...more
This video lesson introduces a basic philosophy on chicken pickin' or country playing. For country guitar playing, you don't need to use much in the way of effects, just a tiny bit of reverb and compression. Country isn’t dependent on one set of scales, like rock or blues. To ...more
Go to http://yourguitarsage.com/ to find out how to order my ebook containing charts for over 170 tunes and constantly updating. This will ROCKET your productivity and fun on the guitar!!! Here is what I teach you! 1. How to play many of the open chords and inversions that y ...more
To play "People are Crazy," you begin with what is called the intro. For this song, the intro includes playing the same group of notes or strings two times; this is called "repeat" on the sheet music. All of the these notes will be played on the B-string except for one. The ex ...more
Our Expert Village virtuoso Bill Bassett tells you everything you need to know about the pedal steel guitar in this series of instructional music videos. He begins with a brief overview of its history, then introduces you to the strings, pedals and knee levers. You also get a ...more
Do you think playing guitar is that easy? It takes time and effort to learn the basic to extreme skills for playing a guitar! But you're lucky, simply because I will make everything easy for you by teaching you how to play guitar, my friend! Anatomy of a Guitar Let's start! ...more
Jazz guitar music, in particular, is rooted in minor 7th chords and diminished 3rds; its sound is as distinctive as any in the jazz family. Advanced jazz guitarist will also need to know their 9, 11 and 13 chords as well, popular chords in Bossa Nova style jazz. In this series ...more
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play a song "Summertime" in D minor on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning: This is a loose an ...more
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play a gavotte (also gavot or gavote) on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning: This is neither ...more
There is an endless amount of guitar chords available to play. Learn how to play major chords on the guitar in these free music lessons on video, with finger picking & guitar strumming patterns. Part 1 of 16 - How to Play major triad inversions on the guitar. Play major triad ...more
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "My Creole Belle" by John Hurt on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. Read the useful tips posted below to aid your guitar learning: This is an instrum ...more
Although mainly demonstrational, this video shows you how to play "The Drummers of England" on guitar. This video is intended for advanced players who learn easily by watching or listening. These are the chords used: D / / / D / / / D / / / D / / / A / / / A / / / A / / / A / ...more