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Today I'm excited to offer yet another Soundslice resource, this time featuring my complete tutorial with synchronized tablature breaking down the Louis Armstrong classic "What...
2021-11-11 21:32:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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After several days of tabbing I have finally completed a new Soundslice resource breaking down my approach to playing Simon and Garfunkel's 1969 classic "The Boxer." Click the ...
2021-11-04 17:33:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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As mentioned in my previous post, I now have license to begin posting many of my most popular lessons and transcriptions on the powerful Soundslice platform. For my beginner st...
2021-10-31 16:58:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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I hope you all are having a very happy and musical fall. My wife Natalia and I have been enjoying our first halloween season with our 3 month old Adele, who has spent much of t...
2021-10-30 21:59:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another beginner friendly song tutorial. In today's session we will discover essential chord shapes, strumming techniques and embellish...
2021-10-24 00:37:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another acoustic blues guitar lesson. In today's session I've broken down lead and rhythm tricks borrowed from the late-great Stevie Ray Vaugha...
2021-10-15 16:15:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. In today's session we'll be using Gloria Gaynors 1978 classic "I Will Survive" to level up our rhythm and lea...
2021-10-10 19:32:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues rock lead guitar tutorial. In today's lesson I have broken down 20 useful licks that have been developed to challenge beginner-in...
2021-10-03 16:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial! In today's session, we'll build upon our previous lesson on the 8 bar minor blues progression, and learn how to a...
2021-10-01 17:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week I'm super excited to be offering a special gear giveaway in honor of Stevie Ray Vaughan's birthday! At the heart of SRV's legendary tone was always the Ibanez Tube Scre...
2021-09-28 19:27:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I finished up a new lesson plan breaking down simple methods for soloing over a minor 8 bar blues. Here's a quick demonstration of some (mostly) simple licks that follow th...
2021-09-27 22:11:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rock guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be showing you how to create riffs and powerchord progressions using drop D tuning and th...
2021-09-22 19:54:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner friendly guitar tutorial. One hallmark of an experienced guitarist is the ability to combine rhythmic and melodic elements. In...
2021-09-15 15:22:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another mini lead guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down the simple, but powerful concept of implying passing chords in your...
2021-09-10 21:11:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today, let's continue our study of minor blues concepts. In this session, I have broken down how to play a popular version of the minor eight bar blues. We'll begin by learning t...
2021-09-01 00:06:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another blues guitar tutorial. In today's session I've employed the Hyvibe Smart Guitar to break down my go-to minor soloing techniques...
2021-08-24 17:19:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session we will learn how to perform the basic 12 bar slow blues across all 12 minor keys. We'...
2021-08-19 21:34:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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This week I'm busy breaking down my arrangement for The Bee Gees classic "How Deep is Your Love." This is a fantastic challenge for intermediate level players looking to expand...
2021-08-16 23:54:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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Have you ever come across a progression that features chords that don't belong to the key? You might think that such compositions are "breaking the rules," when in fact the son...
2021-08-16 16:10:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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As many of you know, my wife Natalia and I were recently blessed with this beautiful little girl Adele. Born at just 4lbs 13oz, I’m happy to report that the little lady has a...
2021-08-15 18:48:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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My niece recently brought to my attention that all the songs I teach are "super old 🤣 " and so I decided to post a tutorial for a slightly younger audience. In today's...
2021-08-07 17:32:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for session #2 of my series breaking down The Beatles' 1969 classic "Something." In today's lesson I'll be showing you how to play the tune...
2021-08-05 15:51:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today I would like to share with you a new tune I wrote in tribute to our beloved studio dog Otis, whom we recently lost after year long battle with cancer. For anyone coping w...
2021-08-01 17:14:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll be ditching conventional bar chords in favor of spicy dominant 9 chord shapes. W...
2021-07-29 22:10:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rock guitar tutorial. In today's session I'll be breaking down one of those songs that made me pick up the guitar in the first pl...
2021-07-17 01:59:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another blues rock lead guitar tutorial. In today's session we will be unlocking the power of the minor blues scale in A position, as y...
2021-07-14 14:18:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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Rob here with a quick update. The last few days have been quite hectic, as Natalia will be 37 weeks pregnant tomorrow, and unfortunately has developed a mild case of gestational ...
2021-07-12 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for the final installment of my four part series breaking down The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." In today's session we'll be learning ho...
2021-07-10 02:05:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for a complete rhythm and lead guitar break down of the Waylon Jennings classic "Luckenbach, Texas" (Back to the Basics of Love). In this session I...
2021-07-04 15:35:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another guitar play along session. In today's video, I'll demonstrate how to use an easy five chord progression in G major to perform the...
2021-07-01 16:19:19 +0000 UTC View Post