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Guitar Sessions - 2023-2024-2025
Rick Hendershot, Instructor
2025
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Wed. Dec/10/25
Jingle Bells
Feliz Navidad
Little Drummer Boy
Go Tell it on the Mountain
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Wed. Dec/03
Feliz Navidad
We Wish You a Merry Christmas with Bass(Guitar)
El Condor Pasa
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Wed. Nov 26/25
Hallelujah with Bass(Guitar)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas with Bass(Guitar)
Feliz Navidad
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Wed. Nov 19/25
Sound of Silence
Hallelujah with Bass(Guitar)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas with Bass(Guitar)
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Wed. Nov 5/25
E-Chord Exercise
Alouetta
Sound of Silence
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Wed, Oct 29, 2025
Repeat previous week
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Wed, Oct 22, 2025
Strumming Exercise
Alouetta
PlayAlong with...
Sweet Child of Mine
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Sound of Silence
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Wed, Oct 08, 2025
A Scale
A Scale on 2 strings
Happy Birthday
PlayAlong with...
Wish You Were Here
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Alouetta
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Wed, Oct 01, 2025
D Scale
D Scale on 2 strings
Hallelujah
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Happy Birthday
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Wed, Sept 24, 2025
A Scale
C Scale on 2 strings
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Country Roads
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Hallelujah
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Wed, Sept 17, 2025
D Scale
Some simple playalong songs in D
Twinkle Twinkle
Suspicious Minds
Elvis
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Country Roads
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Wed, Sept. 10, 2025
C Scale
D Chords - D- G - A - Bm
C Chords - C - F - G - Am
Pop Goes the Weasle
Go Tell It on the Mountain
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Twinkle Twinkle
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Wed, Sept. 3, 2025
Exercises
C Major Chord Exercise 2
C Major Chord Exercise 3
Learn These Songs
Go Tell it on the Mountain - G
Twinkle Twinkle in Triads - G
Country Roads Bass
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Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Exercises
G Scale 2 Strings
C Scale 2 Strings
Learn These Songs
Home on the Range
Minuet in G
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Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Exercises
G Scale 2 Strings
Transitions to Chords - G Major
Learn These Songs
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Minuet in G
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Wed, Aug 13, 2025
G Scale 2 Strings
Learn These Songs
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Minuet in G
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Wed, July 23, 2025
Exercises:
Play by Ear
- Country Roads - G
- Hallelujah - C
- Imagine - C
- Let it Be
- Little Help from My Friends
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Wed., July 16
Exercises:
Play by Ear
- O Canada
- Jingle Bells
- How great Thou Art
- Home on the Range
- Do Re Mi
- Walk The Line
- Country Roads
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Wed, July 2, 2025
Hey Jude
Ending of Hey Jude
Maleguena
Alouetta
PlayAlong with...
Sweet Child of Mine
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Sound of Silence
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Wed, Oct 08, 2025
A Scale
A Scale on 2 strings
Happy Birthday
PlayAlong with...
Wish You Were Here
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Alouetta
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Wed, Oct 01, 2025
D Scale
D Scale on 2 strings
Hallelujah
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Happy Birthday
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Wed, Sept 24, 2025
A Scale
C Scale on 2 strings
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Country Roads
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Hallelujah
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Wed, Sept 17, 2025
D Scale
Some simple playalong songs in D
Twinkle Twinkle
Suspicious Minds
Elvis
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Country Roads
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Wed, Sept. 10, 2025
C Scale
D Chords - D- G - A - Bm
C Chords - C - F - G - Am
Pop Goes the Weasle
Go Tell It on the Mountain
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Twinkle Twinkle
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Wed, Sept. 3, 2025
Exercises
C Major Chord Exercise 2
C Major Chord Exercise 3
Learn These Songs
Go Tell it on the Mountain - G
Twinkle Twinkle in Triads - G
Country Roads Bass
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Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Exercises
G Scale 2 Strings
C Scale 2 Strings
Learn These Songs
Home on the Range
Minuet in G
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Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Exercises
G Scale 2 Strings
Transitions to Chords - G Major
Learn These Songs
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Minuet in G
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Wed, Aug 13, 2025
G Scale 2 Strings
Learn These Songs
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Minuet in G
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Wed, July 23, 2025
Exercises:
Play by Ear
- Country Roads - G
- Hallelujah - C
- Imagine - C
- Let it Be
- Little Help from My Friends
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Wed., July 16
Exercises:
Play by Ear
- O Canada
- Jingle Bells
- How great Thou Art
- Home on the Range
- Do Re Mi
- Walk The Line
- Country Roads
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Wed, July 2, 2025
Hey Jude
Ending of Hey Jude
Maleguena
D Scale on 2 strings
Hallelujah
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Happy Birthday
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Wed, Sept 24, 2025
A Scale
C Scale on 2 strings
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Country Roads
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Hallelujah
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Wed, Sept 17, 2025
D Scale
Some simple playalong songs in D
Twinkle Twinkle
Suspicious Minds
Elvis
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Country Roads
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Wed, Sept. 10, 2025
C Scale
D Chords - D- G - A - Bm
C Chords - C - F - G - Am
Pop Goes the Weasle
Go Tell It on the Mountain
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Twinkle Twinkle
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Wed, Sept. 3, 2025
Exercises
C Major Chord Exercise 2
C Major Chord Exercise 3
Learn These Songs
Go Tell it on the Mountain - G
Twinkle Twinkle in Triads - G
Country Roads Bass
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Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Exercises
G Scale 2 Strings
C Scale 2 Strings
Learn These Songs
Home on the Range
Minuet in G
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Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Exercises
G Scale 2 Strings
Transitions to Chords - G Major
Some simple playalong songs in D
Twinkle Twinkle
Suspicious Minds
Elvis
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Country Roads
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Wed, Sept. 10, 2025
C Scale
D Chords - D- G - A - Bm
C Chords - C - F - G - Am
Pop Goes the Weasle
Go Tell It on the Mountain
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Twinkle Twinkle
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Wed, Sept. 3, 2025
Exercises
C Major Chord Exercise 2
C Major Chord Exercise 3
Twinkle Twinkle in Triads - G
Country Roads Bass
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Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Exercises
G Scale 2 Strings
C Scale 2 Strings
Minuet in G
Learn These Songs
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Minuet in G
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Wed, Aug 13, 2025
G Scale 2 Strings
Learn These Songs
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Minuet in G
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Exercises:
Play by Ear
- Country Roads - G- Hallelujah - C
- Imagine - C
- Let it Be
- Little Help from My Friends
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Wed., July 16
Exercises:
Play by Ear
- O Canada
- Jingle Bells
- How great Thou Art
- Home on the Range
- Do Re Mi
- Walk The Line
- Country Roads
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Wed, July 2, 2025
Hey Jude
Ending of Hey JudeMaleguena
We'll look at just the first part of this today. More next session.
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Hey Jude
Ending of Hey JudeHotel California
Hotel California Words and ChordsOpening of Hotel California
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Wed, June 4, 2025
Hey Jude
O Canada
Maybe
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Wed, May 28, 2025
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Maybe
Red River Valley ===========================================================
Wed, May 21, 2025
Amazing Grace in G
Amazing Grace in D
Chart and Playing Example
Every Breath You Take in G
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Create Chart
You Are My Sunshine
Twinkle Twinkle
Amazing Grace
Arpeggios
"Everybody Hurts"===============================================================
Wed, May 7, 2025
Close Up - "Ode to Joy"
You Are My Sunshine
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Wed., Apr 23/25
We're going to begin a series of sessions where we focus again on combining melodies and chords. Tonight we'll begin with going over some songs we're very familiar with:
- Twinkle, Twinkle played with chords
- Ode to Joy, chords and melody
- Mary Had a Little Lamb played with chords
PlayAlong...
Wish You Were Here
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- Girl From the North Country
- I ShallBe Released
- When I Paint My Masterpiece
- I'll Fly Away
- What Are You Listening To
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Wed., Apr 9/25
What Key Is This?
- Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain- Tears in Heaven
- Who'll Stop the Rain
- Lyin Eyes
- End of the Line
- Chiquitita
Playalong - Chiquitita
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Scales/Chords
What Key Is This?
- A Horse with No Name- Don't Bring Me Down
- Jumpin Jack Flash
- Stuck in the Middle
- Refugee
- All Along the Watchtower
- The Weight
- Everybody Hurts
Tu Fedilidad
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Scales
Heart of Gold - Neil Young - key of G/Em
Imagine - John Lennon
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Practice Session 1
Imagine - John Lennon
Heart of Gold - Neil Young - key of G/Em
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Strumming Cont'd.
Variation on Basic Down-Down-Down-DownVariation on Old Faithful
D - D - U-D-U
Down - Down-Up-Down
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Wed., Feb 26/25
Strumming
Review "Old Faithful" -"What's Going On?" - D-D-D --DUDU-UDU
My Bonnie - Figure Out the Melody
My Bonnie in D=============================================================
Wed., Feb 19/25
3/4 Variations - Edelweiss
Old Faithful
Wed., Feb 12/25
Don't worry about the specific notes suggested in the tab for the chords. Just play the chords the way you're used to.
Ode to Joy in G
Ode to Joy in C
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Figuring out Melodies by Ear
G Scale
Happy Birthday
You Are My Sunshine
Ode to Joy
Amazing Grace
Jingle Bells
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-Adding Bass Notes
Country Roads
Mull of Kintyre
- Add Bass Notes for Next Week
Waltzing Matilda
Read about Waltzing Matilda
Resources for this session:Mull of Kintyre in A - PlayAlong Video
Add Bass To Chords - D - ScreenShot
Waltzing Matilda - Examples
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Simple finger picking - Yellow in A Major
Adding Bass Notes - Crawdad Song
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Wed., Dec 1\8/24
Christmas PlayAlong Songs
Jingle Bells
Blue Christmas
White Christmas
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
...and more
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Chord Change Runs (G) Exercise
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Wed. Dec 4/2024
Some Christmas Songs
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Notes on the E string
Notes on the D string
Review "Doe A Deer"
Tab for Jingle Bells - Pages 1 and 2 - Page 1 - Page 2
There's a key change here. Starts in F and moves to G.
Tab for Jingle Bells - Pages 1 and 2 - Page 1 - Page 2
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Wed. Nov 20/2024
Notes on the E String
Doe a Deer "tab" sort of
By the Rivers of Babylon
Scales of E Major and A Major in Chords
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Fretboard "Spell" Exercise
You Are My Sunshine - G
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Fretboard "Spell" Exercise
A-Shape-Triads
Example Songs - Mary Had a Little Lamb, Twinkle Twinkle
She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain
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Wed., Oct. 23/2024
Fretboard "Spell" Exercise
D-and-F-Shape-Triads
Yellow
Everybody Hurts
Three Little Birds
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Wed., Oct. 16/2024
What Note is This
Twinkle Twinkle in various keys
Chord Pattern
1 - 1 -1+ - 1+
4-4-4-4
1+
4 - 4 - 1 - 1
5-5-5-5
1
1+ - 1+
4 - 4
1-1-1-1
5
1+ - 1+
4 - 4
1-1-1-1
5
Repeat Opening
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Wed., Oct. 09/2024
What Note is This
Intro to Triads - C-F-G
Triad PlayAlong Songs - in C - in G - in D
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Wed., Oct. 02/2024
What Note is This
Intro to Triads - C-F-G
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Wed., Sept. 25/2024
What Note is This
A Great Wild Mercy
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Wed., Sept. 18/2024
What Note is This
Chord Exercise - Am7 - C - G - Cadd9
You Can Do This Hard Thing
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Wed., Aug 28/2024
What Key is This?
Capo Strategy for Playing along with Songs
1. Figure out the target key.
2. Find the closest key BELOW the target key.
3. Apply the capo to give you the target key.
Figuring Out Keys With Capo
Down by the Creek in A
Yellow
Everybody Hurts
Three Little Birds
Twinkle Twinkle in various keys
Chord Pattern
1 - 1 -1+ - 1+
4-4-4-4
1+
4 - 4 - 1 - 1
5-5-5-5
1
1+ - 1+
4 - 4
1-1-1-1
5
1+ - 1+
4 - 4
1-1-1-1
5
Repeat Opening
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Wed., Oct. 09/2024
What Note is This
Intro to Triads - C-F-G
Triad PlayAlong Songs - in C - in G - in D
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Wed., Oct. 02/2024
What Note is This
Intro to Triads - C-F-G
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Wed., Sept. 25/2024
What Note is This
A Great Wild Mercy
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Wed., Sept. 18/2024
What Note is This
Chord Exercise - Am7 - C - G - Cadd9
You Can Do This Hard Thing
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Wed., Aug 28/2024
What Key is This?
Capo Strategy for Playing along with Songs
1. Figure out the target key.
2. Find the closest key BELOW the target key.
3. Apply the capo to give you the target key.
Figuring Out Keys With Capo
Down by the Creek in A
Intro to Triads - C-F-G
Triad PlayAlong Songs - in C - in G - in D
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What Note is This
Intro to Triads - C-F-G
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Wed., Sept. 25/2024
What Note is This
A Great Wild Mercy
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Wed., Sept. 18/2024
What Note is This
Chord Exercise - Am7 - C - G - Cadd9
You Can Do This Hard Thing
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Wed., Aug 28/2024
What Key is This?
Capo Strategy for Playing along with Songs
1. Figure out the target key.
2. Find the closest key BELOW the target key.
3. Apply the capo to give you the target key.
Figuring Out Keys With Capo
Down by the Creek in A
A Great Wild Mercy
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Wed., Sept. 18/2024
What Note is This
Chord Exercise - Am7 - C - G - Cadd9
You Can Do This Hard Thing
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Wed., Aug 28/2024
What Key is This?
Capo Strategy for Playing along with Songs
1. Figure out the target key.2. Find the closest key BELOW the target key.
3. Apply the capo to give you the target key.
Figuring Out Keys With Capo
Down by the Creek in A
-Use Capo at fret 2, 4, 5, 7
Amazing Grace
- Use Capo at 2, 3, 5, 7
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Wed. Aug 21
Figuring Out Keys With Capo
Down by the Creek in A
-Use Capo at fret 2, 4, 5, 7
Amazing Grace
- Use Capo at 2, 3, 5, 7
Reading Music
Chord Connection -1 - G
Careless Whisper
Spinnin'
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Wed. Aug 7
Reading Music
Chord Connection -1 - G
Careless Whisper
Spinnin'
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Wed. July 31
Reading Music
Careless Whisper
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Wed. July 17
Reading Music
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Wed. Jun 26/2024
Chord Connection -1 - G
Scales+
Play Along with Videos
Waltzing Matilda"
Talking to the Moon
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Wed. Jun 19/2024
Chord Connection -1 - G
Scales+
Play Along with Videos
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Wed. Jun 12/2024
Chord Connection -1 - G
Scales+
Play Along with Videos
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Wed. Jun 5/2024
Chord Connection -1 - G
Scales+
Play Along with Videos
This week's video
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Simple Songs 1 - MHALL, If You're Happy, Toomba Toomba, Amazing Grace, Ode to JoySimple Songs 2 - Wipe Out, Hallelujah
Let it Be Me
Chord Connection -1 - G ================================================================================
Wed., May 22 2024!!
Simple Songs 1 - MHALL, If You're Happy, Toomba Toomba, Amazing Grace, Ode to JoySimple Songs 2 - Wipe Out, Hallelujah
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Wed., May 08 2024!!
Video of May 08 session
Stand By Me in G
Stand By Me Bass Riff
Playing songs with Chords
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Video of May 01 session
Playing songs with Chords
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Video of Apr 24 session
Use the 2412 Major Scale Pattern and play the melody for the following:
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Ode to Joy
Bah Bah Black Sheep
London Bridge