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Guitar Sessions - 2023-2024
Rick Hendershot, Instructor
2025
Wed, May 7, 2025Close 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
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
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Video of Apr 17 session
Scale Exercises
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
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Wed., Apr 10, 2024!!
Video of Apr 10 session
Scale Exercises
Your Mother Should Know
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Wed., Apr 03, 2024!!
Video of Apr 03 session
--Sorry no video (yet)
Scale Exercises
Norwegian Wood
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Wed., Mar 27, 2024!!
Video of Mar 27 session
Scale Exercises
You Won't See Me
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Wed., Mar 20, 2024!!
Video of Mar 20 session
Scale Exercises
My Girl - Tab
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Wed., Mar 6, 2024!!
Video of Mar 6 session
Scale Exercises
Your Mother Should Know
Norwegian Wood
There are tabs for low octave and high octave. We'll look at the first two (low and high) for starters.
Tears in Heaven - G
Counting 1-2-3-4 really helps with this song.
Lead for Tears in Heaven
G Major Pentatonic Scale
My Girl - G to A
We're going to look at the chords used in this song. And then learn the pentatonic parts - concentrate on just the first few lines.
My Girl - Tab
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Video of Feb 28 session
Scale Exercises
There are tabs for low octave and high octave. We'll look at the first two (low and high) for starters.
Tears in Heaven - G
Counting 1-2-3-4 really helps with this song.
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Video of Feb 21 session
Finger picking style...
Sound of Silence Em
Sound of Silence Am
Perfect in G
El Condor Pasa
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Video of Feb14 session
Finger picking style...
Sound of Silence Em
Sound of Silence Am
Perfect in G
El Condor Pasa
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Video of Feb 07 session
Finger picking style...
Sound of Silence Em
Sound of Silence Am
Perfect in G
El Condor Pasa
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Video of Jan. 31 session
Finger picking style...
Sound of Silence Em
Sound of Silence Am
Review from last week...
More than Words
Tab for Lead
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Video of Jan. 24 session
More than Words
Tab for Lead
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Video of Jan. 17 session
We're going to continue adding chords to melodies. Today we'll look at the songs "Amazing Grace" and "Alouetta"
Amazing Grace in G - Lead and Chords
The tab is here - although I would rather you get used to playing by ear.
Alouetta in G - Lead and Chords
Toomba Toomba in Am - Lead and Chords
Here is the tab for Toomba Toomba.
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Wed., Jan. 10, 2024!!
Video of Jan. 10 session
G Major Scale in Chords - I-V-I-IV-I-IV-V-I
Twinkle Twinkle in Chords
Joy to the World
1. Figure out melody2. Figure out chords
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Wed., Jan. 3, 2024!!
Video of Jan. 3 session
G Major Scale in Chords - I-V-I-IV-I-IV-V-I
MHALL in Chords
Twinkle Twinkle in Chords
Ode to Joy in Chords
D-D-G-G-D-G-C-G-G-D-G-C-Em-A-Em-A-D-D7.
See if you can make that work. We'll go over it next week.
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Wed., Nov. 29, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Chart
Jingle Bells (D)
Blue Christmas
Silent Night Playalong (Chords) - G
Silent Night Tab (A)
Wed., Nov. 22, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Chart
Blue Christmas
Silent Night Playalong (Chords) - G
Silent Night Tab (A)
Wed., Nov. 15, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Chart
Blue Christmas - Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong - Greensleeves
Greensleeves- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong - Greensleeves
Greensleeves- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong - Greensleeves
Greensleeves- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Exercises
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong
Don't Worry Be Happy- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Exercises
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong
Don't Worry Be Happy- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Exercises
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong
Don't Worry Be Happy- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Exercises
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong
Don't Worry Be Happy- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Exercises
- Chord Chart
PlayAlong
Don't Worry Be Happy- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chord Exercises
- Chord Chart
- Finger Style
El Condor Pasa - PlayAlong
- I Won't Back Down
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chords
- Chord Chart
- Finger Style Sign of the Times
- Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Chords
- Finger Style
- PlayAlong -
Sign of the Times - Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Tabs -
You Are My Sunshine - G - PlayAlong -
Don't Worry Be Happy
Perfect - G - Scales -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Tabs -
You Are My Sunshine - G - Review -
Twinkle Twinkle - G-C-D chords
- PlayAlong -
Don't Worry Be Happy
Perfect - G - Review -
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Ode to Joy in G - G-C-D chords
- New -
- Twinkle Twinkle - G-C-D chords
- Twinkle Twinkle - C-F-G chords
- PlayAlong - Don't Worry Be Happy
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- A Scale:
- Mary Had a Little Lamb in G - G and D chords
- See video from last week. - Ode to Joy in G - G-C-D chords
- Ode to Joy in C - C-F-G chords
- PlayAlong - Don't Worry Be Happy
- G Scale
- C Scale:
- D Scale:
- Mary Had a Little Lamb in G - G and D chords
- Mary Had a Little Lamb in E - E and B chords
- PlayAlong - Ode to Joy in D -
- G Scale - 0:00
- C Scale: 4:40
- D Scale: 6:30
- Review A Chord - 8:48 - Ode to Joy in D
- Review G Chord enhancements - 12:12
- Review C Chord enhancement - 13:30
- PlayAlong - Ode to Joy in D - 15:20
- F Chord - 25:40
- Havana - Am, E - 30:12
- Review Scales: G, C, D
- Review Chords: 1-4-5 - G, C, D
- Review A Chord - Ode to Joy in D
- Intro to F Chord
"> - C to Fmaj7 exercise
- PlayAlong - Amazing Grace
- Tuning and String Names - 0:00
- C scale - A3 to B1 - 8:25
- Twinkle, Twinkle - 18:00
- G Major Scale - 28:00
- Ode to Joy in G - 45:50
- Chords - G, D and C - 58:00
- Review the G Scale
- G, C and D chords
- Strumming - down and up strokes, "old faithful"
- Am and E major chords
- Playalong with "Havana" in Am
- Review the C and G Scales
- Chords: G, C, D, Am, E, Em, B7
- Strumming - down and up strokes, "old faithful"
- Playalong with "Havana" in Am
- Tuning - 0:00-8:00
- Chord Exercises 8:10-12:30
- 1-4-5- Chords - 12:30-21:30
- Chord Review - 22:30
- Chord Chart - 24:30-27:00
- A Major Chord - 27:12
- PlayAlong
- Ode to Joy in G - 36:50
- Don't Worry Be Happy - 43:00
- Hallelujah - 54:45
Silent Night Playalong (Chords) - G
Silent Night Tab (A)
Wed., Nov. 8, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
"Greensleeves"
TabPlayalong -
Blue Christmas
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Wed., Nov. 1, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Working on..."You Are My Sunshine"
Tab (2 parts) -
"Greensleeves"
TabPlayalong -
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Wed., Oct 25, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Working on..."You Are My Sunshine"
Tab (2 parts) -
"Greensleeves"
TabPlayalong -
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Wed., Oct 25, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Working on...
Learn the melody for "Don't Worry Be Happy". Here's the tab.
Melody for Don't Worry Be Happy
We'll also look at "You Are My Sunshine"
Tab (2 parts) -
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Wed., Oct 18, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Working on...
Learn the melody for "Don't Worry Be Happy". Here's the tab.
Melody for Don't Worry Be Happy
We'll also look at "You Are My Sunshine"
Tab (2 parts) -
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Wed., Oct 11, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Intro to Pentatonic Scale
Here's an explanation...
Working on...
Learn the melody for "Don't Worry Be Happy". Here's the tab.
Melody for Don't Worry Be Happy
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Wed., Oct 4, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Intro to Pentatonic Scale
Here's an explanation...
*****Assignment
Learn the melody for "Don't Worry Be Happy". Here's the tab.
Melody for Don't Worry Be Happy
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Wed., Sept 27, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Intro to Pentatonic Scale
Here's an explanation...
*****Assignment
Learn the melody for "Don't Worry Be Happy". Here's the tab.
Melody for Don't Worry Be Happy
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Mon., Sept 18, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Wed., Sept 6, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
El Condor Pasa
Wed., Aug 30, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Wed., Aug 23, 2023
Video of our Session
(Sorry there's no audio for the first few minutes.)
Summary of our Session
Here's a finger picking video
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Wed., Aug 16, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
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Wed., Aug 2, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
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Wed., July 26, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
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Wed., July 19, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
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Wed., July 12, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
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Wed., July 5, 2023
Video of our Session
Summary of our Session
Wed., May 31, 2023
Summary
Wed., June 7, 2023
Sorry. No Video of this meeting is available. We forgot to turn on the microphone!
An outline of the meeting, along with the playalong songs is here - June 7 outline.
Wed., June 14, 2023
In this lesson we work on the following...An outline of the meeting, along with the playalong songs is here - June 14 outline.
Wed., June 21, 2023
In this lesson we work on the following...
An outline of the meeting, along with the playalong songs is here - June 21 outline.
Wed., June 28, 2023
Summary
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